The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-09-13

NeHleHlly ABOVE on the frame WOTk.
T'he four troughs all lead to a main one,
nues, just so long will these sixty
buckets, each holding nine gallons, con-
tinue to pour out their contents twenty
or more feet above the level of the
river. 1t will elevate 100000 gallons
every twenty-four hours. 1t can be
made two tower machine. 1t can be
used in a ditch as well as river. A
number of representative business men
here are now forming a company capt.
talized at 100000, to build the machine.
J. E. Jeagley is the inventor. To my
mind, the question of raising water
| from streams, is now settled once and
for all.
RAYMOND IN THE PEN.
On the east side of the city, and
nesting close up under the brow of the
mountains, is located the state peniten-
tiary, and of this / have something to
say. 1 was put in the pen on the
first day of my arrival here, and as the
massive prison gates changed to behind
me, strange thoughts coursed rapidly
through my mind-no wonder! Not one
of all my outside friends were aware
that 1 had wendell my way to the great
Idaho bastile-I might remain dead to
the world during the heated campaign
now practically on in this state.
For the time being, l was one of the
106 inmates who had all, in some form
or other, transgressed and spurned our
countrys law. 1t was supper hour.
and as l gravitated up and down the
dining hall observing the heavily
! ladened tables and about them seated
the scores of convicts all intent upon
! devouring the well cooked and plentiful
viands in array before them, l realized
that my protracted stay would be pro-
life of good living-a point in itself.
| But | was not to joia the guests so
described, and I wondered if it was be-
cause my simple and unassuming Utah
garb was devoid of the stripes that
would entitle me to a sitting. AT this
juncture, Acting Warden w. L. Cuddy
! advised me that we would repair TO
his private table in the "anneX''-we
REPAIRED. This mark of attention light
ened my spirits wonderfully and ena-
bled me to do justice to the tempting
viands spread before us. While we talk
ed on a variety of subjects, and he talks
entertainingly, 1 steadfastly refrained
from broaching politics-I would leave
that until once again without in the
glad and free sunshine | wasn't going
to jeopardize the inning l had appar-
emily made in his good graces. Things
were percepdbly Frightening in my
favor. And would You believe it?
that l felt right at home-I would be
lallowed to go. l must come again, how
| ever.
j. P Campbell, the warden. was do
/ ing Washington and Oregon on pleas
ure trip, and Mr.. Euddy was fulfilling
the duties in his absence. Right here L
desire to say that the latter is right
royal host in himself, and withal a
competent and thorough accountant, as
witnessed by the set of prison books
shown me for inspection. They are
| concise to the smallest detail, and are
perfect gems in method. They show
| that 106 men are now confined within
the prison. There are none of the
gentler sex = giving me TO know
from this, and personal limited contact
during my short stay in Idaho, that
the ladies of this great state are
traversing higher plane than in other
sections of the Union less favored. I
don't MARBLE this to court favor-I
couldn't. My bashful and ungainly
contour of face and figure is other than
conducive of their bright smiles, but
they in return graciously admit that
Raymond always tells the truth
their confidence makes up for a lack OF
all else.
But to resume. Great changes have
been wrought in and about the prison
within the past eighteen months. The
enclosure that formerly contained but
two acres, and surrounded by an old
board fence, now contains four acres
and neat and substantial stone wall
now surrounds the whole. On each cor
ner rises a stone tower for the look
outs" and they are highly ornamental
as well as useful. The prisoners are
worked eight hours per day. A number
of them are worked in the inexhausti-
Bile Guarries OF the mountain side with
in a stones throw, some of them till
the penitentiary farm close by, and the
remainder work within the enclosure
work in some capacity is found
for all of them. The record
book shows that six of the num-
Der are in for life, one for
twenty-five years, and the balance for
from one year up to twenty-five years.
lConvicts who have money to their cred
1t can draw on it any time, and the
personal accounts run all the way from
a nickel up to $2eS. l noticed that
Sow Ping, of the flowery kingdom. was
lenrolled, and he had to his credit the
sum of $685. Across the driveway
from the warden's office is the library,
containing 1000 volumes, and the
books are catalogued. a copy given to
every convict, and he can draw any
book when desired. On the second
floor are nicely furnished rooms for the
guards and also an armory vault
where are stocked guns and revolvers
for extra use. The time is not far dis
tant when additional cell houses will
be needed. as the present ones are
leven now filled to the limit. The work
shops also viii give way to others more
spacious. and will then add to the gen
eral appearance of the whole in a way
pleasing to the beholder.
THE PENITENTIARY FARMS.
am going to tell you melon story
mot a fish story. 1t can be verified in
levery particular. Upon arrival in
Boise ! was confronted with a water
melon that would tire me to tote" it
1t weighed just 4715 pounds. 1 asked
if it was a product of Texas or Utah
and was told il was not. They were
raised by the thousand out on the pen
itentiary farm and the melon in cues
ition was but a middleweight, and ]
could go out and see for myself.
looked as l felt-as if someone was 1y-
ling-and would go forth and prove il
to my own satisfaction. When asking
Warden Cuddy to pilot me to the farm
a sort of petrified amazement took hold
of me, and / no longer question what
Boise people tell me on matters other
than political. Those I Saw-would
YOU believe it? Thousands of melons
that dwarfed the one which took my
breath away at the hotel, and all other
things that grow there took on the
same proportions. / marveled at what
I termed a phenomena, and set about
eliciting an explanation, and here II
is: Hot wateri That's what does it
and in this way: The Steaming hot
is run into reservoir to cool some
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