Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-24


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demonstration 20 there Dr. no lack of
expert evidence available Baron
-hUr. the chief drlughtamau Cor the
board Ut harbor commIrsionars. has
made "a special study OF the question
during hia twcnty-thrcp Year, service
with the department "Thore o. mo-
doubt about the suhsldohcc" be- said.
"it has been going ON Tor % i1uu time.
although ] think the rate ut which the
city De- sinking d. somewhat lees than
lu former years Market street is now
3 feet below the clty base. The city
base Be only 4 foot above extreme high
water. Therefore the foot of Market
street De- oniy foet above the tidal
level"
Here Or 20 startling fact N the sub.
EIdcnco continues at the present ute
only require IAN extra high tiia 90 flood
The lower portion OF thn main thor
ourhfnro of the city, and tu swamp
numbers Of whartos on the water
front The damage 10 property would
be lncnlculnbin
ono has To- un back 20 tho nnriv DAYS
OF tho city tn truce the causes of this
remarkable aubsldcuce. IN 1888. when
tho pioneer urgonluta mrongad from
MNN NNNN' NNN INC MNNIN 100 y NNNN NNNNNNN
tho waters 0f the bay covered what is
now the principal shipping and busi-
ness quarter of the city Tho water.
luwnri from whore POISON. atroat NOW
meets spear street. Thsnt> Il cuntIn.
ned MO Folsom TO UeaIr street and
westward 200 r. diagonal lime through
Howard md Mission streets to tho core
nrr OF Market and First Curylur
slightly Inward tho rhure line crossed
the Intersection on Pine aud slna1mr
streets and followed worry nearly the
line of Montgomery Httelt Co the corner
M Jackson. Here there was "a small
lagoon, which carried tho water stil
farther inward. occupying the space ON
which tho Old opera house was later
on 90 he erected Tho beach. turning
almost ut n right angle. now ran sea.
ward again 90 the intersection Of
broadway and Front.
Let anyone take pencil and trace
out this route ou map of tho city
and Do VIII roailgc the large area "
san Francisco which stands ON made
ground The little iulrututi1u of the
bay now vanished from sight was
about 800 foot Wide ana extended ln.
ward 1900 foot. having an area vi SOW.
Dntcpn acres. Every Inch of this space
had 60 Doe nIihd up IA order 10 make
wator front. possible. This would not
have m1ttprcd Ho much had the Milling
up boon done in n rystrmatic manner.
with suitable and properly placed ma.
torlal
IN those good Ola days. however. cy-
crybody was too busy and excited rush.
INK after gold 90 thing about tho future
Of the city. san Fnuclsc1 was ioft 10
grow out " the waters or tho bay hap.
hazard fashion. iuat na she chose. Any
thing and everything was DUMPED into
the hnfbur 10 uii 10 up. and % D. even
on record that In those cxtrnvarunt
times when the market was oycrstotkod.
bales and cases uf valuable goods
were used 10 form sidewalks. The
contents speedily ruttad. and the pnolg-
ages sank out of sight ia the mud 10
take their place Ca forming the fouuda-
lions " m great city.
Many large ships being unable to
nud crews. were moorcd 10 tho shore
and turned into hotcla or business rs-
tnhllHhmonta. They. too. whom their
timo came. r0ttod and sank into tho
mud Even today. when driving piles
Tor q foundation. 10 ~ no uncommon
thing for tho contractors to find their
progress stopped by tho tlmbcra OF
some ola ship. buried many feet below
the surface. n a. not merely the loose
ly made ground on top which o. ut
fault. The trouble ls that this nliinr.