The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-25


that it is TO mining, that great industry be-
ing responsible for the towns birth,
growth and development. Its future also
depends upon the wealth and continuance
of the mineral veins within the corporate
limits and in the neighborhood.
But in the common acceptance of the
term Park City is not mining camp. II
is quiet, well-governed municipality, en-
ioying excellent schools. having good and
well attended churches, its society being
refined and its people generally belonging
TO the better grade of humanity rather than
to the rougher element. The inhabitants
take pride in their city and are ambitious
that the record for peace and good order
shall be commendable. The municipal
government is energetic, enterprising and
progressive being alive to the require
ments of the people and keenly active
10 its duties. The visitor upon en-
tering the town is at once struck by
the busness-like air which pervades the
place and the absence of that atmosphere
and appearance which one expects to en-
counter 10 the western mining town. The
streets are graded and well kept, the resi-
dences neat and some of them stately, the
stores and business houses convey the i'm
preston of soiidity, and the people act as
if they were there to stay and not as tenn
porary sojourners ready to depart at any
time The mining industry has been ex-
haustiyely written up elsewhere in these
pages, hence it is necessary in this place to
refer only to the town proper.
Park City is cozily situated in a broad
canon, the buildings extending up the
mountain slopes on either side. The eleva-
ton is POO feet. II is Incorporated and
has population of 5000. Two railroads
give the city connection with the trans
portation system of the country
the Utah Central running direct to
Salt Lake, thirty-hve miles dis
tant, via Parley's park and Parley's canon,
crossing the Wasatch range at Summit;
and the Union Pacific, which connects
with the main line at Echo. The city is
lighted by electricity and has an excellent
system of waterworks, whilst there is
telephone connection with Salt Lake and
the principal cities of northern and central
Utah. There are two banks, the Park
City and First National, and numerous
mercantile houses, livery stables, shops
and such other Industrial and commercial
establishments as are required by thrifty,
enterprising community. There is an opera
house with a seating capacity of 500, and
it may be mentioned in passing that many
travelling troupes take dates here, invari-
ably playing to good business. There are
two newspapers, the Miner, bright, well
edited and enterprising daily, and the
Record, an energetic weekly, which has an
established reputation outside of the camp
as well as locally. The city is well fur
nisned with schools, and has some school
buildings which equal any in the territory
outside of Salt Lake. The present enroll
ment in the four schools-the public, On
tario, Park Academy and St. Mary's-is
600. OF churches there are four each
with a growing congregation and society,
as follows: Catholic, Congregational, Meth
odist and Episcopal.
The city is growing rapidly and the
growth is of the permanent order, showing
that the citizeus have absolute faith in the
permanence of the mines. 1t has been esti-
mated that the expenditures for buildings
alone this year amounted to 100000
The climate is delightful, especially dur
ing the summer season, when many people
from the valleys, and even from the dis
tant states, go there to escape the heat and
dust The range of the thermometer is
from degrees below zero in the winter to
80 above in July. AS might be expected
the disease most prevalent is pneumonia,
but that cannot be regarded as at all seri-
pus from the fact that the total number of
deaths in 1891 was only ninetysix.
Park City is certainly one Of the thrift
lest, most progr essive and most important
cities in the territory. Its business men
are careful aud cautious and as conse-
uuence they have an excellent rating in the
commercial world. The opening of the
Utah Central railway brought Park City
into very close relations with Salt Lake,
the distance separating the two being
covered in two hours. The connection is
mutually satisfactory, resulting in good to
both communities.
THE PARK CITY BANK.
The Park City Bank, of which Mr.. A. B.
Richardson is the genial cashier, is the
Oldest one in the city.
Its patronage includes that of mines,
mills, business men and the laborers who
are trying to save their hard earned
money.
1t has exchanges with all foreign coun-
tries, including London, Dublin, Glasgow,
Denmark, Portugal and all other principal
cities of the continent.
1t has one of the finest deposit vaults in
the western country, including all the
modern improvements in that direction.
For the accommodation of those who do
not wish to become regular depositors, the
bank has strong boxes, which rent from S.
to $40 per year.
The interior furnishings of the building
are very neat, especially the officers and
directors rooms, which are luxuriously
furnished.