The New York herald., 1869-12-29
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A City of Great Expectations Not Likely
Of R,alzaiion-How COrinne Recoiyed
the Naine-The General Appear
ance OF Ogien-Raiiroad to
Salt Lake City-A Mormon
Menagerie.

roads has Deen fixed ut Ogden, Gentiles Jews and
Saints are nocklng to that place IN large numbers.
They have all been blessed with visions In which they
see looming up, somewhere IN the Immediate
future. city to be built at that point the vast pro-
portions OF which expected to eclipse those OF
Chicago. In fact, the expectations of q great many
are extravagant Inthat respect; and property mold
In the little town OF Ogden making great cal
cuIations, based upon such expectations. II can
hardly be necessary TO inform those fully acquainted
with the situation that they cannot possibly be
realized; but for the benefit OF the uninformed VIII
state that there is, in the first place. nothing
to make Ogden a large commercial city
and, in the second place nothing to sustain
city Of any Importance. Upon the completion OF the
Utah Central Railroad to Salt Lake City Ogden VIII
be the depot for Southern Utah. and freight from the
East and West will be transnipped at that point.
The Idea that the two compaIies will erect any very
extensive buildings and employ very large number
OF men at the point OF junction has been pretty thor
oughy exploded. Ogden, then Will have to depend
for any future greatness TO which she may attain
upon the limited agricultural resources of the sur
rounding country, AWAY providing ready market
can be found for the agricultural products or upon
manufactures and other internal resources. To
those VINO survey the scene with an unprejudiced
eye the glowing visions of metropolitan great
ness appear very far OH In the aim
vista OF the future. Corinne yet remains
the depot for Montana and Idaho freight,
and really has better earnest OF future greatness
than Ogden. Although many OF her citizens have
left for ogden the utter impossDility OF purchasing
land at the latter place at any price and the enor-
nous rents which the Mormon property owners,
taking advantage OF the ephemeral excitement are
charging coupled with the fact that the amount Of
business done by them and its pecuniary returns
VIII be lar below their expectations may be all
conducive to o speedy return to their first love.
Curlnne.
BY the way, presume that but few persons in the
East aware Of the origin OF Corinne and how the
place received name familiar to all readers OF
Madame de Stael's novel. The town OF Corinne
is located at the railroad crossing OF North
Bear river at the north end OF tue Great Salt
Lake, ABOUT eighty mites from Salt Lake City.
II Is the only Gentle town OF any Importance in
Utah and the lots were sold to the citizens by Gen.
eral williamson the real estate agent OF the Union
Pacific Railroad Company, upon whose lands the
town was located. In the expectation that this
would be the point OF junction selected by the two
companies the place became rapidly populated, and
the population soon numbered several thousand.
General Williamson has daughter, pretty,
sprightly young lady OF some fourteen Summers,
named Corinne, after the heroine IN Madame de
Staels novel OF that name, and in honor Of this
Young lady The citizens unanimously determined to
call tue town Cornne. Thus the name, very pretty
Having departed from the original SUBJECT on q
momentary trip TO CUrinne which we nave per-
| formed at a rate OF speed somewhat hlgher
than that OF the Tightening express, let us return
once more to Ogden. The name IS very suggestive
one; for with the addition OF an II would graph-
cally describe the condition Of the town at certain
| seasons OF the year, when 1t literally Walows IN
| mlre The business portion OF the place is located
on the forming bottom lands bordering
upon the banks Of the Weber river Another portion
| OF the town. composed Principally or dwellings,, Ia
! built upon the hign bluffs or bench land running
back to the base oil the mountain range. The main
business street is laid out upon the low lands ow"
| and III the spring OF the year empty wagons have
been known to SINK axle deep IN the mud upon
1 tins street. whence they were extricated only by
the process Known as ''doubnng team" LADY at
| tempted once to cross iron the Ogden House
TO store upon the opposite SIDE OF the
street. Tne adventure was hazardous one, but
| stern necessity, something else. impeed ner 30
! make the attempt, ana she started. When scarcely
| half way across down she went waist deep IN the
| sticky, tenacious greasy-looKing substance which
dened every effort made by her TO extrlcate herself
How much farther might nave gone 1t Is lmpos-
sbls to say but ner perilous situation at length
discovered from the beach, or rather sidewalk,
plank bridge improyised over the sea OF muo, and
| She was drawn by two men from her s!ougI OF des.
pond, thanking her lucky Stars that she had not
been smotnered IN tne compoana, l ugaen az aoonnds
States, fog ponds, ana large portion OF the
| land win have to be filed In before It can be
| made available Tor building purposes THIS
| state OF alfars applies, however, oniy TO the low
lands for upon the bench land overlooking the val
ley there are acres OF Dnc dry land, with
| space sutrclcnt to bund good sized city, or at
| least one as large as WIN ever be needed in tins
leave ogden for the present, with tins brief auslon
10 It's situation and prospects, but may recur " IL
again In another letter.
The Utah Central Railroad having been completed
from ogden TO Pennington, distance OF twenty-five
miles, Is now open TO passenger ana freight traliic.
Trans are advertised connect al FarningtoD with
stages from salt Lake City at quarter past eght
a. NJ. aud four ;,L Z; NJ, arriving at & Ogden In
east at forty minutes past ten A. NJ. ana the
express tran going west est. ut o forty ya minutes
halfpast eleven A. M. and six ?. M., making close
connections with the stages az Pennington Tor salt
dollar There is but one intermediate station when
Is located at Kaysvle, seven miles north OF Farm
superintendent OF the road. AT pre- cnt the accom-
modaton5 are rather limited, but additional rolling
stock is soon expected IRON the East to equip the
road in frs class style Ine track viii soon be aIi
over the remaining eighteen niles intervening be-
tween Pennington anu salt Lake CITY, aud Then
persons Journcylng across the Continent VINO wsh
to view the Mecca OF Mormonism, win its temple
notyet above ground, It's theatre IN ful operation
lis narems. ana perhaps to interview the Mormon
leader and pseudo prophet, can do 80 without
having TO undergo the fearful Jolting over
greatest ambition seems TO be the thorough shaking
up OF his passengers, VINO probably undergo sensa-
tons never before experienced by Them III Tie course
oil thelr natural lives. Regardless OF the water
ditches which intersecJ the roads every few rods
Jcha puts his horses down 10 q dead run, while at
every Jolt the desparing passengers Eead comes IN
forCbe contact with the roof OF the coach, causing
SPARKS OF electric fire dash before his lmmo
diatey after which ne settles back in his seat win
momentum sufficient almost TO send nun through
the bottom OF the coach aud making his eyes snap
again. IL Is pretty hard Journcy upon the male
passengers. How the ladies stand II is more than
your correspondent can understand or explain.
But neeting tue glory OF Jchl, for VITA the COM
pletlon OF the trans-contncnta railway and the
Titan Central road his occupation IS gone forever.
No more shall he gnine his nery six-ln-hand over
sage brush plains on the brink OF Rocky Mountain
precicIces, avoiding almost as II oy miracle, but
which is due only to his transcendant SKILL the be-
Ing dashed down hunlreds of Ieet 10 sure death of
driver, passengers and horses. SIC transit gtorio
Jehu.
The Deseret Ntscs-organ OF the Mormon Church
Is ubnan over the fact tat iron ore has at asl been
successfully worked IN Utah. A Mr. lalyn Smitn
metailurgist recently produced piece OF iron rom
the native ore which was worked mo u staple by
blacksmith. Y0ar correspondent IL inorned taat
u IL N