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Show C-6 The Par Record Saturday, July 15, 2000 GS3Z3 LYSI S If you are interested in selling your home or property; or if you are RATIVE interested in finding out what your home is worth in today's market the real estate professionals at InterNet Properties can help! Just call us today to schedule an appointment with our state registered regis-tered real estate appraiser who will supply you with detailed information informa-tion on what your home or property is valued at. There is no obligation to list or sell your home. Internet Properties Park Cm Real Estate 255 Main Street RkkSmth Park City, UT rmapci &rok 649-6611 AJJLGJJ. www.infernetproperties.com fi JO S7 V " V Park City to Jordanelle raveler 1 vf Jivn Long WooA Cowing vtsf Relief Cvnngs benches Po bo 42 1 RwV City, W-W ?400 ' O" CASH tl OM tCTCUWR ON Al 0U f"""", 5) ttSTOCXDOGS STOP WtMX OUT rOU8 WCBTE SOf 2 Factory DifWrt Showroom 2900 Sa 500 West. Slt Lake City 4a6-66& 474 5a Holla4y W, HotUdJy 277 327 FREE FINANCING No Interest for 12 MONTHS oac TAKE AN EXTRA IX DISCOUNT FOR PAYMENT IN FULL AT TIME Of PURCHASE FREE IN HOME ESTIMATE by Sally Elliott RECORD GUEST WRITER Just a few miles from Park City along the Jordanelle Perimeter Trail and L'S 40 lie the remnants of a story that are partially buried beneath the waters of Jordanelle Reservoir. Where once cattle grazed with the "Jordan L'" brand, waters of the Provo River now lie waiting in the lake to irrigate farms down the valley val-ley and sustain the communities of the Salt Lake Valley Rising from the ghosts of the past is a new community com-munity that is beginning to make a statement on the landscape. The story as we know it begins high up on Park City's fabulous ski slopes at the Ontario mine where there is a deep underground tunnel that drains into the Jordanelle Reservoir. It began with surveying a deep drain tunnel 1.500 feet dow n in the Ontario shaft in 1SS7. At the same time, a portal was chosen three miles east of the Ontario at a place that w as first named Camp Florence. A few bunkhouses and offices were thrown together and work began with good old-fashioned d namite and hand drills. The newfangled new-fangled compressed air drills had been ordered, but had not yet arrived. It was those same compressed com-pressed air drills or '"widow makers" that sprayed up a fine dust of quartz, causing silicosis in the miners who inhaled the dust. While the miners dug. Camp Florence burned to the ground for lack of water to fight the fire. Just four and a half years later. 20.000 gallons of water poured through the tunnel that was joined from each side with precise engineering. engi-neering. The tunnel is so straight that to this day you can see a pinpoint pin-point of daylight over three miles away. When the tunnel was completed, com-pleted, it was popularly named for Jack Keetley. the former Pony Express rider who supervised the construction of the tunnel. The mine camp community that grew up around the portal was eventually named Keetley in honor of the great leader who saw the project to completion. com-pletion. Keetley Tunnel gave forth both water and silver. By 1898, water from the tunnel turned generators below the portal in Drain Tunnel Creek to produce electricity for Wa (Sam to BmssB wm H ITFI D HUE! ' m If y 675 West 100 South Heber City, Utah 84032 (435)657-9771 WW MWEDDttaDDrag for ALL yoor tiro meesilsS 7" vv " is 2 A I - -i .,- u w ... . ; i - Kimr new boie for ... . Power is nothing without control ssssssaTires I - SUV Tires High Performance Tires Passenger Car Tires Ask about our all inclusive pricing, Open later by appointment call 435-654-2968. Park City, augmenting the old steam powered generators. The tunnel will continue to sustain life as an enormous new water treatment plant at its mouth will provide water to the new community around the reservoir. The fortunes of the little community commu-nity of Keetley rose and fell with the waxing and waning of metal markets. mar-kets. In 1923, the Union Pacific brought a 5.3-mile spur from Richardson Flats to Keetley to serve the Park Utah Mine, which by that time was the leading producer of silver