The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-03
SOME HEAVY STORMS.
Snow Piling Up in the Hills Near
Park City.
GETTING READY FOR THE WINTER.
A Grist of Personal, General and Mining News
From the Famous Park
City.

PACK CRY, Nov. 2, lSS9.-ISpecial cor
respondence of THE HERALD Its been
fourteen years since we've had such
weather at this time of the year." re-
marked an old Parkite during the heavy
snowstorm of Thursday. 1t has showed
every day for a week and nothing but
spring sunshine will uncover the hills.
Between eighteen inches and three feet of
snow has fallen in the mountains and as
long as the present weather continues, the
farmers need have no fear that there will
not be plenty of free water'' next summer.
A number Of the music-loving popula-
ton of the Park went down to the city this
week to enjoy the Gilmore concerts.
Mr. +. &. Gum, assistant cashier OF the
Park City bank, was in Salt Lake during
the week.
Mr.. r. K Allen, of San Francisco, was
in the Park this week on business con-
nected with the company, Of which he is
gen 9ral mana ger, the Bankers and Merch-
ants Life Insurance association. This
company recently paid 81 900 to the widow
Of K. II. Wilson.
Hon. E. p. Ferry was among the visitors
to Salt Lake this week.
The Crescent Mining company are lay
ing in winter supplies and the tramWay has
been kept open during all the heavy storms
of the past week. During the past two
days snow ploW was necessary to keep
the track clean. Lumber, coal and other
supplies have been taken up in large guam
titles and from all indications the Crescen t
company intend to do some active work
this winter.
mo mail yet" il the familiar placard
seen at the postoffice window until and
o'clock every day by those who go there
for the afternoon 2:30 mail. The mail
facilities OF Park City and vicinity are
amply abominable. If it is possible, some
thing should be done by the proper authori-
ties to remedy this evil.
An accident happened at the Ontario
mine on Saturday Of last week by which
Peter Cavanaugh received serious iniur-
les. he attempted to step across the shaft
while the cage was in motion and was
caught by it and thrown into the pump
shaft, falling twenty-five feet to the bot
tom. The clavicle was dislocated and the
breast bone broken in two places. Re
covery was doubtful at first but now he is
getting along nicely.
Another "old timer' gone. Dan Martin
died Of pneumonia on the 2Sth and was
buried Wednesday. Old Dan was well
known in the Park and his sudden death
Tas q surprise to many.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed.
Evans died Tuesday of scarlet fever. This
is the second child Mr.. and Mrs. Evans
have lost during the last year and their
many friends in the Park sympathiZe with
them in their bereavement
Scarlet fever has been epidemic among
three or four families IN the lower end of
town during the past few weeks and one
death has occurred. 1t is under quarantine
now and it is thought will 90 no farther
The following ore shipments were made
from MaCkiutosh's sampler during the past
week: Daily, Isl $50 pounds; Ontario, Al,
Q50 pounds; Mayhower, 81, T79 pounds; ;
Union concentr4tor, 100, $50 pounds; total,
$50 03O pounds Added to this amount the
Crescent Mining company shipped 10000
pounds of concentrates, making a grand
total for the week of SAIL ,O3O pounds.
The bullion shipments for the week were
as follows: Ontario, 2S bars, 1855 ounces
DAILY, bars, 1852 ounces; total, 81 bars,
$3.50 ounces.
The Comstock is looking better every
day as work progresses.
The Glencoe has made one shipment, and
the property is getting in shape to become
q regular shipper. THIS property is in a
promising district ana with the Wasatch,
will no doubt boom property in that dis
Srict.
The Northaud leasers are pushing work
on that property, and rumor had it during
the week LuaJ Jue vein had been struck
II Tue DOIGOn Oh Tue SQdII, OUT DOCullB u6-
finite could be learned in regard 10 it.
Col. Ferry has force of men at work on
the North Pole. This property adioins tue
Mayhower, Woodside and Northaud, and
: some fun may be expected in that country
when their drifts commence to come to-
gether.
a variety theatre will be opened in
Lawrence's hall next Monday evening.
This place has been fitted up with boxes,
orchestra, stall, stage, etc, and has a
saloon attached. Drinks will be sold and
the management promise that virtue and
good behavior will reign supreme-if such
q thing is possible in variety theatre. Our
city government will allow nothing obiec-
tionable, and anything in that direction
will be quickly stopped.
The business Of the Park City Light and
Power company is daily increasing, and al
the present rate the dynamos will be run
ming at their full capacity. The company
contemplate in the near future to double
their present capacity. Some trouble has
been experienced during the past week for
want of electric supplies, caused by the
inability OF the Union Pacific to deliver
freight On time. 1t is expected this will
soon be remedied.
Two DRINKS was the extent of the police
court business this week. c. A. S.