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Show Volume 12 Number 26 Randolph, Utah. Friday July 14, 1939 SODA SPRINGS GEYSER EQUALSI OLD FAITHFUL IN HEIGHT Murdock Secured Before $1.50 Fer Year In Advance Banks Blamed For Inadequate Credit After In Mining (From Kemmerer Gazette) Recently I visited in Soda Springs. Idaho, the great health resort which For about seven years. Congress thrived around 35 years ago, when has been granting a moratorium on the old Idahonha hotel was a place mining assessment work. Last year' for those on vacation periods and its we were able to bring about the en- site on the north side of the U. P. actment of such a law by promising milroad tracks was in a beautiful that we would not again ask foT it. enclosure. It was one of the resorts This year, while many letters came that the Union Pacific featured on to western Congressmen asking for its time tables thru Idaho. This hotel another moratorium, we knew that was never rebuilt. it would be impossible to get the apNew life was brought to Sola proval Of the Secretary of the Inter- Springs during the past few years, ior, and as a group, the western With the opening of a spouter soda members of Congress decided not to water well, throwing a stream of waask for the necessary legislation. ter 170 feet in the air, of equal height However, about 2 weeks ago, a press with Old Faithful in Yellowstone release from the Department of the Park. This drilling was sensor ed by Interior was given to western news- 21 d business men of papers, indicating thlat mining asses, Sod'a Springs. The hole is 315 sment work must not only be begun feet deep. It blew-i- n a hot water well, by July 1, but that it had to be com- followed by a heavy flow of carbon pleted on or before that date. Real- dioxide gas, which chilled the water izing the injustice of such a construc- to a temperature of 84 to 87 degrees. tion by the law, and the confusion It is the only known controlled carbon and consternation which would nec- dioxide gas geyser in the World. The essarily arise therefrom among min- site was selected by government ers of the West, I decided that it geoglogist. This gas is a type used was my duty to relieve the situation in making dry ice of which it is said in some way. I therefore drafted and that of dry ice is so cold a caused to be introduced the bill, H. R. cold Water can be brought to boiling 6977, to grant bo all holders of unpat-eute- d point if paced on a Cake of same. mining claims an extension of Many people have drunk the Manila within which to commence waters bottled at Soda Spring, which days sixty their assessment work for the year compared with any others now botending at noon, July 1, 1939. The tled with a strong fizz effect. 'But it made possible under this bill is no longer bottled. gives claim holders until noon SeptGeologically it is the general opinion ember 1, within which to begin work, that thousands of years ago, there which, after commencement, must be were dozens of these geysers blowing prosecuted to completion with reas- at will in that vicinity as there are One could hardly believe that the onable diligence. still many soda mound formations above two pictures were taken of I think the passage of this bill there Geologists claim the ancient the same mountainous hills. Both are of Bingham Canyon, through the House and Senate is al- geysers were stifled when a flow of and scr? to !"'dc?to h:" Utah, most unparalleled in Congress. I was lava closed the channel of Bear river mining transforms barren wasteable to get the Speaker to recognize at Soda, 6 miles west of 'Soda Springs ; land into industry. me to move the immediate consider, that this created a huge lake which cov The top picture was taken at Bingham prior to 1900 when the ation of this bill before it had even ered the geysers, boiling mudpots and camp was yielding small quantities been referred bo a committee. I had of gold, silver, and lead. Below is steaming coverns that then existed. the stage all sett, however, and there a 1939 view of the sani8 kilb after That after hundreds of years, Bear science, engineering and industry was no objection to my' request. After river now finally wore its second chanhas taken a hand. the bill getting through the House, nel and released the water impounded What a contrast! Little did the I then had to assume almost exclu- in the lake, but leaving the geysers pioneers who roamed that area in the early, days realize that it was sive burden of securing its passage sealed from their own travertine deto become one of the wonders of the Senate. After this, ,1 posits. Thousands of years ago geythrough miners the earth. The early-dafollowed it through the Bureau of the sers were common to this knew that there existed a great particular stock of porphyry that contained Budget and the Interior Department section of Idaho, as far west as lava less than 2 per cent copper, but to the WMte House, where it was ap- hot springs. they believed the deposit worthproved by the President on June 30. less. Geologists also claim that Bear I h.pe that my efforts in behalf, of river, now flowing to If the