La Grande evening observer., August 06, 1912, Image 3

PAGETHRE3
HIE GREAT SALT
EVERYBODY'S DOING IT.
PICTURED WITH II PEN
1 ,A GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, TUESDAY, AUGUST 6. 1912.
J. D. Gillllan.
Vanv stories weird and lurid, true
.i untrue, wild and wicked, have for
any years been told about thlg very
I nn j,odv of water in tne neari o
ah. Although on two of tne Mr.n-
,ys of ocean-to-ocean travel, ana
Lh one arm of one of the lines actu
L traversing its broad bosom for
Lny miles, yet much questioning
tie. Of course there will always be
L inn for asking about this natural
erlcan curiosity, for the living; can
t er learn it all, and there will be
(r generations coming along the
trnw trail of life who wii' want to
w.
Lme purely mythical yarns have
snun and others Eemi-trne.
e true ones have never been wlrte-
for eery place has Its private
lis cf leguie'rry lore told amor?
who Inhabit the localltiv. Thov
ranged down from lip '.a enr ralh-
n from pen to page ar. page to
he great dimensions of th i lake are
northwest to southeast seventy-
miles, and from soutnweat to
caft, about forty miles, to the
lif the arm at Zenda a sidetrack cf
load between Ogden and Corlnne.
i body of very bitter water was
sweet, a Is its sometimes stormy
Ibor. t'tah Lake, fifty miles to the
I and up the Jordan which con-
the two depressions. When
It stood Just one thousand feet
than now, a full mile above
ta level. The geologists have
the ancient fresh-water lake,
Iville, in honor of that Intrepid
whose travels are written by
lgton Irving in a volume bear-
at name. By some natural cat-
as et not fully understood a
vas made at the north end and
to the depth of several hundreds
poured out Snakeward, gouging
canyon of the Port Neuf 4n
I and piling all those trouble
oulders where the railroad city
latello now stands. This took
face down to the "600-foot lev-
Ire there was a long pause in
lacustrine.
lially this diminished body
nailer until it reached its
desiroative dimensions.
pnure is this liquid (often
a!er) that 100 pounds of it
bed leaves twenty-eight of
titter. This is salt, magnesium
r elements. Very little anl-
l no vegetable life is In this
Ir wherever the water touches
ration it Instantly kills It. The
Inimal life is that of a very
that, mosquito-like lays Its
lie surface, and whose larvae
to be driven shoreward to
! become a stench observable
i tn the leeward. The myriads
ast on these dainties.
here is attended with little.
jtfnal danger, yet within the
-Hi? years there have been
"ee who perished hy becom-
; leil when out of reach of
I ''"nth rall.s to mind that of
nprchant of Salt Lake City
tnfT who with his wife and
other company went to the old Gar
field Beach at the south end of the
lake one hot afternoon in August. One
of those sudden mountain storms came
squalling by and the little sua became
at once a choppy field of whltecaps.
Hastening to their dressing rooms,
they hurriedly prepared to return to
the city when It was discovered Mr.
Parmer waa not on the train. A hasty
search revealed the fact that his
clothing was In his room. He could
nowhere be found. Four years passed
A compromise bad been made with
his lite insurance company. His wife,
insulted by the broad accusaton that
her husband had absconded so as to
secure the money, became insane.
One day some hunters scouring the
south end of the lake found a body in
the sands about a hundred fifty feet
from the shore where the heavy winds
which so often prevail from the north
had washed It. It was on its back,
with but little of the face, breast and
abdomen exposed. No one could tell
how long It had been there, nor how
long It had floated, for It was seven
miles from where it had disappeared
that Sunday afternoon four years be
fore. Everything not covered by the
sand was gone-the work of coyotes
and birds possibly, yet it may have
been by the action of nature in the
process of decay. AH the portions
covered were in a state of perfect
preservation. I assisted in making
the examination for the purpose of
Identification, The preserved parts
were oeautlful as if but newly carved
from the finest of marble and looked
like solid atone. The hands, back and
legs were beautiful. The body was
perfectly pickled and mummified and,
as such, would last for ages.
Positive identification was made by
the diagrams his dentists had on
record as to his few teeth that re
mained yet intact.
Gradually the lake becomes smaller,
for annually more and more water is
taken from its tributary rivers for ir
rigation. Some day, Mr. Editor, I may tell
your readers of the vast salt Industry
carried on at the shores, caged and
corraled. by the winds and evaporated i
by the sun.
