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Show There's a new crop of windmills Scene 77 THURSDAY. SEPT. 15. 1977 Ever hear of the ghost boat of blooming? on lake I drove Recently to St. Charles researching Gutzon Borglum of Mount Rushmore fame. I accosted a trio of old men on the street. They knew nothing of Borglum except that his family left when Gutzon was a mere lad. They referred me to the memorial beside the church. "By the way," I asked as I was about to go, "ever hear of a Ghost Boat on top of the range back there?" Two laughed and walked away, but the third stayed. "I've not only heard about it," he declared. "I've seen it!" That pleased me. I asked him to tell the story. "Some of us was riding up there looking for stray stock. We rode down to the lake. There it was white sail, with a man in a funny white cap running it. He looked like he was sitting on the waves, which was kicking up quite a bit, and he had a cord tied to the end of the sail." . "And the boat?" I pursued. That was the darndest thing! no which I rigged between the mast and a boom I tied to the mast with string. I used heavier string tied to the outboard end of the boom to guide the raft. It sank so deep under me I set a section of log aft for a seat. Then I shoved off. I was sailing stodgily along at about one knot speed, even though the mountain wind was strong. Then I heard voices. On shore were three horsemen sitting their saddles and staring. I could hear their puzzled comments you know how sound can travel over water when the wind favors ; it. boat, not any I could see. There had to be a boat, no other way. But I couldn't see hide or hair of one." He was the only source of the legend I could find, there or in Blooming ton. But I know the story. I'll tell you. About 40 years ago I drove up to Bloomington Lake and camped the night. That lovely lake under the tall looming gray cliff with the white rock layer striking steeply down into the blue water! I wanted to explore it. That night I didn't sleep well. Two or three times, soft footfalls approached my bedroll and retreated. Deer or a wandering horse or cow, I thought. Next morning I ate a cold breakfast and set off along the shore. I kept my white stocking cap on because a cold breeze was blowing. Not far from my campsite I ran onto an old raft. It was so old it was and was covcompletely water-logge- d ered with moss and vines trailing down into the water. When I stepped on it, the logs sank a foot or two. But I got an aspen pole and wedged it between two of the logs. I guyed it with baling wire from a tangle of it on the beach. From my bedding I got a sheet By CARTON CULMSEE Ever hear about the Ghost Boat of Bloomingtoii Lake? I've seen it. In fact, long ago I sailed in it. . Netherlands once again turned to the windmill to keep reclaimed land above sea level. The mills worked overtime in that war: When not pumping, their sails relayed messages on Nazi troop movements to Allied pilots. Pushed further aside by the steam pump and diesel engine, fewer than 1,000 windmills remain in Holland. The Dutch Windmill Preservation Society maintains many of them and strictly forbids exporting windmills because of their link with Holland's colorful past. Faced with a new problem, the Dutch are turning to an old solution the windmill. The end is in sight for Holland's precious supply of natural gas, which accounts for 55 per cent of all energy used by the Dutch. In its search for alternate sources of energy, the county is spending about $3.5 million on a five-yea- r research program to decided whether to give the windmill another whirl. THE DUTCH PLANNERS envision mills made of metal and heavy plastic with sails 150 feet in diameter, an idea that has aroused questions of esthetics. "If we want the windmill to make a real contribution to power generation, we have to consider horizon pollution," a Dutch official in Washington told the National Geographic Society. "These large windmills could really dominate the environment. Holland could end up looking like Oklahoma during the oil boom." Wcvteioaaetdale 2 Days Only 250 South 6th West Logan, Utah IN THE DUTCH windmill's golden the 16th and 17th centuries Fri Sat - Sept. 16 & age 10,000 of them dotted the countryside and villages. They ground wheat, sawed wood, husked rice, extracted oil from seeds, turned rags into paper, and twisted hemp to make rope for sailing vessels. Mills not grinding or sawing were used for communication. A miller who stopped his windmill so that a sail pointed to 1 o'clock was telling the world of a birth; a sail set at 11 o'clock announced a death in the family. To celebrate an anniversary or wedding, windmills were decorated with flags and streamers. Nearby millers would join in the fun by decorating their mills and turning the faces toward their neighbor. Deprived of fuel in World War II, the . "Well, ain't that something!" I how he does heard one say. 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