Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-09-03
ABOUT HUMBOLDT WELLS. NEW.
A 'SDemOcrat'' Correspondent Coll
fects Some Notes of Interest
While Jcurneytng I'm the
Sagebrush.

I
a considerable extent of ground. Shortl
after midnight, the 10Th inst, we arrive,
in this burg, and were much surprised t.
find SO much going on in so small place
consisting, as it does, OF half-dozel
places OF business, twice as many privat,
houses, a big depot and storage room, ant
a lot OF deserted railroad shops Thu
town does great deal of business, as i
is the shipping point to and from a min
ing district about forty miles distant, anC
the central point for large number o
ranch people to do their trading. For {
wonder, the town is not over done BY
more places OF business than the trade
legitimately demands, so that prices are
not down to a starving point by competi
| ton.
Our attention was attracted by the
number OF large men in the place we
never saw so many in Il small town.
When III the presence of ordinary peo-
pie, they look like giants among
pigmies. These big fellows are, how
ever, social and intelligent men, the fore
most of them all being an old politician
and staunch good Democrat who was
A MEMBER OF THE CONVENTION THAT NoMI-
MATED CLEVELAND.
He is somewhat known in Utah. and
Hon. f. 2. Hardesty is his name.
Last evening several gentlemen, in
cludlng the DEMOCRAT representative,
were sitting outside enjoying the cool air
and indulging in "reminiscences. We
were not surprised to see a tramp an
proach the group, but were consid-
erably astonished to soon discover
in him an educated Englishman on tour
around the world. From New Zealand
he had made his way to California, from
that State to this one, and on the morrow
he would again take up his journey for
the land of the rising sun, and thence
proceed to his own dear native land. In
speaking of the Californians, he expressed
himself in no complimentary terms, say
ing that they were not half civilized, but
he, probably, as every tramp does, ap-
peared but "half civilized" to the Coast
people, and therein is the sequel of his
disgust
NEVADA, LIKE UTAH, Is FULL OF HOT
SPRINGS,
Principally sulphur. Three and half
miles north of Wells is an excellent one.
1t is the property of the town. 4 public
bath house has been erected over it, and
being pnblic property bath costs
nothing more than ride or walk to the
spring. The bath house, however, is a
shabby concern. 1t would not be a bad
idea for the good people OF Wells to club
together and build decent one. At
trifing cost large plunge bath could be
be made, and if few dressing rooms
were added they would be far preferable
to undressing in an old shed through
which the wind whistles, much to the
discontinue of bathers-especially ladies
while disrobing and dressing again.
As this improvement is without question
public necessity, we trust that no ex-
ceptlons will be taken because made here. |
The day we,left Wells man was buried |
who died of delirium tremens. The night /
ne gave up the ghost couple of "stiffs'' !
sat up with him, and having something |
Of the Irish in them, they provided a |
plentiful supply OF spirits, the better to |
keep awake. long before morning there
we're three 'laid out' in that room, one
)f them corpse, the two others dead
drunk. In the morning four of the bows
we're detailed to
DIG THE DEAD MANS GRAVE.
They took as naturally to the grave
ilgging as to a picnic, evidently regard
ng the occasion az one of general rejoic-
ng. BY the time they had
lug the grave they were all
full. Three OF them concluded that
'urial services should take place without
clay. One of them having laid down on
he ground dropped off to sleep. So the :,
theirs quietly eased him down in the
rave and as gently covered him with
irt, leaving his face and head I'M
overed. They then set up the most I'M
arthly yelling, which started the fellow
the grave. At once the three above
round disappeared behind the dirt I
lrown out of the grave and then waited {
n further movements. Uttering a few
lble words, not constructed for Sunday I
,hool classes, he unearthed himself and
18th one bound leaped to the surface at 5
he end OF the grave, white and tremb- e
ng. AS he did so fearful shriekes and /,
Ellis rent the air, and without turning to L
e whence they came he fled like a wild l
an. A livery stable being the first
ace on his way, in he bolted.
iE REAL BURIAL TOOK PLACE WITH ALI
soLEMNITY, h
| keeping with the disposition to return h
mother earth the last remains of a fell Il
mortal, and the crowd returned to o.
wn. Then the three began search for ri
cir companion, whom they soon found in a,
stables, much to their surprise and OF
lusement, astride of a saddle ON a n,
'oden horse, whipping and squirting for hi
ar lite, thinking of course he was fleeing tr
I'M herd of pursuing residents of sheoi.
ter getting him to understand that he
s not riding real horse, the three had
trouble to explain the rest of the Joke
During our stay at Wells, favorable re- b pe
rts came in from "a
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THE SPRUCE MINING DISTRICT. -
which we will write separate letter
a subsequent issue of the DEMoCRAT.
IN the return trip from the mines we GU
sed through Clover Valley. This is
l 10 be
THE GEN VALLEY OF NEVADA, TO
d it certainly is entitled to such dis TO
'tion. In productiveness of grain. s
and vegetables it equals the best ma
ming country in Utah. 1t is a pictur-
ue spot. The west side is lined with
farms close up to the foothills, along
Oh are the houses of the farmers. In WI
back ground there is grand pictur- low
lie range OF mountains, upon which
ridges OF snow through all the hot j
lths OF summer. At the south end Sor
the valley is placid little sheet of lot
er, called Snowy Lake, and far to the the
stretch our immense hay folds at g
splendid winter grazing range for
k.
~ of the farmers are from the States. y
most of them, by their energy and slcR
/, have become wealthy. The farms serN
rec of which by the way gen
MO tn oror,, ing
H' VI sALr LAKE rece
well stocked with hloodad horses, 81 &c.