Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-12-05
FROM THE HEIGHTS OF ALTA.
The Camp Nearly Deserted for the
Winter-Sp1endid Shipments of
Ore During the Past Season.
Correspondence of the DEMocRAr.l

Correspondence of the DEMOCRAT.
Alta, December Sd, 1885.
Our little town is nearly deserted. Al
the women and children have left thi
dangerous locality. with the exception o
Mrs. Grice and her boy. All the New
Emma miners are still here, and will re
main until Superintendent George Cul
n Inns closes the mine for the winter. A.
soon as the mine is closed all the miner.
will leave Alta and join their families
who are now in places of safety, and Mr.
F. ii. Grice will close his hotel at the
same time, and with his family will join
the band in their journey down the
canyon.
WILL CLOSE DOWN THE NEW EMMA.
Your correspondent learned from SUI
perintendent George Cullins that he will
close the New Emma in good season, in
order to give his men sufficient time to
leave Alta and get out of danger, but if
| the weather permits he will run to the
first OF January. This district has done
well this season, and we expect more
prosperity next year.
THE D. & r. G. TRAFFIC.
The favorite agent of the D. & r. G.,
John King, Esq, left here last Saturday
for your city, after closing all the business
of his company and the tramway for this
year. We hope he will be re-appointed
as the agent of the Alta branch of that
road next year. Before his depar-
ture from here your correspondent
obtained the following statement:
Since the 10th of last May to the Both
OF November, 2,100 tons of ore have been
shipped from this district, and 1 400 tons
OF coal and 500 tons of merchandise were
brought in, and 800 tons of ore more were
shipped than last year. In conversation
with well-known mining man a few
days since, he expressed the belief that
this district produced fully thirty per cent
more ore last season than the season be-
fore.
THE CITY ROCK AND THE EVERGREEN.
Your correspondent also learned from
our distinguished friend, L. Goliath, ESQ.,,
that there are aboutI1 900 tons of ore now
IN n the district ready for shipment. Mr..
Goliath is classed among those who have
labored and are still laboring for the pros
perity of the Little Cottonwood mining
district, and it is through his management
that the City Rock mine is to-day placed
among the reproducing mines of our
Territory.
superintendent Joseph Smith has done
we'll for the owners of the Evergreen
mine. Late last fall he shipped 100 tons
OF good ore, and is proud Of his success.
The future prospect of the Evergreen is
very bright under the able management |
OF superintendent Smith. Captain Nor
rlll has done good work on his prospects,
which reflects credit on himself and those
who are interested with him.
OTHER MINING NOTES.
superintendent Martin K. Hardness is
still pushing the Frederick tunnel ahead
with success. He has secured the SER
vices of Mr.. Jerome Williams as the fore
man OF the works-a good selection
and the boys are much pleased with their
new and gentlemanly boss.
Mr.. Gunderson, the foreman of the
Vallejo mine, is still working that mine
with success.
The City Rock mine is under the fore
nanship of Pedro Snyder, appointed by
Goliath as the successor
If Mr.. REILLY, resigned. |
Albert Thomas and Badly Fritz have
ully prepared themselves to work the |
}ornet group all winter.
Superintendent George Cullins is here
ooking after the interest of the New {
Emma Company.
Our merchant prince and paymaster, J
l. G. Wallace, returned yesterday from I
alt Lake City, and he is ready to pay l
ne boys for the month of November.
TIE WEATHER.
Since the LIST Of December the weather
as been delightful, there is very little
1ow in Alta, the hills east of the New
mma being nearly clear. Had it not
cen for the early fall of snow many tons
ore would have been shipped from !.
'veral new first-class prospects discov. I,
ed last summer, but the owners were F
'mpelled to stop development on ac- q
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