The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-10-30
PARK CITY VISITED.
The "HeraId GIee Clubs Reception
Mt the Mining Metropolis.

1t has been said that mining camps
as a rule, were the hotbeds of ruffians
cut threats and thieves, and that the
truly good man was conspicuous by his
absence; that the average miner was a
man with top boots, small tomahawk
and a perfect arsenal of firearms about
his person; that he elected, with every
exclamation, small jet of tobacco
juice; that he was a terror all round and
that no truly good man would stay
within reach of his piercing eyes and
his altogether awe-inspiring looks.
AS almost every western state has its
ideal mining camp, so Utah stands not
alone; Park City being its main mining
center.
To place the description given above
to Park City would be doing a gross in
! justice 20 the open-hearted, pleasant.
| whole-souled people of this mountain
town. The people of the Park are truly
entertaining in all they do for visitors,
and their magnanimity was certainly
shown to its fullest extent upon the oc-
casion of The Herald Glee clubs visit
/ to that place last Saturday night.
1t would be ungentlemanly on the
part of the recipients of their hospital
| ity if their visit were passed without no
tice.
Directly upon the arrival of the club
] they were taken charge of by the COM
mittee and a good substantial supper
was partaken of at the Salt Lake house
/ After which refreshments were served
and the party adjourned to the opera
house, to find the place damned from
the orchestra to the doors. Judge Pow
ers' address and the singing having
been described in these columns, We're
! received with applause again and again.
The speech was mastery expose Of
Democratic principles, and the fallacies
of Republican argument was shown I'D
plainly, as was the handwriting on the
wall to those of old. The glee club were
repeatedly encored and they responded
no less than seven times to the demands
of the audience. The Park City band
also contributed to the pleasure of the
evening with soul-stirring music. The
return of the Democratic special late
Saturday night brought Judge Powers.
R. c. Chambers, doc" Faust, Morris
Sommers and several other gentlemen,
but the glee club were asked to stay un-
til the following night Various places
were visited by the boys, who enlivened
the evening with various songs.
The visit Of the Herald boys to the
great Ontario was the occasion of
splendid reception tenderd by Mr. Geo.
Groo, manager of the mine A good
substantial dinner, refreshments and
cigars were partaken of and then the
party adjourned to the mine proper.
Upon arriving at the great pump
room of the Ontario many were the ex-
carnations of surprise and delight at
the ponderous machinery. Words of
mine cannot describe the manner of its
working. The steady motion of the ma
chinery being the means of pumping
water out Of the mine at the rate of
from two to five thousand gallons per
minute. showing to all intelligent people
mat the genius of man is plainly shown
IN THIS the nineteenth century.
we TOOK our place in the cage and
colilhlenced TO descend: tunnels could be
seen IN all directions as we took our
Journey down into the bowels of fine
eartn. The pumping of the water NV
ms gigantic piece of machinery was
truly marvel. Down we went. a dis
lance OF one thousand feet. noting with
eui pIised looks the construction of the
shaft and all the machinery connectad
with the drainage of the mine.
Aline being limited we were unable 70
.'aVerse the length of the new drain
eunnel winch, we were told, would he
competed IN a few days, and which viii
tons by the great pump.
Many thanks are due IN Mr. ~
Chambers. Mr.. Geo. Groo. Sheriff Har.
rlngton, MeSsrs. Geo. Street. Fred Flint
I'd Berry, ]. L. Berry and Mr.. Geo T.
Ninino, foreman of the mine. Mr. Solo,,
Spiro, and in fact all the Democra tic
committee of Park City, together with
other gentlemen at the mine who con
triouted to our pleasure.
The trip will ever be remembered as
one repiete with enjoyment cornwall