Outing . artemisia tridentata—and is useful for firewood, as it makes aclear, oily flame, and has good heatingproperties. It was almost like thread-ing a forest to push through the densegrowths of this aromatic shrub, whichwas often six to ten feet high. I fol-lowed the winding cattle-paths, andheard with a heart-thrill the familiarsong of the meadow-lark, the plaintivecall of the wood-pigeon and now andagain the querulous pipe of the sleek Herefords lifted their whitefaces from the ferny circlets of alfilerilla,and stared wonderingly ere they re-turned to their scythe-likecropping
Outing . artemisia tridentata—and is useful for firewood, as it makes aclear, oily flame, and has good heatingproperties. It was almost like thread-ing a forest to push through the densegrowths of this aromatic shrub, whichwas often six to ten feet high. I fol-lowed the winding cattle-paths, andheard with a heart-thrill the familiarsong of the meadow-lark, the plaintivecall of the wood-pigeon and now andagain the querulous pipe of the sleek Herefords lifted their whitefaces from the ferny circlets of alfilerilla,and stared wonderingly ere they re-turned to their scythe-likecropping ofthe wild sweet food. The superb semi-circle of bay inwhich the boat lay at its moorings wassmoothed to delicious calm and color bya soft breeze and the warm touch of thesun. 1 felt the spell of the island andwas conscious of an all-pervading Provi-dence in the blandness of sky and wind,the marvelous tint of the lake with itsisland hills penciled on its tranquilbosom, the alluring f arness of mountain. CRUISING AMONG THE SALT LAKE ISLANDS. 553 summits, the spice from the sun-steepedsages, cattle lowing in the distance, themonotonous wash of water on the curv-ing sands, and the faint rustle of ripen-ing grasses at my feet. On the west slope of Antelope, thejagged splits in the stones and earthgrow scant cedars, maple and box-elder,and these same dwarf species are foundthickly set about the ravines of Stans-bury. The island has an average width offour miles, and its highest point is 3,000feet above the lake and 7,200 feet abovesea level. There is little diversity inthe topography of the eastern coast,but a look at the west side from thestony ledge of Pilots Peak discoverstroops of chimneyed rocks stepping outboldly into the wrinkled shoals, andback of them the dizzy mountain frontis gutted and cloven into monstrousshapes by the erosion of storms and sea. From Monument Ridge, the highestelevation of the island, which our horsesreached by a hazardous climb overstrewn bowlders, t
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