Through the Grand Canyon from Wyoming to Mexico, with a foreword by Owen Wister;new edition with (72 plates) from photographs by the author and his brother . rigated ranches on the bottom lands,we ascended a low, rolling mesa, composed of gravel andclay, unwatered and unfertile, from which we caughtoccasional glimpses of the mountains and the gorge fromwhich we had emerged, their brilliant colours softenedand beautified by that swimming blue haze which belongsto this plateau region. Then we rode down into thebeautiful Ashley Valley, watered by Ashley Creek, agood-sized stream even after it was
Through the Grand Canyon from Wyoming to Mexico, with a foreword by Owen Wister;new edition with (72 plates) from photographs by the author and his brother . rigated ranches on the bottom lands,we ascended a low, rolling mesa, composed of gravel andclay, unwatered and unfertile, from which we caughtoccasional glimpses of the mountains and the gorge fromwhich we had emerged, their brilliant colours softenedand beautified by that swimming blue haze which belongsto this plateau region. Then we rode down into thebeautiful Ashley Valley, watered by Ashley Creek, agood-sized stream even after it was used to irrigate allthe country for miles above. The valley was severalmiles wide. The stream emptied into the river about amile below Jensen. All parts of the valley were undercultivation. It is famous for its splendid deciduousfruits, apples, pears, peaches; splendid both in ap-pearance and flavour. It excelled not only in fruits,however, but in all products of the field as well. Vernalhoney, which is marketed far and near, has a reputationfor fine flavour wherever it is known. A thick growth ofthe bee-blossom or bee-weed crowded the road sides and. Ciivuritjiit in/ Kolb Bros, PAT LYNCH mi INYON IIKKMII AN INLAND EXCURSION 85 hugged the fences. The fragrance of the flower caneasily be noticed in the sweetness of the honey. Thepity of it was that bushels of fruit lay rotting on theground, for there were no transportation facilities, thenearest railroad being 90 miles distant. There werestock ranches too, with blooded stock in the fence-en-closed fields. Some of the splendid horses paced alongbeside us on the other side of the fence. We heard therippling song of some meadow-larks this day, the only birdsof this species we remember having seen on the Westernplateaus. All these ranches were laid out in true Mormon style,that is, squared off in sections, fenced, and planted withshade-trees before being worked. The roads are usuallywide and the streets exceptionally so. Except in
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