. Crofutt's new Overland tourist, and Pacific Coast guide ... over the Union, Kansas, Central and Southern Pacific Railroads, their branches and connections, by rail, water and stage .. . rt, showing thatthe waters of the lake have had three dif-ferent altitudes before they reached theirpresent level. We are gradually rising up on to a highbench and will continue along near thebase of the mountains for the next thirtymiles. In places the view will be Great Lake at the southwest wUh itsnumerous islands in the distance, the well-cultivated fields in the foreground, togetherwith the orc
. Crofutt's new Overland tourist, and Pacific Coast guide ... over the Union, Kansas, Central and Southern Pacific Railroads, their branches and connections, by rail, water and stage .. . rt, showing thatthe waters of the lake have had three dif-ferent altitudes before they reached theirpresent level. We are gradually rising up on to a highbench and will continue along near thebase of the mountains for the next thirtymiles. In places the view will be Great Lake at the southwest wUh itsnumerous islands in the distance, the well-cultivated fields in the foreground, togetherwith the orchards and rippling rills fromthe mountain springs, which we cross everyfew minutes, make a beautiful picture;then back of all, on the cast, rises the Wa-satch, peak upon ])eak, towering to theskies. From the last station it is 15 miles to WiLLARD—Th s is a quiet Mormon townof 700 inhabitants, and contains some finebuildings, but the greater portion are builtof logs and adobe, yet neat and cosy. Mostof the fences are of small willows inter-woven through large willow stakes stuckin the ground. The mountains near thistown present indications which would as. 106 PACIFIC COAST ENTERING THE PALISjVDES OF THE HUMBOLDT. sure the prospector that they were richin various minerals. Strong evidences alsoexist of the great volcanic upheaval whichouce lit up this countrj^ with its lurid tires,most effectualy demolishing many philo-sophical theories, leaving their origina-uators to study nature more and booksless. Near the city, in the first range of hills,is the crater of an extinct volcano, whichcovers several acres. The masses of lavalaying around, its bleak, barren, and deso-late appearance would seem to indicate that,comparatively speaking, not many yeaishad elapsed since it was in active operation. Leaving Willard, our course is more tothe left, with broad fields and some finedwellings; then a strip of sage and alkali;and seven miles north we reach Brighajm—This is the count
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