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Show The"'gdenValleyNews EiEa vvavn .LI OGDEN VALLEY LAN DTRUST~~~~~ By Jtm Hasenyager e The orrglnal mcor—~porators of the land trust ThlS past March the ~include: Herman Blumel of G fnggden Valley Land Trust Eden, - Joe Draper of[‘ © was incorporated in the | ‘Huntsvrlle Harold Edwards fl,' | F 'fState of Utah. It is now On August 27 ::_jHomeowners income or estate taxes ;* 1998 at Snowcrest Junlory Assocratlon and Green“" “while at the same time preHigh School, a seminar was . Hills _owners 1n the estab- L serving the openness of the held to explam the . - | lrshment of a 1000 ‘acre ‘land. The landowner con‘land trust/conservation conservation easement on ‘tinues to own the land, use of Eden, Jim and Charlie ;easement concepts About the mountamsrdes above it as has always been done : ’a._»i..;;offic1ally recogmzed by the | Hasenyager of Huntsville, 90 people were in atten- "'_}those homes ~ and may sell the land or - IRS as a charitable, tax- Dave Holmstrom of Eden, dance. The speakers S After the presenta- “passitontoheirs. The ~ exempt . orgamzatlon to - Dave Jenkins of Eden, ‘included Dan Schlager in- | tlons by the speakers, L - ~_'which »}-',-"'_rtable ~made. i_Ogden tax deductible, charidonations can be The purpose of the Valley Land Trust 1s; Preston and Betty Nlbley of many public at large benefits people in attendance had ~ from the presence of open -the opportunity to ask indi- space " 1n alley,{_{’f g| for . the 'Eden, and Jim and Kristin ‘Tr{',iJackson Hole Land Trust house counsel Yeager of Eden. Anyone is ‘Bill Chnstensen Utah - vidual ‘questions. In sub- wildlife can remarn on the ‘entrtled to join the organi- field representative for the’f stance, a conservation ease- land; water quality can be topreserve the open spaces - “zation as a ‘member. Rocky Mountam Elk foun-“, ment represents a voluntary ‘preserved and, our scemci_’:{[ - of this Valleybefore they“ ‘Annual dues are $50 OO per - dation; and, = Jerry - decision by a landowner to vistas are not replaced by af;.f‘_f i "are lost -;person e i ;‘_viVWerchman of the D1v1sron- keep his or ‘her property, n . ‘sea of roof tops. L - Wildlife ~whole or part, open and The Ogden Valley », | '““SResources = undeveloped forever. o Land Trust hopes you will . Miwho has beenflm;;ij;,' Oftentrmes grantrng‘ “join in- this effort. To. | actlvely work- a conservatron easement to become a member, contactfjf’f-;g{‘f}?jaj “the land trust can result ina any of the 1nd1v1dualshsted;f"{sl Green Hllls': ' substantial reductron in ~.i_above The HernutageHotelContznued from page <ol o o . v ra ..', 'Electrlc chandehers and walll1ghts 1llum1nated all roomsNavaJo rugs car |l peted the floors. Linen cloths covered the tables. Guestssat down to din- - |l I ners of trout and chicken. ‘These dmners became famous throughout thefff‘_}.{ West. On May 28, 1922 the Standard Exammer reported that atleast 3 000 || tourists in specially - || s conducted excursion partles were V131tors to the Hernutage Hotel mOgden L _‘Canyon The fame of the new structure grew so rapidly with as many as 11 600 guests tallied in a day, that trout was supplied from hatcheries at West Point and several places in-between. The hotel’ employed 20 to 30 walt- iackSOIl Fork Inn was a rustic. esses at: peak hours with: four desk clerks ona shift basis. Dalry Iarn Wthh has been S 2R i 'Frenovate into d a Dinner House and Inn. A Jackson Fork is an old . o Hermrtage numbered ‘among its clientele, Premdenl -;flrllllam-‘_ iy fork used to load hay into the loft area of the barh: ‘An or1g1- , ;, Howard The Taft; the Italian composer Leon Pavalh Whose VlSltS ‘were marked I nal fork can be seen hangmg from the outs1de of the barnas 1t i f_would have many years ago. | by 1mpromptu concerts lastlng several hours on an old piano; governors of e ;,38states and manycongressmen and senators The famousregrster was | ~ 3 = : Guests cameby carrlages Large stables were mamtamed by the i srde of the narrow dirt road below. Guests climbed the hills to the north of‘;f_; Htheinnto shoot rattlesnakes fora pastlme Below the hotel on the road was Nthe Hermrtage Resort. It contained a merry-go-round and picnic . s W place, a swimming hole in the river, a dance hall, and an eatmg place for e || those who couldn't afford $1.50 to $1.75 at the plush hotel. . - Children in those days looked forward to going to the Hermrtage as L - chrldren today look forward to gomg to Lagoon Behind the resort was a {i small dam used for power for the sawmill. This also provided boatmg for |l recreation. One sad day, accordmg to one for Mr. Wilson's relatlves twoof © - |iBillie's own chrldren werepla}’lng on a rafi on thls dam and wereaccrdenSO tallydrowned i | | Lo Y he 1l A Yale died in the fluepldemrc of 1918 dechne of the e e e | hotel began; with him died the true splrlt of v | R | ~ ll the Hermitage. The hotel was purchased by : . Wvarious people, and on December4, 1925, the st We alemfl m H. Imcma Because llfl IS flfll atraln Hermltage was the location of the largest m L - mgg flgglslmls_ " mmg; gms lemrsmrmuamv MWnas FERLLE .~ | ~ mlltlmarammemes .julitime ambulamce SR N moonshlne dlstlllery dlscovered f( 3 in Weber ek ’ RN | County Sheriff Richard Pmnock and Deputy = -} Sheriff D. F. Steel made the d1scovery Had | @@ .'?ifBllhe W1lson been alive at that time, th1s hon—- L - -RRBiverKeepor pregram omtuct | j ol M'.i% reduction inthe ennm rammt of our mtlam tms Hest and upright old Scotsman would have Loy ~ Jbeen shocked and stunned at the scandal: § The last purchase price for the $30 000 hotel - [| was reported to be only $4,800. " About 1:30 . 3 '_ [A M.], January 4, 1939, a dull explosmn firocked the famed landmark followed seconds ml‘fimanl“ olater by a raglng fire which gutted and thus e gl?l‘:::lssiz?gmi:‘llu:vl“ ::?k'm':“: ~ fended the natlonally-known Hermrtage Hotel LR i».f.',',dawn fire set by arsomsts and fanned by a f ~fin Ogden Canyon. On May 17, 1976, a pre: .. ok - Qstiff canyon breeze, ‘ravaged the old Hermrtage log and frame barn below the i fHotel site.. lt was the last of Bllhe Wllson s e landmarks ‘ o 3 |