The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-08-17
THE COTTONWOODS.
Mixing with the Elite at q Sunl-
mer Resort.
BIG COTTONWOOD, August Is,

one or the most attractive sections
of Utah in mineral resources and as
a summer resort. Men Who have
been here more than ten years speak
of the place as though it was strnck
last spring, and say that as yeS
there has been no prospecting 80
amount to anything Gone. at pres
ent there Is a little doing, and the
district is coming up and gradually
becoming a producer.
The mines here are on the same
belt as those of Park city.
The Maxield, at Argenta, EN-
ploys more than twenty men, and is
making its regular shipments Of
high grade ore and plenty of it.
The Cold Spring Mining company
will soon tap the vein on the 0. K
and appearances indicate they have
the most valuable property in the
district.
A few men are working or the
Reed and Benson.
The Eclipse VIII soon employ a
force of thirty men.
The Silver King has recently
made rich strike, and it is GA that
papers that in short time this
place will be spoken of.
The other day about DoOn | found
myself in the neighbOThood Of
Silver lake, one Of o chain of three
in depression of the divide which
separates Alta from the Park. This
is a summer resort for Salt Lakers
within thirty miles of the city, and
is the best cooling off place l know
Of. For persons who like scenery,
here are the rocks, and lakes, and
riverlots, grass and flowers; which
might classify, but there are so
few acquainted with bOtany-some
very fine prospects and some very
fair aspects with an atmos phe=e
impTegnated with aromatic doors q
hotel with bar attached, a couple OF
boats for the use Of visitors, and
plenty of trout for The catching.
l had heard there were about 100
visitors in the neighbOrhood, and
though hungry, felt delicate about
obtrudiDg on the elite Of the city. /
had an instinct that stogy boots,
overalls and cowboy shirt were not
The thing. The triangle had sounded
for dinner. 1 approached the pro-
prietOr and efficiently inquired il I
could get something to eat. He
assented. / then told him | would
prefer to wait till the other guests
had gotten through, as [ supposed
they were pretty high toned. He
said some of them were q little that
/ way then sampled his whisky,
which seemed to me specially
adapted for invalids.
By this time the party jn the
dining room made their appear
ance-a few old ladies, few Young
ladies, and few gentlemen. I no
ticed one elderly lady who skipped
along with the gait OF fifteen and
l thought her a good advertisement
OF the healing ana inViggrating
properties of tie air and waters OF
this favored spot. Horses were
brought and they prepared 10
mount. Among the gentlemen was
one who attracted my attention.
He was very narrow, very slender
and with legs so thin that his vent
uFing out on them seemed to me a
marked illustration of the power Of
mind over matter. a bystander In
formed me the gentleman was a
preacher. could not think him 8.
representative of that dangerous
class OF divines who instead. Of
saving souls, achieve an unenviable
DOtorlety in making them. Nature
evidently intended this man to be
inOffensive in that way, though
parsons are always more or less Of
fensive and seem to think the
circumstance OF sparring their way
through this world insures them q
good deal the best of it in the next,
However, ] am inclined to think
there is reality in religion, at least
so far as they are concerned, and it
is not agreeable to hear the subject
treated with leYity.
l entered the dining room. One
gentleman occupied it. 1t Cthe
dining ROOM did not realize my
anticip2tionG of a watering place
hotel. No music, no flowers, no
colored walters. The old lady who
presided seemed anxious, and a
good deal f1uttered. Some of the
guests udu nOG YET come 70 GDnef
and l believe they were the high
toned ones. The other gentleman
called for water and in her haste to
expedite matters she gave it to me
instead. / was about to suggest she
take away the dull tools aud 90
back and catch her wind when the.
relief came on and a malign fate
brought in the missing party-two
young ladies, two young gentlemen.
It was not pleasant; however, thew
made the best Of it and were soon
absorbed in an interesting convex
sation on the subject of potatoes as
an article Of diet and their own in.
diEidual appetites. I had had
glimpse Of society and Wrenched
myself away and took the trail for
Alta.
Alta is dull. Fires and snow
slides have done their work. and
left an air of has-beenness. was
told $50 men were working in tbe
neighbOrhood. A poker game be-
tween Chinaman and white man.
however, did not I'm press ma favor.