in the Park City district at more than three million ounces a year. By the time economic depression depres-sion hit hardest in the 1930s, the town's population dropped. That old spur railroad to the mines was abandoned many years ago. but the first few miles from Richardson Flats to Phoston remained in service serv-ice until 1987 and became part of Utah State Parks Historic Union Pacific Rail Trail, to be developed in the future. A very unusual and seldom mentioned thing happened in the early 1940s, when the only remaining remain-ing residents serviced highway travelers. trav-elers. The United States was brought into WWII in December, 1941 with the bombing of Pearl Harbor. In February. President Roosevelt authorized the removal of 1 10,000 Japanese American people peo-ple from California to the interior of the country. Because there were no funds for relocation, people were asked to move voluntarily. Fred Isamu Wada realized the importance of leaving California where sentiments were running strong against the relatively large Japanese population and came quickly to his wife's home in Ogden. Signing an agreement with Keetley Mayor George Fisher, Wada paid over $7,000 to lease poor, rocky farm land in Keetley for 15 families from California to establish a Japanese Relocation Farm. Throughout the war the families remained in Keetley growing grow-ing vegetables and raising chickens, chick-ens, pigs, goats, beef and dairy cattle. cat-tle. Because they moved early and "voluntarily." they had more control con-trol over their destinies than did .the those interned at Topaz in if PHOTO COURTESY OF SALLY ELLIOTT The Old Keetley Port Building is a relic of the town, which now lies underwater since the damming of the Provo River. After the war. the mines struggled strug-gled to remain ven and generally closed in the mid-1950s. Park City became a ski resort and the Central Utah Project dammed the Provo River, creating both Deer Creek Reservoir and Jordanelle Reservoir to irrigate farmlands in the desert. Thousands of houses have been planned around Jordanelle Lake and the old days of mining are gone forever. We might also hope that racial and ethnic prejudice are also gone forever! for-ever! Our legacy is the recreation surrounding sur-rounding Jordanelle State Park. With over 200 campsites, boat rentals, restaurant, wildlife museum, muse-um, and trails, Jordanelle is a quick get away from Park City when the need arises. The day use fee is $6 per car. On Saturday nights in the summer, rangers and guest speakers speak-ers entertain park visitors with special spe-cial campfire presentations about the history, flora and fauna of the area, the scheduled programs begin at 8:30 p.m. in the visitors c nter. July 15 History and Botany of Hailstone, Dean Hailstone July 22 Hawkwatch July 29 l5t,Cpntlaental Convoy. Tom See t Stories. Colleen August 5 Campfire McKnight August 12 History and Botany of Hailstone. Dean Hailstone August 19 Bats, Larry Gray August 26 Fremont State Park. Peter Weimer September 2 History and Botany of Hailstone. Dean Hailstone All campsites at Jordanelle may be reserved by calling the State Parks reservation hotline at 800-322-3770. Some campsites are fitted fit-ted with water and electricity and others are for those who can walk in and tent camp. Bring your fishing fish-ing pole, your hiking boots and your bicycle. There is a Perimeter Trail all the way around the reservoir reser-voir following contoun. old deer trails and the abandoned Union Pacific line we know as the Phoston Spur Though it might take this pokey rider several days to do the whole trail, it would be an enjoyable trip. Utah Escapades, a destination travel management company, continues con-tinues to enlighten you on getaways get-aways that don 't require getting on cn airplane. As always, you may feel free to phone Sally Elliott Utah Escapades for more information at M9-9949. - J .-, j--1 -a t&t . II t Located on the 2nd fairw ay of the beautiful Homestead golf course and only 10 miles from the Deer 'alley gondola at Deer Crest; youll love die nearby, almost limitless limit-less recreational opportunities. 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