The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-05-22
BLACK Rock.
How the Old Pleasure Resort
Appears in its New Dress.

On Friday, HERALD commits
aioner" passed over the Utoh West
ern road, which, by the way, has set
tIed down. and the cars slide over ii
smoothly and comfortably, to Black
Rock. This property has come into
ans possession OF couple Of enter
prising young men, named, respec-
.iyely, AionzO e. HYDE and David
John Taylor, but running under the
frm caption of Hyde & Taylor, which
is somewhat shorter. 1t embraces
about 600 acres OF land, and takes IN
''alI that certain piece or parcel Of
gfesHd mUie particularly described
as follower" From line midEay be-
TWEEN Black Rock House and Kim
balls on the gest, TO about a mile
east of what has heretofore been
known as ''Sneep Rock, and takes
in a number OF good springs and a
large area OF palture laEd.
Those who spent any time at this re-
sort last summer will hardly know the
place this year, the present proprietors
having made such renoVations, addi-
tions aud alterations that the change
is very marked. The present aspect,
as it strikes the visitor, is that some.
body lives there now. and that it is in
the hands Of industrious, go-ahead
owners, who have made determined
start to make oat of it what ? its
natural advantages admit of-of
the best foundations for a veritable
Utah Saratoga. As summer water
ing place; a bathing resort; depot for
pleasure picnic parties, CT as a rem
devious Tor heslth-seekers, it will
prove, under the present manage
meUt, fixed fact.
On arriving at Black Rock, per
car, little jonathan to the fore, the
premises do not present that dilapi-
dated appearance it did. There are no
tum ble.down fences, stables, corral
and stack yard, as of yore. No; the
hand of improvement has
RACED al that rubbish and ruins, |
which Rss an eye sore, and in place
thereof, has erected commodious
bOwery, which will be rooted in a |
few days, and in which viii be ample |
room for picnic parties, while q
stand at its western edge
will be "kept supplied with the best
the market Affords" Close by, q
couple of 21feet high swings have
been erected, on which Rosa Nell and /
ner young fellow can indulge in their
iavOrile Dsstime to their hesrts' con-
.ent. Below these accessories TO q
Tell-regulated pleasure resort, on the
leabest shore, are eeventy-:TO we'll
Dmh, 5x5 bath houses, firmly pinned
% a framework in the ground, which
viii resist considerable wind-it no.
more. West of the house are twenty
sight others, large. roomy and sup.
piled with spring water for rinsing
purposes; making in all full
1undre, The fresh water arrange
nent no.l IS very good, but it is
thought will be improved upon by
next season, by pipes being laid from
me OF the large springs to the east
Eard. and the insertion OF spTinklers
n every dressing room. Coed lumber
2la.forms and walks have been laid
I'll around the shore, over the small
-ocks and into the water, 60 that
FATHERS will experience no difficulty
Tor discomfort IN moving about.
The residence has been touched up,
inside and cut, and made to look
irst-rste Paint, plaster, whitewash
md elbow grease are wonderful auxili-
.ries in this respect. Accommods.
.ous Will be afforded for q limited
lumher of persons, who might desire
o remain, tor sanitary considerations,
or q number OF days. 4 new kitchen
las b2en added to the southwest cor
ler of the baiiGing the spring has
leen covered AID q pump inserted f; !
2ewe cu. houses erected, and lime has
been iudiciously used as q disinfec. !
ant about the rear portion Of the
place.
In few dsys the stars and stripes
Riil float over Black Rock, Sheep
Rock and the Hill behind the house, |
ahich viii size TO the place an sp-l
Jearance OF cheeffulness as we'll as
Black Rock ID d delightful resort |
and will afford pleasure to numbers OF
,ity people this GUNNER. Already |
are making 10 give en-
to pleasure.seeke and |
Decoration day, next Saturday, will
open ths season.