Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-05
PARLEY'S AND The PARK,
TpllC Over lhs Narrow Gauge Through
The Canyon.
Park city Thriving Sew Houses 60
Proposed New opera ueu-e snd5
Mormon usstisg House.

most Of II being by way Of the Titan
Central railway. The freight business
Of the road IL not heavy, the combine
OF the big railways shutting the little
one out, and having reduced its oper-
ating force by abou, ,sonty. i've men.
But the passenger trafiic 10 more con.
venient by the Utah Central route
through Parley's osnyon, there being
one train each way daily, Parley's l.
now putting on II summer robes, and
the ride through the canyon Ia dsold.
/ eddy pleasant The train Ia composed
OF plain cars, with cane.bottomsu seats
and an absence Of upholstery that IL
notable, but the ride IL not long or
titesome. The train passes through
beautiful section VI the Salt Lake val
/ ley, lust nJw clothed n rich vefdure
surmounled by the beautiful oolorlng
OF peach aud apple blotsoms En-.
tering the canyon detils alter the State
/ prison n passed, II threads ils way
along the base OF towering peaks,
crossing aud rectotsisg many times the
dashing mountain stream, and going
back ana forth into and GU, Of rAyinss
past the lew hundred acres Of cult.
/ vated lands at what Ia known A.
| Hardy'a, up TO tue summit where, at
the present time II goes Tor miles
among the SHOWS that have not yet
cleared from the sheltered hillsidea.
| From the summit there IL n winding
down to its base, then u climb IN the
park to a point d, $40 feet above the sta.
lion 10 this city, ami 1900 feet above
sea level; the stopping place IL nj the
uorth emu Of Park city. which rises
gradually above this point to nearly up
to lthei Ontario mine, $500 feet above
seA level.
Al present the Ontario mill 10 shut
down for repairs, ana will DO
for week or more; but the
operations at the great mine, some Vi
whose workings are 1900 feet down
the shaft, 10 steadily on. Conneo ed
with the regular WORK OF the mine the
great drain tunuel-whioh now sends
out large stream from its mouth,
tbree miles from the mine-is being
pushed over toward the Daily anu l.
now about half way there. 1t Will tap
the DAILY 100 feet below tho lowest
workings In that mine, aud will drain
that body OF new ground for working.
/ IL IL anticipated that the tunnel or.
1 NNhAAAh " AhAN
There are several small Concentrations
At work, anu there 10 slill hope that the
big concenTAtor talked oi will be
erected soon; but there IL nothing
definite known Of the plans OF the
promoter n Indeed these are definite
themselves.
The great Marssc mill IL kept In
steady operation on the ofe, from the
DAILY. At the OntsTio mill the
amalgam pr cess OF reducing ore II 10
vogue, but the Russell leAohing iIpto.
cess ~ the Marsac IL In much more
favor. At the MArsAo Ia produced
silver $685. fne-the puTOat In tue
world.
There IL considerable prospecting
going on about Park City nowadays,
and all the big mines but ths
Crescent are working. There IL some
work being done by few
leAsers q, the Crescent, but not much.
The city, however, - tuil Of hustle,
and tnsrc IL lots Oi work. Nearly or
quite 1900 people dwell th re, and Just
at present there IL not houseroom Tor
many more. Rents are high wing 10
there being few vacant htus .; aud tue
Deed for additional dwellings may DO
suggested by THE, anu the iufther fact
that 10 April over nity dwelling houses
were erected In the CITY anu many
more are going up.
The largest building now proposed
Tor the place IL the new opera
Mouse, the plans Of which are ready,
/ Its erection will cosl $50 600. Itisin.
fenced 20 be three story, aud one OF the
finest In tbs city. or other substantial
buildings the city now has three
tchoolhOusss which would be credit
to a much larger place.
About two years ago the LAlter.dAy
Saints organized a branch there, anu |
now are 10 n0urishinR e0ndi. |
ton. They have splendid Sunday
school, vito an average attendance
u 1870. The pres0hce OF mothers
VI families Il notable ftAlure |
/ " the school which could be initiated |
In other localities. Tbs attendance NJ |
the Sunday evening meetings OF the |
Saints IL 30 large that al each meeting
che available shading room IL taken, |
and Often people have TO 20 away be-. |
cause they caunot gain admission, Ow.
Tug 10 tho place being nlied. This |
| c nditipu has led those la charge tn oOu- |
slider tho advisabllity OF eIeo q n a nav |
meeting house, ana last week the plans |
/ I isteiOr were com pletsd. The pro.
| p ICED structure will be 40x5O feet, |
AID the upper room, rntstsu |
from Park avenue, IL intended Tor
sabbath meeungs. Tue over story
| 10 To have gu entrance from Maiu |
! street, A. well as from the interior OF |
me meeting room, ana is to be ussi |
for SUNDAY school purposes. II will |
| h " enc large hal an three cas-
~ M. 1he cost OF tue whOio will 20 |
about $4,000.
Most Of the buildings In tho city are
Of wood, anu firs 10 liAblo 10 DO con
siderable damage At almost any time,
but tue city IL well supplied by water |
ana has n good system OF IRE hydtAnls
which reunoe the danger from the do.
vouring element. Good order anu |
good health prevail generally among
the inhabitaDts. rnls season has been |
very backward there and the people |
are quite ready for spring We, her,
when 10 lust coming upon Then. |
For tue coming summer the prospect. |
Tor bust ness aud employment are good. |