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Show r Thursday, June 28, 1979 then it tapered' upward like a funnel and the hole at the upper end was about 100 feet high, much larger than it appeared from a distance. Several other sections had began to erode and after a few million years would probably make some "blow holes" as we called it. I'm afreid w e won't be around to view them. The wind made wierd noises as it blew through it. All through this area you can find little secluded coves that wind for miles through deep canyons. We found an isolated one, beached the boat in a picturesque spot where we swam 'water skiied and had lunch, with never a soul to break the solitude. I left ' the water skiing to the younger generation. I tried it a year or so ago and nearly broke my neck. Now I'm content to just let them break theirs. One day we finally worked up enough courage to attempt the 50 mile trip to Rainbow Bridge. You're never sure you can carry enough gas for the trip, or if your motor is going to conk out on you. Anyway, we revved up the 220 horse power inboard on the tolley craft and headed- for the Wah weap marina where we crammed all the gas we could get in the tank at a buck a gallon, which sort of dents the old wallet. We acquired a map of the area for a couple more bucks. Nothing is free here. A map is real vital and we found that without it we woud have been hopelessly lost. There are dozens of big beys and a maze of side canyons and you're never sure which is the main canyon. There are. a few buoy markers but they are marked with numbers and without a map would be meaningless. They are real easy to miss and if you should get in a side canyon, you could go for miles, run out of gas and maybe not be found for days. Even with a map we had some anxious moments. In some stretches, the waser was real rough, especially when the big boats plowed oy. The waves would slap the .boat so hard you were sure it was going to break up. In these spots it was just about like trying to ride "old smoky" in the rodeo. The scenery from W.ihweap to Rainbow is the must magnificent you'll ever view. Many of the formations are shaped like various animals or castles and cathedrals. The little side canyon which turns off to Rainbow bridge is real easy to miss. It is a narrow canyon with step, sheer walls, and not at all what we expected. At the end of this canyon there is a .marina and the only gas between Wahweap and Bull Pro'',-so you have to find it. The canyon winds around for about a mile and suddenly you come to a floating marina at the end of the canyon, surrounded by sheer cliffs. Just beyond, you tan see fantastic, picturesque, Rainbow bridge, one of the wonders of. the world. You tie up the boat and take a short hike to the bridge. It is an immense arch, several hundred feet w ide and hih. You can't imagine the time is has. taken nature to carve it out. There is water under the arch but they don't allow boats to go that far now. Some brave swimmers were diving from ihe cliffs into the clear, blue water. The arch looks a little fragile with several large cracks in it, but I don't suppose it will collapse in our day. Seen through the arch in the distance is hi'ge Navajo Mountain, wiih an elevation of 10,388 feet It is still snowcapped. This mountain is sacred to the Indians in the area, as is the great arch. If I remember right, they think it was a rainbow w hich was turned to stone. There is a plaque on the canyon wall honoring an Indian who toc.k the first white men to the arch in 1909. After much picture taking, we gassed up and headed back. Being a little braver now, we took ground level, Jtpb Oa Our Way By Louis Leasing short time back I swore off writing any more travelogues, but my good friend, Dan Joseph, with giiod intentions, though somewhat misguided, encouraged me towrite one more article. I'm always getting trfese offers can't refuse. The latest one was an offer from my son Dale and family, and Terrie's niece. Michelle, to spend a week with them at Lake Powell. Wherever a large group of people are gathered, there is always something interesting or amusing to observe if you are really looking. Without boring any readers w ith too much detail. I'll try to recall a few points of interest and events which at least interested me. We pulled the motor home and at Lake boat into Wahweap Powell about sundown but the congestion there didn't look encouraging, so we headed for the beach at Lone Rock, where you can camp and launch your boat if you dare, to take a chance. You have to look for a deep spot or otherwise you're stuck in the sand. The last time I was at Lone Rock, one boater lost his camper, and boat when he backed into a deep hole, and it took several days to extricate it. At Lone Rock there is a sandy beach about a half mile long and it was crowded with everything from fancy mobile home to hippy vans. I have never seen so many leathery looking people in my life. Most of