The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-01-05

thought that after boring commences forty
days will see it completed and the water of
the mine 'going down the canon"
The Park City brass band is preparing a
grand concert, to be given the latter part
of the month. The best talent of the
town will be drawn upon to make it a great
success. The boys have worked and de-
serve encouragement and there is no doubt
hat their efforts will be substantially re-
warded.
The Alliance tunnel is now in over 1900
feet-nearly half com~pleted-and work is
progressing rapidly.
The Park mas made a good beginning for
the new year in a strike which makes a
bonanza of an already valuable property,
the Comstock. About the Goth of Decem-
Der the tunnel reached a length of ZIG feet
and struck a lime footwall. Believing that
this would lead to something, Superintend-
ent Curtis ordered that a crosscut be run
in a Southerly direction-back twenty feet
from the face of the tunnel. This was done,
and when eighteen feet had been run a well
defined vein, two feet in width, with por-
phyry and %quartZite walls, was struck.
The vein has a six-inch pay streak of
galena ore which will average SO per cent.
lead and go about 40 ounces in silver. The
vein pitches to the north and extends nearly
east and west. 1t is an entirely different
ftlu1 IUul Uu6 Out IOCtully ulSCONClCu, dit
gives to the Comstock company a second
bonanza. The coming summer will see this
property among the leading producers of
the camp.
The thermometer got down this week
Notwithstanding the heavy snow storms.
AT 8 Jam. it averaged % degrees, and at Z
pm. 16 degrees.
Verify, it snoweth !!
At the regular meeting of the Ontario
lodge No. l, A. 0. U. W., last Saturday,
the following officers were elected foe the
coming term: Master workman, David
Fisher; foreman, j. K. Asher; overseer,
j. p. Sweeney; recorder, f. G. Thompson;
%financier, w. w. Kennedy: receiver, f. j.
Mclaughlin; guide, James Campbell; in
side watchman, r. Trethewey; outside
Waterman, M. J.. Hull; trustee, Barley
McDonough. This lodge is in a tiourishing
condition generally, its finances being in
good condition, and as TO numbers it is one
Of the strongest lodges in this jurisdiction.
Katie Putnam is booked at the opera
house for Tuesday and Wednesday of next
weekin ''Erma the Elf" and Dads Cir"
Katie is a f~avorite in the Park and will be
greeted with a crowded house.
The ball given in the Opera house New
Years eve By the ladies of ST. Luke's
guild, was both a financial and social sue
cess. A large number were present and
all were unanimous in declaring that they
had a splendid time.
Robert A. Waddill, one of the pioneers
of Park City, and a man well known in the
territory, died at his home in this city on
Friday morning. He contracted a severe
cold some time ago which developed into
consumption, resulting in his death. Mr..
Waddill has been in Park City since 1872,
and for most of the time has practiced his
profession, that of the law. He was 49
years of age, and came to the territory il
1868 from his old home, Baton Rouge,
Louisiana. He was one OF the first volun-
teers in the Confederate army. serving
through the entire war, and going out with
a number of commissions for brave services
rendered the lost cause. He was one OF
the first in the ranks Of the Liberal party
in Utah. Mr.. Waddill leaves a wife and
family, and in their bereavement they have
the sympathy of1the community.
C. A. S.