. The Pacific tourist . t the amphithe-atre, and the Steamboat Rock, the height is fully800 feet to the summit. At the junction of theEcho wath the Weber Valley, rises MonumentRock, the most remarkable landmark of thevalley ; it is about 250 feet high, and the highestsingle rock erection in the vicinity. Hanging Rock is composed of a mass of coarse conglom-erate, which is easily washed away. It overlooksEcho City and the valley of the Weber, throughwhich flows a pure beautiful mountain one of our illustrations is shown a railroadtrain passing through this valley and descendingto the
. The Pacific tourist . t the amphithe-atre, and the Steamboat Rock, the height is fully800 feet to the summit. At the junction of theEcho wath the Weber Valley, rises MonumentRock, the most remarkable landmark of thevalley ; it is about 250 feet high, and the highestsingle rock erection in the vicinity. Hanging Rock is composed of a mass of coarse conglom-erate, which is easily washed away. It overlooksEcho City and the valley of the Weber, throughwhich flows a pure beautiful mountain one of our illustrations is shown a railroadtrain passing through this valley and descendingto the entrance of Weber Canon just below. Thisis the sketch of the special excursion train of theNew York and Eastern Editorial ExcursionParty of 1875, who, at this part, the center ofthe valley, midway between the two canons,were profuse in their exclamations of delight atthe scene of beauty. A curious feature of Echo Canon is that itsscenery is entirely on the right or north side,and that the Weber Canon has, also, upon the. MONUMENT KOCK.—ElllO ( AMiN. same side, its wildest and most characteiisticscenery. The entrance and departure fromeach canon is distinguished with great abrupt-ness and distinctness. Travelers who can enjoythe fortunate position of the lowest step on theplatform of each car, can witness all the scenesof Echo and Weber Canons, to the best advan-tage. The view is particularly fine,—as Mhenthe train describes the sharp turn, under andaround Pulpit Rock, the view from the last plat-form includes the whole length of the train onthe curve,—and overhead the jutting point ofthe rock, and, farther above, the massive RockMountain, the overlook to the entire valley. Justas the train rounds at Pulpit Rock, passengers Wmm ^^€IFl€ WQWEIBW. 123
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