Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-10-15
AN EASTERNER BY A
WESTERN DAM SITE
How Boulder Canyon Dam
Site Impresses the Man
Brought Up in Little Old
New York.
(By Maurice Korshet, M. d.

(By Maurice Korshet, NJ. d.
When a wide-eyed Westerner
visits New York, the blase New
Yorker monchalantly shows off the
subways, the Brooklyn Bridges
the Woolworth building, the
theatres, night clubs and Coney
island thrillers. To him New York
lis the United States and he thinks
he has convinced his Western
brother that the big little city on
Manhattan Island is the hub of the
universe.
But the mechanical marvels OF
New York are children's toys COM
pared to the natural wonders of
the West. AS a Nevadan by adop-
lion, the longer | stay here the
more am | impressed with not
only the remarkable climate OF
Las Vegas but the numerous
beautiful scenic spots around here.
Last Sunday afternoon | rode
out with Mr.. Jack Hemphill and
his charming wife to the Black
Canyon 20 see the site of the
Boulder Dam. Within ten miles
of the place the mountains spread
out into billowy hills of red, yel-
low, green and purple. Along the
way were monuments and holes
in the rocks where proSpectors
worked. New Workers make their
money by digging into each others
pockets but westerners make
theirs by digging into Mother
Earth
In the distance, on the Arizona
size, loomed a flat oblong noun
tain saped like a huge coffin COW
cred with soft, graceful black
drapery festooned below with gaily
covered rocks like floral decora-
tions-an ominous warning for
man to keep away. The river
rumbled, rOared and cast UP hun
dreds Of angry muddy-headed
waves as if annoyed by any in
trusion. The roar of the ocean
is soothing and inviting but in the
growl of this river was the men
ace of the unmanageable, the warn
ing of the untamed like the scream
and bucking of wild horse.
Riding down the turbulent river
in a twent! -four foot motor boat
skillfully piloted by that pictur-
esaue character Merl Emery, one
gets thrills that have all the cheap
ten cent thrills of Coney Island
Sacked off the map. The boat
swerves, dances, rocks and
plunges through swift currents,
cross-currents, swirling eddies and
mad whirlpools. On both sides OF
the river tower gigantic, dark
walls of granite, with no foot
holds anywhere, against which the
boat could be cracked like an egg
she'll. In spots are terraces OF
white sand perfectly carved by the
rise and fall of the river. Above
the terraces, off shoots Of green
trees give an appearance OF hang
ing gardens. Nature at its grand
est and widest display makisg
one feel puny and insignifie~i.'
and instilling a deeper reverence
for the glory of God.
Yet man, the conqueror and
builder, will match his wits against
natures brute strength. Already
he has chalked off on the granite
rocks where he will build his dam
against this furious river and har'
ness it's giant power to drive his
turbines and engines and make
fertile thousands of acres of arid
land in three states. The wilder
ness will be transformed as If by
magic into verdant valleys and
fields.
1t would be well for those who
love nature and a few thrills to
ride down the Colorado River be-
fore it is changed into an enorm'
GUS, peaceful lake. The Boulder
Dam bill rs bound to be passed
The common sense Of the nation
not only demansd it but the peo,
ple of these Western states will
not permit themselves to de cheat
ed out of their natural birth-right
by private interests or scheming
politicians.
When that time comes, as it is
bound to come, Las Vegas will
develope into a large, thriving
city = the metropolis of Nevada.
The wonders of the dam will sup
plant the wonders of the wild
bringing wealth and prosperity to
the community. Then, indeed, will
Las Vegas be "the best town by a
dam site"