. The Pacific tourist . xhibitedin this canon. Thecanon is about sixmiles long, andthe stream whichruns through it isfilled with thespeckled beau-ties which are sotempting to thefisherman and sosatisfactory to theepicure. As youlook to the top ofthe mountain youwill see pine treesthat appear likelittle trees arefrom 50 to 80 feetin height, and arecut and broughtdown to the val-leys for theirtimber. Accommo-dations for pleas-ure parties forvisiting this won-derful canon, andfor fishing andhunting, can beobtained in Ogden,and no excursionparty from oceanto ocean shouldfail to visit
. The Pacific tourist . xhibitedin this canon. Thecanon is about sixmiles long, andthe stream whichruns through it isfilled with thespeckled beau-ties which are sotempting to thefisherman and sosatisfactory to theepicure. As youlook to the top ofthe mountain youwill see pine treesthat appear likelittle trees arefrom 50 to 80 feetin height, and arecut and broughtdown to the val-leys for theirtimber. Accommo-dations for pleas-ure parties forvisiting this won-derful canon, andfor fishing andhunting, can beobtained in Ogden,and no excursionparty from oceanto ocean shouldfail to visit the mountains, before the river gorgesthrough, there is a fertile valley pretty wellsettled, and the road through the canon givesthe people living there an outlet to the road was built several years ago, and re-quired a great deal of time and labor, and fitlyillustrates the persevering industry of the Mor-mon people. Fruit-growing is very common in the vicin-ity of Ogden, and a large quantity of the9. NAKKOWS OK UUDKJ^ CJA^OIi. best varieties grown in the Territory are pro-duced in this region of country. Utah apples,peaches and pears are finer in size, color andflavor than any grown in the Eastern or MiddleStates. Hot Springs. — Northward from Ogden,about a days ride, is a very interesting lo-cality, known as the Hot Springs. Here isa group of warm springs, forming, in theaggregate, a stream three feet wide, and six to twelve inchesdeep; the s u r-face, for a spaceof 300 to 400 yardsin extent, is cov-ered with a de-posit of oxide ofiron, so that itresembles a t a n -yard in temperature is136. They flowfrom beneath amountain calledHot Spi ing Mount-ain, which is aboutfive miles long andthree wide. Theelevation of thelake is 4,191 water of thespring is clear ascrystal, containinggreat quantities ofiron, and the sup-ply is there are plentyof cold springsin the vicinity,there is nothingto prevent thisfrom being a notedplace of r
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