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Show I I h Friday, JuT UTAH MAGNA TIMES. MAGNA, TOURISTS DAM PROJECTS ATTRACT Coal mines, graft nt fcc j farmer1 bam lr, cene. of explosion, taneou combustion do .S with gases formed by coal dust, the .am, grain and Improperly Tb biggest bang in h eruption of the in Java and Sumatra. In It started a series ft which lasted 36 hours anfiT heard 3,000 miles distant? were hurled 17 mile, wavea devastated netib, causing 36,000 person tofth1 Boulder Dam Proves Magnet; Uncle at Lake Artificial Ilue Dam Inspiring Scene. Sam to Capitalize on It; Bonneville isld government dam for projects provide subjects cir- controversy in political cles, irrigation for desert wastes ancL. electric power for vast producing areas. They are assuming a new importance in the lives of our people, especially at this time of year. Thev are becoming major attractions for summer vacationers. i e i ' WHAT mesas this demonstration, komo, la street, and halt? What mean thin celebration Joined la by (rent and email? Why all this bun tine floating. And why tbeee banner gay? What ar these thlnga denoting? IT Independence Dayl Q FOURTH of JULY i . i Celebratio v tt.' OF JULY first was with a levee at the home ot FOURTH as a holiday three years tt Is revealed In papers brought to light by the historical research department of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, states a writer In the Washington Star. The first of these Is a letter from Rufus King to Elbridge Gerry, both of whom were members of the Continental congress, then meeting In New York. It reads: D'r Gerry, In consequence of an order of Congress a public levee was held from 12 to 3 oclk at the House of the President at which were present the members of Congress, Officers of the Great Departments. Foreign Ministers, etc., etc. The Cincinnati are In Uie highest prosperity, they celebrate the Day with a splendor exceeding any tiling within the practice of Government of course draw the Huzzas and admiraUon of the Multitude. The Chapter of these Knights appointed a deputation of four members to present the anniversary congratulations to the President and members of Congress, they attended the Levee, and I was witness to the ot Government In seeing the President' after 'A, if ft j In 1786. the close of the Revolution, Fraternal thoughts engender A country's love that sticks. Thats why we all remember What means the gay bells ringing? Why do onr hearts rejoice? What means the childrens singing? Each on with heart and voice? This yearly contribution. Which neer shall know decay. Tells ol the Revolution It's Independence Day. rit Horses Bewitched In the days when superstiti rampant in connection with 8 tag of suffering humanity, viW forms of superstition extended hi! great measure to the treatment sick animals as welL Sick bona' for instance, were supposed b possessed by evil spirits and h"i witch would be consulted hea horse went tame. picturesque scene against the morning sky f America Northwest are these Bonneville dam workers. way of night life out here there Is only one movie house in Boulder City there are enough natural curiosities and marvels to make the visitor lose his taste for night life. Within 200 miles are, in addition to the beautiful canyons mentioned above, the Joshua Tree National forest, the Painted Desert, Petrified Forests, the Mad Valley of Fire, Eldorado canyon, and many other sights, including many Indian settlements. Nature in remarkable mood exists up and down as well as across. You can descend to 360 feet below sea level m Death Valley and, if you are agile enough, you can get up 12,500 feet on San Francisco peak. The government is stocking Lake Mead with bass, and although the fishing is not yet quite up to par there will be all you can take care of in another two years. Bridle paths are being laid out and within a short time there will also be plenty of dude ranch facilities nearby. The building of tennis courts as well as desert gardens is included m the plans. There are good hotels near Boulder dam, and there is a government camping ground where the visitor may camp for nothing. Will Develop Appeal. p Are Earthquakes Possible? Mead lake itself remains the bigIt was gest vacation attraction. 0 created by the backing up of tons of water from the dam. The question has been raised before the Seismological Society of America whether or not this great, unnatural body of water will cause earthquakes. The Colorado river in its lower course flows through a region where many violent earth- - O pro- vided for such a long lapse of time between election of a congress and Us first sitting. The chief reason was that the framers believed it unwise to have legislators take office soon after election because of the danger of hasty action. It was felt that time should be allowed for the heat of the contest to cool. The secondary reason was that considerable time was required for members to travel from distant , . rrr r 41,518,-125,00- Mi .. v "v iumJteases " ,5 - a, 1 Jif parts. Fourth of July Parade Independence Hall Still Stands as Patriotic Inspiration plain, rooms, hung with mementoes of the days of '76. About it hovers the best traditions of American patriotism. Other walls have rung with patriotic declaration. with impassioned oratory and bold defiance, but nowhere has loyalty to country and earnest devotion to the cause of liberty found such deathless expression as was voiced in that Declaration of Independence announced by the ancient Liberty bell in the cupola overhead on that memorable Fourth of July ao many years ago. Doubtless more loving care has been lavished upon this old building than upon any other in America. It as it was in stands today virtual j4 'i 76. Here the Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4, 1776. 