The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-21

with a basement of the same size, with a
7-foot ceiling
'sThe Guard House, one-story build
ing 22X60 feet, with ceiling l2sf feet high.
t'fhe Suffers Store" with ceiling IL
feet high. an L-shaped, e-story building,
one wing of which measures 20x45 feet the
other 20x35 feet. There is a basement
under this building 20x45 feet.
Company quarters-There are four of
these buildings, one story high, 12-foot
ceilings. These are L-shaped, one wing
measuring 100x30 and the other 30x4O feet
Officers Quarters''-There are five of
these buildings; each one is double build
ing story and-a. half high, ,thelower cell
lngs being IL feet; in each of these five
buildings there are four rooms 1Sx15 feet,
four rooms 16x15 feet, two rooms 10xl5
feet, two rooms 15x15 feet, and two hall
ways g feet wide, in each of which is a
stair case leading to the upper story of its
respective half of the building.
Commanding Officers Quarters"-A
story -and-ahalf building; lower ceilings
II feet high. In this building there are
eight rooms 15X17 feet, two rooms 13x14
feet, two hall ways seven feet wide, with
stair cases in each.
1.-THE Bakery''-1Sx30 feet, exclusive of
the oven proper.
Laundry Buildings''-Therea are four of
these, each measuring % so feet; ceilings
IL feet high.
In addition to the foregoing buildings
there is frame stable % 100 feet, stalled
for GA head of animals, and to which is at
tached a shed the entire length of the
stable, Is feet wide. There are six frame
buildings, which were used as workshops.
each rs X 20 feet and other outbuildings.
The company and officers quarters, hos
pital, commissary and guard house are 10,
Gated in the form of a hollow square,
facing inwardS. The interior of this square
is forty rods on each side, containing ten
acres sown with tame grasses, forming a
beautiful lawn, surrounded with fence
and two lines of trees.
Immediately in the rear of the officers
quarters is a park of about ten acres, in
which there are two miniature lakes OF
water, which can be utilized as ice ponds
In the winter time. In the vicinity of the
park there are sixty acres of first class
| land, which has been under cultivation
and yielding heavy crops of vegetables and
grains. In addition to the foregoing there
are twenty acres of first-class land yet I'M
broken, making in all tract of 100 acres.
To this land there is full and complete
water right, and the supply is ample for
all purposes. The fort being located on
the Beaver riverE above all other claimants
! or users of water, from the stream, it has
the advantage of always having good
| supply of pure mountain water. For Gull
nary, sanitary, power and fire purposes
any pressure desired can be obtained, by
carrying the water in pipes distance not
to exceed four thousand feet.
Fort Cameron is distant from Milford
about thirty three miles, and from Beaver
city about one and a half miles. Milford is
the nearest railroad point, but SURVEYS are
made and a railway route is located within
half mile of the fort. Stages make
regular daily connections between Milford
and Beaver.
The temperature at Beaver seldom
registers as low as 10 degrees below and as
high as 95 degrees above zero, and the
climate is such that all classes of grains
vegetables and the harder varieties OF
fruit can be grown.
| Fort Cameron, its buildings, improve
ments, and 160 acres of ground can be Dur
chased for the sum of S25, 900, as per offer
OF the owner of the same, hereto attached,
and in which is shown the presen,
condition of the title, marked exhibit "a y
| The purposes of an insane asylum, an
estimate is made that with an economical
and judicious expenditure of the sum OF
$4,000 in addition to S25, 900 for the pur
chase of the buildings and grounds, accom-
modations for 200 patients and attendants
can readily be obtained.
From the foregoing data the committee
respectfully recommend that the sum OF
S25, 900 be appropriated to purchase Fort
Cameron and grounds, as per tender made
that $4,000 be appropriated to put the
buildings in condition to receive patients
and to furnish waterworks, electric light
plant, sewerage and similar improvements
that the law be amended so as to make
Fort Cameron branch of the territorial
insane asylum, at which place shall be kept
all cases deemed incurable, and that prope,
no a
The expense incurredsby the committe,
amounts to S3440. This does not include
transportation, for which there is NJ
charge. Respectfully, ~
A L. WILLIAMS,
j. L. Robson,
J. T. HAMMOND,
Il. G. LUND,
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