Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-17
ALEXA. GAZETTE & VIRGINIA ADVERTISER
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From the Lexington Co., Mich, Democrat
The following extracts from private letter
Of w. 4. Carlin to his mother, in this village,
are Of much interest:
BLACK JACK GuLcH, July Is, 1872.
Here | sit, perched upon stool
in the Office of an English mining company
the L. B. Il Oceola-drawng salary Of
$l,26o per annum, for keeping books and writ
ing letters for the company, and drawing up
little checks, making receipts, &c, for the men
employed in the mine. Easy and agreeable.
Without an effort on my part L slipped into
the position, and at the time l had only ten
cents in my pocket
After walking about thirty-6ve miles came
into the camp about niue O'Clock at hight. All
were abcd SO | rolled myself in my blankets,
under tree on the side of a mountain (rather
precarious position, for If had commenced
rolling never would have stopped) and slept
until morning. | then went to look tor work.
(By the way, the same day had offers from
six men, at wages from forty to fty-fve dollars
per month and board, but was too anxious to
learn mining to accept of them. l went to
the overseer and asked if he wanted to hire
men. He said that he did, and asked me
what could do. [ says, anything. Can
you mine ?' That is an exception. says
,'but am willing to learn and will do the best
can for you, Il want experienced miners,
said he. How are you with the pen p Il
think that I can satisfy YOU" Come in and
get some breakfast. said he-which was not
slow to do-"I'll attend to yousoon ln half
an hour was established on the stool, and,
you bet will stick to it. This position may
not last long, as they may sell the mine; but |
shall keep it as long as | can.
l stopped in Salt Lake City one day: Saw
the Tabernacle also the Temple, which they
are building They are surrounded by high
wall. l followed some of the workmen inside
of it, and so got look at the buildings saw
Brigham house 1t is surrounded by high
stone wall. something as imagine harem to
be; and dont know but that [ saw the prophet
himself
1t is beautiful city clear, cold and pure
mountain streams running on each side OF
every street Beautiful shade trees line the
streets, and snowy peaks almost surround the
CITY, At distance it looks like dense forest,
out of the midst Of which the huge Tabernacle
rises and lifts its shiny head above the trees,
putting you in mind of fairy land, as you read
of it in fairy books. -Four miles trom the city,
on the line ofthe railroad, as you approach the
city, are the hot; springs Or at least one OF
them, and [ think the largest 1t bolls out
from under huge rock Of limestone at the
foot of the mountain. By the way. they ex-
tend for several miles and empty into Hot
Springs Lake. 1t sends out q stream about
two feet and ahalf wide and foot deep.
Right where it flows out, and before or out OF
which flows the stream, is pond, clear as crys1o
tai, perhaps twenty FIVE feet in diameter, full OF
springs; and the water, when | placed my
hand in it, was so unpleasantly hot that 1t Is,
sued forth from it in4about the sixtleth part OF
a second, feeling very uncomfortable. lhey
say that it cooks an egg IN two minutes, anc
| Should say that it would in halt a minute.
Salt Lake itself has several large islands In 1t,
all of them covered with stock by the Mormons.
The water out of these hot springs is very safty
and a very strong sulphurous odor issues from
them, noticeable hundred yards before you
reach the springs. There is a stream OF cold
water running into one, so that 1t may be cool
enough for invalids to drink. .sa NJ,
I am nearly on the top of the mountain. The
days are comfortably cool and the nights cold.
Splendid sleeping and no MOSQUITOES. It
showed nearly foot on the mountain the 4th,
so that the miners say they celebrated the 4th
with sleigh ride. ] guess that is stretched
little, however When | asked the super1nten-
dent here if he wanted commendations..lor e
I could have them here from NeDfasAa ~
few days-he says yh = tS sdr mo mo vSuur Suus au man
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I think that Frank would not have much
difficulty in getting position in Salt Lake
Let him don his old clothes, take little pun.
die on his back and start for any Of the MINES es
on foot, (this is about thirty-fye miles niles from ON
the city)and he will have hundred offers Nog oe,
fore he gets into them and afterwards. :. tbM tb;s
co1nry us1 tns He can had sheep and get thirty
ail and thirty five dollars month and board the
wear w round. / am in Black Jack Guleh, Lucky
Boy Nine, Butterfed Canon, Utah Territory, err. sys
adjoining Bingham Canon. could get LIVE nve
dollars per day smelling; but the h0e smel'tns nsi
works Kill about one man a week. iney 80 ge'
loaded One man was carried away saaith oaay'
ravirg mad, yesterday morning: Retnl Rm.n1sS nv'D
than money. !" LILLE ~