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Show DESERET NEWS, UJHIV Have a problem? D:al Do-- lt On The Track Of History Man, that Promontory Point wedge of land jutting into the northern end of Great Salt Lake may 1 not be the Your Money Is Safe Approximately three years ago we opened a savings account with a credit union where my husband worked. While compiling data lor our income tax I called to find out the Interest paid and found they had gone out of business and that our money, approximately $700, is tied up in the Utah Credit League. ! have called them but cant seem to find out Mrs. D.L.S., Salt Lake City. anything. Can you? place youd choose to spend e ek - a two-- w vacat- ion, but for a one-da- Certainly. Of 328 credit unions in Utah, only seven are not affiliated with the Utah Credit Union League Inc., an organization that provides an excellent service. It has been Operating only alxtut five years and has assisted 23 credit un- 'ions during that time, saving about 4,000 members from los- ng money and stabilizing several large credit unions by I granting them funds. If your credit union had not been affiliated with them you would have lost 55 cents out of every dollar pul in. As it is, you will get cent of the $809.75 ' you had on deposit. Checks should beevery in the mail by Wednes- iday, April 24. There was no dividend lor 1967. trip, ly in Combine How about the Avicultural Society of America? It has about 600 members nationwide, but only a few in Utah. The organization puts out a monthly magazine. Write to the editor, Mrs. Marion Wagner, 565 E. Oiannel Road, Santa Monica, Calif. 90402. If you just want to talk about birds, get in touch with E. U. Jacobs, 3115 Canyon Rim Lane, Salt Lake City. Its hard to remember, standing by the simple white fenced monument at Promontory Summit with only barren wind-swehills around, that once in this very area was a Mans probing led But the area is expected to come to life again next year during the Centennial celebraof the tion when driving of tile Golden Spike is planned several times a week through the travel season, along with an exposition, parades, and various other At Granite High School Where could I take an inexpensive drivers training EM. M., Salt Lake course and how much would it cost? City. An adult education course starts April 23 in Granite School District. Meets each Tuesday from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Driving hours are arranged on Saturdays. Runs for six weeks and costs $45 which includes a textbook. If you are under 22 and have not graduated from high school, the course only costs $2. You can register at the first meeting at Granite High School. Already things are stirring, with addition of a ranger at the site to answer questions (Editor's Notoi Wt'ro sorry the numbor or eollo ontf the volume of moil mako it knpouiblo to answer ovary ooestfon. Ploasa, no medical or leeal euasNons. Don't sand stamps or so If addressed envelope! as answers can only bo given In this column. Only wmitiona at general Interest will bn answered and telephone colls can bn accepted only an the De-l- t Mon phone at the hours not tor publicaprescribed. Give your noma, address and telephone numbor Man htlp yea.) but to help Do-tion gBinnn!'flTaTinnririnnnnnna I Weekly Calendar Music And Dance CBS radio broadcast in the Mormon Tabernacle Choir i Tabernacle, 9:30 a.m., April 21; rehearsal, 7:30 p.m., April " Free. Seven young violinists, students of Oiea tonight, 8 p.m., Orson Spencer Hall, University of Benefit Concert Henke, Utah. Male Chorus Concert Joseph Smith Auditorium, Young University, Provo, 8:15 p.m., April 24. I Fine Arts Center Con-- ! Balladier USO Benefit Concert Hall, Utah State University, Logan, 8 p.m., April 27. Glen Yarbrough Valley Music Hall 8:30 p.m., April 27. Westminster College Community Symphony Orchestra Prof. Kenneth Kuchler, music director and conductor. 15th annual Spring Concert. Payne Gym, Westminster College. April 21. 3 p.m. Free. University of Utah Combined Choirs, University Sympho-- ; Dr. David Shand, conductor. Haydns The ny Orchestra Cteation. Tabernacle, Temple Square. April 27. 8 p.m. ; cert ; ! ; ! ! Theater - ; 1967-6Commissioned Play; music by Rendezvous Crawford Gates, boric and lyrics by Keith Engar, April 25 to May 4. 