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Show 108 1 0 KY MOUN'rAIN , omnmY. ·iclo of BP::tt' Rivt'l', lil t• ground is literally }):tVt'cl will• th<• rn , n.nrl tlr l' eoll <"c.tor may galhl'r llr <' llt a:; li t' wo11ld tho sarHls 011 tiH' Hl'ft :-; lrot·c•. 'l'lr t•y an• 111 o~:~tl y land an<l frP81r wal<'l' K]ll'd<'s, lll:.tll.}' of' t lit' Ill as y Pt undt•H 'l'ilwd. J\lr. F . .B. J\ lt·Pk Ira~ mndt• oul a partial Ji st, and lr l' fin l s •· •vc.·ml Hl ll't i<•s or fn•:-;h watl'r rn us '<• Is, Un ios a lid :-;o rn l:' i 11 tN 'Hli ng t'stuary f'o•·ntH II' lr ic lr in<li<'ak h ra eki ·lr wn.tv r·, ot· } ):tdinl n.e<·c•s · to tl1 ' o<·ean in Lhos<' tilt l\'t-:. 'l'h t• conelu:;ion hmwvn, is that all Lht•;;o roek · ar ' of '1\•r tiary a.g<'. 'l'h('I'O i l wre anoliH' I' in lP J'<' ·ling f'<•:tture, llr t' oil prings of' Ht·:t•· H.ivn, wllielt llavt' 111adt• llris <'Ounlry f'amou:; for rnany j' <'ar ·. Mon· L] 1an 20,000 :ten•s of' oi l Iand t-:, in clni111H of' JOO n.crt•s t•:wh , hn.v<' :rlrcady bt>t' ll surv<·ywl HIHL lot·alt>d 1>.)' difl't• n•nL parti es. Oon1panil'K k wn bt•t •n f'orn• l'd and :-; lt:tf'ts sunk, pn•parat ory l o an <•x k nsiv 1HJKirH'Hfl tlw !'Otniu p; flt'a.HOI1. 'l'h l' PXtt• rJJ:JI app<•:tr:1.11 ('('H :LI'l' <;l:'rtainly very f'~LI' O r:tbll' . J\ l'O II - id l'miJle quantity of' lh l' nn<l <• oil fl ow · fron1 th<' ·o K]ll'ingH eonslartlly, and ac ltll'IUlat<'H in snJall tl <'Jll 'l'HSions () I' in Lit ' <·hanrwls or thn Rl l'l':l.lll. \\'ht•n Lhe oil firt-:L is:; tJ <'S f'rom tJlu• ground it' ha · a bright g n'< 'll col or, b ul iL soon <·.lrnrwt•s on t•x pos tll'<' to a clark brown anclllaH a ·lig htly aromatie ta st<' and sn1Pll. irnilar fqJrings o<·cur in lhe valleys o f \Villll Hi r l'r, of' tho ,'w ct \Vat<• r, and also of' the Ark:tll':t ' H.ivl'r, JH'ar Ua.ir on 'ity, Col or:Hlo. A t the latl<'r I<H'ality about 4,000 o·allom; of' r •firH·d oil lrarl' b " n rn:tle }WI' y <•ar, f'or· th <• past llm•t• .)'<'H.I'::\. H i1:1 l'<'adily ,purel rmwd l,y tlw inlmbi tan ts of' tlw co un t.ry, who n •ga.rd it in all rei:!p<•ets aH t•qual to our East<•rn oils f'or clo nw t-~ li e u :;et~. l will JtOL lrvr ~ aLkntpl to t•xplain Lh t> ori crin or thei:!' W<·stt•J'JI oil s, hu t 1 Sll}l}JO ·e that th.Py ai'C' dPrivt•d l'rorn a ·imil:tr· ourcr with those of' llr l' Bast. Geo lop;i:;ts <lifl't•r· as to whc•Lht•J' thp oil i::; derived front vt•gl'lable or aniuml r ernai11 s, b11L it i t~ ct•rlain Ural it i not ·onfirwd lo any par-ti cular formation or gt•ologi!'al 1w rio I. In tit ' vall y or t hl:' i\ rlmn ~ms, th<• springs aro l oeat ·d iII roeks or Ur etacl'o ns agr, whil in B •ar Rivt•r valley Lho oil llow up through 'l'e rti:~ry st r·ata , though in som> in t anec:-; it •vidt•Jilly ri se rrom b eds as old at h·asl as tire 'r •tn. · ' Ott • About 20 mile· Wl'i:lt of' l~o rt Britl g<' r, 011 L110 Ov<•rland tago ro:~d , there is :1. Jin' .