The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-06-05

Brigham Young.
That was one OF the first letters
ever written from the Salt Lake val
ley. The letter was cut with horse
shos nail on the front Of buffalo
skull. The skull was left in . con-
spicuous place along the tran taken
by Brigham Young and his hardy pio-
neers on that arst trip across the
plains. 1t was message TO the
bunch following 1t was the manner
the early pioneers had of blazing the
trail which had no trees-the way
they had OF leaving the word along
the trail that all was we'll
stood the other day in the Com
rnercial Club building at Salt Lake
City and looked at the skull with Its
cheering message from the noted Nof-
mon chief-written only sixty-six
years ago and left on the open plains.
The day this message was written the
vast borders of Utah probably did not
contain n single house.
Then we went up to the sixth floor
of this magnificent club building and
looked out over the beautiful city OF
Salt I.Ake-one Of the handsomest and
wealthiest cities Of a hundred thou
sand people In the U. s a.
What a contrast between the story
Of the pioneers told by the whitened
skull In the rotunda and the vie<
from above, What n change has
come over the land in the short perioi
Of sixty-six years,
Salt Lake City Is fine. clean. pro-
pressivc, live. entcrprisins city. IL
has great wealth II shows culture
and refinement, on every hand. II is
and is near the great Salt Lake
I had been in Salt Lake City sew
eral tines before and thought ] had
seen IL ALL But found much that
was new and much that was pleasing
IN my two days recent visit.
Anybody going wes, can well af-
ford to stop OF In Salt Lase City for
n few days visit There are several
thing OF interest there. any one ef
which is quite well worth stopping
over TO see.
TIE Great Salt Lake.
The lake is worth seelng-and feel
ing-and tasting Salt Lake is one Of
the most unusual lakes in the world
Its water is &c per cent salt Take a
vessel twelve inches deep. PHI II
with water from the Lake. Set IL
aside and let the water evaporate. or
pat 1t on the stove and boil IL down
and you will have little over three
inches OF pure salt left In the bottom.
The lake IL seventy miles Ions by
thirty and covers 1900 square miles.
lts a great place TO 20 in bathing.
In the summer thousands daily visi,
Saitair and bathe in the salt wpters.
You can't sink. Anybody Will float
in this lake. But the chances are yon
will float with your feet out OF the
water and your head down. II you are
no, careful In getting acquainted win
the peculiar properties Of this water.
And It's no fun to get ducked in this
water. The strong brine is very lrri-
tating to eyes and throat.
You have a very peculiar sensation
coming when you try to put your foo,
down In that water the FIRST time. The
water Is as clear as crystal. but II Is
literally 80 thick that at first you can
hardly puncture IL with your big toe.
The Pavilion is worth going out to
see. The Pavilion contains the bath
houses-where you can put on your
rented bathing suits. II also has a
wonderful dancing Moor on the second
floor. This floor is I4o feet by $50
feet without pillar or obstruction. 4