The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-24
PARK CITY PICKINGS.
A Small Cave at the 0ntaI'iO--A
Broken Leg.
A STRIKE IN THE CREOLE NO. 2.
The Putnam Group-The Blue Ledge District
The Crescent-The COmstOck-Salt
Lake and Eastern.

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heard in the Park fora few days this week
G. w. Parks, late receiver of the genera
land office, came up Thursday from tn,
city.
James Berry, of Berry Bros, is putting
on the finishing touches to new six room
residence.
M. S. Aschheim left Saturday for Ana
conda, Montana, to look after his business
interests there.
4 baby girl was a cause of rejoicing al
the residence Of Sheriff j. l.. Weber Oh
Saturday last.
D. G. Williams, Of the Salt Lake & East
ern railroad, was in the Park this week on
business connected with 1.-The little road. u
1t was whispered around town on Friday
that strike had been made in the North
Pole, but no one could be found to confirm
Ae rumor.
A lessen, C. P. Brooks and Robert Cor
liGski, civil engineers, were in the Park
during the week looking after the dips
sturs and angles'' of this great camp.
Mrs c. NJ. Wilson, Mrs. D. c. Nc
Laughlin, Mrs. NJ. V. Rice and Mrs. Ste
vens went down to Salt Lake Thursday to
attend the funeral of Mrs. w. r. NAPLES.
Mr.. G. NJ. Thackston, of Elko, Nevada,
mas lately arrived in the Park and intends
locating here. Mr.. Thackston is an attor-
ney at law and will practice his profession.
Nearly foot of snow fell here Monday
and Tuesday nights, but sunshine and a
warm wind have converted it into running
streams and it is rapidly leaving the hills.
For a couple of days all ore hauling and
teaming was done by sleighs.
A small cave at the Ontario mine on
"wednesday resulted in q broken leg to
Michael Kelly. The fracture was on the
right leg just below the knee. DR.. Wilson
set the limb and Thursday morning Mr..
Kelly was taken to Salt Lake to the hos
piJal.
Andy Young and Dug Morris, two of the
Parks mighty Nimrods, spent four days of
last week in Strawberry valley, over on
the reservation, studying the formation
and hunting for botanical specimens, They
claim to have gone after deer and bear, but
their trip was barren of results.
The amusements of the past week were
confined to two oyster suppers, one given
by the ladies of the Methodist church Tues
day~~night and the other by the ladies of
SYLuke's Guild, in the city hall Wednes-
day night. Despite the stormy weather
pqth were well patronized and the ladies
fkalized nicely from their efforts.
The pork butchers report that peddlers
are making sad havoc in their business
Meat in bulk is brought in from the sur
rounding settlements and sold for &c and
&c per pound. Our butchers cannot COM
pete with this. They hope the new ordip-
ance compelling peddlers to take out six
months license Will remedy the trouble
Mayor Newell and Judge Shields are
having a group of seven claims patented in
the Blue Ledge district, lying east of the
Ontario, and Mr.. Newell has just received
from the land office, patents for group of
fourteen claims, each 600 by 1890 feet in
Snake Creek district. These claims adioin
the Jones Bonanza mine and are very prom
Using.
On Wednesday last the engine on the
Crescent tramway was put in the engine
house for the winter. The heavy storms
prevented further travel over the road
The concentration was also shut down and
closed up for the winter. Everything goes
on as usual at the mine. All first class ore
will be hauled down by teams during the
winter, but second class concentrating ore,
will be stored at the mine until the opening
Of the tramway in the spring.
The ore shipments Of the Park during the
last week amounted to 646, $50 pounds. The
following shipments were made through
AIackintOsh's sampler: Ontario, l42. 26O
pounds; Daily, 2l6.920 pounds; MayhOwer
l05. $50 pounds: Woodside. l3,44O pounds;
Union concentration, l6S, $50 pounds. The
Ontario shipped, Saturday, thirty-eight
bars of bullion, amounting to 1888 ounces.
Word was received in the Park Thursday
thai NJ. Dusseldorf, manager of the Com
stocE had arrived in New York Mr. Dus-
SeFiorf has succeeded in making arrange
mtnts TO erect large hosting works on the
/ Ccmstock property and sinking the shaft
$50 feet. These works will be erected in
the spring, and in the meantime work Oh
the shaft will be pushed with within.
The public school opened Monday last in
its new building and during the first week
has enrolled 225 scholars. This large en-
rollment shows that the building is not
large enough and that in another year more
room will be required. The school opened
with c. A. Short as principal, Miss Della
Cunningham in charge of the intermediate
department and M. G.. Hoover teacher of
the primary department.
Only one subject was before the police
court during the last week, and that
woman. Maggie Thompson, commonly
Enbwn as Irish Mag was up for drunk
cnness and using obscene language A 81
Bne for the first OfenSe, and $50 for the
second, seemed to have reforming effect
On Miss Thompson, for she declared that
''now and forever she intended to live an
honorable and upright life and be q good
and law abiding citizen.
A strike in the Creole mine No. this
week created a little excitement in town.
This property is situated Just above the
own. on Treasure hill, and for a few
Brothers, on lease. A siX-inch streak of
rood pay ore was struck, and developments
Gem 10 Justify the leaserS in their belief
hat they have big thing The Creole
20. |, which adjoins it, has been worked
or a number OF Years and number Of
hipments made. II has a welldefned
'ein and an abundance of low grade ore
'he a found III the Creole No. , is similar
this NOodside ore, and general opinion is
hat 1t will turn out TO be another bonanza
.lready the leaSers have had numerous
ffers to sell out, but are content 10 hold on
what they have found.
The Putnam group, one Of the most
aluable undeveloped properties in Park
ity, was incorporated during the past
'eek. This property lies southwest of
nd adjoins the DAILY and comprises about
velve claims Enough work has been
Dne on this paperty TO assure the owners
lat there was a mine there which only
eeded capital to develop it. One by one
Re idle properties Of the Park are being
Pened up aud becoming producing mines.
is a safe prediction that in five years
ark city will be the leading mining camp
the west. The incorporates of the Put
am are William NJ. Ferry, H G. McMil-
IN, j. j. DAILY, e. p. Ferry, A. b. Richard
IN, James Mory and David b. Erwin of
lichigan. The incorporation is TO exist
If fifty years, and the stock is divided
itsfl5000O shares of the par value of $40
iftP thousand shares have been set aside
a working capital.
The terminus of the Salt Lake & Eastern
,ilroad is now at BuZZos ranch, ten miles |
ON Park City. Before the first of an
her month comes the whistles of this
tile road will be heard in Park City, and |
hrkites will be whirled away to Salt |
axe in a couple hours time, where now it |
lkes five hours by the Union Pacific. All |