Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-11-16
PARK CITY MENTION.
The ssDemocrat,s,, Usual Budget OF
News From the Great Camp
of Utah.


J. r. Nichols is up on business con-
nectedwith the Crescent.
The snow has disappeared and we are
experiencing the most beautiful weather,
remarkable for this time of the year.
From the Ontario mill for the last
week were shipped, 237 bars OF bullion
containing 1924 ,26 ounces of silver and
valued at S25, 591.23.
Mrs. Connolly, mother OF Matt Con-
nelly, night foreman at the Ontario, died
Friday morning of old age. She was
buried on Saturday from the Catholic
church.
Subscriptions for the DEMOCRAT here
after will be received at Fraser & Bates
bookstore. Everybody in the Park who
desires to get the Park news should SUBJ
scribe Immediately for the DEMOCRAT.
The Catholic Fair, which has been 60
ing on during the past week in Society
Hall, closed last night Many valuable
articles were ratified off, and the affair was
a success. The receipts during the week
averaged $3.50 nightly.
The ore shipments from the Park dur
ing the last week have been very large.
AT Macintosh's sampler the following
lots were received:
Pounds.
Sampson. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ID. 23O
DAILY 19O.51O
OuCario 49,. .."..--,- .......... 4Ul, 900
While at the Crescent sampler, 252 $40
pounds of tirst-class ore were received,
and IA, $50 pounds OF second-class, max
ing grand total of 1,121 100 pounds for
the week.
At the Marsac mill work is being
rapidly pushed and things are beginning
to take on a finished appearance. The
engine and boilers are in place nearly
ready for business. The furnaces are
finished and have fires in them. The
pans are set, and but little work is neces-
saiy to have them in running order. The |
conveying and elevating machinery is vet |
to be put in, and when this is done, with |
a few other necessaries, the mill will be |
ready for work. 1t is to be a 3O-stamp
mill, and will commence work about the
LIST of January.
The ladies of the Methodist Church
gave basket-and-lunch socable Thurs
day evening in the Methodist Church,
which for real, solid enjoyment ecliped
everything in that line that has taken
place in the Park for some time. Ladies
with baskets of lunch were sold at the
very low price of a halt cent per pound
1t was rare occasion and afforded some
of our modest youths an opportunity of
with cash, what they are unable
to obtain in any other way-a "girl"
1t was indeed an ENJOYABLE success, and
we learn from the ladies that it was also
financial success. We wait for the
next.
GRAVE SUBJECTS.
The Park has two lots of ground set
apart for cemeteries. The first one. in
closed six or more years ago. was a pift
Of five acres from Judge G. G.. SNYDER.
and John Pape (Jack), as well known
here, was the one of all who gave him =,
self no rest until he had raised money
enough to fence it in. 1t is a mile or :
more north OF the town, a desirable loca-
ion for such uses, if only water conld he !,
brought along the slope to make it
possible that ornamentation by shrubs .
lnd trees be added to make it less barren :
II vegetation: This might be done, +
lhough at quite an expense, from the i
tream that flows out of Thayne's canyon. +
A project with this in view was much
alked OF about year ago, and it is hoped >
hat 1t will be revived. The whole of +
hat side hill might be abundantly :
and then no end of effort would \
e given by everybody to set out trees
nd make it a beautiful place. The five
cres are substantially enclosed with
urable fence, several more times five
ores should be added, a line of water &
lpes from the canyon above-named. to /
ring water along the crest of The hill. -
nd then the precious memories that o
5tach to this otherwise beautiful place. 6
ould find expression in making it G
ERECT Eden of loneliness. 1t faces the pl
'uth and the town, and little labor of .
lrveylng and laying it out regularly and a
stefully, with channels along the walks p,
the flow OF water, and whatever of OF
sgetation on the grounds would grow tn
humanity, add to this transplanted W,
ees, and within three years this ceme- lei
ry would be unsurpassed in beauty or
dod's acre" is the old-time name for sy
aveyard. The tiny spark of the de
vine in our human nature will be more rit
low If we cherish, as we should. the tie
cling that prompts us to place our Fla
DIGEST flowers OF sweetest perfume cha
on the casket that holds all that is be
rth of our dead. A neglected burial
ice is the saddest possible comment Su
on any people, anywhere. The new
netery enclosed last year, is nearer =,
rn, nesting close under the mountain
stof Park City. These grounds were AN
vided by the several orders of secret EN-
leties. organized here-two LODGES SEQ
Masons, two of 1. o. o. F., the A. o. noe
W. and K. of P. A committee from bee
h order, consisting of A. Nj. Grant has
Jos. E. Gallagher from the Masonic. MOI
Hunt and W. H. Ray from the Odd was
lows, B. A. Bowman of the Workmen mott
e. l.. Thomas of the Knights. gave dau
r personal attention to this matter. posi-
the result was the purchase of five inor
IS. A neat and substantial fence in moo
es it. The location is a beautiful one.
ngs, of water in several places flow
the foot of the mountain. against r.
IN the cemetery lies Here every Il
raj ADVANTAGE ia fayoro I,Ia Co., IL than