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Show 112 HO KY ~ I OUN'I'A J N , J.:NE HY. Inclerd, this entin' valley i::;, for tho mo t 11art, on or ero i n . The watt'!' in past o·1•ological LimeH ha. carved out: of llt ' ma · ·ivc conglomeratPs itf:l dr<'p ehamwl , nn<l on <• itlt •r ·ide tlt<' rock rise wa.ll -lil'-<' 500 to 1,000 f'<'0t. 0 1110 portion of' tlu• lowt• t· Jl1Ht of' t hP valley pasR<'H t hro ugh a monoclinal rirt, that iR, th , beds incl i11e to Uw nortltwest, o that· on our righ t as we dl' cen<l we ec the pro.il•ding Pd"'e ·. 1\11 th PH<' bN1 · .· 'rm to han-' a g r atl'l' or h'SS <lip to lh norLhwt' ·t, appare ntly fro nt tlt' Uintah Rang<·. At the ltcnd or E~; h o alt on the first ob.il'Cts that a ttract Olll' a ttt'ntion a 1· tlte ma:s iY<' rt'ddislt Hande:d one· on our t·igh t, fiOO to 800 f'l'l't higlt, wbieh ]tavc m•atlwred in to curi o usly eastt•llatpcl f'o rut H, and lo wlti l'h lho "'<'n<•ral name of "Cnsll< Roek" i given. As we JlHHS down th roug ll some of' lhl' wilLlesL f'C<' IH' I'Y in th<• worl tl, our <'.F will lw co ustant ly ant' tl'tl by some nuiqu t• Hli:tpt' iuto whi ch tlt l'Hl' variPgatl>d sattLl sto tii 'S and conglomerates 1tttn• hct'n worn by tint <'; " \\'itc hcH' Ro<'k," 'Eag l · R<)Ck " ' Ilatwin "' R o1·k " "Uono·lonwra.te P eak H," "Senlin <·l Rock," ' n ' t"l "Monnmrnt Roek," a ll g rPet UH in Lum as important landlllarks. Ou r illuslmLions en ·e wt•H to show th<' vari('ty of Uri wondPrl'nl 'C<"nery, antl a. " Ho('k 'lu<lil'S" thl'}' n.n• unsurpassed . To t he in h• llio·ent ey0 tlwy pPak for lh cm ·pl Vl'S lwtl<·r than pn.~c · of' tlP~:~ ripti o n. Tlto ConglonH• t·n.tl' P (':t.lu; of Eel1 o, a: repn'Sl'Htl'd in plt o to~ raph XV., p t'P Pnt n. ncar vi •w of' tlt l'Hl' ·ong lonrpra.tl:' , so that ' Vt'n till' d t>pressiou in t ltc smoothly worn snri'aces of tlt<' boul ders can be Llistinctly .·t•cn. A li ttle ide stream ha~:~ wont a clP 'P o·o rp;l' and ·cat t<• rcd rast p ik.· ol' debr i ~:~ below. The difl'erent HiZl' ·of' the p ebbll' are al ·o well sh own ; its walls ar about 500 f -'ct l1igl1. Photo"'raph XVI. is a vil'w or one of' the most rPmarkable Jn.ndirmrk in tl1is valley. " :Monu ml:' nt Hock " iH a rcgu la r bl•l isk of' ·ono·lomeratlo; standing at thH junction of' tlt ' Echo with tlte \\Tt•ber Yall ,y, nea rly 1,000 mil 'S w st of Omaha. It i about 2fi0 f'e •t ]ti o·lt , and form another i11u stralion of the p •culiar style of' weaLh •rin "' by which rock · a sume th app arance of animals. This column has b een v •ry aptly call d the "Dog' lleacl," to whi ·It it will be ·een at a glance t luit tlte ·1unmit bcat·s a re cml)lance. Tlte peeuliar form of ·tratification, with the varied texture, sometime a fine sand. tone, th •n a fiue pudd in o·- toue is remarkably well d isplayed in the pidure, an<l th' arn' variations of structur> n a still lat·o-pr . cale may be een throughout th vall ey of E ·ho and portions of Vveber Car\on. FltO~l l3l~ AI{ RIVlm TO S AIJl' J_,AJO; VALLl<:Y . 