them looked like they had spent all summer just lying in the sun. I felt like a seagull associating with a bunch of black birds. The weather was great that night and we were toid it had been the same for ten days, but with our luck it soon changed. For the next three days a hurricane wind whipped the sand into your eyes, ears, nose and food. We really got our teeth sharpened on all that grit, which is fine for chickens but not so hot on the digestive tract of humans. The tent we had erected and all . A 1 ' ' , ' flapping wildly like a flag on a flag pole. Most of them were eventually flattened and one in particular I noticed was flattened, then suddenly billowed up and stood straight and erect for an hour or so, just held upright by the wind. Then the rains came, but the wind didn't stop. Just Well, we kept on whistling. survived the three days, then things leveled off. ' After getting the boat launched with no disasters, we decided to take a try at fishing. As usual, the fish wouldn't cooperate, so we decided to boat ride and see the scenery. We noticed what appeared to be a large cave about mile from the shoreline, but it looked like the light was coming through from the other side. We beached the boat and hiked through an ' area of the most beautiful desert flowers you could imagine. Nearly all of them were in blossom and there were many kinds I didn't know existed. When we reached the cave we were excited, thinking we were probably some of the few people who had ever visited the area. We were in for a surprise. There were hundreds of names carved in the sandstone. Of course I added mine. There was a large excavation about two hundred feet high at 4 . On Friday, June 15, 1979. Acil D. "Pete" Fowler was sentenced to six months in a f I K" 4 X I 4M I " " 1 1 1 w Itf K" w ' I N IT I : 1 1 it 1 then store it in a safety can." Safety cans vent themselves during other containers do not. Containers sealable fori water may not be sealable for gasoline since gas is "much less dense than water, so be sure to use a safety can. Fill cans only about 75 percent full. "Leave about 25 percent empty to allow room for expansion of liquid and vapor during a temperature change," Mr. Henry cautioned. Safety Vents Tanks of 25 gallons and more also should have safety vents and be capable of allowing for the expansion of gasoline and vapor. The tank and fill stem should be securely mounted to the outside of the vehicle. The tanks should be fully accredited to meet Federal Impact Safety Regulations. "Storing gasoline in your car is like playing Russian roulette with flammable liquids having the odds against you," said Investigator G. R. Mclff of the Salt Lake City Fire Department. Toxic Vapors If the car is sitting in the sun, it may reach a temperature high enough for toxic and volatile vapors to release into the interior of the car. One gallon of fully evaporated gasoline is nearly as powerful as a case of dynamite, Inspector Mclff said. A CB radio with a transmitter would be enough to ignite vapors. If you see someone storing gasoline improperly and hazardously, report it to the Fire Department. You usually will not have to file a complaint. The Fire A Provo family had a small gasoline can stored in the basement when a child removed the lid and spilled the gasoline. The child's mother took her upstairs to clean her off. When the mother returned to my up the gasoline, the basement erupted in flames. The woman escaped serious injury though she lost her hair, eyelashes, and eyebrows. Soon after Provo City Firemen had put out a fire in a storage shed, gasoline running out of a plastic container which had melted in the blaze coals in the shed. Firemen had to fight the fire all over again because the homeowner had stored gasoline improperly and illegally. Luckily, no one w as hurt. prison, $6,000 fine, and five years' probation for his willful failure to file wagering tax returns. Steven Snarr. Assistant United Slates Attorney, stated that the sentencing of Fowler culminates the IRS' criminal probe into wagering in the Salt Lake area. Last fall, during the football season, the Criminal Investigation Division of the IRS developed extensive information of wagering aeti hits in this area. From that information, four simultaneous raids and arrests were made in the Salt Lake area and Las Vegas on Superbowl Sunday. Information seized during the raids assisted in identifying a nationwide network of gambling activities. hi Salt. Lake the following individuals were charged for various wagering tax offenses: How ard Mathie, Craig Carpenter, Russell Miagishima, and A. D. "Pete" Fowler. All of the above individuals either pled guilty or were convicted in Federal District Court. "Gasoline in a residential area is just too risky - even in small quantities." said Bob Bryson, Fire Inspector of the Provo City Fire Department. "Gasoline is as dangerous a substance as you can find. There are just too many unknowns. You never