The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-08-03

PARK CITY PICKINGS.
A Big Grist of News from the
Famous Camp.
WHAT THE MINES ARE DOING.
Social and Other Entertainments at the Pros
porous and Progressive City of
Summit County.
WHAT THE MINES ARE DOING
E. P. Ferry is expected home daily.

E. P. Ferry is expected home daily.
Ezra Thompson was avisitor to Salt Lake
Friday.
]. Il. Nichols was up this week on Cres-
cent business.
Police Justice and City Recorder Hayt is
expected home in few days.
Mrs. Amelia Folsom Young and Mrs.
Lizzie Fenton Young and daughter were in
the Park, Friday
The city council meets next Wednesday
evening. There has been no meeting for a
month and a large amount city business
| has accumulated.
L. L. Whitney, president of the Crescent
Mining company, accompanied by j. M.
Barnett and w. ID. Strauss, was in town
this week from Grand Rapids, Mich.
The school meeting held in the public
school building Wednesday evening had a
small attendance. The financial report of
the trustees was presented and accepted.
This was the only business transacted,
A party by the name of Spencer was
brought in from Strawberry valley this
week with his right leg broken twice below
the knee. The injury was received by hav
ing horse, which he was riding, fall on
him.
Word was received in the Park Friday,
from Provo, that John Drake was not ex-
pected to live. His friends in the Park
were inclined to believe that the report
was exaggerated and hope for his early re-
covery.
! From the Crescent concentration 464, 400
pounds were shipped, 409,20 Of Crescent
concentrates and 81, 200 pounds of Gitsch &
Campbell lease. The Crescent concentration
also received a lot Of Richardson's Crescent
lease ore.
The Congregational choir is preparing to
give something fine in the musical line
about the Goth of August. Mrs. Mary +.
Allen is conducting the preparation of the
concert, which is enough 10 say that no
pains will be spared to make it first class
in every respect.
The test by the Russell process of the car
lot of Aspen ore received last week was a
very satisfactory one. 1t is probable that
the process will be used to reduce the ore.
Another lot is here from place called
Daisy in Washington, which will be tested
this week.
H. o. Young has succeeded in getting all
his ties down the Provo river, and is now
having them taken out of the boom near
Hailstone's ranch. About one hundred
thousand ties were brought down the river.
all of which will be used in the construc-
ton of the Utah Central road from Park
The shipments of ore this week were as
large as usual, amounting in al! to l,43l $50
pounds. Mackintosh's sampler shipped
shipped 937,420 pounds in the following
lots: Ontario, 615, 740 pounds; Daily, 90, 600
q pounds; Mayfiower concentration, 142, 23O
pounds; Union concentration, Anchor con-
centrator, 205, $50 pounds.
Not one meeting has been held in Park
e City to arouse voters for the coming cleo
ton. There has been no excitement, no
L enthusiasm displayed, and if the people are
as quiet on election day as the county nomi-
s nees and county committee have been, no
great vote will be polled The count will
show Liberal victory.
= An election for recorder of Snake Greek
Mining district was held this week and
Henry Shields was elected recorder. The
bylaws were amended by increasing the
recording fees from $3.50 to 81, and the fee
for making certified copies of records tc
= $3.50, and also fixing the time of the annual
- meeting on the second Saturday of July in
each year.
An accident happened at Wanship Fri
day, in which an eight-year- old son of Johr
Allen lost his right arm and had his right
leg broken. The boy was playing near the
Union Pacific track and in some manner
n fell in front of an approaching train. The
q boy had narrow escape from death anC
e can consider himself fortunate to get of
It as well as he did. DR.. LIE Camp attended
the boy.
Judge Henry Shields had his old law of
7, fee torn down this week and commenced
grading preparatory to the erection of {;
two-story building. An old land mark ha!
disappeared with the log cabin law office
" it being one of the finest buildings in Parh
'e City. The new building will be 1Sx40 feet
IS The upper story will be occupied by
printing Office the plant of which is now OF
the road. The lower floor will be occupied
by Judge Shields.
Many have thought the newspape
n scheme mentioned some time ago in TIL
HERALD had fallen through They wer
mistaken, it has not even been sleeping
A. but growing daily until now it has reach
such size that it will be able to exist, at
entirely new plant has been purchased AM
will soon arrive in the Park. The proprie
tor, an experienced newspaper man, ha
IS said farewell to his old home and expect
G, to prrive in the Park in about week, wher
nothing but the brightests prospects avail
him.
The upward tendency II lead and silve
u is exciting better feeling among pros
v pectors and mine-ownere. Preparation
are being made to open up some of the idl
properties of the Park, one of the most i'm
most important of which Is the Morgan
y, This lies opposite the DAILY, and il
thought carries the same vein. Some 0
the owners of this group were recent,
,r bought by Salt Lake parties and matter
arranged so that it could be opened up. !
has been in litigation for u number Of year.
The county court held interesting NEE
ings during the past two weeks, listenin
ar to objections to the valuation of propert,
The Union Pacific railroad was the creates
kicker, asking for a reduction Of IS, 900 pc
mile on the valuation of their main lin,
OF The court allowed reduction Of $3.50 mil
on thirty seven miles of road, but increase
the valuation Of $50, 347 acres of land .
cents per acre. The only DIRECTORS frol
Park City were M. S. Aschiem and Shield
at Brothers. They petitioned for reductio
on the valuation of merchandise, The latte
were allowed reduction of 1000. Th
ST board meets again August II to hear obiet
lions to increased valuations made by then
:. The necessity for big hotel in til
IA mountains near Park City is becomn
lu greater every year. Brighton lake is til
proper place for hotel, having all tt
natural attractions to make 1t grand n
sort. The hotel there at present can hardl
be called such, having accommodation Il
only limited nun Ter. Nearly fifty appl
cations day are refused at this place, an
it is safe 70 say that q hotel for,the accom-