11:.! Th ' inc! i nat ion of th • strata is also wPll slrow11. Tlt , base i com po . •cl of' ratlrer Jin ' and ·tone, but tltes ' ·anLly lay er ' ar·e ll Ot p ermanent OV<' l' ar .. a s, b ut o f'l ' n within a el i ·trLit · • of a f'cw f•et run in to coar· e hugo cottg lo nt <'mtc. Pl1otog raph XVII. p r 'St'nts to \1 • one o f' th ' most sti·i ldt1"' vi1•wf! in tl1i · region. It i · call •d " Uan rr ing H.oek," and is a mas f ·oar· . conglolll erat • OV(' rlt:wp; in cr it · base abo ut 50 feet. It ov<• rl ook · 'El'ho City and tlte valley of lhe \V •be r, t lu·o ug h which a 1> antif'ul st n•am of p ure moun tain wat<•r wind its way. On t hl· oppo ·it ide of' t ho \ Veb '1', tho p~L r-tiall y l'OUilded rrms ·y foot-ltills of' tll. \Vasn.lch Moun tains may l> • di st ind ly se •n . 'l'ho \V •ber Hi v ' 1' al ·o f'low a portion of it. · way t hro ugh a lllOJI Oelinal va,ll t•y, th abl'llpt, Jl'a l'ly 1> rp enclicular rs ide · of t he co ng lomera te b luff' · riHitw up like r..j o·ant ic wall · 800 to 1,000 feet, whil ' on tho left, t he ""l' nt ly ·loping s id<•f> of t he inn<•r se ri<'s of ridrrl's arc well di splay d. Tit ' isolated roundc<l rna ·s, wh i ·h seem · to Kl:.~td alone a ncl _alino -t n •ady to tumb le into t l1 • valley below, is quite firmly rated on 1t · b •cl of andstonl', aml thl' corn· ·pondin cr por·t ions Tllay lw Cl'll f'ormi1w tl10 base of t he ltan O' in •,. rock ·, ju -t ba ·k of the man ·ea l•tl on th ' "TOu nd , a · n·r re · •Jtted in t l1 · plt otocrraph . I ·all atten tion to llt t• ·c strata of fin • t:andKton as a matt •t· of geolocr ieal int•r e· t. J[i o·lt abov • t he lwd of tl1 ' \Vl'bt• r, 800 feet or mon•, ri 't' t l1e cong lomemto lJiuff' witlt n •a rly p<•t·pcnlicular ·ide::;, and fr 1n it· summi t one can UI'V<'Y th. coun try for a lo uo· Llistanee in OV-' ry dir •ction, a nd enjoy t h ' multitude of' nt o::;t a ttmcliv' vi •wH ofli ' red. A · W<' de ·c •nd Ec ho Valley, we •m ' rO"e from tlt eai\on aronncl ' Pulpit R o ·k," :.wd s hoot our way wi t lt wonderful rapidity down t he pi ctun• ·qu' vall <•y of tho Web er. \V • ·hall ob ·erv> that a w, dPKCend t~L · Eclto Calton, t he more ru •mtjd pi ctur·PHqu ' cPnet·y i exhibit •d on our rtglt t liand, a.nd as w • de· ·encl the \Vpber, th< same lofty pe rpendi ·u lar wall s, wea th 'l'l'cl l1 er ·and th -' ro in to all sort of fantasti · form , ·on tintw to the ·'Nan ow ·," wlt>re the W eb er Riv •t· makes a bend to tho left a.ncl t iLe con"'lomerates cl irsapprar. This formati on, which in som' r e1>pe ·t i · tltc ~n ot remarkable on wlti ch I kLve <·ver se •n in th \ Vest, Ulll ·t lmve a tl1wkn ' · of 3,000 to 5,000 fe •t. Tho conglomerate p ort ion abov, mu -t be ~,500 to 2,?00 feet in t hi •kne ·s. I hav • includ •d in t his g roup a ll the vane"'ated b ·d · which we have ob scrv •d w •st of Cat·ter ' ' tation, a n l w have no tic •d ' p' ·ially that some shale of r jcl Ita prevail •d in th • ~;l ays 16 |
