Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-04-07
MEDICAL LAk 4,

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waters. Some have deep sea waters
adapted TO the accommodation OF
n merchant marine; some have
navagab bic rivers for the transpor-
,ation OF the products Of valleys OF
unsurpassed fertility; some have
waters which will in the near fu-
ture furnish the power for propeil>
ing the machinery Of great manu-
featuring centres; some have waters
whose picturesqueness commend
them to the lovers Of the beautiful
in nature and render their locations
adaptable to the establishment OF
summer resorts; but Eastern Wash
ington has body of water that
has other points than those mems
toned to bring it into public notice.
We refer to Medical Lake, whose
curative properties are gradually
becoming known to the people.
Upon the banks Of this lake is stu
ated thriving village, which,
among other fourishing business
enterprises, has live newspaper,
the Medical Lake Press, from which
we CLEAN the following facts cons
corning this wonderful lake: "The
lake is a body Of water about one
and one-fourth miles in length and
from one>fourth to one-third of a
mile in width. Its banks are rather
abrupt and 1t is like gem set in
the forest. 1t varies in depth
from forty to one hundred feet.
The lake has no visible inlet nor
outlet. In the spring the water is
about two feet higher than at any
other time of the year. TLe'e Is
no living thing in the water but
small turtles. The watol 10 Do""'sh
~.A si;shtly acrid to the taste. Each
wear the water is little higher
than the previous one. Whenever
there is strong wind blowing there
is foam like soap suds that Is
blown upon the shores, which from
distance look as if they were
covered with snow. The water has
soapy or slippery feel. No soap
is needed in bathing in it. Grease,
pitch or any kind Of oil is removed
from the hands or clothes very cas-
ily by washing in the water. 1t will
cleanse the head better than any
preparation on the market" Re-
garding the early history of this
wonderful lake the Press says:
"This region, until recent period,
was a terra incognita. All the
information that could be
obtained from it was from
some hardy Indian trader or daring
trapper. The savage indians roamed
at will over the broad prairics of
this far western land and few white
men had ever set foot north OF
Snake River. For many years
vague, uncertain reports were heard
of the healing properties of a lake
somewhere i'm this unknown coun-
try. Surrounded by heavy pines,
and in the midst of fine grazing
and fair agricultural country, Medi-
cal lake escaped the eye of the ex>
plorer for many years, because
around it the Indians perpetually
clustered. A few years ago. how
ever, the redskins temporarily res
tired from the lake on the approach
of detachment of troops, and Mr..
Andrew Lefevre happened to pass
from Montana with flock of sheep
badly afflicted with the scab, and
camped on it's banks. The sheep
took kindly to the water, which was
found to be of sour taste and
slightly purgative nature. Imagine
his establishment to find IN few
days that the sheep were quite
cured of their disease, and it then
dawned upon the new settler that
the water contained medical proper
ties. Mr.. Lefever's right arm was
then 80 badly paralyzed as to ren>
der it incapable of voluntary mo>
ton, and he had carried it in a
sling for many years. And it oc'
Cured to him that bathing in these
waters might arrest the progress OF
the disease. Not only did it DO SO
but the afflicted limb was in few
weeks completely restored to health.
In this way the curative properties
Of this wonderful lake became
known.
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