. The Pacific tourist . >er cent, pure, in inex-haustible quan-tities. The scenery ofthe Upf)er BearRiver is ruggedand ;out 20 milessouth of Hil-liard is a nat-ural fort which■was taken fM>s-session of by agang of horsethieves and cut-throats, underthe lead of oneJack Wat kins,a genuine front-ier rufhan, his com-panions, for along time re-sisted all at-tempts at cap-ture. The hills andmountains inthis vicinityabound ingame, and offerrare induce-ments to sports-m e n. Thecountry aroundboth Hilliard BOCK COT. NEAK ASPEX. j^,„j KvailstOU Is ones cost the natural home for
. The Pacific tourist . >er cent, pure, in inex-haustible quan-tities. The scenery ofthe Upf)er BearRiver is ruggedand ;out 20 milessouth of Hil-liard is a nat-ural fort which■was taken fM>s-session of by agang of horsethieves and cut-throats, underthe lead of oneJack Wat kins,a genuine front-ier rufhan, his com-panions, for along time re-sisted all at-tempts at cap-ture. The hills andmountains inthis vicinityabound ingame, and offerrare induce-ments to sports-m e n. Thecountry aroundboth Hilliard BOCK COT. NEAK ASPEX. j^,„j KvailstOU Is ones cost the natural home for , elk, deer, Ivnx, wolves, coyotes, wolverines, beaver, n)ink,foxes, badgers, mountain lions, wild cats, jackrabbits, etc., grouse sage hens, quails and ducksin the spring and fall. Not far north of Evans-ton, on Hear River, is Bear Lake, ten miles inlength, and from five to eight in breadth. Theboundary line between Idaho and Utah passesdirectly across the lake from east to west. Sodii .S7>;*//if/.««.—Farther north,at the Big Bendof H-ar River, the most interesting group of sodasprings known on the Continent, occupy someSIX square miles. To those graced with steamvents, Fremont gave the name of Steamboat 110 ^mm ^m€iFia ^©wbibw. Springs, from the noise they make like a low-pressure engine. Xear by is a spring with anorifice brightly stained with a brilliant yellowcoating of oxide of iron, from which the water isthrown up two feet. Imlepeiideiice Hock.—This has long beena noted landmark, for travelers on the old over-land wagon route. Its base which borders theroad is literally covered
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