The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-28
ways ahead of him-he is going to be

Qon regret The Jay ne plChSQ up Ills
traps and went out to Mercur.
Charlie Wong,
Formerly Of the f1owery kingdom,
but of Salt Lake until six months ago,
is running the New York restaurant,
and catering to all the hungry that
come along.
another member of the numerous
Wong family, also has his sign up
signifying that soiled wearing ap-
parel will be taken in and duly
cleansed. He is doing business in COM
mon with all others.
George Mullins
runs a tailoring establishment. and
has work enough ahead to keep him
in business for some time, and came
from Wyoming. He gives it out that
Mercur is 'all right"
C. p. Christensen
is in the camp, and he comes over from
Nephi. He is not over for his health,
but will open Matchmaking establish
ment the first of the year, even if
there is already competition in the
field.
G. b. Airish
Conducts a saloon, where all who are
so inclined may glide in and Stake
their thirst in the regulation manner.
He has been in camp about one year,
and is well content with the present
outlook.
Fred Wittisch,
who used to do the barber act so artis-
tically here in Salt Lake until he
caught the Mercur fever some three
months ago, is now doing duty in the
camp on his old lines, and says, tell
'em in Salt Lake its all right out
here"
Charles Weber
is an "old timer in the camp, and
there are but few of the prospectors
soon as they turn the bend in the
canyon. He was one of the first in
camp, and he Dresides over his saloon
with an air of perfect good humor and
contentment.
'The Union Chop House"
is the sign that leads the hungry to a
place where they may fill I'D and go
merrily on their way, and many were
observed doing that very thing.
S. j. Levy 81 Co.
bought in as late as December Ia, and
have since been doing business in
manner that is in every way salts
factory to the new people. Whether
the cigars they carry are made by
''our Sam" or not, they are of fine
quality-for we've sampled 'em?!
Schultz IS Boggs
are contractors and builders who have
been doing business in the camp for
one year. and they have done a whole
lot of it in that time. They We're
formerly of Salt Lake, and business
with them is rushing.
w. A. Lusk,
physician and druggist, came in
from Beaver on the Sd of last January,
and has ever since been having a fair
ly good practice and business COM
bined.
formerly of Salt Lake, has been located
in Mercur for some months, and be-
lieves firmly in the future greatness
Of the camp.
DR.. Bryant,
formerly located in pretty good min
ing camp itself-Eureka-c to the
Mercur couple of months ago, and
while of the opinion that his other
love was great, agrees that the new
one is greater
Mrs. Lilly
is established in a coy home a little
ways down the canyon, and displays
the sign 'dressmaking." This enables
the gentler sex to have their attire
made UP in the most approved and
latest styles, and the scribe made note
of the fact that all of them in that
camp were UP in the latest styles of
dress.
moved to the camp from Salt Lake
three months ago, and built a house for
lunch stand, bakery, and candies.
He was then way out of town-but now
he is right in it, both as to location
and business.
"PicI<Ie & Barnum,"
is the name of firm who do painting
and paper hanging. The proprietors of
the establishment moved out from
Salt Lake last August, and though
yet using tent, are fairly in it.
Henry Adams,
an attorney from Nephi, came in two
weeks ago to look around, and was so
favorably impressed with the legal as
pect of things, that he concluded to
stay, and from now on will grind out
legal lore at so much grind.
w. III. Gage,
the well known saloon man from Poca-
tello, Ida, drifted in couple of weeks
ago, and forthwith opened up a branch
house, and is doing business in a way
that is pleasing to him. He has also
been running a branch house in
Nephi.
Charlie Now
is a Celestial who tired of Salt Lake
twelve months ago, and gathered him
self together for plunge into the Vor-
tex of camp life, since which time he
has been running the Mercur restaur-
ant. He now says he's an "old
timer"
Charles Livingston,
who was formerly with Margetts Bros,
in Salt Lake, has opened up a saloon,
and has for his trusty aid B. V.
BlomquiSt, who was formerly of the
Walker house. They report that bust
ness is all that they anticipated from
the start.
@. S. Hammond
opened the first barber shop in the
camp, two years ago, and has seen
the place grow up and take on metro
politan airs. He is still in business,
and stands in with the "old timers"
T. Grundy e Son
run a general merchandise store, and
to them must be given the palm for
opening up the first business house
known to the camp. They came in
from Stockton three years ago, and at
that time there was but one cabin
Whereabouts, where now there are
hundreds. Gundry & Son are at the
head Of the class.