· <la Hpl'ing, y i<• ldi11g t IJP Jtlo -t d ·lieious watt•r ; i t do<'S nol <li tr\•r materially f'rom Lhn.t of' tho s d:t spri11gs i 11 lite vallvy of Llw F on t:ti n · qui Bouill ', at tiH• <':t 'tt•J'Il b a ·p of Pik~· ' · P< ~ak. BPar Hivor· Vall <'y hat! l wt•n 11otcd f'or many y<'ars for its numerou · lllin ral pl'in ()' ·. lnde •d, all Utah Terri Lory i · eelvbmt •d for tl1 ern, but J~ I:OM: BE ,\1~ IUVJ•: Jt TO SALT LAKI~ VALLE Y. JOO in timt'S pa ·t Llro num!'rou · prill'~K in t iJis vallt•y lmvo atlracle<l moRt atte ntion . About 10 mill's 1> •low tho stati on, on lhP ri p;lit Hide of Bc•:u· B.i v<'l', iH M<·dieirw How Bn ttt-, which loonrs tl]l eonspicuou ·ly abovp Lht• strr·rorrrrdirw <'Olllllry, 800 lo ] ,000 f'< •" l abov ' tlrP b ed of th t~ lrva ru . lt i un<lou btNlly co rn po;;ed, for lh most pad, of t~ lmtn. l wlong i ng lo Lh<' <·oal <'l'i l'R, wh icli 1 am di pos<•d to l'<'gard a of' '1 \• r·tiary np;v. I t is wpll grassed ov('J', n.nd is ·ovt•re l h •r ·and Llr t•r • wi th <lvns' ..,. roups of' q uakin ~ asp, p oplar etc. Pas:;ing on LlrP slage road WPHLward f'ronr B •n.r 'r' •k Stat ion, ovN bl'd. m•arly horizontal or· inelining a l a .· mall anp; l t•, W ' ·ucld.l'nly co ni(' Lo an 11pLhru:;t of rock s, ·alkl " 'l'hn N<•<•d)(',;," whi elt tit lravpl •r co rning Ji·om llr<" East for Lit • lir,;t tirne will n•p;ar<l with astoniHhiiH' ll t. D 't'P ltndpr·neath an px te n::;ive <·ovPring of rn or<' n·C<' Ill kposi ts. L!J('J'O St'<' llls to b t• an .imnr <' ll ·' bt•d of coar l co nglorn t• r·alt•s, and at thi 1:1 localit y, by uplr<•antl, lhl'S' corwlomcmt<·s lmvt' l >l'(' ll Lhru ::;t up Llrroug lr llr <• so f'l t· r· ovC'rJ y ing b<'<L in :~ JH'arly Vl'l' tiral position Hevc•ml htiiHLn•<l f't'l't a1l01' ' the r oad , and hav<' bt•l'n w •n.tlwn·d by atrn o:;phPrie influen<·c•s i11 4o a lllrnrbpr· of sharp ·onicn.l pt'akH, whi(')r havt• g i v<•n to Llri8 landrnark llrn 11ame of " TJ1o .Nel'dk ·." His made 11p of all kind8 of' wom bonl<L<·rs aJ: tl p cbhlPs, liko thos • w<' '<'<' forming th • l><•<L of any of our mountain strt •an• K, vary ing in s i;~c f'I'Om t.lrat of' n pt>a to a foot in diarnl'tt> r·. 'l'lr l'Hll roek · ar' lrl'ld Logt•tlr ' I' f:\Oilll'Whal loost·ly by a kind of' ·iii ·ious p;rit. 'o rne of tho wor11 rnass<'s are llr<•rn :;t'lV<'S an :wg regatt> o f' worn tH' hhi PH, provirw that a p ortion of tire nmk rial w •r·c d >riv •d from ~; till old t•r eonglorn •mks. om •ti nH'f:! tiler<• iH a lh in lol'al sC'am of' <·oar·:-;c ean<l ·ontaining only n few IWhbl 'S, but tit· rr r<•:ttt'r part of til l' Pnti n• rnnss, 500 to 1,000 h·t thi ck , is a coarse ronglom •rat<'. lt is Hil11al<'d rwar· the Y ellow 'r<'l'k Station, and th rid"'<' f' uph •aval •x tC'nds down f'rorn tiro intah Harw<'. A s wo ..,.o w<•stwa.r·d, cxa.lllplt•s of lll<'H<' massiv<' eon..,. l on• cr·atcs will 11ot snr·pr·i e u. , and in Echo ()alt on ·we slrall fin<L tlrPnl 3,000 t o, OOO h·t in thi ·knos ; 1 beli •vt• all art' of 111od ll'll '1\•r'Liary ap;P. ]~ro m th hi118 about a mil • w •st of' Y ellow Urt>ek tali on wo lr:we ·om ' of tho tin t' -t and 1110 -t Pxten ·ivt' vi<'WH of the eo 1111 t r-y. \Vith a ..,.ootl liPld o·la s w can seo obj oetH witlt ·onsi<kmhl • di stirH·trws · 011 a elt ar day for a tl istancc of 50 to ·1 00 111 i lcs i 11 l'Y<'ry <li r· 'dion, I'N a IIJOHt I'll"""' •d surfa ·e wWL hi ..,. lt ricl..,.e antl l e 'Jl •~ r cr •s, the t rata lwwing l'l'd, |
