The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1913-10-31

hanging directly over us as we rushed
along. AS we were passing over the
famous Hanging Bridge" the con-
ductor called, Now turn to your right
quick and see the Devils Gap where
the lightning tore the mountain
apart He pointed out the highest pin
nicle of the canyon--three thousand
feet above us and many other points
of interest. Surely such grandeur
can never be forgotten. How pitifully
small is mans best efforts in COMPARE
son with Gods handiwork, as shown
in the beauties of nature
Just before dark we passed Mount
Massive, 14,424 feet, the highest nouns
tain in the state; and then the three
peaks of the Collegiate range-Mts.
Harvard, Yale and Princeton; all tri-
file higher than Pixies Peak.
These were all covered with snow
and were splendid. Mt Princeton was
decidedly the most beautiful mountain
we passed. We began then to climb
the Continental or Rocky Mountain Di-
vide and soon after dark passed Lead
vile, Colo, the highest mining town
in the world, having an altitude of TO-
200 feet.
A few miles beyond we go through
the divide. 1t is pierced by tunnel,
called the Tennessee Pass, seven
Fights of a mile long. It's altitude is
10,418 feet, about two miles high. 1t
is also called ''The Top of the
World
We notice the change as we climbed
the assent. The air was so cold we
shivered even though we had on our
coats. But l felt no other inconveni-
ence. The heart and lung worked as
usual. but the air everywhere in the
mountains is so fresh and pure, 1t i'm
pells deep, joyous breathing. 1t was
as water after having drank impuri-
ties all our life
Owing to darkness we missed the
Mount of the Holy Cross" This
mountain is near Leadville, and has
the cross inscribed by nature on it's
side, near the summit
We reached Salt Lake City the next
day in the afternoon. ! was very. de-
sirous of seeing Great Salt Lake, but
found to my disappointment that the
last train for the day to the three
beeches had just gone Salt Lake is
fifteen miles from the city and car
line runs to it. The season for bath
ing closed September 1st. This lake
| is six times saltier than the oceans.
In fact it is so salty that everyone
can swim. They cannot sink. The
only danger comes of strangulation
| from the brine. visited the Mormon
! Temple, Tabernacle and Assembly
hall. These are all enclosed in ten
acre lot, called the Temple Squire.
The Temple Is beautiful gray-white
granite building 184x99 feet 1t cost
81 100000 and required forty years to
! complete The Assembly hall is dark
er in color and smaller. The Taber-
nacle is an odd shaped building very
Large and low, somewhat resembling
turtle, and has seating capacity of
| 10000. There is not nail in the en-
tire structure. A convention was In
session at the Tabernacle during my
visit. l went in and heard their or
gan, one of the largest in the world
1t has $500 pipes, some 30 feet long
Has 1873 stops, and capacity OF 400
tonal variations.
There Is a hotel across the street
from the Temple. that is magnificent.
! 1t is very large, pure white in color
and would attract attention anywhere.
The Temple grounds and the wide
streets make an attractive city.
| After leaving Salt Lake City, we
continued to have excellent views
The mountains always doomed up in
some direction. The mountains are
beautiful when their tops are cover
ed with . swirling mass of clouds. II
drought to memory that Scriptural
passage describing the smoking Of
Mount Sinai, when the Lord gave to
mankind the ten commandments.
| As we continued westward. the rug
ged surface gave way to more Level
ground: either barren or covered with
sage brush. And as we travelled miles
OF such land and saw only shack 70,
a house here and there, with little
spot OF cultivation. I felt discouraged
and heart sick. / wanted to take the