Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-03-17
SALT LAKE LETTER.
lIrsrospricr OF com anl DAILY NEWS
SALr LAKE. March l5, 1s71.

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SALT LAKE, March Is, 1871.
DEAR NEws:-As this section Of the
-Oountrylis Is attracting considerable at
tention, 1 thought a few items would
not be amiss. We have had very disa-
greeable weather for the past week,
ralningand showing continually, which
has rendered the roads to and from the
mills almost impossible. There is ut
present no prospecting being done at
the mining camps, the depth Of snow
rendering 1t impracticable.
East Canyon, located some sixty
miles southwest ofs this city, has a
population Of seven or eight hundred
persons. There are some ten or twelve
saloons one hurdy house, the usual
amount of gambling houses, etc. Big
and Little COTTONWOOD and Bingham
Canyon, I located some twenty-five
miles In a southeastern direction, have
a population Of from three to five hun
dred each. The celebrated Emma mine
Is located OH Little Cottonwood. MIR.
F. de LAMA Is at present working on a
map showing Little Cottonwood, the
Emma, Monitor, Gladiator, Flagstaff
and some twenty or thirty other mines.
A tracing Of the diagram can be had II
required, aud can be relied on rs cor
rect.
The hotels, restaurants and lodging
houses ere doing a rushing business in
this city. Prospectors are weather
bound.
In company with two or three Others
I visited the theatre, which Is a fine
editice. The stage and all the appoint
ments are the finest, l think, on the
coast. They light It through the
agency OF coal oil, and 1t has a dismal
appearance. They have at this theatre
some five or six prices of admission.
The centre row Of orchestra seats are
rs cents; those OH the side are 80 cents;
the centre row Of the dress circle (gen-
orally occupied by Gentilesh 81 %
on the sides, 81 ; second circle Is 30
cents; third circle, % cents. There
are two rows of benches OF the right
hand side of the orchestra seats which
are occupied by President Young's
daughters, and they make q healthy
looking family when they oil get
seated. There are two stage boxes,
one to the right and one to the left OF
the stage. The former Is occupied by
Brigham, and the latter by his wives.
Mckee Rankin and Miss Kitty Blanch.
ard opened here last night In Faachon.
They did not have a very large audi.
ence, owing In q measure to the In.
clemency OF the weather.
The skating rink is In full. blast, bul
is not very we'll patronlzed by the
Mormon portion of the population.
understand that q meeting was held by
the Destroying Angels and O few Of the
old three-time losers, Its purpose being
to discountenance the skating rink and
prevent their daughters from attending
1t, rs they are afraid they will "inter'
mingle" too much with the Gen
tiles. 1t had the effect Of keeping
them home, In q measure, but they
manage to slip out and find the rink,
The night before last, while Mr.. Now
er, one Of the proprietors, was on hi:
way home, lie was stopped by three
suspicious looking persons, one o
them accusing him Of inducing his sis
ter to visit the rink. Mr.. Mower de
MED the assertion, when the three
drew their pistols OH him. Almost n,
the sainer instant two other person!
came suddenly on them, and the three
assassinss fled. Mi. Mower attribute!
his escape from assassination TO the op
perfume arrival Of the two latter gen
tlemen. a.
The markets are we'll supplied will
fish Of all kinds, and all kinds of game
at very reasonable rates. The arrivals
and departures are about equal. The
town is very dull, very little money Il
circulation, and not much prospect fol
any for two months to come; and righ'
here let me advise all who propose
coming here to prospect, OF. to 20 into
business, to put it off for two month;
at least, rs they can do nothing bnl
walk around muddy sidewalks ant
spend their money. DANNY MANN.