5 JOHN ADAMS WISH A letter written July INJohn Adams revealed Hats r tko street there comes A Mar ot becles, rtfl ot frame, A flask t coier keaeath the ekyi ! Hate The flag la flailing ky. wife the hope would become Hats effl Along the (tree! there romet A blare of baglet, a rullle ot f ramsi , And level hearts are beating bight Hate ofll The flag la parting hr! Aleary Holcomb Boaaott. to his that the fourth the great annive- sustained with pomp a nd parade, shows, games, sports, guns, bells and illuminations. . . . , rsary-festival M rf" 3 1776, t Aquaplaning on Lake Mead, in the heart of the desert. over the Grand Canyon, Zion, Bryce and Death Valley national parks, the Blatk canyon, the Kaibab forest and other famous scenes There are also power boats on Lake Mead which make scheduled excursion trips, stopping over at several pemits. It's quite a ride around Lake Mead, a body of water. Lecturers Explain Dam. The interest of government projects as incidents m a vacation is apparent frofn the hundreds who choose to include a trip through the dam itself, udder the able guidance of lecturers from the reclamation service. Tbs long ride in an elevator down into the dam Is a swift one; to many visitors it is also doubly thrilling for the fact that they have never before ridden in an elevator. The lecturer takes them through the catacombs under the dam, through the power plants so largeand complicated they look like a moving picture set as indeed do the switchboard control rooms and diversion tunnels. Although there is not much in the e magnificent A After all. swimming in the heart of a desert is a thrill that should appeal to the American temperament The clear blue water in the Frank a Williams, la Grit shadow of the mountain peaks and the great dam is also a magnificent them reed. etc. etc. setting for boating, fishing and aquaThat same day the New York Dalplaning. In an effort to encourage the ly Advertizer printed an account of movement already started the govthe celebration: ernment has ordered the national The morning was ushered In by the ringing of bells and a discharge paiks service, together with the bureau of reclamation, to launch a of cannon. At 12 o'otock a grand program designed to make the Boul-deprocession (headed by city watchdam region more attractive to men and closed by citizens) than ever. First of all a number the house of h(s excellency the Govof public batik houses were built on ernor and from thence to the house the beach, which is artificial like the of his excellency the president of lake and a short distance from BoulCongress, where the compliments of der City, home of the workers on the day were first paid to his exthe project. Floating rafts have cellency by the Governor, and afterbeen provided, and life guards sit wards by his worship the mayor. In upon high seats to guard the safety behalf of the citizens of New York. CATTERED along the Atlantic of bathers, just as if this might be From whence they returned to Cor-re- 's coast region from Boston to St Coney Island. a collation where cold tavern, Augustine are countless historic Excursions over the surrounding was provided by the corporation. old brick structures Invested with area by air are popular, too, with And the day was closed by the ringthe glamour of romance, of stirring, the vacationers. There is a governmeing of bells and the firing of canadventure, of heroic sacrifice and nt-built non. airport at Boulder City There follows an account of the earnest patriotic devotion to coun- from which several planes take of! but nowhere Is one instinctively daily on these trips. Planes of the meeting of the Cincinnati at Corres try. to bare his head In a sinmoved most modern type, equipped with tavern in commemoration of the cere reverence so much as In Inde- two way wireless, wing the visitors day, at which suitable orations were delivered by Cols. Hamilton and pendence hall, where more than 150 Walker. One of the 13 toasts was, years ago a handful of patriots dared the wrath of Great Britain May the powers of Congress be and declared for American freedom. to General the preserve adequate Even today one seems to feci the Union. presence of those dauntless spirits in the very atmosphere of those CONGRESS FIRST SITTING THERE were two reasons why framers Democrat!, William IV was ft, democratic king to occupy ish throne. He was British sovereign who York at tot hand. A. man, says London Answers xine, he was in that eity towjT end of the American War ? g dependence, and had a urm cape from being kidnaps b , of Washington. The War ol Seventy-Si- . And so w come displaying Onr national love this way, The Stars and Stripes ar saying Its Independence Day! ... taSTSS- An!6 First Really Mr. Average American, with two weeks out of the jear for his vacation, likes to cram just as much Into that fortnight as he possibly can. His mountains must be gigantic, his vistas colossal, his waterfalls terrific and his automobile trips long and rapid. He is usually somewhat impressed by the Grand Canyon. Small wonder then, that sights such as Boulder dam. the Grand Coulee and the B nncville dam projects Interest him They are big, scenic and wonderful. And because they are government projects they have that patriotic appeal which is characteristically American. The United S'ates government