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Show 114 lW KY JI[OUN'l'AJN SCEN EltY. and and , as w 11 a in the conglomerat of tl1i gl'onp. ome of tlw saml ·tone ' in the uppPr pol'tion of Echo Cai\on ai'O liOti ccabl for· tht•il' deep yellow hue. I lr:wo call t'd th i · s ri c.· of' b ?<ls tl1e \iV asatcli "'I'Oup. Jlow .. 1• •at il:l the a1· •a oc ·upi •d by thPse iol'matJOn I ]uwc n 'V •r· ascc l'tain<' tl I I'C'"'<tl'd th ·m, how •v ,,., a· fonnino- the matf'J'ial d 'PO ·i t<•d in 0 1w of th , "' I' at ]ake-ba;;ins of ll1c :Milldle T(;'r tial'y pCI'iod, tlu• lli l:ltory or whi<'h, if we kn •w, it II'Onlcl bP t o l ong and tcdiou;; for t llis voltuJH'. But if fin<' ·ancls n•quil' · movino- watt.:•J'l:l for tiL •il' d pol:lition, wl1at kind of aquPO II fOJ'l'<'S mnRt li av<' bt'l'll Cllll)loyed to Ll'an.sport these lJOnldn:; in l this lakP-ba · in ~ l<'I'OIIl wlll'TI<'O Wt'l'e th ~y tl•nvl'c1, and what Wt'l'l' tho pow •r;; t11at wn•n<'llcd tlwm from tlwil' pal'rnt bed;;, fl lllOOtlll'd I hl' IIJ into tliPil' j)I'CSl'llt I'Onndl'd rol'rn , and tlr •n aggn·o·at •cl a.nll et' lll l'nl <·<l tltf'Jll too·vth ·1· inlo fi JJ ('ll hug<' JJI :tl:lSP:-l as w find here 1 \V<' liav • pn• ·1·n1Nl to tile l'ca<lPI' tlJI'<'l' line view::; f th 'SC n'llla.l'kabl r ock ::; as ·tncliP rew c.·<• nling tlii · gl'oup. \ V , ronklnoL ;;pend a fl'w <lay · with o· r·patc t· IJI'Ofi t aml plca.Hnl·l' than to make E('ho ity OUI' lH•a<lcplarl el' · and wandel' among tl 10 wil<l and l'uggt>d SCPIWS of l lii :; I'Omaut ic r egion. If wo WC'I'' to ascend th \VPl>l' l' H.i ve l' Lo it.· ·oul'c<· in llil' \Va ·atclt Mount-ains, we ll ould gain a knowIPll o· • of only Oil\' of the• lJUJHIJ,.., ·('(ls of bt>nutif'ul vn,lley · whi ch everywlH·n~ c·haraete l'iz the mountain range's of Utah. Tho wal 'I'S or the ·\\rl'bc l' rtl'' o·ath I't'Cl fro111 a mnlti l uCl of liWo branclJ(·s, wllich carve out ekc•p pi<'tlll'csqne clH'tnnelH down IIi ' mountain ·id 'S, and Ll1c colcl, pure, Cl'ystal watCI'fl :ti'O 'llPlllil'el frOIIl ]WI'[Wtual sprin o-s an l t!J' ml'J ting Of II OWH. Th valley of' tho WPbt' l' f'I'Olll mon!l1 to soun:' is qnilc !lJickly setlll•<l with .Mormons. Tn pli to~mpll X VliJ. the n•aclc•r can <"the li tt!P J\Jol'mon village of Coal villr, alJOut fi ve mile, abov' Eel10 City wl1i lt ckri i'\'S its nam from the coal mim•;; that hav' b en open •d thCI'<'. I l1:we l:lel ect<·d thi · vi •w because it repn• ·pnts Lhe nr o.·t w>stern l ocality f workable lwcll:l of ·oal n.l ong lhe line of onl' gl'oat t l'ans-continontal railway, with wlii<'lt we arc acqnainte<l. 'I'll last pia· where we not •d tho xistcncc of' eoal along the railro:td, was ncar Evan ton Station, and we dc•scribed its n•stri ·tccl area. \Ve hall ob.S<' I'V ' her C' al ·o, tlmt th • position of U10 d iffi-' I'C' Ilt strata precludes tho po ·sibil i ty of tho ·oal bed · being expo d over more than four or fiv' mil •s square. All tho coal that ha b en u l:'d at Salt Lak City or in any of the formon settl ement for ycal' has b en obtained from this l ocali ty. Large reward have b en ofl'•r•d by President Youtw FIW~( UEA rt TUV nit TO SA T:l' J"A Kl' V ;\ LLEY. 