hills had remained In their great Salt Lake, state, Utah would be minus original the miners of the West will give prior to the lava flow, flowed into of one its greatest assets today, and them sufficient time to properly pro- the Portneuf river that Its greatest revenue producer for passes thru tect their interests. the past quarter of a century. Lava and Pocatello but that its course ABE MURDOCK Normally the Utah Copper which was changed to a southerly direction operates the great mine employs when it wore its second channel thru 4,000 men at the mine, mills, and railroads, representing an annual the lava flows, six miles west of Soda Springs, and it now constitutes the river flowing into Great Salt CRIPPLED CHILDRENS CLINIC only Raynor Young was rushed to the Lake. TO BE HELD AT OGDEN Bear Lake hospital at Montpelier Because of the fact there is no ba- t Friday night for an appendictomy sin in which this water can flow, it The Utah State Board of Health operation. It is reported that he Is has been neceessary to harness the will conduct a diagnostic crippled getting along quite as wen as can be flow which is released two to three childrens clinic July 17th and lSth ixpected. He' was accompanied there times a day. at the Central Junior High School in by his wile. Mr-- . Barbara Ogden, Utah. Earley and dausj'itir, Mrs. A. Leslie Webb visited relatives International Boundary Markings Special physicians, certified in pedand friend at Logan, Uteh a few The land part of the international iatrics and orthopedic surgery will boundary between the United State: examine the children ascertaining, so days last week. Sheldon Austad of Ogden is so- and Canada, which is about 1,74! far as possible, the existing defects. miles in length, is marked variously This clinic will be for new case journing here among relatives and with monuments of iron, aluminum-bronz- e friends. set on concrete, stone cairns only and will include patients form Mr. and Ms. Russel W. Kirk and and concrete, placed at points rang- Box Elder, Cache, Daggett, Davis, Geo. E. Lamborn of Salt Lake City ing from two and a half to four miles Morgan, Rich, Summit and Weber were week-en- d visitors here, calling apart. A vista has been cut through counties. on Mother Mary K. Weston and the the trees where the line runs over All eases to be admintted will be wooded areas. The water part o Lamborn kin. by appoinlbment, which may be obthe is defined by courses Barbara Norris, Thiel Spiers, Verla and boundary distances between turning tained by calling the District Health Price and Mary Johnson have gone points that are referred to as light- Office at 203 241th Street, phone 165. on a camping trip for a few day. houses or markers of metal or conbee at a at a neigh- crete on the shores of lakes anc Recently soap First Church Broadcast bors place 20 boxes of fine quality banks of streams. The first radio broadcast of a home made soap was produced, which church service took place on Januseems to be quite a record. ary 2, 1921, at Calvary church, PittsPipsissewa, an Evergreen Berb Miss Jean Rearl and Miss Edna is an Pipsissewa evergreen herb, burgh. The sermon by Reverend Rlae iliamborn are brief visitors at the leaves of which are sometimes Edwin Jan van Etten, the siqging of the choir, and the entire service used as a tonic. Salt Lake City. was sent out by Westinghouse staMr. and Mrs. F. C. Williamson and tion KDKA. A tablet commemoratidaughter, Virginia and 'Mr. and Mrs. Farm over the week end. ng' the event was erected at the Charles Beckert and family of Logan Rumor has it that Ammon Earley church in 1923. were Sunday guests and dined at the and lady friend from Paradise, Utah home of Mr. and Mrs., George N. Wes-to- have taken a trip to Yellowstone The Delaware a--, l'idewater The Delaware river meets tidePark. Some claim it is a wedding trip. water at Trenton, N. J., 130 miles Miss Barham Weston and a group We shall see! of friends spent the 4fh at the home Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Nebeker 'am abovfe the mouth. Below this city the river becomes a broad, sluggish of Mr. and Mrs. Benj. Weston. family motored to Salt Lake City inlet of the sea with many marshes Hazelton Nebeker of Salt Lake Tuesday evening, on business mk along its side, widening steadily into City paid a brief visit to the Falula pleasure. its grea estuary, Delaware bay. Mining Moratorium The change that there is inadequate bank credit at a time when the banks are overflowing with capital, has puzzled many a thoughtful citizen, and the easiest thing to do is to call d the bankers a crew of of them accuse and turning shylocks deaf ears to worthy applications for -- herd-hearte- public-spirite- ch tea-kett- le ex-to- -- y . Laketown News payroll of over $7,500,000. Up to the end of 1937, the mine had paid $123,000,000 in wages; spent for power, supplies, services, etc., paid $41,000,000 in federal state, county and city taxes, and paid $137,000,000 for freight, smelting, refining, etc. Most of this money remained within the state. In 1938, the assessed valuation on which the company paid taxes was equivalent to 55 per cent of the