The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-05-20
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From the New York sun.
The Nnn Whe Masle she Welkan Raus.
where Mashed Potatoes neeonse
Goldfish Balls-Some Baahing am che
Lake.
SALT LAKE. April, 1s74.-It is Just
two days run from San Francisco to
Salk Lake City, but if you should per-
sonally undertake to run it in two days
you hnd it takes two weeks-that Is,
on loot. They manipulate pictorial
passe-board on the ears. The game
requires only three cards. You bet
on the Jack. and you'll 6nd you'll
turn mp a jack--a jack ass. In playing
this game, the rule that applies to Ma
poleon on the white horse, You pays
your money and You takes your choice.
is reversed, and you takes your choice
and pays your money.
To get to Salt Lake City, You leave
the Union Pacific at Ogden, and take
the Utah Central Railroad, and then
take a drink, and then you ride thirty
eight miles, and there you are.
Salt Lake City has population of
about 2, 900. The first party of pros
pectors, less than 200 in number, and
headed by Brigham Young, reached
here in lS47. Five hundred more ar
rived the following year. The city is
laid out in squares. formed by very
broad streets. It has several good
hotels.
The Tabernacle is the biggest meet
ing house ever got inside Of. 1t is
just the shape of wire butter cover.
twill hold over 5000 people. Prairie
schconers used to be plenty in this
section, but only one brig has ever ar
rived at this port, and that is Brig
ham. lie is the boss Of this town. It
takes a big piece of calico to dress his
country known as the Banana Belt,
and that is the only belt long enough,
to go around Mrs. Brigham Young all
power donkey engine to mix hash for
his family. How a donkey engine can
be horse power | bequeath to your
readers as rebus for them to solve.
The city is situated in the lovel;est
valley l ever saw, oyershadowed by the
Wahsatch range of mountains, their
peaks visible, capped with snow the
year around. The climate is wonder
fully mild. About two miles from the
centre of the city, and owned by it, Is
warm sulphur spring. Swimming
bath houses have been erected, and n
swim in that sulphur water is posi-
tive luxury. Still further out from
the city are the hot springs. An egg
will cook in the water in four minutes.
So will two eggs. Uncle Samuel has
military camp near the city. There
is one verv large business house here.
1t is called Zion's Cooperative Mer-
camille Institution.
Salt Lake is some miles from the
city. l visited it. The name is apro-
pos. 1t isn't necessary to cmbalm a
man To make him keep if he has ever
been soaked in that water. One tea
spoonful once day taken internally
would turn man into corned beef in
less than a week. Mashed potatoes
dropped into 4he Lake come up cod
fish balls inside of three minutes, and
an old boot leg becomes mackerel in
two hours. Three barrels Of that wa
ter make one barrel of salt-that Is,
according to chemical analysis. My
Judgment, unsupported, would lead
me to suppose, from tasting it, that
one barrel Of water would make three
barrels Of salt. It's buoyancy is re-
markable. Mr.. B--of z. G. Nj. In
stitution says that he has walked out
into that lake until he has had fifty
feet of water under him, and he sank
only to his waist. Mr.. B-also in
formed me that in disrobing he acci-
dentally dropped his stockings; he
walked out into the lake, sat down,
made clothes line Of his toes, hung
his stockings on 'em, and sat there till
they dried. l remarked, that must
have been when he was buoy; but he
said no.
There is man out here, he il n
jeweller. He is the very fellow who
made the welkin ring / saw him max :
ing napkin ring. There is demand
for old horse shoes; they are going
to start Chinese paper in Sacramento
and they want 'em for type.
l met an old New Yorker day be-
fore yesterday; he was once a promi-
nent Republican; he is now a very
strong Democrat.
Says I, What made you changer
Says he. Its perfectly natural l
should do so.
:.Says l, why SOP
Says he, "Don'ta man always, when
he gets tired of lying on one side, turn
over on the other sideYp
Says /, Good day, SIR"
Says he, Good day"
a fellow told me something. He
says mot a thousand miles from Canal
street, New York. signs hangs out
over restaurant door, George * Joe. :
He was in there eating some cooked
meats the other day, when two anti
crusaders entered. They walked up
to the bar and exclaimed, give us a
couple" A couple of whatg says the
barkeeper "A couple of George and
Joes, was the reply Why, gentlemen
says the barkecper, George & Joe is
the name of the firm Ny gracious,
says one of the fellows, you don't told
me so; CAD / knew Tom and Jerry was
a beverage, and hang me if / didn't
think George and Joe was a new
drink JOHN.