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Show MAY 13 1~98 SSe UTAH PRESS ASSOCIATION Clipping Service (801) 328-8678 LOGAN HERALD JOURNAL 1F· d ~ I ----------~__------------------------~~------------------~~I In ~ Continued from Page 1 discovered, but had been filled in with dirt and debris. "They just kind of bulldozed in the area" after the Elks Lodge burned, according to local his tori, an Ray Somers. He said the corner where the gas station now sits has had a line of tenants beginning with the original county courts building, a cereal factory and then the lodge. The Coke cooler isn't shining, but holds true enough to warrant a project. Some rusted areas, a few spots laden with old caked~ on dirt will eventually be removed so the machme can once again house a few soda pops inviting thirsty customers to its side as it did nearly half a century ago. While the going rate for • antique Coca-Cola equipment can be high with enthusiasts, Nye said it will make a nice addition to the store. "It will look cool in our store," she said. Alongside the machine were a few bottles with familiar titles, Orange Crush and Coke, lined up against an Earl's Beverage bottle, reminding those at the scene that times change. "It was something lived and now it's gone," Nye said of her deeper appreciation of history after the experience. The entertainment of discovery wasn't reserved to just the owners either. Excavator Ashinhurst has seen this type of thing before. After 25 years in the business he learned from his father, Ashinhurst said digging holes can be more than just dirt and worms. "It depends on where your working," Ashinhurst said. "Old cities that have had fIres usually offer something. When I worked in New Orleans, we found some doubloons. There were also some old dolls." Coins rated high on Ashinhurst's personal list of priority items to find in the ground while going about his work. Bones and bottles round out his top three. The single basement room on V-I's property was the only one found intact, and it crumbled with ease once the casual investigation was complete. The news spread quickly, Nye said, and drew a few curious enthusiasts wondering what the rooms where and if they were proof to a running myth that a network of tunnels lies underneath downtown Logan - tunnels that were allegedly used at the tum of the century by Mormons escaping roaming bands of lynch mobs. "That's just a bunch of folk tales," Somers said. With the basement room leveled and history once again buried it was back to work for Ashinhurst and Nye. If anything, the event added a little spunk in their work, Ashinhurst said. .IJ "It was fun," he said. 7 |
