. Crofutt's new overland tourist and Pacific coast guide : containing a condensed and authentic description of over one thousand two hundred cities, towns, villages, stations, government fort and camps, mountains, lakes, rivers, sulphur, soda and hot springs, scenery, watering places, and summer resorts : where to look for and hunt the buffalo, antelope, deer and other game; trout fishing, etc., etc. In fact, to tell you what is worth seeing--where to see it--where to go--how to go--and whom to stop with while passing over the Union, Central and Southern Pacific Railroads, their branches and c
. Crofutt's new overland tourist and Pacific coast guide : containing a condensed and authentic description of over one thousand two hundred cities, towns, villages, stations, government fort and camps, mountains, lakes, rivers, sulphur, soda and hot springs, scenery, watering places, and summer resorts : where to look for and hunt the buffalo, antelope, deer and other game; trout fishing, etc., etc. In fact, to tell you what is worth seeing--where to see it--where to go--how to go--and whom to stop with while passing over the Union, Central and Southern Pacific Railroads, their branches and connections, by rail, water and stage, from sunrise to sunset, and part the way back, through Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Montana, Idaho, Nevada, California and Arizona . to be hadfrom the top of Promontory Mountain. SeeAnnex No. 21. The first station fromOgden is 16 miles distaint, along the slop-ing land named, which is covered abovethe line of irrigation, with sage, but belowwith the thrifty Mormon farmers. A widestrip of land near the Lake is valueless,owing to the salt in the soil. Kaysville is an incorporated town in Davis county, and is surrounded withwell-cultivated farms, finely kept gardens,with water running through the streets,and has fruit and shrubbery in profusion. The county is comprised of five towns,all, with one exception, traversed by ourroad, within the next 15 miles. The countyhas about 7,000 population, seven flouringmills and three saw mills. Farming TON—is the next station,five miles distant, being the county seat ofDavis county, and contains good countybuildings, several flouring mills, and theusual beautiful surroundings of fruit treesand orchards, for which all Mormon set-tlements are noted. AND I/ACIFIC COAST (;UI])E. Ill. BRIGHAM YOUNG.—For sketch of life see Annex No. 25. Centerville—is the next station, fourmiles from Farmington. The descriptionof one Mormon village will do for nearlyall; good farms and crops are the rule,where the la
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