The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-18
EVANSTON EVENTS.
Follows the Shutting
Down of the Coal Mines.

Down of the Coal Mines.
Evanston, Wyo., Jan. 16.-The tenn
perature has taken a sudden raise
during the past few days. Instead OF
being down to about Is degrees below
zero, the snow is disappearing very
fast, and freezes but little during the
night.
Mr.. Atkinson has a large force OF
men at work putting UP ice. The 9TH
er day he left word up town that ne
needed ten more men, and it is said
that the next morning at O'CLOCK
there were over forty men at his once
iinouiring for work. Mr.. Atkinson Is
deserving of credit for his good Juos-
jment in hiring only men with tamllles;
a single man is not given employ
ment as long as there are men seeking
employment who have families depend
ing upon them for supplies.
j 1t is said that the Amy coal mining
camp never looked so dead since II
came into existence. One can traVel
from one end of it to the other without
seeing any signs of life, except per-
! hans a lone miner sauntering around
with the air of one who has lost nope
and is meekly waiting the end, or
Fhalf-starved dog that, from its ap-
pearance seems to realize that II is
a season of hard times indeed
The ball given last week for the ben
eft of these unfortunate people, was
a grand success, over $500 being raised
which will be used in purchasing food
for them A committee of five gen
tlemen of Evanston, has been appoint
ed to see that the money is fairly dis
trfbuted. A portion of this committee
was over to Alny today looking up the
families who are the most in need.
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so. have left the camp, some gong
to Rock Springs and some to other
mining camps, where they have nearly
all been successful in securing work.
Messrs. Alexander Sharp and Tom
Sheldon, left Amy today for Scotland,
where they will. remain until they know
something definite about the future
prospects of the camp.
There are some who believe that the
Union Pacific and Central Pacific com
panies are playing game OF "freeze
out' with the miners and that as soon
as the men have left the camp the
companies will bring in lot OF cheap
llaborers who will be willing 10 Work
for half the price that has been PAID
lis no foundation for this belief.
The little son of Mr.. John Fearn'
and a little daughter of Mr.. George
Wallace. both of Almy, died of Whoop-
ing cough one day last week.
John Coggins, of Cokeville, was In
town last week with several fine speci-
mems of copper ore, picked up near MS
home.
1t is rumored that w. A. Carter, of
Fort Bridger, doing mercantile pusl-
ness. has made an assignment. lie
was once considered quite wealthy.
Railroad men are looking for boom
soon. as the fruit shipments from
California will soon be coming through.
Chapman Bros, meat market at
Almy has been closed, and the furni-
ture moved to. Evanston.
The Almy train, which has always
made two round trips a day between
Evanston and Amy, for the purpose
of hauling the coal from the mines, has
been taken off.
We hear that a great many of the
employees in the stores at Almy have
been notified that their services will
not be needed much longer, and so the
effect of the mines being closed con-
tinues to be felt.
Several Evanstonians went to Salt
!; Lake last week, some to see Fanny
Davenport and others to witness the
"Sinbad'' company performances.
A benefit ball will be given here soon
for the benefit of Dick Gingell, the
brakeman who lost his foot between
; this place and Amy several weeks
ago, and who is now not able to sup
port himself and family.
DR.. Wilson, who was sentenced tc
eighteen months in the penitentiary al
the last term of court, and who is over
70 years of age. lies in our county jai
in very feeble health. A petition was
! in circulation last week, asking Gov
} ernor Osborne for his pardon, and was
, signed by nearly all of our citizens
The A. o. U. W. society gave a dance
and supper at their hall last Wednes
day evening, the occasion being the
:, installation of officers for the ensuing
year The following officers were in
stalled: N. E. Small. P. NJ W.; A. ]
J Gossart, NJ. W.. E. ]. Furniss, F.; c
: H. Blackburn, O.; George Mosey, re
, corder; j. F. Larsen, fnancier; A. ]
Bundett, receiver; H. Ohlencamp
: guide; w. c. Cunnington, 1. w; Der
p rick Allard. o. w
Mr.. B. F. Tregea has been down t,
Chapman Bros ranch setting up
windmill. j. w. H.