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Show TV GUIDE cene '75 RONALD REAGAN -P- AUL HARVEY FEATURES CLASSIFIEDS along the bear river SUPPLEMENT TO : THE NEWS EXAMINER. PRESTON CITIZEN. CACHE CITIZEN. GRACE TIMES CITIZEN AND THE : : Building By CURTIS UDELL WELLING STANDS IN FRONT It took nearly yean, but a Fielding man has parlayed what was once just a thought in the back of his mind into Utahs three-and-a-h- newest Springs. Wendell . other resort-Belmo- nt . Welling and partners 13 recently opened up the first phase of their project new 300 people capacity swimming facility and bath house. WEVE BUILT what we think is far and away the best pool in Utah," Welling boasts. The new pool and resort complex is located about ten miles north of Tremonton south of Plyand one-mi- le mouth just west of U.S. 191. . Hie pool is unique hi a number of ways, Welling says. Its the inily free-flo- w through naturally heated mineral pool in the west, he claims, the water changes completely every five or six hours. The pool has no pumping facilities or heating equipment. The water flows via gravity from what was once popularly known as Udy Hot Springs, a naturally warm mineral pool about wide. long and Of THE OLD UDY HOT SPRINGS is a constant 98 degrees. Welling who designed the pod and other facilities currently under construction close along with a few friends, says the temperature of the pool was just luck.. I designed a pod that I hoped would be the right site and the right distance from the water source so that the temperature would be just right. The result was the ten degree loss in temperature in the which the water travels to the pod. The hot springs puts out about 1,200 gallons per min- ute, 700 gallons of which goes to the pod while 500 gallons flow through an overflow gate. bacteria and impurities. But the pod is wily part of the plan although it is the only part of the facility in operation as yet. Work on a spa which will be located nearby has begun. The spa will utilize the naturally warm mineral waters, as well. 100-yar- THE AVERAGE pod wat- er temperature ranges between 86 and 88 degrees the enthusiastic Welling notes. Thats an ideal swimming temperature, he adds. Water from the hot springs itself THE POOL IS THE ONLY WATER LINES have been installed and grading comgolf pleted on a course also designed by Welling. He says grass, will be planted in about two weeks. It should be ready to play in September. This course will have character, THROUGH FREE-FL- v nine-fad- e NATURALLY - WITH STEAM HEATED MINERAL RISING THE IN BACKGROUND he adds. An additional nine holes are on the drawing board but about two years down the road. Also included in the facility will be a trailer court just north of the pod located on two levels. Tim resort area is located in the Malad River Valley and utilizes the side hills and bench area for the golf course. A total of 510 acres are included in the project. A mobile home park will be located on the west bench' area with lots available for sale. An overnight campground will be located further north of the swimming pod. NEXT YEAR WELLING ALSO likes to boast that the pod contains no clorine to burn the eyes like other commercial pools. An iodine machine keeps out 70-yar- POND STARR well build a few motel units and each year well add more until we have about 150 units, he said. The enthusiastic promoter also hopes to get a commercial restaurant to open up eventually to serve the resort. Welling says he actually got into the project through the back door. He originally purchased the property for a project in which it was proposed to build greenhouses and use the heat bran the hot springs. But that failed to materialize. Meanwhile, Welling had participated in the digging of a culinary well northwest of Plymouth which currently feeds the communities of West Fielding and River-dale. POOL IN THE NEST. THE MAIN BUILDING The well brought badly needed culinary water to the area. I saw this was going to develop the area for everyone else, Welling said, I decided with culinary water, the natural resources at hand, and a nearby canal, that this spot had a hell of a potential. WELLING currently owns per cent of the venture. Thirty per cent has been sold in shares to 12 other participants and 20 per cent is still 70 OTHER FACILITIES RHU. RE LOCATED FEATURES DRESSING ROOMS, OFFICES, SNACK ROOM AND OTHER FACILITIES up for sale. The sale of the shares provided much of the capital to get construction going. Construction has been hailed by hired hands under Wetting's guidance. No general contractor was employed. Dont ever start a project that's going to take three years developing before you get one dollar back," Welling warns in view of his own experience. by the name of Foote first owned the area allowing people to swim in the hot springs itself. A roller skating rink also once existed but burned down. facility is not new to the area. A man serve the public. Welling has become a A SWIMMING ON THE HILLS AROUND IT. Later Horace Udy of Riverside purchased the area and built a cement pool and bathhouse. The facility burned down and was closed up for good about 1937 by state officials because no culinary water system existed to walking encyclopedia on the virtues of the mineral water in the area. The water, he says, has no sulpher content ' to make it stink like rotten eggs. The PH factor, or acid content, of the water is equal to that of the human body so nobody should ever claim theyre alergic to this water, he adds. The salt content is such that swimmers can swim underwater with their eyes open without the usual stinging sensation. |