Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-24

1874, go, 900 tons Of it would be
worth, in the markets of the world,
SIS, 6St, 600, 900. Common salt at
a low estimate, is worth halt cent
a pound, or $40 a ton; our $3.50
100, 900 tons Oft would consequently
have money value of SS7, SOL
100000. That is a gigantic almost
inconceivablc total for salt and soda,
Of Sro5, 4S3, 200 900; or enough, in
two ingredients OF this watcry
wonder OF the new world to pay all
the national debts in Christendom,
and leave pretty iair fortune for
every man, woman, child and other
person in the hemisphere republic of
Yankcedoodledoo.
"The entire assessed valuation of
the United States, including real
estate and personal property, under
the census Of 1880, was $40, Oo2,-
9o3, 545; so the salt and soda OF this
one mountain-girt lake are worth
more than six times as much as the
whole iorty.nine states and territories
OF the Union, as shown by the
national assessment books ten years
ago. Do these figures seem astound-
ing? The facts are astounding and
the figures but do them justice. The
conclusions are memorable, and the
figures, though overwhelming, are
absolutely accurate and trustworthy.
But cut all the figures in two, halve
all the estimates, and we would still
have sum so prodigious, that all
the arithmetic classes OF creation
would staggcr before it. "
But it is as a bathing resort that the
lake is most famous. All its
other features are insignificant in the
popular mind in comparison with
this. The statement that bathing in
c. =, Salt lake is the finest in the
woriu, is not likely to be successfully
challenged. Not only is it delight
full in every respect that ocean bath
ing is, but there are unique and
novel, as well as health giving
features connected with it, that no
ocean bathing can boast.
The bather, on slowly wading
into the water, does not at first not
ice anything different from what he
usually witnesses on an ocean beach ;
but as he reaches a depth about the
waist he begins to experience a sem
sation of buoyancy, which rapidly
becomes more marked as the depth
increases. When the water is breast
deep, the bather rests very lightly
on his feet, and when it reaches his
arm pits the tips Of his toes barely
touch the bottom. Another inch or
two of depth takes him off the bot
tom entirely, and he stands suspend
ed in water, his head, neck and Shout
der tips showing above it,
He is surprised by the desire
which seems to impel his feet his feet
to rise higher than his head, and
there is some liability that this may
occur unless he is careful to maintain
his equipoise. This, however, is
easily done by slight motions of the
hand in the water. Ii he chooses,
the bather may lie upon the water
as he would upon bed, unconscious
of any effort to float, and without
danger of submerging the head if the
requisite position of the body be
maintained.
Should the water be drawn into
the mouth, throat, nose or lungs,
the effect is quite disagreeable, and
may prove dangerous, on account Of
its intense sadness. But such an ac-
cident may easily be prevented with
little care, On removing the bath
ing suit and exposing the bare skin
to the air for a few moments, it is
found that sand-like powder covers
the body from head to foot. This i:
the salt that has crystalized on the
skin. 1t may be readily brushed off
if dry, or washed off with iresl
water; but many bathers prefer tc
dress without removing the powdered
salt from the skin, because of it.
tonic effect. 1t produces no dlScom
fort ii allowed to remain, and soor
disappears.
The tonic effect produced in the
+ human system by bathing in thi!
! water is very marked and a peculiar
exhileration is experienced by
bathers, which is never followed by
any uniavorable reaction, and is very
delightful. The bathing season
, usually begins about the last of May
and continues until October.
MINERAL AND THERMAL STRINGS.
In many parts OF the State mineral
and thermal springs are found some
, of them possessing valuable medici
nal qualities, Among the bes
known OF these are the white sulphur
springs in the northern part OF thi!
city, situated on Second Yves
, street near Seventh North, Within
two or three days after the Pioneer!
. had camped here, some Of them hac
noted these springs; and as early a
+ the following year their remarkable
DrODprtins had made them unit,