Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-10-23
BUSMESSAND MINES.
Tie Agricultural College 10. 10.
l.p.li Yit.
THAT TWO CAN ONYX smrnEYr
sheep aud Wool shipping from san.
petc.-Mmiug aud business
Items.

~ was anticipated that the Agucul-
tural College at Logan would have
been completed on Saturday, aud ready
for acceptance by the board Of con.
alruciion. Because Of shis unior.
standing tho board met there
on Saturday afternoon, hut the
contractors had not finished their
job, 20 all there was to DO was to audit
SOME bills AMI discuss matters Of small
detail that came up. II IL expected
now that three weeks moro time viii
be necessary TO complete tho building
ready fgr the board 10 pass
upon IL. The recent improvements
that have been made IN the
construction OF the hight wing In
yolvc an expenditure OF over fsU,O 900.
II he college building now presents a
magnificent appearance which Will bc
enhanced when tue main Or central
structure IN completed. This will
require s8j, 900 or $4,000 hppropria.
lion nom the Legislature. hut
II Ia necessary Tor the benefit
Of the institution which IL now a credit
10 tho Territory and h occupying a
broad fold Of usefulness.
the oNYN sIuINnssT.
Messrs. Hi,osmau q Mills are await.
ing returns from the shipment OF two
cars OF onyx which they made last
week. They received orders, ono from
Chicago and another from Denver,
that II they could procure the
precious stone OF given dimen.
sions or larger, ono car was 10
be forwarded 10 each Of tho places
named. There was no difficulty In
getting stone large enough Rud the
order was promptly filled. The report
on its quality throughout will be- made
after comparison with Mexican onyx.
FOUR MILE TusNrL.
An Idaho Springs, Colo, dispatch
sayh: A mammOth tunnel scheme has
Teen started Just below town opposite
thU old Welsh plnccr, by MI Samuel
Ncwh0uso, Of London, Eng. The
tunnel viii DO seven by eight feet ia
the clear aud will be run TO Nevada.
Vile IA Glpln county, u distance OF
some four Or more miles, Its intend.
cd for a double track. A large plant Of
machinery Of tho lAtest aud most i'm.
/ proved pattern has been purchased
and will be- placed In position as soon
40 II arrives. A large l0O.hopo power
| boiler II already Ia place, aud "a power.
| lul NOrwalk compressor u expected to-
morrow. This plant Will bo duplicated
at AL carly date 10 guard against delay
| ia case OF an accident 10 the plant that
/ IA now being erected. A brick build
| lug 30 by 20 feet u now under con.
siruclion 10 contain the mauhiu-
I 4 I.lu -. Hs.a
! atupenduuB work will require
| Jour or i've yosfa 10 complete II, NJ.
| though two powerful air drills viii be
| kept at work day and night. Mr. Mau
| Allen, formerly Of Denver, has charge
OF the work. This tunnel II Tor tie
] purpose OF cutting an immense num-
/ Dor vi rich mineral veins on Soaton
mountain and Ia dilpin county, aud
| also Tor Transporting ore from the
! vicinity OF Central city and Black
| Hawk 10 Clear creek, where endless
water power can be obtained 10 operate
mills Tor rs treatment. This Is the
! third tunnel started tor this puFpOae,
| but the others have been abandoned
| Tor lack u funds. This enterprise,
however, Is starting in IA the right
| manner. The projectors have plenty
| OF money TO back Them ami are men OF
indomitBOlo energy. Mt. Allen, who
| has immediate supervision OF the
| work, IL Hu Old mining man, anu
thoroughly understands MS business.
NOTES.
A meeting OF the Sundowu and La
! Plata Mining company stockholders
was called Tor this afternoon In the
Thatcher bank al Logan.
Willard county BLADE; Mr.. II. a.
Mcbride has received IA ordor for 1000
cubic feet of the Detroit onyx from
I Acrsrs. C)lsou & Co. OF New York.
| The owners ot the black onyx are 10 be
| congratulated, Hs the uTusr will, no
! doubt, be- followed by others, an tests
| have developed ,hu Tact that the nil.
! lard county product II the finest 10 the
| Wugll, the surface being urm, hard,
and I'd black as black can be.
NJ Pleasant Pyramid The Mt
! Ilra6aut LiNu S,uus Commission u
| shipping company made another snip.
muut OF twelve carloads NJ mutton
wethets, about $500 sheep, and siN car
loeds oil wool, agstegating nearly no.
| 900 pouuuF, tniH latter ON an advance
! OF and cents. The returns lFom
yralerusy's ehipmeats will, 10 Is ,sIi-
mated, bring Cll0U 20 $4,000 or S2O. 0JJ
home. The company ls n's3 preparing
10 make a shipment OF bsei cattle In -
couple OF weuEn, aud all parties having
lat stuorH or ury cows had better COM
| muulgatb with It's officers,