The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-07-01


ment from here to Ogden, the company
were rot allowed to carry passengers
over it in the night and as we arrived
here at IL p. m. we were obliged to re
main here all Right giving privilege OF
getting out in the murky night aud di
verging to any number of hotels or, as
you would call them if you should sec
them, hog-pens. The town had been
built about two months. we were in.
formed by one of the citizens that a
yet the Accommodations were very poor
and that the town had not as yet devel.
oped. 1 thought it had developed
hugely. The Depot and freight houses
were not yet completed, thus depr;vine
US of sleeping there. The company's
officials, however, informed us that they
had placed a couple of sleeping cars at
our disprs al which were standing on
one of the numerous slde-tracks here
and, as there were some 60 Of us, al
through passen gers, the cars would not
accommodate US all, therefore we could
leave our baggage and go on the prin-
ciple of first come, first served then oc-
cured short but exciting race or heat
to the cars which stood about II rods
off. Gracious, talk about Weston, he
was no where As soon as the order
was given to break, dropped my bag
gage, deposited my pants in my boot
leg, took long breath and broke, my
friend Burch ditto, the scene midway
was inspiring, our Cheyenne Dutchman
dapper little Englishman, and Burch
were along side each trying to reach
the goal firss and heading the crowd,
Burch little head the rest of the
crowd behind, and your humble SER
want bringing up the rear, the next I
saw, was the Englishman lying in one
palpitatipg mass, wallowing in the creek
just back of the depot, Dutch mans
coat tail flying high in the air, ditto
Burch's heels and the writer lying in
very delapidated condition near a
large boulder, which had greatly inter-
cepted his way. Finally by great cx-
ertion your humble servant succeeded
in reaching the cars and was one Of the
first in at the death. Burch, Jacoby,
and myself had the privilege of sleep
ing 3 IN a bunk, hunks about3 by 6,
and also of hearing our Englishman
snorc all night in the bunk just below
us. How VIC slept, or ever got through
the night has since been a mystery to
me, and always will be, Rising at 6
the next morning, Friday April l5),
Burch and'I concluded we would take
short stroll up town and see what the
chances would be for a cup Of hot cof-
fec, or something to refresh us. Ar
irving at last on Main street, we wend-
ed our way along by the tent business
houses of Wahsatch, looking for a
restaurant. 1t is amusing to note the
photography of the signs in these pla-
ces, and also the Advertising In all
probability the rarity and extent is
exceeded by nothing on earth. Every
street corner, every board fence, every
rock, tree, or inanimatc thing is used
to inform you of the superior accom-
modations of the place and country
The signs are generally painted on
canvass, thus making it convenient to
take them down, "pull up stakes"
and move to the end of the track
again. They arc generally painted
with coa.-tar, or the first available mix
ture they come across. In Wahsatch
there are three Taylor Shops" one
"Tempel Of Fashion," few livery few
"Billara IL ais" One sign l noticed in
particular, was over a very dilapidated
shanty, aud ran this way "Clcancn of
clothes dun hear" The First Ma
tional informs you that Gold dust is
bot hear" The hotel, saloon and res
taurant advertising is worse, if any
thing than the others. Here is a
specimen. "Look hear for 6 bits
you can get good square meal at the
Howling Wilderness" What is
meant by a square meal" as it is
called here, must not be supposed by
the re aders of the Democrat as being
a meal set before You in cubic form,
but a substantial repast of rye bread,
bologna sausage, rye whiskey, pork
and beans, and something that will
serve to fill up the corners Of burly
| Wahsatch miners stomach. Even the
irreprcssible Drake has been here with
his everlasting S. T. 1S6OX.
Finally Burch and made our way