Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-06-23
MORE TINTIC GLEANINGS.
ssHTiIo-Zip,' Gives the Camp Another
ROund-UP.

G.uiIo.Zip,, Gives the Camp Another
ROund-UP.
The purpose of this third letter from
Tintic is to mention some matters not
embraced in the others written from this
district.
The first letter from Eureka, on its ar
rival was read by everybody, and OF
course created a general public discus
sion on several points mentioned IN IT,
It gave the DEMOCRAT a publicity that
could not otherwise have been obtained,
as it was read by scores whose attention
was brought to it by the remarks they
heard pro and con. The general verdict
was that the DEMOCRAT correspondent
has hit the nail on the head, and that
by him some matters of importance had
been
"NAILED TO THE CROSS.
The matter that raised the hottest de-
bate was the reference made about hotels
and accommodation for travellers. The
proprietors of the place where your cor
respondent stopped made big kick be-
cause the truth was told. However, they
found but few sympathizers, the public
in general sat down on them and STOOD
by the DEMOCRAT.
Let it be said right here, that, it is the
duty of newspaper correspondents 10
point out events in public and private
| life, and that whenever he finds dis
orders of any kind which can be rem
edied as well as not, that he should show
them I'D before the public. Your repre-
sentative would be the last to, IN any
wav, do ininry to any business, or any
man; that in furnishing news for the
public, he has always confined himself
TO the truth so far as he knew, and In
pointing out the ill-conditioned affairs OF
any sort, it is no consequence to him
where or whom the truth may strike.
There is no apologize word in this, for
apology is out OF the question when the
truth is spoken.
A SCHEME NIPPED IN THE BUD.
Mr.. Frank Dyer, of Park City, was re-
Gently in Eureka, his object in view be-
ing the construction of a steam tramway
! from the mines to Ironton, distance OF
nearly six miles He would have given
bonds to have had the tramway built and
running in thirty days from signing OF
contract, and his project would probably
have become an actual fact, were it not
the intention of the railroad company to
build branch line up to the mines. 1t
is rumored that the construction contracts
are already let, but when work will be
commenced or the line be finished could
not be learned. If this branch is built,
and doubtless it will be, the merchants OF
the camp are not so apt to suffer then, as
they do now, the petty annoyances OF
having the goods tempered with while
being transported. Hardly ever does a
case of canned fruit, beer or other stuff
get through unless the railroad hands
help themselves to bottle or can, and
when asked as to what becomes of these
missing bottles and cans they either ode
cline to answer" or with nonchalant
air reply ~ don't know" Several
TIN-HoRN KNIGHTS OF THE GREEN CLOTH
Are here anxiously awaiting payday in
the hopes of scooping plenty of "dust'
from the gambling miners. The tin-horn
gambler that hang around a mining
camp waiting for payday that he may
pocket the moneyo of Woodworking people,
is as bad as the undertaken who stations
himself and coffin in front of a sick
mans house, and then waits for him to
die so that he can sell the family coffin,
To call such gamblers, is misnomer
and miners would do society a service tc
bar them from all games, or better, hang
them whenever they made footprints in
a mining camp.
For the last two weeks business has
been somewhat dull and cash rather
scarce This has been owing to payday
having been postponed for reasons nc
fellow can find out. 1t isl however, ru
mored that the men will be paid off this
week, consequently every night is looked
forward to with great interest and longing
The event puts
NEARLY $4,000 IN CIRCULATION,
Therefore, no wonder it's of so much
importance, and doubly welcomed wher
out off for a couple OF weeks.
Right here is good place to correct
what typographical mistake made il
appear in the first letter from here, tina
the payroll of the Eureka Company was
only $1,000, when in fact it was ovel
$21 900.
The business of the camp is controlled
by three stores, two OF which carry {
stock of nearly $4,000 each. That the
people live on the fat of the land is evi
dent enough from the tables set at thu
hotels and the boarding houses. Vege
table and fruit peddlers do land-offict
business selling truck in their line.
The remarks made by your correspon
dent about the condition Of the streets il
) this town were good.naturedly and sug
gestively taken, for last Saturday stree
) cleaning was commenced at the uppe
{ end of the camp. The good work will
probably not be discontinued till tn,
whole town has been put in order, ant
: when next the DEMOCRAT man visit
Eureka he anticipates finding things il
better shape. MIo-ZIP.