valuation of Salt Lake City, and it was 13 per cent of the valuation of the entire state. It was Colonel Daniel C. Jack-linwho visulized the possibilities of this great enterprise and made it possible. Colonel Jackling made his original report in 1899 and launched the project in 1903. It took millions of dollars to prove his theory, which revolutionized copper mining and has been a benefit to humanity ever since. The mine is now treating ore averaging less than 1 per cent copper with small amounts of gold, silver and molybdenum. This is a thin thread upon which to base such a great industry, which is the very heart of the business and industrial life of the state. $151,-000,00- 0 g . loans. The truth of the matter, as Senator Barbour of New Jersey, recently pointed out, is that federal financing and spending are the main factors at fault. The banks have been virtually forced to invest their surplus accounts in government securities. They are, in the Senators word, helpless. There are, Senator Burbour continued, two possible solutions. One is for the government to go whole-ho- g into the banking business, and thus subject the peoples money to the changing whim of politics. The other is for the government to quit borrowing and live within its means. The machinery of credit is well organized, well protected, except for fed eral interference with its proper functions, and able to serve the country adequately if released1 from the grip of its addiition to public lending, for which the government itself is responsible. No bank wants to refuse a loan-a- fter all, loans keep banking alive, and build the community prosperitj that is an essential corollary of bank prosperity. But a government policy which virtually forces billions of capital into government securities is hardly a stimulant to lending for private, productive purposes. Furthermore, the bankers first responsibility is to his depositors his own tried judgment, to say nothing of the law, compels him to insist on the highest conceivable standards of safety when he makes a loan. As the Chairman of the B6ard of the Nation, al City Bank has said, The idea that the way to prosperity is to make it easy for people to get into debt, does not stand the test of experinece. You can blame the bankers all you like but the fact remains that a large volume of private loans can be made only under a government policy that is encouraging to individual activity, instead of a policy that 'puts the government more and more into competition with its private DISTRICT JUDGE IN SAN FRANCISCO Blar Association. He expects to attend the meetings of the judicial section and partaciate in the presentation of the report of the special committee on federal tax liens of which he is a member to the real property and property section. He expects to hold court again at Randolph on July 19th. He will no doubt attend the Worlds Fair while in San Francisco. SHOWER GIVEN YOUNG BRIDE A shower was given at the Scout House, last Friday, July 7th for Mrs. Keith Jessop. Many useful and beautiful gifts were received by the young bride, who before her marriage was Miss Zerea Bryson. A delicious luncheon was served to a very large crowd. - . I n. Woodruff News Funeral services for Sarah Reed Cornia were held at Woodruff chapel at 2 p. m., July 7th., with Bishop Tingey conducting. The opening number was Rock Me to Sleep, by John and Robert Neilson of Evanston. Prayer, Virgil Cornia. Solo, That Wonderful Mother of Mine, William Starkey, of Evanston. T. J. Tingey was the first speaker. A violin selection followed, by Aurelia Schrimer.of Salt Lake City. Alonzo Hopkins was the next speaker, after which In the Garden was sung by Ethel Call. Wendell Cornia, a grand son of Mrs. Cornia, paid a short tribute, followed by a duet, Come Unto Me, sung Dy John and Robert Neilson. Closing remarks, Bishop Tingey. Closing song, Going Home, Charles Francis. Benediction, Wm. T. Rex. Many people were in attendance and the floral offerings were profuse and beautiful. The Relief Society entertained at .a party for Mrs. Heber Cox and Mrs. William Cox, Tuesday. Miss Fern Simmons of Payson, Utah, is visiting her cousin. Miss Viola Huffaker. The annual Cox reunion will be held July 24 at Monte Cristo park. There will be a dance in the evening, to which the public is invited. A bridal shower will be given in honor of Mrs. Keith Jessop at the home of her mother, Mrs. Luther Bryson, Friday, July 14. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Frazier, Annie I Frazier and Sophia Ashton paid a Le-Ro- District Judge Lewis Jones is at San Francisco this week attending the annual meeting of the American A . - Discredit Dock Sentinel Belief Ornithologists discredit the general belief that some ducks always stand guard as sentinels while the rest of the flock sleeps . . . they say it is more likely that some ducks are just lighter sleepers and wake up before the others at the approach of danger . . . and their activity in giving the alarm to awaken the heavier sleepers has given rise to the belief that they had been posted as sentinels. . . CELEBRATE JULY 24th AT RANDOLPH. BIG TIME ASSURED y |