The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-06-01
COALVILLE.
interesting Notes From the
Weber.

EQ1t0rS Herald:
The pretty village of CoalviIle so
snugly situated. and so attractive in
Its cleanliness, is adding to its pub
lie building splendid assembly
nan, to be known as "The Summit
STAKE tabernacle" It stands on a
lot lOxl5 rods, and is so located that
the grounds surrounding it may be
made accessory to its imposing o.
pearance. The external dimensions
OF the building are about 11Ox5O feet
and the height to top of tower will
be about Is feet. The walls are of
first. c'ass brick, quite large pro>
portion of which were made and
ournt on the Tabernacle lot. The
foundation OF the tdifice is composed
OF the stone whith overIays the vast
coal beds of this region and it has
been EN- bed Led in the earth, to the
depth Of II feet below the level.
with a breadth of 16 feet, so that a
splendid foundation has been Sc
cured. The walls are two feet
thick, from foundation to roof, and
they have been materially strength
ened by numerous massive and
ornamental abutments and COLI
umns. The finishing stone used IN
the columns and water!ables ia OF a
very fine quality: strong, handsome,
and very durable. The interior
height from floor to ceiling will be
about thirty eight feet, and the des
sign is such as would seem to war
rant fine acoustic properties. A
large space has been reserved fer a
fine pipe>organ, which in all prob.
ability will be built by Salt Lake
artists. The famous yellow pine,
|of Camss, enters largely into the
interior finishing OF the structure.
This timber has great Ell periority CT
over much of other grades, in that it
shrinks and swells but little, after
once being seasoned. The brick is
of q qualify well calculated to stand
the action of water, as there seems
to be absolutely no lime in their
composition. Great care has been
exercised in every department of
the construction of the building, so
that it may be we'll, and perma-
nently done, and stand for many
years. In form, it somewhat re-
sembles the Assembly Hall in this
city, but being Of an entirely differ.
ent material, the resemblance is of
course not very striking.
Mr. I. L. Allen, of Coalville, is
the architect and builder, and much
credit is due him for the handsome
design, and the effective manner of
carrying it into execution. Presi-
dent w. W. Cluff has a general
oversight of the work, and like
everything else with which he has
to do, he has made it his business to
see that it has been done we'll.
II was at one time intended to
build an assembly hall on an inl-
posing elevation in the heart of the
city, but the working of the old
Spriggs coal mine so undermined the
spot that the idea was abandoned,
All that this eminence now amounts
to, as far as the little city Is con.
cerned. Is nuisance; for it has no
earthly value, being as it is, q slum-
bering volcano of burning coal This
famous old wreck has been smould.
ering for some sixteen years,
Although a very large por-
ton of the workings are
flooded with wafer. 1t is en-
tirely valueless as coal mine, or at
least it would go appear, for the vast
extent OF coal in the near vicinity,
seems to make it advisable to let the
Spriggs mine alone for ever.
There are many evidences OF life
and activity in this pleasant little
burg, AMI it would seem chat moth
ing should check its onward march
for 1t appears to be blest with many
advantages entirely forbidden to
many less favored settlements of our
Territory, while its disadvantag es
are but nominal in many respects.
The genial good nature of Bishop
Cluff, as everybody insists upon
calling him, has evidently been an
important factor in the general hap.
piness and material progress Of the
place. An Intelligent following of
such a man ensures success, and
that he has tie capacities for an
able leader has been amply demon
Strated.
Some of the people SEEM rather
anxious to know what has become
of the famous "Black Diamond
Coal and Coke company" which
with its millionaire manipulators
was about to revolutionjze the fair
face and black heart of the coal re-
giOn Of Summit County.