Shoshone, and other western wonders . lying around and to the south of SaltLake City, is at its best rather early in the sea-son, in May and June, or late, in Septemberand October. In May the snow has left thevalley, which lies between two parallel rangeswith whitened tops, and the trees are the fields are ploughed and the sunshineis warm in the sheltered region. The seasonis like a New England spring-time, soft, dreamy,and half-awake, and odorous with the perfumeof budding leaves. Later in the season, when the crops are gath-ered, the fruits picked, and the broad fields,watered by
Shoshone, and other western wonders . lying around and to the south of SaltLake City, is at its best rather early in the sea-son, in May and June, or late, in Septemberand October. In May the snow has left thevalley, which lies between two parallel rangeswith whitened tops, and the trees are the fields are ploughed and the sunshineis warm in the sheltered region. The seasonis like a New England spring-time, soft, dreamy,and half-awake, and odorous with the perfumeof budding leaves. Later in the season, when the crops are gath-ered, the fruits picked, and the broad fields,watered by the river Jordan, lie yellow in theclear bright air, the shrubs on the mountain-sides are a wilderness of color. Then the daysare sharp and crisp, and distant summits losetheir August haziness and stand like sentinelsguarding the flowery land. Fresh from thedreary plains surrounding Utah, one feels onreaching the Jordan Valley that he has founda veritable garden. Even the half-finished ap-pearance, so characteristic of other Western. GLIMPSES OF UTAH, 125 scenes and towns, is conspicuous by its Mormons, whatever else they may haveomitted doing or becoming, have good tasteand are busy workers. Their cottages are neatand trim, and are enshrined in the midst oftraihng vines and blossoming flowers ; theirroads are wide and smooth; and their fieldsare carefully cultivated and extend throughoutthe length and width of the valley. Salt Lake City is a curious town, quaint inits architecture, and in its general appearancehaving a strange commingling of the beautifuland commonplace. It is divided into largesquare blocks of ground, some occupied bylarge stores, and others by pretentious housesof yellow brick or wood, with gardens allaround them. The one main street of the city,which has a width and length apparently outof all proportion to the business requirementsof the place, runs nearly due north and southfrom the mountain back of the city toward thevalley beyond. Facing thi
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