hardly planned Boulder dam as a summer recreation project, and it is not yet as well equipped to entertain the thousands of tourists now visiting the dam as it will be in the near future. But in great throngs the vacationers come and after their souls have been satisfied with the enormity of it all they find they can have one whale of a time in. on and around Lake Mead, above the dam the largest man made body of water on earth. , AC 5 By WILLIAM C. UTLEY onl do some of the NOT y quakes have occurred in the past, some of them comparatively recently Scientists have wondered whether the vast weight of water which will be concentrated along the lake will put sufficient additional strain on the crystal rock layers to set off disturbances. It has been suggested that seismograph stations be set up m the region to check the earths slow movements there, since complete data are not yet available. Projects along the Columbia river are also getting their share of the tourist trade this summer, for the Northwest has ever betin a popular vacation spot. There the throngs are both surprised and pleased to see that the work on the giant Bonneville dam is being completed on schedule. It will be finished before the is out It was in the summer of year 1934 when President Roosevelt on said, the scene: Within three years I hope that the Bonneville dam will be an actual fact, and that as a fact from then on It will militate very greatly to the benefit of the lives not only of the people of Oregon and Great Wall ef Pen wall of Per, , conquest structure, was by the Chimu Indiana m i defense barrier against their pow; ful neighbors, the Infcai ft near the Peruvian port ot Qm bote, on the Pacific, and more than 40 miles, climbing ridges and swooping into dee; w leys. The great hU proUt-bui- lt Washington but to the whole course of life of the people of the United States." Bonneville dam rises in some of the ruggedly beautiful country of the Northwest. The wild Columbia of a has cut a chasm mile deep through the mountains. Bradford island causes the river to spit into two rapid streams, roaring, whirling and throwing spray. From the island to the Oregon shore Is the power station, and from the Washington shore to the island ia the spillway. The power house and spillway are connected by an earthen dam which runs across the island and is 170 feet high. The entire chain, which Is 3,850 feet long, will create a lake 65 miles long, upon which steamers will one day travel into the Cascade mountain two-thir- region. Cost Is 345,000,000. Bonneville dam will have cost $45,000,000 by the time it is completed. With Grand Coulee dam it forms the first serious attempt to harness the Columbia, which river network is the second largest in the country. The river basin, which extends into the states of Idaho, Washington, Montana, Oregon,, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming, is said to be five times as large as England. It has never been possible before navigatethe Columbia more than X'short distance inland, but Bonneville dam will attempt to change all that. In the dam is the worlds highest navigation lock a lift of 72 feet On the Panama canal it requires three great locks to lift a ship only a little higher at Gatun lake. Bonneville itself is 42 miles east of Portland, but it is hoped that the locks will enable steamers to go 200 miles inland along the river. The town of Bonneville has sprung up near the dam to house most of the workers on PWA project number 28. It is composed chiefly of tarpaper shacks such as the traveler might have seen in the earlier days of the West when the railroads were being built. It is not likely that the living quarters of the construction workers needed to be built substantially enough to lapt a long time, for this is one federal project which is going ahead as it was planned. There have been no delays for political reasons or for lacks of funds; only those caused by the river in some of its unsociable moods. Since the first surveyors came, things have moved right along. The excavating was done promptly, cribs and framework were installed, cranes and derricks started to work, and It was not long before Bonneville approached being a fact Where only a few boulders once deterred therugged stream as It roared through a wilderness of cottonwoods and firs, today rise arched spillways and huge power intakes. The cost of the project was somewhat more than it was first estimated. This is because of intricate system of locks and ladders for fish, for the salmon must be allowed to pass Bonneville to reach the headwaters of the river. Indians Are Skeptics. to - Here is one point upon which the government and nature may not be able to get together; perhaps If the President's magic voice could explain it all to the fish over the radio everything might be all right, but there are those who say the salmon will never use the ladders. These unbelievers Include most of the.Cayuse Indians along the Columbia. whose ancestors were taking salmon out of the river long before the white man ever dreamed there was a new world beyond the western sun. Bonneville meanfl end of salmon, says their chief, George Red Hawk. And today the Columbia produces more salmon than any other river In the world; flshn In Its waters is a ?'on $10,000,000 industry. Western Newspaper Union. Is jess 1'ir Mystery Love til The Black Widow spider li t When she is a young a (seemingly) innocent spinster, A first sheds her maiden skin, m then immediately sends out a oi for a husband. 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