"Doing What?" Why, thinking anti talking about Connordale, of
course. Pretty soon the 56 lots that still remain unsold will be gone and more
than 200 people will be getting ready to take advantage of our building off en.
And those who have delayed taking action will be disappointed. That is the
experience of all who fail to take advanmge of a good opportunity when it is
presented to them.
You may say, ""Why, I knew that piece of property when it was a va
cant field, and I could have bought it for a song." If that is true you also can
probably look back upon the time nto so very long ago when La Grande was
a village. But La Grande is now a full-fledged ycung city with the second great
est pay-roll in the state, and with miles of paved streets and other city improve
ments. And Connordale is the best located and choicest bit of fully-improved
and restricted residence property on the market. And La Grande is going to keep
on growing and improving, while those who stand idly by and criticize the price
of property and belittle the necessity for improvements and lead the calamity
chorus will be left at the post as usual. I
These are FACTS straight from the shoulder and every fair-minded
progressive resident of La Grande knows that they are true. If you haven't seen
Connordale yet, let us take you down in an automobile and show it to you.
La Grande Development Co.
La Grande National Bank 'Bldg. 274 Stark Street
La Grande, Ore. Portland, Ore.
METHODISTS AFTER CONFERENCE
Plans Made Last Mght to Secure 1913
Assembly of Idaho Conference.
At the board meeting of the Metho
dist church of this city last evening I
it was officially decided to ask that j
the 1913 conference be held In La
Grande. This year the conference will
be held at Twin Falls, Idaho, on Aug. :
28, and inasmuch as La Grande has
not been the gathering place rf p:i
annual conference for over 23 : ptj. i
It Is believed that there will b- I!!!?'
opposition In securing the meft!:is. !
LXJCIill) LADY BROUGHT HERE
Jiorth Powder Lady Taken to Grande
Ronde Hospital Today. ;
Mrs. Richardson, of North Powder,
attended by Dr. Bamea of that place,
arrived on No. 17 this morning and
was taken to the Grande Ronde hos
pital. Mr. Richardson is an elderly
lady and is suffering from an Injured
hip which Dr. Barnes and Dr. Molltor,
the consulting physician, fear will
prove to be a fracture upon exami
nation this afternoon.
0E HALF THE WORLD
wonders how the other half ex
ists, but all wonder at the
wearing quality of
BAT'S BIO FIVE
OVERALLS A'D SHIRTS
Up To The Minute In
PAINLESS OPERATING
Tn Ma?sachuset: there are now
rn." 75 women :ge-earners, ore
quarter of the ent re female po,. !;.-
i t: m i , the pomnicnweaitn. u i:v
j-.mmVr fll.OO .-: married women,
I ,! i ei miarters of whom are moihers.
I with f .milies av 'i iiK four thi'.c':-..
i :
Win JS-
SWIFTS
PREMIUM
Hams And
Bacon
Hams . . 22c
Bacon . 30c
New Lot
Just In
City Grocery & Bakery
The Strength of a Bank
is based on the character of its assets, and of the
men behind it.
This bank, for twenty-five years a pillar of
strength in this community, keeps its resources
absolutely clean and dependable.
Its officers will always see that its assets are of
such a character that its strength can never be
questioned.
Upon this basis we invite your confidence and
your account-
La Grande National Bank
LA GRANDE. OREGON.
CAPITAL . . $ 100.000.00
SURPLUS . . . 120.C00.00
RESOURCES . . . 1.000.000.00
THE
MODERN
DENTISTS
DEI'OT STREET AND ADAMS AVEM'E.
Over Newlin Drug Store.
LA GRANDE, , :,: ,: : : : ORE.
DR. THOS. C. OHMART,
Manager.
FRED J. HOLMES,
President.
F. L. MEYERS,
Cashier.
W. J. CHURCH
Vice President.
EARL ZUNDEL,
Assistant Cashier.
Designated Depovt ry of the United States gov
ernment. United Sta.v. Postal Savings! Depository
THE PRICE IS RIGHT
GOLD. CROWN h-
PORCELAIN CROWNS
BRIDGE WORK Vru
Hours:
Daily 8 to 6.
Evenings 7 to 8.
Sundav 9 to 12.
SET OF TEETH $9 00
Silver Fillings .'i,
Extractions 50c
All work warranted. If work
is not right we will rcake it
right without extra expens
to you.
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