8 Dixie College Young New Clothes I Peoples Theater, Fine Arts Center Auditorium, Dixie College, (matinee only, 4:30 p.m.). ; 'St. George, April Theater 138, John Browns Body ; East, 8;30 p.m. April 25, 26. . - The Emperors 25-2- 7 138-2n- d Other Events Audubon film lecture by John D. New England Saga Bulger, Kingsbury Hall, 8 p.m., April 22. ! In the Beginning Star Chamber program, Hansen Planetarium, 15 S. State, daily except Monday; free admission to museum and exhibit hall. . I and a recording telling the history of the joining of the rails. The National Park Service took over administration of the area after it was declared a National Historic Site in 1965. More improvements are planned during the year. You may want to start your trip with a visit to the Railroad Village at Corinne. To reach Corinne, take Utah 83 out of Brigham City. The museum features a mural of the meeting of the two locomotives, the Union Pacifics 119 and Central Pacifics Jupiter, at Promontory Summit, along with photographs and display cases of items from the Age of Steam. Outside there are locomotives you can climb in and have your picture taken. Theres a small admission charge. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, except Tuesday when the museum is closed, and 2 to 5 p.m. Sundays. From Corinne take Utah 83 on out to the junction with a county road leading to the .v.y m 'fzm eX 1: V.vv wwAmuoi.' fflwvwvmwAwwu",wiwmMei . Railroad Village Museum in - m Monument at Golden Spike site Corinne. Points of interest at Promontory. monument. You may want to buy a history of the joining of the railroads at the museum and read it on the way to the summit. A short distance east of the monument theres a small natural arch which was named Chinamans Arch in honor of the Chinese track crews of the Central Pacific, many of whom died in a smallpox epidemic near For the trip down the east side of Promontory, your steps back to within about two miles of the junction with Utah 83. There yonIl find a county road going south. It may be bumpy at retrace times, but its graveled and snitable for passenger car travel. Long ago Promontory was probably occupied by wandering Indian tribes who came there shortly after Lake receded. Bonneville Indian caves on the peninsula give evidence of other tribes coming later and the Shoshone Indians are known to have occupied it for well over 500 years. But now youll find mostly some ranching operations. A short distance down the road Q. We would like to do some hiking at Bryce Canyon. How much time would be involved? Also, what is the charge for boat trips on Lake Powell and the mule trip into Grand Canyon? Do you need reservations for the latter, and if so, where can I write for L. B., St. Anthony, Idaho. them? Bryce Can-yon, how much time will you have? Park Service officials say you can cover an excellent loop system of trails in a few hours. There also are some shorter trails taking only about an hour. Another system, covering nearly 30 miles, takes from two to three days, and trail from the north end a of the park to the south end requires at least two days. Hikers must carry their own water. A tent for overnight is not necessary stays, but some light rain gear is is A special warning advised. with heart given for persons trouble, since climbs i -- aging from 500 to 800 feet are required on leaving the park trails. Most hikers in Bryce Canyon do not stay overnight, so if you're camping, V were joined at Promontory Summit. Historic photo taken when rails Promonis the little tory School where seven children are enrolled this year. Promontory is pretty and green in the spring and youll probably see sheep grazing under the cedars in fenced areas of sagebrush and grease-wooHere and there the flaming red of early paintbrush adds a splash of color. Its a quiet, rather solitary world, with lots of sky above and long views out across the lake toward the Lucin Cutoff and on beyond toward Antelope and Fremont Islands. If youre lucky, you may see a toy train snaking its way across the lake from Ogden, touching the point and then continuing on across the solid rockfill caseway to Lakeside. one-roo- m As yon continue on down the road youll see an abandoned farmhouse sitting off down by the lake in a grove of trees and youll wonder what happened. Why didnt they make it there? Where did they go? Still farther along are two abandoned cabins a short distance apart with yellow roses blooming in front of them. You wonder about them, too. What loving hands planted them theyre not wild and how long did they get to enjoy them? But the roses couldnt care less. They go right on blooming every spring for anyone or no one. Pick a couple to snilf the rest of the trip. They have