. Over the range to the Golden Gate : a complete tourist's guide to Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, California, Oregon, Puget Sound and the great North-west. by it is enabled towork the year round. (Population, 2,500. Distance from Denver, 667miles. Elevation, 4,565 feet.) Tintic Branch extends southward from Springville, on throughPayson and Goshen, a region rich in all agricultural productions. West ofGoshen, the branch line enters Pinon Canon, and runs for ten miles throughas wild and rugged scenes as can be found in all this region of scenicwonders. The track through the canon is a diz
. Over the range to the Golden Gate : a complete tourist's guide to Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, California, Oregon, Puget Sound and the great North-west. by it is enabled towork the year round. (Population, 2,500. Distance from Denver, 667miles. Elevation, 4,565 feet.) Tintic Branch extends southward from Springville, on throughPayson and Goshen, a region rich in all agricultural productions. West ofGoshen, the branch line enters Pinon Canon, and runs for ten miles throughas wild and rugged scenes as can be found in all this region of scenicwonders. The track through the canon is a dizzy puzzle in winds and climbs, twists, turns and wriggles, and at last absolutelycrosses itself backward and forward, tying itself into a loop like a doublebow-knot. There are but two similar track tangles in the United States,one in California and the other in Colorado. Out of this canon labyrinth,the line emerges at Silver City in the far-famed Tintic mining-camp; andjust on beyond that, will doubtless ere long rush its iron-horse into thenewly discovered Deep Creek bonanza region, whose richness is now attract-ing wide-spread 64 OVER THE RANGE This pretty little city belongs to the besttype of Mormon towns, and a description of itwill serve to give the reader a good idea of thecharacteristics of all the towns built by the Mor-mons. The dwellings, as a rule, are comfortable,but not imposing in appearance. Many of themare constructed of adobe or sun-dried bricks, andall are situated in lots of generous proportionsand surrounded by ornamental and fruit for irrigating purposes flows down eachside of the streets, and shade trees in abundanceand of luxuriant growth render the walks cooland inviting. Gardens filled with fruits, flowers and vegetables are therule, and a quiet, peaceful, industrious semi-rural life is the good fortune ofthe residents here. The town is eminently fitted for a health and pleasure PROVO. County Seat of Utah
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