Our Inland Sea

Alfred Lambourne

Description

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Our Inland Sea now appears in its final form. It was, in part, first issued as news paper and magazine articles, and secondly as an illustrated pamphlet. The latter publication was given an extensive circulation on both sides the Atlantic, having passed through many issues, so that in that form, the work appeared to contain - ten years having elapsed between the first and last editions - a certain vitality. It was originally printed in book form - Boston, 1895 - for use as. A presentation souvenir; few of these volumes, however, having been seen by the public. Once again it was issued in book form, locally, 1902. In the present volume there is much additional, and an almost entirely new arrangement of the matter that the work contains.

Sujets

• Poetry

Informations

• Publié par: Forgotten Books
• Date de parution: 27 novembre 2019
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780243644490
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 6 Mo

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Our a rs in itsSea now appe a form It in partfirst issued as news aper and maga z and secondly as an illustratedine articles pamphlet The latter publication was given an extensive circulation on both sides the Atlantic having passed t h rough a thatissues so that form the work appeared to contain years having elapsed betw een thefirst an d last e d certain vitality iti n It was originall printed in book form B oston for use as a presentation souvenir few of these volumes however havin g been se en by the public Onc a g in it was issued in book form locally In the present volume there is much additiona and almost entirely new arra gement of the matter that the work contains As will readily be seen the book is composed of paragraphs taken from an irregular diary segre gated of course from other matter con

PREFAC E

therein and arranged with now an d then a conjunctional word or sentence and a few imaginary and explanatory paragraphs It the writer s d esire to carry out to the full the plan here outlined He would had it been possible to him have made out of what is now a past dream Thean unquestioned reality arrangements by which he surrendered his H omestead Right No to th e State of Utah and the le galfight thereafter the questions as to whether the land was of a agriminera or cultural character are matters of loc l and de record The recei ts for attorneys fees papers of hearing demurrers answers to demurrers etc without end are facts S o too is th e key to my hut which I sti l retain and the circulars catalogues etc which I received whilst planning my vineyard a vineyard whic h t h e local papers declared at the time was to be like unto that Naboth whose luxuriant beauty caused a tragic episode in the history of ancient Israel

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IN

RO D U CTIO N

The I lan d uarternaryS ea is unique In the period our geologists tell us a vast body of glacier fed water covered th e va leys of north western Utah t h onneville thee ancient B vanished is desig ated our subj ect is the bit ter fragment Thefiof the Inlandrst mention S ea was made by B aron La in A Mr M il er of the Jacob Astor party stoo d by its shore in and Mr John in Members of Captain B onneville s expe d ition looked upon its waters from near the mouth of O gden River in and B onneville gave a rather fanciful description of the viewe d from the mountain side Irving althou gh it is not certain if ever he was himself eye witness of the scene However name attaches to the great fossil body of water whose shore lines may still be seen along the sides of the neighborin g vall eys

INTR O D U CT IO N

Once the Inland Sea was described as a sullen listless deadly sheet of water Such it is not On the contrary however one must receive with caution the statements of later writers Alter ately one is captivated by the strange beauty which the place presents or repelled by the ugli ness that is seen along its shores By the low grounds marking the margins of the valleys by theflwith encrusteats white d salt and alkali beaches are truly forbidding M elancholy appears to have there taken up its permanent abo d e Where the mountains st p to the or where the islands lift from surface are scenes both grand and imposin g There are beaches of pebbles an d the rivermarshes at sand extensive mouths haunted by the birds that love such places shores on which are monster boulders or which are littered with heaps of fallen stone high cli s look down upon the passer along the horizon are chains of noble mountains and always are the shining waters respon d ent to the

I NTRO D U CTI O N

changin g skies an d iant andthe light of a bril prismatic luminary The Inland Sea is feet above ocean level Its length is somewhere between seventy and eighty miles its width between thirty and forty It contains four large islands Church Carrington and Fremont and thre e that are smaller Strong s Knob D olphin and Gun Along t h lies the lof ye eastern shore Wa atch to the south t h e O quirrh the Tuilla or Grantsville Mountains to th e west the Terrace and other spurs of the D esert Ran ge Black Rock Garfield B each and Saltair are on t h From eithere southern shore of these thre e points lookin g northward and water are see to meet save on very clear days when th e Malad and Raft River M ountains greet the sight defitthat direction ning in h e barrier lin e of the ancient B onneville Another quarter of a it has beencentu ry dicted an d the Inland Sea morewill be no b it has been written of B onneville an d t h e ol d er La