. The Pacific tourist : Williams' illustrated trans-continental guide of travel, from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean : containing full descriptions of railroad routes ... A complete traveler's guide of the Union and Central Pacific railroads ... . ected with it. It is a huge example of dis-integration ; its rounded form resembles anobliMig hay-stack, with layers of rocks lappingover the top and sides of the mass. Thin layers another conspicuous landmark,—the Ticin Peaks,which really are but one high peak in the ridge,cleft down the centre, dividing it in two, nearly tothe base. View in the
. The Pacific tourist : Williams' illustrated trans-continental guide of travel, from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean : containing full descriptions of railroad routes ... A complete traveler's guide of the Union and Central Pacific railroads ... . ected with it. It is a huge example of dis-integration ; its rounded form resembles anobliMig hay-stack, with layers of rocks lappingover the top and sides of the mass. Thin layers another conspicuous landmark,—the Ticin Peaks,which really are but one high peak in the ridge,cleft down the centre, dividing it in two, nearly tothe base. View in the Uintah Mountains.—Theview we give on page 80, is taken from Photo-graph Ridge, elevation, 10,829 feet, — by theHayden Exploring Expedition, and is one of thegi-andest and most perfect mountain views in theWest. The traveler, as he passes rapidlythrough Echo and Weber Canons, and casuallynotices the chain of mountains at the south, canform no idea of their beauty and Hayden says of this view In the fore-ground of our view is a picturesque groupof the mountain pines. In the middle dis-tance, glimmering in the sunlight like a silverthread, is Blacks Fork, meandering throughgrassy, lawn-like parks, the eye following it up. INDEPENDENCE ROCK. have been broken oif in part, and huge massesare scattered all around it. On some portions ofthe sides they lap down to the ground, with sogentle a descent that one can walk up to the topwithout difficulty. The rock has a circum-ference of 1,.550 yards. The north end is 193feet in height, and the opposite end, 167 feet,with a depression in the center of 75 feet. DeviVs Gate on the Sweetwater.—Follow-ing up the valley from Independence Rock, andfive miles north, is another celebrated naturalcuriosity. The Devils Gate, a canon which theSweetwater River has worn through the GraniteRidge cutting it at right-angles. The walls arevertical, being about 350 feet high, and the dis-tance through is about 300 yards. The currento
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