Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-06-28

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Corrected.
Special Cor San Francisco Bulletin.
LAKE PoNT. UrAH. May 20, 1877.
When the north wind blows
bathing in Salt Luke is a glorious
baptism, for then it is all wildly
awake with waves, blooming like a
prairie in snowy crystal foam.
Punging confidently into the midst
of the grand uproar you are hugged
and welcomed, and swim without
effort, rocking and whirling up and
down, round and round in delight.
full rhythm, while the winds sing
in chorus and the cool fragrant
brine searches every fiber of your
body, and at the end of your excur-
sion you are tossed ashore with a
glad God-speed, braced and salted
and clean as a saint. The nearest
point on the shore line is distant
about ten miles from Salt Lake
City, and is almost inaccessible on
account Of the boggy character of
the ground, but by taking the West
ern Utah railroad at distance of
twenty miles, you reach what is
called Lake Point, where the shore
is gravelly and wholesome, and
abounds in fine retreating bays that
seem to have been made on purpose
for bathing. Here the northern
peaks Of the 0quirrh range plant
their feet in the clear blue brine,
with fine curving insteps, leaving
no space for muddy levels. the
crystal brightness of the water, the
wild flowers and lovely mountain
scenery make this a favorite sum
mer resort for pleasure and health
seekers. Numerous excursion trains
are run from the city, and parties,
some of them numbering up
ward of a thousand, come to
batbe, and dance, and roam
the fowery hillsides together. But
at the time Of my first visit in May,
| fortunately found myself alone.
The hotel and bath house, which
form the chief Improvements of
the place, were asleep in winter ST.
lence, Notwithstanding the year
was in full bloom. 1t was one Of
those genial sundays when flowers
and flies come thronging to the
light, and birds sing their best.
The mountain ranges, stretching
maiestically north and south, were
piled with pearly cumuli, the sky
overhead was pure azure, and the
wind,swept lake was all aroll and
aroar with white caps. sauntered
along the shore until ! came TO a
sequestered cove, where buttoreups
and wild peas were blooming close
down TO the limit reached by the
waves. Here, | thought, is just
the place for a bath; but the break
ers seemed terribly boisterous and
forbidding as they came rolling up
the beach, or dashed white against
the black rocks that bounded the
cove on the east. The outer ranks,
ever hroktn, ever builded, formed
a magnificent rampart, sculptured
and cOrniced like the hanging wall
of q bergschrund, appearing hope.
lessly ilsprmountable, however
easily one might ride the swelling
waves beyond. I feasted awhile on
theiF. surprising beauty, watching
their coming in from aiar like faith.
full messengers, to tell their stories
one by one; then / TUNED reluc.
family away, to botanic and wait 8
calm. But the calm did not come
that day, nor did l wait long. Ii
an hour or two ! was back again t
| the same little coyo. The waves
still sang the old storm song, an(
rose in high crystal walls, seeming
ly hard enough to be cut iii angn
lar sections, like ice.
A GLORIOUS SWIM.
Without any definite determine
tion ! found myself undressed, a
if some one else had taken me il
hand; and while one Of the larges
waves was ringing out its messag
and spending itself on the beach