The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-12
SAILING OVER THE
GREAT SALT SEA
Beautiful View of Mountain,
Valley and Lake Four
Miles From Saltair.
LAKE POINT AND THE
OLD BATHING RESORT
Something About the Lady of
the Lake" AfterWard Re-
Christened Garfield.

It was on the steamer. Vista, the little
pleasure boat that carries people on
short voyage on Great salt Lake. The
time was Sunday evening and those on
board the httle vessel were looking at
the gorgeous sunset. such sunsets as can
be seen nowhere else on earth unless IT
be In Italy. and as the little vessel was
propelled over the waters OF the Great
Salt Sea q friend OF The Stroller said
Beautiful, isn't 1t? Magnificent view.
Nothing like 1t anywhere. tell you.
this Is the only country 10 live in. Cn-
mate that cannot be eNceiled anywhere.
Scenery that cannot be eoualed any
where. Canyons, great clefts in the range.
wild. rugged and gorgeous beyond de
spow-capped peaks tower away up into
the clouds and this great salt sea over
which we are sailing. oh, my boy arc
you not glad that YOU are living, that
you live in a country where you virtually
have all have described within a stones
throw of your door
over there is Lake Point. From there
you can see the beautiful Tooele valley.
We Will soon he OFF the point and from
view OF valley, mountain and lake. Yes,
We are nearing the point now, There
YOU are, Nothing on the American con-
tinent can equal this View. Nothing in
The Eastern Hemisphere that can excel
It You cant describe it There are not
enough adjectlves.
"Pshaw, People so TO Europe visit
the Alps tour the Rhine, see Paris. make
jaunt 10 Naples, climb TO the crater Of
Vesuvius and Yet nowhere on earth can
you obtain moro magnificent view than
the one We see now. Utah, my boy,
sometime VIII be the mecca for all You
and | win not be here, perhaps, but the
world Will turn It's eyes toward Zion and
pilgrimages will be made 10 this wonder
tul region.
About Lake Point
Speaking Of Lake Point, that cape, as
It were. that juts out into the lake was
the original bathing point for Salt LAX
haon
equaled at any other place on The lake,
Beach was beautiful one. Sand was
as floor. Used TO be hotel there; II
was built by Peter Clinton, father OF
the present County Commissioner Clin-
ton. lt was afterwards, i remember.
Lake Point was at one time a great
shipping point. Corinne. at the north
Central Pacific from which all freight
for Idaho and mountain points was
shipped, as there was no railroad 10 those
States al that time. To ship from Salt
Lake to Idaho and mountain points by
rail necesststed a double charge. one by
the Union Pacific to Ogden, one by the
Central Pacific TO Corinne.
80 GDv'ate this. steamboat was built.
You remember the vessel. for it was af
terward taken to Garheld Beach, and
used for a dance hall and for bathrooms
before the old pavilion and bath houses
were built at Garfield. This boat was used
to carry freight from Lake Point up the
L
b. teams from Salt Lake 70 Lake Point
thence by the vessel. Later narrow
gauge railway was built TO the Point
The venture. however. was not a success
financially, and II was finally abandoned.
Later on, James A. Garfield. after
ward President Of the United States.
son. the preseH, Secretary OF the Interior,
who recently paid visit 20 Salt Lake,
was taken in charge by the representa-
tives OF the church. and the Gentle ele-
ms
lime was d member OF Congress, as you
VIII remember, lie was shown about and
around the city and taken out TO the
Jake. lie visited Lake Point and Black
Rock, also a bathing resort.
Rechristered the Garfield.
80 elated were the saints at having
captured Congressman Garfield that they
decided TO rechristen the big vessel at
Lady Of the Lake. and make 1t the
James 4. Garfield This was done. and
the vessel was afterward taken TO The
beach. which had also been named Car
field and where II WAS dlsmantled, NJ
terward, as / have said. ~ was used as
dance hall and for bathrooms. Several
years ago the boat was destroyed by the
railroad company by dynamite.
That's Stansbury Island there 1t is
about fifteen miles from where we are
now. Sometime we must take a sail over
there. We are sailing north now. Yes.
that's Antelope Island there. Before
get back TO the dock at Saltair we will
was at one time the stock range for cat
tie that belonged TO the church. Fine
beach on the island, too but inaccessible
from Salt Lake. Sometime there will be
an electric railway cross the lake on the
east side OF Antelope Island and then
wind around 10 the beach on the side We
now looking at.
Yes. the water IL deep here. It wac
in this part OF the lake where Ross
Wells and his boy companion were buf-
feted ali night by the waves. which car
ried them out from the pavilion and
where finally the younger boy succunbed
Yes. 1T was a sad tragedy of the sea.
Beautiful View
"Old Moorish pavilion does look pret-
~ from this side. Illuminated as Fl is.
Don't those lights sparkle in the water
~ ii reflects them. II life on the ocean
wave could be as calm and peaceful as
has been this trip, 1t would be a delight
TO live upon the sea.
Walt now until he makes the line
fast, There is no hurry. Then you take
no chances Of catching your foot be-
tween the boat and the pier, Now we
are all right. Come again some time
and take another sail Good bye" And
The Stroller and his wife walked down
fhe pier TO the pavilion.