Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-05-27
IN ADJACENT CITIES.
Interesting Items From Park City,
Ogden and Provo.
THE JUNCTION CITY is MOVING.
Cold In the Park.--iiusincss Outlook
Better Thcre.-Notes OF the
Garden city.
Correspondents. Or "a, NEWS.

ANN OlAh, may -ds-- iuo H"r'
week has been one OF extreme quiotudc
In the Park, caused mostly by the un-
settled state OF the weather, but upon
the opening Of summer, should such a
thing happen, the many plans for i'm.
proveGeu, and development OF mining
and other properties will spring forth
aud surprise those who lay IDLY by
and complain that there Is no time like
the old times. Such people win have
10 make room for enlerprising men who
compose tho large majority OF the Park
CITY people. When Park City com.
meuees TO pick up you can with safety
LOOK Tor better tlmos In Salt Lake.
Many remarks have been made dur
lug the past week upon t1O great
number OF accidents which have
happened at the various mines In
the past few months, and the upper.
most question IL, VINO Ia to blame?
surely not tho companies In oil cases,
for II 10 q well known fact that the
mining companies, ~ n rule, are on
tho lookout for now appliances
which Will insure the safety OF the
mon In their employ. With the many
rules AMI regulations prepared by tho
companies TO insure safety, there eau
hardly be- but little II any grounds for
blame against them. What Is needed
10 Observance Of these rules. Custom
sometimes mak.s men careless, and
then accidents result.
The sad accident In which Mr..
O'Connell lost his life at the DAILY
mine has cas-, u gloom over tho camp,
and especially over the fellow work.
men who had been ISOLATED with him
for yoAf1. His funeral Thursday az.
,ernoon was attended by Il large mum.
Der Of his fellow wotkmen. Services
were held by Row. Father Gallagher.
His daughter arrived from Nevada on
Thursday morning, In time to be pres
ent at the funeral.
News OF the death OF Mr.. Jenuings,
superintendent OF the Mountain Stone
company, whose quarry Ia located
north OF town, was received with a
great deal OF surprise by those who were
well acquainted with him. Many were
the surmises put forth rs to the cause
OF the rash act. Mr.. Jennings was
popular with the men In his employ,
aud the news WAS TO them great sur
prise, as II was only few days pre-
vious 10 bis death that he was at the
quarry apparently In the best OF spirits.
An accident occurred at the Noun
tam Stone company's quarry about
two O'Clock on "Wednesday afternoon,
resulting In n serious break OF the right
ley OF Thos. Perry, stone cutter. II
appears that tho "tacklo" on tho large
derrick was not made perfectly secure
10 large rock which was being moved.
In swinging tho derrick the rock fell,
striking Perry FIRST on tho head cutting
q deep cash over the LETT eye, and be-
fore ho could recover himself the rock
pinned him to the ground. When Il
was removed Il was found that Perry,s
right leg, below the knee, was shat
tered. Immediate stsp, were taken to
remove him TO Salt Lake, to which
place he was taken over the Utah
Central, anu he IL now ut the Holy
Cross Hospital.
Many visitors have been ND from
Salt Lake during the past week, all on
the same mission, !. e., to escape the
cheat" Of Salt Lake. They have re-
turned perfectly satisfied that, rs q
winter resort, Park City ~ ''strictly In
It," For have we not had warmth,
GOODNESS, and dreariness? To add 10
the chilly aspect, one OF our leading
merchants has taken the risk OF dis.
playing, In large size black letters on a
sign the full width OF the sidewalk,
the inspiring words "Ice Cream.O A
committee will ask him to remove the
sign II the weather does not improve
within the next few days.
Shipments OF ore are being made
from Park City at a lively rate at pres.
ent, rs leaning from the mines In
good and rs oil the mines have ia store
q large amount OF ore. The smellers
are anxious for 1t, and M Park City ore
Is considered No. l, the demand M.
pears greater than the supply. The
heavy shippers for the past week have
been the DAILY, Ontario, Anchor and
Crescent, but In few days the Silver
King will DO In II, and with nil the
mines shipping orc We can look for
lively times.
LAst Saturday night our streets were
startled by the music from bagpipe,
operated, or manipulated, by q gentle.
man from Salt Lake, under escort OF
James Mofiatt and several other men,
bers OF the Californian club OF Salt
Lake. The music was much enjoyed,
and q cordial Invitation IL extended 10
the gentlemen to repeat the call.
III. DAILY and DR.. Fowler were Wis.
itors ut the Park last Monday. Bust
ness at tho DAILY West was the attrac.
ton.
Jas. Mc0regor, general manager Of
tho Crescent Mining company, anu
also OF tho Utah Central railway, was
In the city Thursday and Friday, on
business In connection with the START.
ing up OF the Crescent concentrator
and other works under his care.
VIM