Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-08-05

the beauty OF the mountains, upon Ihe
suggestion of minister who has
travelled extensively, here and abroad,
we quoted Ruskin.
"They seem to have been built for
the human race as at once their
schools and cathedrals; full of treas
ure of illuminated manuscript for the
scholar, kindly in simple blossoms Tor
the worker, quiet in pale cloistures
for the thinker, glorious in holiness
for the worshipper."
"Great cathedrals of earth with
gates of rock, pavements of cloud,
choirs of steam and stone, affairs OF
snow and vaults of purple traversed
by the continual stars.
"The valleys only feed; the noun
tains feed and guard and strengthen
u.s."
Thy righteousness is like the great
mountains
Thy judgements are great deep.
The scenery along the Royal Gorge
Route is among the best. Castle Rock,
Pixies Peak, Eagle River Canon, Mount
Of the Holy Cross and Animas Canon
are points of interest.
In Utah the timber growth, with
the exception Of that planted, is con-
fined to the banks Of streams. Where
ever the sage bush, upon which bron-
choes feed, is found to grow, the land
is fertile and is productive when II
rigated. Besides the sage brush there
are the chaparall and misquite; also
the grease weed.
Salt Lake is twenty one per cent
r salt and bodies do not sink in the
depths.
Salt Lake City claims the interest
; of the traveller at once During the
; early settlement days hords of grass
, hoppers prayed upon the crops, and
{ but for their natural enemies, the sea-
gulls, would have destroyed the sus-
D tainance of the pioneers. Thus the
e sea-gull is held in respect, is protected
by law, and the Sea Gull Monument
! is erected in commemoration Its
Il four surfaces are inscribed with these
four phrases of history; pioneer Of
t life. cutter of grain, the log cabir
l. home and word account of past eX
le 0eriences.
- The tabernacle IN the Mormon cit.
Il possesses one Of the largest pipe or
II CANS in the world. The volume Of al
rs is five thousand feet and there arr
D. five hundred hand made pipes. NJ
$ nails having been used in the con
at struction Of the tabernacle, fort
n EIGHT pillars contribute to its sup
,v port. At twelve O'Clock each day, WIS
ia itors, with exception of children un
81; der six years Of age, may be admit
or ted to hear lectures given. Ten min
in utes time only is required for ext
since there are so many doors.
,s The temple, erected at a cost Q
- four million dollars, occupied PEI
-, iod of forty years in its constructio
= 1t took four oxen four days to dra'
~ a stone one mile The Temple is ivy
thousand two hundred twenty tv
feet on the east side.
Only Mormons Of high. standing al
~ permitted to enter. The assembl
va han is made from the remains Of ten
'iu pie rock and is used during confe
's ences. The remains of wall used f'
nu protection against Indians, ST.
=. stands.
- Nevada symbolizes the desert al
md alkali formations. What records
ON hopes abandoned, lives crushed ov
ION the struggle to reach some cherish'
&c aim, some favored oasis, perhaps o
,o,- ly to find mirage lies buried in Il
;s+, waves of scorching sand! Oh, there
or real lake to cool parched lips? n
zoe the officials stated, only mirage.
.or, passing through the state we SO
mr. two of them.
ne's Those who are wearied with t
2 in desert description of Ben Hur W
the appreciate the spirit of that portra
one al. after having sighed over the
me lentless dreariness and inhum
it'll grasp of a burning Nevada desc
lnse with its suffocating alkali depos
the floating i'm crevices of the coa'
Joke Dreaming over the legends of
lag brave souls of early America, tn
Pom tedious toll, their almost superhum
ress endeavor to span the cruel Soveri