The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-17
ERNEST INGERSOLL.
An Interview with the Popular
Author.
He WILL WRITE UP SALT LAKE.
The Literary Work He Has DOne-Salt Lake
to be Treated from an Economic
Standpoint Other Notes.

Areporter called on Ernest Ingersoll, the
noted and popular author, who ar
rived in the city yesterday and is quartered
at the Continental Mr. Ingersoll has made
himself known to all western people by the
Aproduction of ''The Crest of the Cont
nent," which has been read far and wide
and is justly appreciated By lovers OF the
romantic. He is now one of the editors OF
the Cosmopolitan magazine.
SIS this your first trip to Salt Lake ?''
was asked by the reporter.
''No, sir. was here about thirty days
in 1882, in the interests of Harper Magazine,
collecting facts and data for an article on
the social problem, and 1 again visited this
city the following year to prepare the Utah
part of The Crest OF the Continent
"How long do you expect to remain in the
city this time 90
~ shall remain week or ten days"
81 presume you have an object in visit
ing us this season.
''Yes, am preparing an illustrated arti-
Gle on Utah, to be published in the Cosmo-
pOlitdn magazine
'What is to be the nature of the arti-
clel"
81 shall take Salt Lake as my text and
treat it from an economic standpoint,
showing the progress made, what advant-
ages it possesses, and what its prospects
are for the future. The article will not be
for the benefit of tourists, but more partic
ularly for those who wish substantial in
formation with reference to the actual ad
vantages and prospects of Utah in general
and Salt Lake in particular"
'How is the Cosmopolitan succeeding I'M
der its new management
sit is rapidly taking leading position
among the popular magazines of the day,
and should be appreciated by western
people as it is particularly western maya
zine. ! am much interested in the west,
having been in all parts of it, from British
Columbia to Mexico
Ibid you come directly from your home
in New York!n
sit is some time since I left home came
by way of the southern states, stopping in
Virginia, Tennessee, Alabama, and around
through the San Juan country. | wrote an
article on the iron mines of Alabama and
several other articles on various points of
interest in the south"
81 believe at one time you were connected
with the newspaper fraternity"
YES, / was an editor on the New York
Tribune for few years but resigned in
1876, and have devoted my time since then
to magazine and book work"
"Have you written any books which
81 have written novel for young people
entitled The Silver Caves which is now
being published by Dodd 81 Meade. The
scenes of the story lie in the Red noun
tains and the scheme runs as follows: Two
young men in mining region are compelled
/ TO accept an old worked out mine in pay
ment for debt and after prolonged and
Sslitlligent labor fortune favors them and they
strike a silver cave.n
How do you like Salt Lake, Of course
we are having unusual weather this even
ing
sit is always my fortune to come to a
town in unusual weather, or if it should be
very pleasant l always hear that it is the
usual weather, but | am well enough ac-
quainted with Salt Lake to know that The
weather is not always thus In fact have
Travelled all over and I know of no place l
would choose in preference to this city
if l were to move west l like
Salt Lake better than any city l know.
OF cou rse Denver is little more metro
politan, but 1 would prefer Salt Lake as a
home.n
''What relation are you to Colonel Robert
mgersollH'
Colonel Robert is a cousin of my
father"
docs the Colonel expect to make any
more lecturing tOurs!''
mo. l think he now resides in New
York and is deVOung himself TO his extern
sive law practice. When ! was at home
few months ago / noticed that the Colonel
is growing old, his hair being as white as
snown
Ernest Ingersoll has distinguished him
self in numerous ways. In 1874 he was the
scientist of Hayden's corps of the United
States geological survey. His party was
he first to discover the relics of the cliff
dwellers of Arizona, and in 1877 wrote the
first account ever published of them for
tine New York Tribune. He made tour of
Dakota at the time Sitting Bull was on the
Warpath. He was appointed a member of
the United States fish commission and was
detailed to Prepare a special report on the
shell fish of the ocean, including the oyster
and clam. This report of 250 pages was
one of the first to appear of the series of
reports issued in 1881 on various subjects.
Among the books he has written and
which have had heavy sale are, KNOCK
ing Around the Rockies, =" THE Ice Queen"
Our Country Cousins" besides number
of technical works. He has written a
number of serials for young folks which
have been published in Harper's Young
People. St. Nicholas and other magazines.
Among his numerous other productions is
"Old Ocean," one of the series in the
Chantauqua reading course He also man
ages, in addition to his regular work on the
cosmopolitan, the Colorado department of
Picturesque California.
CONFIRMED.