1 Jn for tl1c di cov ry of ·oal in othe1· p ot·tions of Utal1 accf'R iblo to alt Lak<' City, antl wo may be aSS Lll' ·cl tliftt every mountain l'l'C<'S lirts be<'n · Tllti niz -•d with th • <YI' •at t cat· , but all in vain. Th illu stration h ows the chamctl•r of tho valley, it · l)l'Oa<l hotLom , itl:l gal'cll'IIS and fi •ld ·of gl'ain. Tit ' soil is vel'y l'l•rtile and }li'Ollll c<'H all tho r oot· and ccr<•aiH in abundance, but t liP \'1 •vatiou i · t·oo gl'eal ro1· tlH• lJI'Odn·tion of fruits; incl ed, nowlJ <' I'C m tor· nol'tlt of t ltc va ll <'.}' or Halt Lak<' clo tltc ttlei'S ·ncce •cl in rai ·ing t liPnl. The conspi('uou. fran1P building in tl1 pictul' • i s t]J (' .Mol'ln on mPC'tin •r-hou ·o; tll<' ('Oal rnin c·;; with th ' "' l'Nttt· t· poi'Lion of tlr t> v i lingo an• siLun,ll'd on tho J·ig; liL or lhl· Owl'hnd 'ta.ge I'O::td, so tl1at Lll l'Y do not appPaJ·. Ju Ill<' ba<'kgi'OIIII<l on the so uLii r-;id' of the '\Vebr• J·, wo can ,'\'O ll1e hi o·lt llill t~ wiLii hmvy beth; of gl'ay ancl yellow l:lanclston ' projPcl i ng fi'Oill t li t'i I' s i<l c·t~. On tl1P north si 1<·, not ·lrown in the pi ·Lure, an• :-;t ill lJiglJ<'l', Hl<'('lWI' :uHl mon' ru o-,.n., ·pd hill :-; 01' blurt's. lialk Crcd<. fl ow· into '\V<'lwl' H.il'\'1' at Ill\' low<'!' l' JHL of the• town, nml from this li ttl bl'nnch to Echo 'ity Llw di st an<'<' itl about four· mile.· in a Htl'ai o- ltt litH' and L11·o and a half milPH of it an' occupi .. cll>y fl'om pio·ht to twcl v<' rid:•·<', of coal SLI'ala, wlii('li ineliiH' at <1 11 angl• or 10° to 30°, so that atE ·lio 'ity, 011 I liP imm •d iat<· linP of I Ii <• road, th , ('Oal lwcb of Coalvill , mti ·t be 1,500 Lo 2,000 fe'l't lwn<•atli ! li t> snrt'a<'P. A:; at .Evanston a11d many other l o\':tli til'H, it i · on ly by lho O]Wmlion of t liu <'I'll] LiV<' fol' '<'•' that Pl<wat<•cl tlio mountain mng<'H, b l'iu ~· in g up the okll•r r o<·ks lo viPw, that th coal i. <'xpos<·Ll lil'I'O aL :til. 'l'h<• gPologiml age of' th ' coal b d · at oalvill l' it> an i1uportau t question Lo g•·nlogis(tl, and 0 11 which lill r •main to b' · •tth•<l po ·itivply. J lml'<' Hllp]H>H<'d that thPy b •lo11 o· •cl to tho sarnp hn ·in with the ]3\'ttr· H.i1·<· J· l'Oal lw<lH, wliie·li I l'ro·arded a. of 'l'el'tiary ao·<', but t it • f'ossil .· oblaiiH'tl f'I'Oill t il t• IJi:riJ hi li t-:, wliieh at· ·hown in on ~ p liotoo-mph, and wlli ·II appPaJ· to be abovP thP l'Oal , l1ave a r·<·tac<'OU · a::;p ·ct, al thouo·lluo sp •ci\' ·as yPt di.·covt·rPd li <• J· · ha · l)I'Ovccl to b idPntical with any of t li • wt•ll k11owu Url'taceou::; foi'IIIS. Echo City is 003 mil e. w• t of Omaha, 781 lllil c. PaHt of 'acmrnPnlo, and ir,; 0,707 f • •t above tlt • 'ontliwest of tit statiou, on th ' opposiLP ·ide of tho \ ,V •bor, :u' a seri es of ridge· whicl1 in cline from tho \Va ·atl'lr Ran"'<', amono- whi·h ar' many b'autif'ul vallt•ys with litll • ·tl'•nmt-:, and h re and tlr ' I' ' a g m f' a hok ' w •11 sto k eel with t rollt and tlwl' kind:; of fi ·It ; do •r, an tel ope, ' lk and mountain ·h 'C}J arc ·till to b' fonnd. 'I'll, l:lpol'tSlllan could l1er find amn ' lllcnt to ]ri l:l lr 'art's cont •nt. |