The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-18

While Utah has her Park City, Mer-
cur, Tirtic and Bingham, and they sew
orally and collectively occupy a niche
in the mining world that even now
commands universal attention, it can
be truthfuily said that other sections
of the new state are destined to speed
lily come forward and bid for recogni-
ton.
The great producing camps aforemen-
tioned, and all Of them within a radius
of 100 miles, have, by virtue of such
close proximity 20 Salt Lake City, and
the fact that all railway communica-
ton makes them easily accessible to
the mining men, investors, and sight
seers. had tendency to advance the
interest IN these camps, while other
mining regions far removed from the
railroads have suffered neglect and
even stagnation TO a degree that caus-
es surprise. Every day but adds to
the desire to engage in mining. and
as the older settled districts are staked
off to margin leaving but little for
the horde that eagerly comes after,
new fields are sought. And here be it
said that Utah is indeed prolific of new
helds awaiting the advent of the hardy
miner with pick and drill to wrest
from the grand old mountains treas
ures of gold and silver.
Realizing fully that precious min
erals abound in quantity in and about
the MarysYale mining district, / was
prompted to go 10 the place and learn
ffs1l-h of Of ha bar
await investigation On my pilgrim
age thither i vas accompanied by Tim
j. Driscoll, a practical and experienced
mining man who is at no time led
off by the glamour of wealth reported
buried-he must see it, else he is very
much inclined TO be skeptical. But he
can easily discover, even point to in
dications of the valued stuff, after
moving about it for forty-four years
of his life. He went to California in
80 afterwards put in some valuable
time in Peru, then to British Columbia,
and in later years has been mining in
all of the great camps of our own
country. He was a valuable aid to the
writer on the trip.
The direct line of travel to the
Marysvale mining district is via the
Rio Grande Western railway. From
Salt Lake to Thistle Junction is Ga
miles, and from there to Salina is 81
After tipping over the summit on the
Salina branch, there is unfolded to
view the famed Sanpete valley, and as
the eye drinks in its loneliness all
thoughts of mines and mining are
shelved for the time. On every hand
stretches away the we'll titled farms
set off with coy homes. well filled
barns, and the flocks and herds of
those thrifty people range upon a
thousand hills. On every hand is evil
denced frug&lity and industry, and a
happy contentment rests upon the good
natured faces of all the residents one
meets throughout the length and
breadth of the beautiful valley.
We pass through towns on the way
that are every one a busy mart, and
ranging from LOCO TO 1000 in popula
ton. Irrigating bitches abound and
their life giving waters give to the
farmer an abundance of crops that
gladden. him in time Of harvest-great
is the Sanpete valley!
SALIVA THE TERMINUS.
Salina is the terminus of the Rio
Grande Western, but it will not be for
long, as the road is being pushed on
south to Richfield and Marysvale. The
track viii be laid to Richfield by
Wednesday if all goes well, and will
prove a red letter day in the history of
II.
is twenty miles, and the shrill scream
of the iron horse makes glad music for
the people of ali that valley, opening
up, as it does, for them freight and
passenger traffic that will add TO their
returns in all the years to come.
THE SEWER VALLEY.
The Sewer valley begins where the
Sanpete valley leaves off, and ii must
be said that natures ordinances. when
drafted, did not initiate in the slight
est against those so happily situated
in the Sewer In richness it is a twin
sister TO the other. and has one advan-
tage, i. <. the scenery is more pictur-
esoue and restful to the eye. The high
mountain ranges on either hand take
on a new aspect with added beauties
on every change of position. Great
lodges of red sandstone crop out in
regular tiers from base to summit, and,
taken with the nultifarious colored
formations. present a scene that forces
the entranced Deholder to look only
with wonder and awe.
THE TOWN OF RICHFIELD.
The town of Richheld is garden
spot with 1000 people and is proud of
the TACT that while the town didn't go
to the railroad, tie railroad had to
come to the town. And in so doing the
railroad is in it, just as extensively
as is the town. For volume of bust
ness win well forth from round about
there that viii put shekels in the
company treasury box, and the deni-
zens WHO so contribute viii be benefit
ted proportionately, according to the
natural law and order OF things.
The depot building was completed
last evening II is a counterpart Of
the Salt Lake depot in design, and is
xx-ifn ci1 fNOf r1rnipPfinn n
the ticket Office. A "house track" will
be laid on the east side. The main
track and passing track will be on
the east side. with "" directly on
the east. A $4,000 gallon standard wa
ter tank is under way, and will be
supplied from a spring, by gravity,
that issues from the mountain side
more than a mile distant. The pipe
line is al lad Said supring supplies
the whole town with voter for all