can tell when it will ignite or w hat w ill set it off." Gasoline never be stored inside the home or garage. should If you little different route back but ended up the same place we started from. We took a quick run dow n to the dam w hich is indeed a big chunk of cement when view ed from upstream. Like I said, when there's a bunch oi boats and people; things are bound to happen. Some hoses or something came loose on one fancy boat and before he could get help, it was half submerged. By the time he was helped to shore just the bow was protruding from the water. Then there was the young fellow from Salt Lake w ho camped next to us who had a boat which really is a collector's item. It was built by his grandfather in 1940 and made of mahogany wood. It had a Hudson motor in it, complete with dash board, gear It shift, clutch, transmission. drew a lot of attention. It seems that every time he uses it he has to soak it for a day. Anyway, apparently he hadn't soaked it long enough and when he got in the middle of the lake it took on too much water, which got into his distributor and he was stranded. He finally got help and was pulled to shore just as it was about to sink. We helped get hi:n ashore. The next day another odd little ipjrjrjent. hnpgpned. As we w ere a c.mtC'Cim3 boat, a hippy character camped nearby wanted to know if we would take him and his wife skiing. Since the lake was rising about a food a day on the beach, which would make it difficult to take the boat out when we left, and since he had a four wheel drive and agreed to pull us ottt if we go! stuck, we agreed to take them. He was a bit tipsv but we f gured tb?t was his proDltm. The girl had a lot of jewelry on and Terri advised her it might be wise to take it off or she might lose it. She took off her earrings and rings and put them in Dale's cap on the dash board of the boat. We finally got the hippy launched after several tries, and when he went down, a speed boat was coming too close for comfort, so Dale grabbed his cap to wave them awav. You guessed it, all the jewels fit w into the lake. We were all sick, but I guess that's the way the old cookie crumbles. Any of you treasure hunters want to take a tru a! it, I'll draw you a map. One n'ght Brent, the little one and a half year old, was ailing or something for he yelled full blast until about 3.30 a.m. It's an odd thing, but the next day several camps that were next to us had changed lixationf. I can't imagine why. One day we noticed a brightly colored parachute floating over the hill. On closer inspection we a found that it was attached-tspeed boat and was soaring gracefully t,iet the !a'e. The passenger on the parachute seemed to be enjoying the ride immensely. I never did s?e him land or ditch but would imagine he took quite a dunking. One afternoon after catching nothing in the boat. I tried fishing from shore in a li,1le bay next to To my great suipiuse there wis a ia:it tug on my line and I towed in a beautiful channel cat. I lied him up with a string and let him splash around. When I w;'S ready to I"avc, I the knot slipped. Lf'ed him a rabbit for He took off Saved unknown. cloanirg par's him. though I did want to sample one. Ail good t! ings come to an end, so we packed up, sand ar.d all, and headed for home. We anived home at 12:.',,l a.m. and Myr! was sleeping stvjt.Jiy. Siuce I hadn't shaved during the entire trip and looked 'like Lcc Marvin after being in the desert for a month in one of his western films, 1 didn't dare turn on the lights. Lipon close contai t, however, Myrl soon let me know the beard or 1 had to . ai-- must store it, place it outdoors in a shed or a place at least 50 feet from sources of ignition, of w hich there are many in the home water heaters, stoves, furnaces, even refrigerators and vacuum cleaners. It is against most city ordinances, including those of Salt Lake City and Provo, to store in plastic or glass gasoline containers. A permit is required if in excess of 10 gallons is stored outside a building or if more than six gallons is stored'outside a place of residence. In order to have a large gasoline storage tank in most cities, the tank must be inspected and a permit issued. However, permits are very rarely issued for tanks in residential areas. "Homes are just not designed and built like gas stations to cope with gasoline problems," Inspector Bryson said. City codes require that furnaces and water heaters in gas stations be placed off the floor. This is necessary because gasoline fumes are heavier than air and sink to the position ef. ordinary home appliance pilot lights. fc'ven if a private resident could get a permit for a tank, it is against most city ordinances for - ' Western Family Pork Heinz you ?;ter if excutvion. S' C I survive this 60's 389 509-in- . Heinz 16 oz. Kellogg's 24 oz. Coffee Steers Steers Steers Steers 3 lb. 7.39 61 Chunk Tuna 73 Klngsford Charcoal Planter's 12 oz. Mixed Nuts ENJOY II U MAN powered vacation this summer. Try hiking, backpackand ing, bicycling, canoeing, swimming. 