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railroad turns to the south (left) and runs to the Tintic mining dis- 

 trict, 43 miles distant. The town was named Springville because 

 of a large hot spring which issues from the base of the mountain in 

 Hobble Canyon just east of the town. This spring and the stream 

 into which it flows provide an unfailing supply of pure water for 

 the State fish hatchery, which is about a mile from the town on the 

 right of the track. 



East of Springville the Bonneville shore line is beautifully de- 

 veloped on the mountain front (see Pi. LXXXIX, A) ; above it 

 the normal mountain slopes appear, but below it all is covered with 

 the sediment deposited in the old lake. 



In a short distance the railroad descends to the lower plain, which 



it follows to the town of Provo. The shore line in this vicinity is 



remarkably well preserved and has been named the 



^'°^°* Provo shore line. At Provo a branch line of the 



Elevation 4,512 feet, railroad tums directly through the town and the 



Population 10,303. n ■ • 4. n . . .-, ^, i -, -r, 



Denver 701 miles. well-imgated larms to the north and ascends Provo 

 Canyon, which cuts across the Wasatch Range. The 

 canyon winds about the base of Timpanogos Peak, on the north, and 

 here many views of this beautiful peak may be obtained. (See PI. 

 XC.) The branch line is 26 miles long and terminates at the Mormon 

 town of Heber, which is beautifully situated in one of the level moun- 

 tain valleys at an elevation of 5,559 feet above the sea. 



Provo, one of the wealthiest of the Mormon towns, has large manu- 

 facturing industries. The following description of the town is given 

 by Stanley Wood : 



This pretty little city belongs to the best type of Mormon towns, and a de- 

 scription will serve to give the reader a good idea of the characteristics of all 

 the towns built by the Mormons. The dwellings as a rule are comfortable but 

 not imposing in appearance. Many of them are constructed of adobe or sun- 

 dried bricks, and all are situated in lots of generous proportions and surrounded 

 by ornamental and fruit trees. Water for irrigating purposes flows down each 

 side of the streets, and shade trees in abundance and of luxuriant growth render 

 the walks cool and inviting. Gardens filled with fruit, flowers, and vegetables 

 are the rule, and a quiet, peaceful, industrious, seinirural life is the good fortune 

 of the residents here. * * * Provo River furnishes excellent water power, 

 while inexhaustible supplies of artesian water are to be found at a depth of 

 from 40 to 200 feet The city has, in fact, the finest water supply in any section 

 of Utah. Provo has an excellent public-school system and is the seat of the 

 Brigham Young Academy, which was amply endowed by the first president of the 

 Mormon Church, from whom the school takes its name. Its churches and public 

 buildings, including an opera house, are a credit to its people, who are of a 

 literary taste and inclined to liberality of thought. 



One who is not familiar with the development of the Salt Lake 

 Valley can hardly realize that it was first settled little more than 70 

 years ago, when there were no green spots in the valley except where 

 the mountain streams first spread their waters out upon the valley 



