The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-17
GREAT PROBLEM OF
MODERN SOCIETY
What Shall We DO With Delinquent
and Dependent Boys7

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That every one must work out their
own salvation" is a literal truth. and
the sooner old and young set about II
in earnest the sooner the redemption.
The object OF the Canyon Crest
| Ranch for Boys is TO give this very
chance OF working out ones own sal
walton. not TO Reform what has never
! been Formed. but by industry. sun
| light, cleanliness. amusement, respon-
| sibility, help the normal boy 10 build
up habits of thrift and self-respect
which by and by, God giving the IN
crease. will develop into sterling char
acter principles which will withstand
temptation and the storms OF life.
Canyon Crest Ranch seeks to be a
| home, not an institution Each boy is
made TO feel ownership and owner
ships consequent responsibility. When
the cottages are built, each boy will
| have his own particular bedroom where
| he may be alone at times, where he
may keep his treasure under lock and
| key, II he wishes. II Is ruinous at this
age to break down ownership and in
dividuality. A normal boy seeks ex-
preston, seeks satisfaction in achieve
ment and applause-when the right
track is open TO him right results en-
sue. When the boy is unduly repressed
through extreme poverty OF abuse,
then wrong living ensues. In very truth
| the boy is father to the man.
The First Camp.
The first camp OF seven boys went
wild with delight at the wood things
| that crossed their path, the gophers
were chased into their holes. the sQuir-
rels up the trees, and the water snakes
| had their necks broken, the big Jersey
| bull was dared: the chicken-hawk was
| fired at, and at the very moment when
they were grouped to have their pic
ture took" upon the knoll picked out
for their first cottage-they spied a
coyote Sinking up the ravine and they
were of like a pack Of bloodhounds
before the photographer could say
| Jack Robinson"
Multiply this gang OF seven boys by
ten and before the year is out only do
nestle animals will be upon the place.
The grown-ups who Installed this first
colony OF boys happened to have
small bag of cookies along. and
thoughtlessly threw it into their midst,
|
CRY as the lean coyote which they had
warily pursued; they fell all over each
other, kicked and thrust TO get share.
Two good-sized lads contended fiercely
| for one small cookie. One muttered
low. but not low enough, Kid, give mo
| half. | aIn't had a damned thing to
today"
Shut up; don't you see the Teddy
| there-behaye."
The struggle for the cookie went on
| in silence. "The Teddy" was consumed
with curiosity to know which won, but
dared not turn her head, or let on she
| heard Only visions OF quantities of
bread and butter, milk and eggs, pork
and beans. stewed apricots, etc, floated
before her eyes as disappearing they
disappeared down hungry-desperately
| hungry-boys' throats later.
Clearing UP.
May 10. 1906, the first tent was
pitched for boys to sleep in on Canyon
Crest Ranch. A dozen husky boys.
ranging in age from IL to 10 years, un-
der an able superintendent and two
foremen, undertook TO get the farm
ready for It's years work. The sea-
son was backward, an unusual spell OF
cold and rain had piled up the work
until veteran farmers were dismayed.
Not so this squad OF boys, They first
widened and repaired all the trriga-
ton ditches they ploughed, harvested,
planted the farm garden; they milked
and tended the herd of cattle upon the
place; they fed the chickens and pigs
and pigeons; they said, our farm"
our stock" our alfalfa field" Their
zeal was only exceeded by their appe-
tItes. The regular exercise and keen
mountain air were telling upon them.
Self-preservation was indeed fast be-
coming their first law OF life. They
looked upon every living thing as pos
sIble fodder" mighty hunters sailed
forth with guns and traps TO provide
for the family.
The Teddy" who offered a bounty
for gopher tails and snakeskins, has
had TO take advantage of the bank
ruptcy act.
They found bees and honey In the
strangest way; It was the night their
tent burned down, and nearly all their
bedding with It, 1t happened in this
wise;
The first night OF their camp the tent
was pitched Oh the site OF the old straw
stack. green shoots had pushed
through and the dry underhlling was
not noticed. Mosquitoes were pleuti-
full, the boys rose In their wrath and
built n smudge in their tent upon the
ground; the dry straw Immediately
blazed up. and in the mad rush for
safety. clothes were forgotten and, with
the exception of three mattresses. the
outfit was entirely destroyed. No one
was injured in the least, and they be-
took themselves TO a nearby farm
house where they were kindly taken
In for the remainder OF the night.
The Find
While sleeping upon the floor In an
upper room of the farm house, they
heard a subdued buzzlng. as OF bees
At daylight they ripped up the floor
ing. and there. packed solid. was