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
wintcr-Sp1endid Shipments of
Orc During the Past Season.
Correspondence OF the DEMOCRAT

ALTA, December Sd, 1888.
Our little town is nearly deserted. All
the women and children have left this
dangerous locality. with the exception oil
Mrs. Grice and her boy. All the New
Emma miners are still here, and will re-
main until Superintendent George Gull
Inns closes the mine for the winter. As
soon as the mine is closed all the miners
will leave Alta and join their families,
who are now in places Of safety, and MIR.
+. 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 STU
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. 4 II. q. TRAFFIC.
The favorite agent of the ID. & II. 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 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 aboutIl 900 tons OF ore now
in 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 ore-producing mines OF on
Territory.
Superintendent Joseph Smith has don't
we'll for the owners of the Evergreen
mine. Late last fall he shipped 100 ton
of good ore, and is proud OF his success
The future prospect OF the Evergreen j
very bright under the able management
of Superintendent Smith Captain Nor
rill has done good work on his prospects
which reflects credit on himself and thos
who are interested with him.
OTHER MINING NOTES.
Superintendent Martin X. Hardness
still pushing the Frederick tunnel ahea
with success. He has secured the SCI
vices of Mr.. Jerome Williams as the fore
man OF the works-a good selection
and the boys are much pleased with thei
new and gentlemanly boss.
Mr.. Gunderson, the foreman OF thu
Vallejo mine, is still working that min
with success.
The City Rock mine is under the fore
manship of Pedro Snyder, appointed b
Superintendent Goliath as the successo
of Mr.. REILLY, resigned.
Albert Thomas and Badly Fritz hav
fully prepared themselves to work tn
Cornet group all winter.
Superintendent George Cullins is her
looking after the interest Of the Ne,
Emma Company.
Our merchant prince and paymaster
III. @. Wallace, returned yesterday iron
, Salt Lake City, and he is ready to pa!
: the boys for the month OF November.
THE WEATHER.
Since the LIST OF December the weathe
has been delightful, there is very lttl
snow in Alta, the hills east of the Ne,
Emma being nearly clear. Had it no
been for the early fall of snow many ton
of ore would have been shipped iron
several new first-class prospects discoy
cred last summer, but the owners wer
compelled to stop development on &C
count OF bad weather last November.
HAMILCAR.