Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-11-23

DeeH ratner small, on account Oh Tie Oh
weather. The Crescent has made n
shipments, owing to the impossible cor
dition of the tramway. The followin
lots passed through Mackintosh's sam
pier:
POUNDS
DAILY. .126, 10
Sampson. .12O. 46
dayt Bros. Observation-Disclosures. Il, 40
Total TIA. SO
The bullion shipments OF the Ontario
this week amounted to 81 bars, contain
ing 25,566.72 ounces of silver, valued a
$2S, 1888.
Assessment work is being done or
nearly all the claims around the camp
Every one who-has promising" claim
is doing the necessary work upon it tt
hold it and finally become "silver king.
The only work that is being done at tine
Apex is on the tunnel. 1t has reached q
length OF l 400 feet, and is being steadily
pushed through the mountain. Eight
men are at work on this property, and by
spring it is thought some fine develop.
ments will be made
The approach of winter, combined with
the changeable state of the weather, has
SO affected the Roaring Lion, situated in
Thayne's canyon, that its "roar" has sub
sided into hoarse bark, and will cease
entirely in few days. The foreman was
seen solicitingrthe loan of a paddock, the
other day, to lock up for the winter.
Eighty men are working at the Cres-
cent.
The repairs on the Crescent tramway
will soon be finished Last Friday force
OF men started to work, replacing the IT,
pound rails with 35-pound rails, from the
switch to the mine. But one mile and a
quarter yet remains to be laid, and if the
weather remains good it will be COM
pleted within the next Two weeks.
THE TELEPHONE EXCHANGE
OF this place is being reconstructed, in
TACT, built over again, entirely new Mr.
b. q. Holding, of the Salt Lake exchange,
has been in the Park for some time,
managing the improvements. New
poles and new wires have been put up all
over the city and to the mines, and cop
per wires have been substituted for the
old iron wires, A room in the new City
Hall has been engaged, and as soon as
the building is completed the exchange
will be moved into it. A new switch
board will be put in and everything done
to make the exchange one of the finest
In the country. A number of new tele-
phones have lately been put in through
out town. All this speaks we'll for the
new management, and the people of the
Park are loud in their praise of the late
improvements, for they have had some
sad experience in telephone matters.
THE SOCIETY BUILDING ASSOCIATION
Are preparing to make important and
much-needed changes in Society Hall. A
25X35 addition is to be built onto the
back OF the building, and in this a new
stage with all modern improvements is to
be placed. There will be two dressing
rooms of comfortable size, at the back.
leaving in front a stage-room of 2Ox35
feet. New and artistic scenery will be
put In, which, with the other changes,
will make it compare favorably with
either the Salt Lake Opera House or
Theatre. Bids for the work are being re-
celved, and sometime during the coming
week the contracts will be let when work
Will commence at once. Three weeks or
a month will see the work completed.
MINOR MENTION.
The new City Hall will be occupied
about the Goth of next month.
Thanksgiving night the K. of P. give
ANOTHER OF their popular sociables.
The Record has of late been indulging
n series of jokes, about as clear as the
average Park mud
A ride from Park City to Salt Lake by
stage now costs but one dollar. the
lvalry between the two stage lines caus-
ng cut in prices.
Tuesday evening, December LIST, Mr..
". ). Harden delivers lecture on "Rem-
nlscences of Slavery and the Rebellion
or the benefit of the Congregational
hurch.
The stationery firm of Fraser & Bates
re making extensive improvements in
heir place of business to accommodate
he increasing demands of the trade. A
ne assortment of drugs will be put in,
nd numerous other additions made.
Johnny Duffy, an "old-timer'' in the
ark, and a well-known character I
lroughout this Western country, having
nished his work on these lower levels I
5epped on the cage Tuesday night and
as hoisted to that better land, where
respects are always sure and even a '
tenderfoot" can stake out a claim any, {
here which will assay gold-2, 1000 lbs. i
the ton. t
PERSONAL MENTION
Sam Levy and Joe Simon, OF Simon '
ros., took in the Park during the past :
eek. Q
MIR. David Keith, the popular foreman :
the Ontario, No. 3, went down to Zion y
onday, suffering from severe cold. y
Colonel w. NJ. and f. P. Ferry are in Z,
1t Lake on business. ;,