Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-08-18
OGDEN'S SANITARIUM.
A "DemOcrat' Reporter Taking in the
Junction City.
The knights of Labor Preparing to
"Fire" the Heather Chinee.
A Bath in the Hot Springs Which Sug-
gested Bath Elsewhere.

Correspondence DEMOCRAT
, On arriving in Ogden business is found
to be quiet and in keeping with the gen
eral depression. The closing of the
Broom Hotel-than which, as building
and place of entertainment, there was no
better in Utah = has without doubt
deepened the gloom among business
people here.
But the question that, at present is
mostly agitating the Ogdenites is
WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH THE CELEsTIALs?
The K. of L. order has all but ordered
them to "git up and GIT" and just how
the matter is to be settled no one pre-
tends to be wise enough to say. Lawyer
Heed, recently from Idaho, where they
have lately been making it interesting
for the heather, tonight is to give express
sion to his ideas on the subject in pub
to do by several Of the leading citizens.
Should Mr.. Heed be successful in dis
polling the various ideas now current
about the advisability of taking decided
action against the Chinese, and the result
be unanimously unfavorable to them,
they will probably take the lawyers name
spelled without capital, and move on to
SUMMER and more congenial surroundings,
and shortly thereafter "to rent" will be
seen on the several Chinese wash houses.
Should anything startling develop regard
ing this affair, your correspondent while
here will keep the DEMOCRAT posted on
the matter.
Believing the Sabbath not to be an I'M
fit day to cleanse ones body of the waste
particles that naturally gather after
weeks travelling and rustling about in
this hot and dusty weather, the DEMOCRAT
reporter boarded the Sunday
EXCURSION TRAIN FOR THE HOT SPRINGS.
On arriving at the springs and feeling the
temperature of the water, the degree of
holiness was such forcible reminder of
a certain lake mentioned i'll Biblical lore,
that a postponement of the cooking pro-
cess was seriously contemplated until
such time as the matter should become
inevitable. On second thought, however,
it occurred to his mind that usage would
make it easier to endure the bath in
sheol-the ultimate reception-place for
many SHINING newspaper man
the reporter ordered bathing
suit and, after an hours plung-
ing and splashing about, all thought
of the lake thereafter was forgotten.
After the bath the DEMOCRAT reporter in
troduced himself TO the proprietor, Mr..
R. H. Slater, and from him learned that
six years ago he took up the springs and
got government patent for the land,
which at that time was covered by sage
brush and inhabited by jack-rabbits and
coyotes. Mr.. Slater believed that if the
springs were advertised and properly
managed that they would become
health resort for thousands, and also pay
him handsomely for all the money he
could raise to fit up bathing places and
hotel. Time has already proved this to
be true. The small place Mr. 5. was
able to build six years ago, long since be-
came inadequate to accommodate the
public who flocked to the place, and
A LARGE, coNlIoDIoUs HOTEL WAS ERECTED,
And the building that had before been
used for hotel purposes converted into
dressing rooms, plunge and vapor baths,
and to-day there is to be found on the
premises every comfort and pleasure that
can be xpected-several kinds OF baths, |
excellent hotel and bar accommodations
and a large pavilion for dances and
amusements. Until this season there
has been no fresh water on the place
now, however, there is plenty, Mr.. s., at
great cost, having made canal from
Ogden river, sixteen miles away Oppo-
site the buildings
A PARK, CONTAINING 1900 TREES,
Has been fenced and laid out, so that ere
long there will be cool and shady places
for customers and patients to retreat to
on hot and sultry days.
Mr.. Slater bv his foresight and enter
prise is fast building up one of the most
popular health resorts in the West, which
will yearly attract more people as the
knowledge OF its healthful properties
spreads and the energetic proprietor can
increase the facilities and pleasure about
he place. Mno-ZP.
August 18th, 1885.