Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-07-27 | Page 3 | 125 Salt Lake Boy Scouts Go 'Back to Nature' at Camp Steiner for period of Training and Play in Lofty Granddaddy Lake Area

Salt Lake Boy Scouts S outs Go GoBack G Back to Nature at Camp Steiner For Period of Training and Play ay in in Lofty Granddaddy Lake T ae i Area area A L f I 4 5 3 e c I ri riv c 4 I c v I Ii 4 9 4 P 4 A x I 41 7 5 p hT 4 mA i q 4 4 n I I I d At r i i r A Wt 4 i I i ml Wi Wiy y Jf 4 f f i w t wa 1 V DA 1 yo f. f r l C 1 IA sW w C t- t tt t tn s. s G Wh K- K iii t g 4 V 1 c r Summer Summer fun fun for Salt Lake City's Boy oy Scouts reached full swing Saturday with the opening of I Camp Steiner part pa t of which h is pictured p here 1 in the Granddaddy lakes country Upper left sh shows ws a typical gro group p of leaders in fr front nt of the central Ip lodge ge They arc are left eft to right 1 Roy oy Thompson Thompson-J. J. J H Howard ward Dow Bay Dow R. R H. H Lamott field executive e and assistant c camp mp director D D. L. L Roberts Rober s field executive and camp director flick director or Dick Roberts and D. D E. E Hammond ammond executive of the Salt Lake Council of Boy Scouts Upper right shows a group of scouts swimming swimming- and paddling paddling- rafts on Scout cout lake Lower left pictures one of the excellent fishing spots near Camp Steiner Lower right is George A. A Steiner er general manager of the American Linen Supply company in whose honor honorI the camp is named I By JACK THOMAS iTHOl Camp Steiner is open i v f L I Which means the out camping-out season is in fo for fo Boy Scouts of Salt I Lake City and vicinity More than scouts were enrolled at at- atthe the camp amp at the official opening Saturday Within the next five weeks it is expected that at least 1500 boys will attend t the e camp Fro From Salt L Lake ke City to Cam Camp Steiner is more than the 85 miles measured on the map It is a change from modern cl civilization to a a- ruggedly ruggedly rug rug- gedly primitive ar area a. a that bears few marks of ot the handiwork of man Located high In the Granddaddy lake countrY country with waters Vaters of of'S Scout out lake at the edge of the tent area Camp SteIner Isa is isa s sn a n spot spot- where the boys and their adult leaders are not not- merely close to nature they are actually in nature nature na na- na- na ture at its roughest The automobile road ends at Mirror Mirror Mirror Mir Mir- lake a mile mUe and nd three three-q three quarters arters away and all supplies supplies' have to be packed into camp Wild scenery gives every visitor the urge to hike bike the lake invites boaters fishermen and swimmers and tho the invigorating ting air stimulates hearty appetites appetite The boys cook cook- their food under unde the open sky and sleep in tents lulled by the wash o of water against the beach The camp was na named d four Jour years year ago in honor of George A. A SteIner general manager of the American America Linen Supply company whose generous gen gen- crous erous support has made possible ma many y of t the the A sturdy log cabin se serves ves as c cam camp mp headquarters and tent floors ar are available to a accommodate more than tha boys and adult leaders Plans are under way to construct 20 sleep sleeping I lag ing cabins and pipe water Int into camp cam from a spring a a half halt mile mUe away Water Vater sp sports form torm a m major jor par part of t the camp activity There is a an anarea area for swimming and diving o on Scout lake and a number of rat rafts are arc available The water program this zummer ummer Is under the charge of Don KimbaU Kimball Kimball Kim Kim- ball baU with Ray Ray Ray-Balmforth Balmforth as his a as i I D. D L. L Roberts field exe executive o othe otho otho tho the Salt Lake council is camp d drector dIrector director dI- dI I rector with It R. H. H Lamott also a afield afield field executive as as assistant dl director director ector ec- ec tor and Dr r. r Ray Rny Ericson as cam camp physician Two scouts each week have been bee I designated to assist with the water program and two others will viii be assistants assistants assistants as as- at camp headquarters Water assistants are George Georgc Willis Wil- Wil Wil Wil- lis of troop 46 and Dick Roberts Roberts troop 5 first week Heber Smith troop 7 79 and Bruce Nibley troop 20 second week Robert Patrick an and Paul Adams of of troop 79 third week Stan Bergen and Doyle Green o of troop 12 f fourth week and Clive and Ralph Kimball of troop fifth week Headquarters' Headquarters staff members ar are Van Nyman troop and M Morris Morrl Christensen troop first week Grant Christensen troop ant and Howard Evans troop 18 second secom we week k Dick Roberts Rober troop 5 an and I Bob Brown troop 18 third week and Dick Roberts Roberta and Glen WIlson of ot troop 5 5 f fourth week The pair pai for the tho fifth week has bias not been se se- se Clyde Proctor who was In charge of ot the water program at nt the cam camp last year is assisting with the wor work for fora a few days