The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-29
ON THE LAKE SHORE
Prospects for the Establishment
of a Big Health Resort. C
AN EASTERN DOCTORS VERSION
A Combination not to be Found Elsewhere on
the American Continent-Unappre-
coated Advantages.

A HERALD reporter called on Dr.. Van
! Note, of Hamilton, Mo-, who has been in
Salt Lake valley since August l making
Investigations pertaining to its resources,
especially its climatic conditions. He gave
some of his impressions in the following
interview.
"What is the result of your investigation
relative to the climatic advantages of Salt
Lake valley" asked the reporter.
''To speak my strongest impressions I
must confine my remarks to the islands in
the lake, or the shores at or near the lake.
Excluding mineral springs, all, or nearly
all, the health resorts are located on the
seashore or at an altitude exceeding $500
feet above the sea level. The sea level is
sought for the breezes, which are known as
SALT BREEzEs
and the additional quality of purity derived
from the fact they have passed over a
great expanse, such as the ocean affords,
unimpregnated with dileterious products,
such as land provides, and L hardly need
add for the bathing. which salt water
affords. The higher attitudes are valuable
to speak in general way-because they
are in a measure above the influences of
above, or out of reach of such influences,
the winds are purified in crossing the arid
wastes which skirt most mountain ranges,
by agitation, loss of moisture, and the al
most continuous influences of solar rays,
owing to the absence of cloudy weather.
Further altitude is sought for the light
ness and raraty of the air which is tonic
and stimulant and compel greater ex-
pansion of the thoracic cavity. | will not
speak of ozones and other qualities which
high attitudes are supposed to possess. /
might add that an additional factor in the
maintenance of pure air in
HIGH ATTITUDES
arises from the fact that the major portion
of the soil of such regions remains in its
undisturbed primeval state. This seems
reasonable in view of the fact that under
the influence of agriculture, diseases
have invaded the eastern plains of
the Rockies just in proportion to the
advance of the plow. Pardon me if
drift from your question, but l wish to
speak thoroughly or not at all. Now, on
the islands or shore of Salt Lake you have
d combination of those conditions desirable
for health resorts-the altitude, salt air and
salt bathing, combination
NOT FOUND ELSEWHERE
on the American continent, and if re-
member my geography correctly, nowhere
else on the globe, unless it be in the heart
of Asia This advantage does not seem to
be properly appreciated by many, and more
have not realized it at ALL"
"What Importance do you attach to the
salt air!''
''If you mean as to remedial value, that
would require too much of your space, and
belongs to medical literature, bit if you in
quire as to the degree improvisation"
That is what L desired to know"
''Well, spent an entire day on the pa
vilion at Lake Park and placed objects
brought from a distance in the strong breeze
that came from the lake during the day, and
could detect
DISTINCT SALINE TASTE
by touching my tongue to their surfaces.
Then, further, | have spent as many as ten
successive days and nights on the lake,
having sailed from Garfield to the north
md of the lake and back and made num-
,rous trips to the islands, and in conse-
luence have noted the visible deposits of
alt on objects exposed to the wind. Why
mould this not be2 The wind does not
| iravel over so great an expanse as sea
| l"eeze, but it travels over a limited area
Wv 81 nore favorable for the imparta-
ton of saline properties"
49,. >,.-.. :, Ou say OF the altitude which
jne lake occupieST'
''That is another valuable feature, which
should not neglect to mention. In select
ng an altitude for invalids, especially those
suffering from disease of the lungs-or
diseases complicated with heart troubles
IN altitude of from 1000 to 5000 feet is
| desirable, while 5000 is often to high. In
ne altitude of Salt Lake Won have the safe
limit q, 2CO, while a sufficiently higher alti-
lde Is easily obtainable near at hand even
N the islands in the lake,
What do you think Of this valley in
comparison with other mountain-resorts!r