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Nabisco Assorted Snack Crackers. . . 75 8Qoff 20 lb. Detergent 8.19 All..., lb. can 51 Orange Drink 5.19 Tang Frozen Foods 6oz. Minute Maid Reg. or Pink 489 Lemonade Western Family Round Vi Ga!. Vanilla Ice Cream 1.09 Assorted 16 pack Popsicles 99 Delicatessen Blue Bonnet Reg. 1 lb. 53 Margarine Kraft Precut Mild or Sharp Cheese ..10 Off Pkg. Meat 101b. 300 can & at Mt. Holly! 23 acre Wooded, Improved Homesites 3 Bdr.2 Bath Home - 2 lots on live stream NEW 1 bdr. Condo adjoins ski runs Aspen Inn Motel, Furnished; 21 rooms 69 Early California Medium Lea "li 32 oz. 900-130- activities oz. Chicken of the Sea Glass Plus 565.00 $(,0.00 Fat $65.00 66.00. Comments: The cattle market was about steady compared to last week.' Hogs were about the same. Fat lambs were down $1.00 to 2.00. Things look like they are going to level out now. .... inmgsare 99 Refill to 75.00. to 70.00, to 65.00. Sieers cattle: to 68.00, Heifers $64.00 to For-mu- 581-542- 4 toll-fre- 4 rolls ....89 Folger's Elec. Perk, Drip, Reg. 700-80- 266-358- 89 Assorted e go- - 1007-0z- . Corn Flakes 600-70- 0 Soft Ass't 65 1.19 Paper Plates Assorted Barbecue Sauce.. 59 500-600- 600-70- . . . Dixie Country Flair 0 500-60- 1.19 Napkins 400-500- $7!).(X) N Tissue 1 0 44 oz. Cold Cups SHF.EP: Fat lambs $58.00 to M).0O. feeders $57.00 to M).00. slaughter ewes $12.00 to 16.00. CATTLE: Baby calves $80.00 to 30.00 per head. $44.00 Io4o.00, utility and commercial $45.00 ro 50.00, bulls $fi5.00 to 70.00. Steers Feeder Cattle: $100.00 to 110.00. heifers $95.00 Steers $92.00 to 100.00; to 98.00. heifers $87.00 to 91.00, Steers $82.00 to 85.00, heifers $"4.00 to 83.00. Sieers $70 .00 to 72.00. heifers Steers $65.00 to 70.00, $60.00 to 65.00, Hiifcrs $58.00 to 65.00. , 0 Beans .... 2$1 Dixie Country Flair HOGS: Block $38.00 to 40.00, 400-50- 5$1 Brawny Towels Silk 300-40- 3oz.' Assorted Big Rolls feeder pigs $37.00 to 39.00, sows and boats $23.00 to 30.00, weiners S25.00 to 35.00 per head. Holsieins: ..... 79 " Zee Nice From feet, hands, eibows Doctors find that hard, thick calluses often can be softened and removed medically. The same ingredient doctors find so effective is available in DERMASOFT Medical for Hard Callused Skin. June 28, 29, 30, July 2 & 3 Ketchup ' out by city ordinance and do not cross through residential areas. Avoid Storing Cas "Avoid storing gas," said M. F. Henry', a Flammable Liquids Specialist for the National Fire Protection Association Li Boston, Mass. "If storage is essential, $K0.00 to 85.00, & IBB 535-713- two-gallo- n 2Vi Pierces months. Williamsen Truck Equipment Corporation has almost sold out all its auxiliary tanks for trucks and vans. Its California manufacturer is behind in production by 20,000 tanks. Other merchants report waiting lists and back orders for tanks. Questions on gasoline storage may be directed to the Salt Lake City Fire Department at the Salt Lake County Fire Department at or phone the Utah Energy Hot Line at or y Assorted Eichficld Auction " p 14 oz. Potato Chips Jello tankers or delivery tru; ks to drive. through residential districts. .Deiiyfry routes are laid 300-40- Department will investigate and take appropriate measures while keeping the source of the complaint confidential. Should you have a gasoline fire on your property, do not put water on the flames. Small fires can be smothered out with fire extinguishers. Large fires should be reported to the Fire Department immediately, as should fires in large containers which could explode. The best thing to do is get out of the area and call the Fire Department. Dr. George R. Hill, Envirotech Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Utah, suggests that containers storing gasoline should be placed inside other containers in case a leak develops. If gasoline could be stored safely, it cannot be stored any longer than three months without of gums which coat the a build-utank and plug carburetor orifices, stopping the engine. Dr. Hill said. Because of this build-uof gums, gasoline should not be left sitting in lawn mowers over the winter. Local merchants have reported an enormous run on gasoline cans Surand tanks. The Army-Navplus Store in downtown Salt Lake City sold 350 one- - and cans in 10 days. The buyer has been unable to get five gallon cans because his supplier sends them all to California where they sell for twice the Utah price. A Grand Central buyer said his supplier could not send any cans for another two 270 N. MAIN gasoline F, ftp, o ! Gasoline Storage a Safety Hazard Failure to File THE BEAVER PRESS 16oz. . . 79 5 Morrell Yorkshire Half 1.59 lb. -- Boneless Ham 1.491b. Boneless Pot Roast ....1.791b. Pick of the Chicken Fresh Fryers. . .89 lb. 89 Franks Morrell Meat 12oz. oz. Produce 59 101b. 2.45 4oz. 79 22 oz. w Cantaloupe Tomatoes . . . 19c lb. Large Slicer .39c lb. Santa Rosa Plums 39c lb. |