. A glimpse of Utah, its resources, attraction and natural wonders /by Edward F. Colborn . UTAHS NATURAL BRIDGES. A GLIMPSE O F U T J H page fifteen the Indians in 1776; but the credit for its discovery is generallygiven to Jim Bridger, who first saw it from the mouth of Bearriver, in 1824. The lake is about seven times larger than the Dead Sea ofPalestine, and carries about the same per cent of salt. This percent is from 19 to 22, according to the season of the year, andcalculations fix the total of the salt in the lake at four hundredmillion tons. The waters are sluggish and green-hued. They
. A glimpse of Utah, its resources, attraction and natural wonders /by Edward F. Colborn . UTAHS NATURAL BRIDGES. A GLIMPSE O F U T J H page fifteen the Indians in 1776; but the credit for its discovery is generallygiven to Jim Bridger, who first saw it from the mouth of Bearriver, in 1824. The lake is about seven times larger than the Dead Sea ofPalestine, and carries about the same per cent of salt. This percent is from 19 to 22, according to the season of the year, andcalculations fix the total of the salt in the lake at four hundredmillion tons. The waters are sluggish and green-hued. Theyare very buoyant, and so clear that the eye can penetrate them togreat depths. Gulls innumerable, whose breeding place is one ofthe eight islands in the lake, frequent the waters, in which nothinglives except a small shrimp. The rumor frequently heard that the lake is drying up, needgive the reader no concern. The shore lines on the mountainsides prove that it has existed for ages, and no doubt many moreages yet remain to it. Exterior Utah Hot Pots, Wahsatch County. Interior \ie\v. A GLIMPSE OF U t J H page sixteen Q One of the largest bathing pavilions in the worldâSaltairâeasily accessible to all trans-continental travelers, is eleven milesdistant from Salt Lake City. A bath in the lake is an ex[)eriencenever to be forgotten. The bather has beneath his feet sand assoft as velvet, and may float upon the surface of the waveswithout the slightest effort; indeed, he could not sink if he shouldtry. All of these rare things in Utah are attractions, and as such areoffered to those of our countrymen who find pleasure in the studyof the curious in nature. Q A word about the scenery to close the chapter. Utahs scenesare all her own. They were set by the Master, seemingly to in-spire with their beauty rather than to awe with their is a touch of Switzerland in the rapidly rising, pointedpeaks of the Wasatch, and a glimpse of Italy in the fragrant, fer-tile valleys
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