a delicious fragrance all their own. If youre a photographer, take your camera along. These are picturesque sights the sheep grazing under the trees, the paintbrush, the deserted farmhouse, the abandoned cabins framed by yellow roses. Down at the point youll see a few trailers, apparently the homes of the maintenance men for the Lucin Cutoff. From here on, the drive around the point isnt very pretty, but take it anyway. Youll see some ponds where companies apparently are extracting minerals and then a little way up the west side of the peninsula youll encounter the scarred, gouged-ou- t mountainside where material was blasted out for building the causeway. For three years Promontory came to life again here at litt- le Valley when Southern Pacific Railroad replaced the old wooden trestle across the lake with the solid rock fill. It was one of the greatest earth 'A -- L I I. ALami I M5K US MDOUT UTCm A. As for hiking in World premiere of movie and activt is Tuesday. Blue Special concert by Mormon Tabernacle Choir, 7:30 p.m., im-- l mediately preceding parade down Main St. I ' : ..v v.v. .. Ip c ' ' a' Visitors climb aboard old locomotives at w.dWi''V' 'y.v. till monument. I have been looking for a copy of a letter written many yean ago to the New York Sun where a small girl asked the editor if there was a Santo Claus. Can yon help me? M. B., Salt Lake Comity. 1: Do-l-t Man lias "mailed you the answer to the little girls was written more than 60 years ago in a Sun which , question -editorial. Sorry, its too long to print. I r: V.; ' , ' Ogden. History describes Promontory then as consisting of 17 tents, false fronts, gambling dens, nests of soiled doves," and home of the infamous Promontory Boys who used to lure travelers into the gambling dens when they got off to change trains. Now the trains dont even go by there any more. Even the rails are gone. They were taken up for the war effort in 1942. The only rails art two from the original tracks set in cement near the Golden Spike In An Editorial 60 Years Ago I 4 V It flourished for a few months after the historic joining of the railroads there on May 10, 1869, then died out after the terminus was changed from Promontory to to an office supervisor who was refund had not been made. He said to out the find chagrined that since he had not heard from you since March 3, 1966, he assumed that the check had been sent. He immediately contacted the New York office and a check for $34 is being mailed to you. I ' - Vv hell on wheels g some piston rings from a Salt Lake company in 1965. were sent to me COD for about $34, but They April, ; hey were not the right size for my compressor. The company notified me they didnt have the right ones and told me to return the rings to the New York factory, and the New York factory would send me a refund. 1 have written them time 'after time but never got an answer. I thought I'd give Do-l- t fan a chance to see if he could get results. W. T., Beaver. 25. r C town. I ordered : Z? pt Refund On Way Fun And Culture ; spring. to the Rail- a visit road Village Museum at Corinne and the Golden Sp!ke monument at Promontory Summit with a drive down the east side of the peninsula and youll have a full day. Promontory has had its moments in the past, some of them historic and some of them lurid, but sumehow nature always seems to move back in again and take over, and in a way, its nice. some pet birds and am wondering if there is any of an organization I could join to find out more about L. B., Salt Lake City. birds. b b it has quite a lot $ to offer, espe-ciali I have nnnnnnnra'ttTirinnni get-aw- - from - Try Avicultural Society Do-l- t ' vt'S t By MAXINE MARTZ Deseret News Staff Writer 6 to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday, or write to Do-l- t Man, Box 1257, Salt Lake Gty, 84110. ' A3 Saturday; April 20, 1968 Have a question about traveling of general interest will be answered 1257, Salt Lake City, Utah 84110. you can expect "elative privacy. Trail maps can be obtained on arri- val at Park headquarters. Lake Powell boat trips range in price from $2.75 for an hour trip to Glen Canyon Dam to $145 for a five-da- y cruise and hike expedition. A day trip, including Rainbow Bridge National Monument, is $25. Fare for tiie children under 12 is adult fare. Write Canyon Tours, Inc., Boz 1597, Page, Ariz., for brochures. Grand Canyon mule tour information can be obtained from the Fred Harvey Co., Grand Cantwo-thir- yon, Ariz. A. There are seven trailer projects of all