The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-25


Lake" And whilst it justly claims to be
the peer of any city of it's size in the
United States in all that pertains to social
lie, IN the attractions of beauty of location
and surroundings it stands without peer.
what the residents of other cities see but
as works of art or must travel half the
world over to see in the original the resi-
dent OF Salt Lake has at his very door.
The grand snow-capped mountains which
surround the city on the east and the
north for hundreds of miles are filed with
mineral treasures of which as yet we have
had only foretaste, and the broad agricul-
tural valleys stretching away as far as the
eye can reach on the south and west give
ample testimony of the richness of the so H.
The cause of Salt Lakes prosperity is
the great wealth of natural resources of
the whole surrounding territory, and which
have attracted not the boomer and specu-
lator, who find their profits in the wild ex-
cltement OF the boom, but the merchant.
manufacturer and investor, who seek sure
channels of legitimate business and invest
ment.
Here are as fine buildings, as comp lete a
school system, as fine residences, as great
or even greater, love for music and art as
can be found in any city of the east.
AS health resort and rich field for
the pleasure seeker, Salt Lake and it's sur
rounding country have no equal. The
tourist, the invalid, the professor, the ge-
ologist and the botanist each finds grea
deal to admire and profit BY The prime at
IC no
Beach, situated eighteen miles west of the
city on the shore of that inland sea, the
Great Salt Lake.
Garfield Beach is becoming one of the
most noted bathing resorts of the world.
Inc lake Is not sluggish, listless sheet
OF water; on the contrary it is as beautiful
a sea as can be found anywhere. The
waves are bright blue or green and are
constantly rolling and sparkling like the
waves OF the ocean. In the long, SUNNY
summer days the water becomes comfort
ably warm and bath in the lake is one of
those extremely lnvigorating and delight
1ul sensations which must be experienced
10 be thoroughly appreciated Owing to
the stimulating effect of the brine upon the
skin, or the saline air upon the lungs, or
both together, the appetite is stimulated
ana after bath the bathers are ready for
a hearty meal, and after rinsing off in the
fresh water provided in every bath room
there is produced a sense of cleanliness
more perfect than any other bath can pro
duce.
The waters of the lake contain 90 per
n mo
while the ocean averages only per cent.
The water is so dense that a person is sus-
tanned on its surface with the least DOS
sible effort and sinking is altogether out of
the gu estion.
Men lie on their BAG KS in the water.
quietly smoking as they are gently rocked
by the swell of the waves Men and
women lying upon their backs form long
professions, the leader putting his feet
under the armpits of the next person. and
he or she in turn doing the same to the
third, and SO on down the line. In this
way eight or ten linked together NAV be
seen floating on the water, slowly proceed
ing IN procession as the leader uses his
arms to prcpel the human raft. 1t is com
mon for bathers to remain in the water for
hours without experiencing the i'll effects
which would follow such long exposure
in fresh or ordinary sea water.
A fine bath house accom- modating 400
people has been erected at the beach, in
connection with which there are first
class restaurant and a large pier and dane
ing pavilion, built 400 feet out into the lake,
all OF which are run by the Union Pacific
Hotel company, under the supervision of
the Union Pacific railroad The dancing
and concert pavilion is 65xl65 feet. An
elegant promenade encircles the entire
building, where one can sit and watch the
bathers, and most charming sight it is to
see the hundreds of people of both sexes
IN their gay and attractive bathing
suits, disporting themselves in the
clear blue water, the whole presenting a
scene of animation and beauty rarely wit
messed anywhere else. There is grand
every afternoon, sacred concert
on Sunday evening and ball every Tues
day, Thursday and Saturday evenings dur
ing the summer season. Boats of every
description are provided for those who
wish to enjoy row or sail on the lake.
The charm of this delightful resort has
been experienced by thousands About
one hundred thousand people visited the
beach last season, of whom $4,000 were
bathers. 1t must be felt and experienced
by actual visitation, for no description can
convey any idea of the splendid luxury of
bath in Salt Lake at Garfield beach, The
view from the pavilion is one of surprising
oveliness. The mountains on the shore |
form fine background to the ripping
waters of the lake which stretch out on
either hand, dancing in the sunlight, some
times beautiful blue and at others green. |
with three or four of the largest islands in |
'ull view, which in the distance have re-
,uliar purplish hue.
Besides the singular pleasure and health
,ulness of floating on the buoyant wat
srs of the lake, the visitor has the
opportunity of passing a delightful