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lake but found no bottom. 



Camping places are many 

 near these lakes. Meadows 

 dotted with pine and aspen 

 are near by while small 

 springs are plentiful. Rob- 

 ison Lake is well stocked 

 with trout and offers the 

 visitor to the region an ideal 

 fishing grounds. 



There is here opportunity 

 for interesting mountain 

 climbing. Half a mile up a 

 gradual slope from the lakes 

 takes one to the top of the 

 mountain on the east side of 

 the little saddle in which the 

 lakes are cradled. From this 

 point a panorama of Ruby 

 Valley and its mountains de- 

 lights the eye. The Ruby 

 Mountains are very steep 

 and rugged at this point. 



A climb in the opposite di- 

 rection takes one over rough- 

 er territory and to a higher mountain top. Here one 

 looks out over the tops of the Wasatch Mountains and 

 in the distance can be seen the lofty caps of Pilot and 



AMERICAN FORESTRY 



DEEP LAKE 



Deep Lake is curiously formed. On one side is a formation almost 

 like an artificial dam. while the picturesque limber pine and trim 

 aspen border its edges. Old timers of the locality say that although 

 the lake was sounded no bottom was found. 



Silver Island peaks. Four 

 hundred feet below this high 

 point are the two cold lakes 

 where originates Cold Creek. 

 The whole outlook is wild 

 and rough. Looking out to 

 the west one can see the 

 Lamoille Valley, Elko and a 

 long stretch of the Humboldt 

 River. 



From June fifteenth to the 

 middle of August the climate 

 is generally very delightful 

 for camping. It is usually 

 dry and it is possible to camp 

 here for many days without 

 even putting up a tent as 

 shelter. There are no un- 

 pleasant reptile neighbors for 

 the altitude is too great for 

 them. For one seeking an 

 almost ideal place to recre- 

 ate the area near Soldier, 

 Deep and Robison Lakes 

 holds many attractions. 

 This country of high mountains, clear skies and lakes 

 of crystaline waters must be reached by a horseback ride 

 of ten miles from Fort Halleck which is twenty-two miles 



A CLIMBING CHALLENGE 



A climb to the south taket one to a higher mountain top. One looks out over the tops of the Wasatch Mountains and, in the distance, 



can be seen many still higher peaks. 



