The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-23
Utah LAKE IS ABOVE
COMPROMISE POINT
As Result Lands Are Being In
undated and Much Dam
age Done.
Special 70 The Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune.
bEHr, Mny 22.-Utsh lake is now about
Two feet higher than Compromise point and
is flooding thousands Of ncres OF the most
fertile farm lands in Utah. About 1000
cubic feet of water per second is going out
through Jordan river which is also over
flowing its banks. inundatne many acres
Of valuable hay lands. What was known
az the Lamsou dam in Jordan river built
OF cement hos been blown out with dynn.
mite, but still tso river is unable 70 curry
half Of tho water thnt is accommodating
IN the lake The hikes level is rising from
onc.ha!f to ono inch per day and rs soon
as warm weather commences 20 melt the
srnw IL ;hc mountains IL will rise much
fos'cr. Old settlers are predicting that Tho
lako viii bo higher than il has been IN fif,y
yea-s. Certain il is that none OF the six
big pumps az tho head OF Jordan river will
be required this year To supply water for
the farmers OF Salt Lake valley.
Tho high water which is flooding tho lower
grass lands is bringing millions of German
carp into the shallow water, whcro they arc
preparing TO spawn These fish often swim
IN watcr 40 shallow that several inches OF
their backs appear out OF the wafer, and
n ton OF thcm OF the water in day,
md that school is out dozens nf small
boys with pantnloons rolled ND 70 their
kneos may he seen any day spcaring them,
twenty-five volume library 70 tho bcst
speller IN the Leh public schools. Two
hunrcd test words werc chosen from list
OF $500. Harry Madison victorious,
second with Clarence Cotter third,
Lchi is becoming city of automobiles,
there being eight now owned by Lchi citizens.
Tho last one is $4,000 touring car purchased
by ". w. Sou,hworth. Automobile eXcur-
sions are now being run bo1wccn Lchi nrd
tho Saratoga Springs.
movement is being inaugurated among
the business houses TO have them closed
every Thursday afternoon, making it q half
holiday.
George r. Coates. city recorder. who has
been acting bookEccpor for tho Packer
Mercantile company. has formed co.pnrt.
ncrship with Edward Southwick and will en-
gage in the real cstnto and brokerage busi"
ness.
The west shore of Utah lake will soon be
famed n place of summer residences. The
shore for fifteen miles south OF Jordan river
rises abruptly !or about twenty feet, then
gently slopes back 10 tho mountains about
one milo distant. This gentle slopo is fertile
and moods only water TO make il productive.
A number OF Salt Lakors have taken mp
homes here and are Planting ont trees and
building beautiful residences. Samuel New
house owns q thousand acres al Pelican
Poin, and north of him Mnrk Hopkins is
erecting a two-story houso of black marble.
Mr. Hopkins has planted several acres in
orchard and has laid out fno tennis court,
He has launch for riding on the lake md
comes into town with an automobile. Ed
ward r. Jones, the Salt Lake mining en-.
giucer. is also building a fine residence and
owns an automobile and gasoline launch. F.
w. Schneider, the railroad man, owns two
hundred ranch Just south OF the Sara
toga Springs and is Installing n pumping
plant with which to irrignte IT.
Colorado company which owns several
Thousand acres south OF Mr, NcwhouSc has
acquired the right. to pump 30 second feet
oi water out OF the lake and is preparing
IN build city there. Several other small
pumping plants 10 be operated by gasoline
engines will be installed this summer on
The west shore Of Utah lake