time $50 million. Special channels were dug and barges and tugboats plied the lake. Huge conveyor belts and loading devices were built. It was a tremendous project, but as soon as it was finished, the trailer village that had flourished there for three years quickly vanished and Promontory again settled back into its natural solitude. Unfortunately, however, no one bothered to smooth out the mountain or dispose of all the machinery and some of it still stands there, rusting and ugly. It will take nature a long time to cover over these scars. But turn away from the lake for a moment, search carefully along the side of the road toward the foothills and you may find some sego lilies blooming. That should take away some of the sting. These lovely flowers, which figure prominently in Pioneer history, arent so easy to find any more. A opened at the entrance to locked fence prevents continuing on up the west ride of Promontory, so yon most go back the way yon came. Since there arent any drinking fountains or snack bars on Promontory, yonIl want to take along some water or cool 3-D- Canyon-land- National Park midway s be- tween Moab and Monticello. There are 12 motels in Moab, five in Monticello, five in Blanding, three in Bluff, two in Mexican Hat, one in La Sal Junction, one at Gould-ing- s Trading Post in Monument Valley. Also, there are guest ranches at Moab and Monticello. Our Boy Scout group is planto the Needles area of (anyonlands National Park. What facilities are there for camping? -- F. J., Salt Lake City. Q. a trip Squaw Flat Campground has camping sites, with tables, fireplaces and pit toilets. Firewood is A. drinks and perhaps a picnio lunch. I It can be very pleasant in , the evening cooking steaks over a briquette fire, and having the birds provide dinner music. There arent any picnic tables or modern conven-A DESERET NEWS ienres but who needs tnem? You can fed a little bit akin to the Indians who used to roam the area or perhaps speculate on tiie good old days when the steamboat, the City of .Cor rine plied the Great Salt Lake as an excursion boat in the 1870s. . As darkness falls and you return home, you may fipd its been rather pleasant to spend a quiet day off the beaten path discovering afew things for yGurself. At least Promontory Point isnt very commercialized yet If yon like celebrations, yon may want to go np for the reenactment of the driving of tiie Golden Spike on May II. If not, choose your own day for a Uttie leisurely There Are Fascinating Trails At Bryce For An Hours Hike Or Expedition parks m Moab. Trailers also can be accommodated at Dead Horse Point and Grand View overlooks. A new trailer park soon will be 15 and cost ay Q. Is hunting permitted at Reef? -- . R., Milford. in Utah? Readers art invited to send in their queries and those in the column. Address letters to Ask Us About Utah, P.O. Box ning (. I would like information about accommodations for trailer houses and motels in and aronnd the Canyonlands and Four Corners G. II., Mayfield, Utah. region. : moving A. No. If firearms are carried into the monument, they must be unloaded and cased, or broken down, or otherwise packed in such a way as to prevent their being used in the area. not available, so take your own fuel. Water may be obtained at mile from Squaw Spring, one-hathe campground. Be sure to ask a lf g park ranger about tiie many hiking trails. vehicles can negotiate the road to the base of Elephant vehicles are Hill, but needed for the roads to Chester Park, the Confluence and Salt inter-estin- Creek. Q. Please send ma all available information on Monument .Valley. At what places do jeep trips begin? Do the jeep trips run as early as April 1, aid what do they charge? R. B., Mesa, Ariz. A. Not only have u chosen one of the most .ujjkjiw and picturesque areas in tiie ovprld to visit, it also is one of the least expensive. Toilrs cleave from'Gouldings Trading "Post, pouth of Mexican Hat; the San Juan "Trading Post and ftlotel in, Mexican Rat; from Recapture - Court in Bluff, and Golden Sands Tours inKaVenta, Ariz., just south y border. Tours yot the ; may rttn as early as April 1 by , can I make reservations for lodging at Cedar Breaks National L. W., Monument? Rock Springs, Wyo. Q. How A. Cedar Breaks Lodge is operated by Utah Parks Company, Cedar City, Utah. The lodge wtil open on June 8 and dose Sept 3. Meals are available in tiie lodge dining room or at the snack bar. a reservation. . All-da- y to priced,at inducting horh. $11 $12 tours per person, are Hot |