The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-17


Victor, Colo. July 16.-Vietor the
Core of the great Cripple Creek gold
mining district. which al the present
time IS producing more than million
ana 2 quarter dollars Of the yellow
metal every thirty days VIII be TT
tingly represented at-tls PieLeer Jubi-
lee al Salt Lake City. Il is more than
likely that no other town in Colorado
will have a larger delegation there
than the town built on the core of the
great Independence, Portland and Gold
Coin veins, the principal producers Of
the district. For several weeks now
artisans have been engaged in their
work on the great float which Will be
in the paraGe ana Wnlcl gives enc but 4
va que idea of the resources hereabouts,
magnificent as it is. The hCat VIII cosl
several hundred dollars 10 complete.
and the money 10 defray the expenses
of the same was contributed through
the merchants, mining men and prop
erty owners Of the town. That there
Will be several hundred COlCTeG0ans at
the Jubilee from here goes without say
ing. The Jubilee is talked every Nnere
and from present indica tiOrs at least
100 win avail themselves o. the cheap
rates to visit the city Of Saints.
Victor. known throughout Colorado
as the town at the mines Of the CRY
pie Greek district. is seven miles south
OF the town of Cripple Greek, and is in
the shadows Of ". ). StrattOn great
Independence and Of Doyle and Burns
Portland. &c was while WJrkmen were
digging for water pipe on Victor ave
nUe. that the big vein of the Gold C.In,
one of the largest producers in colo
RADIO was discovered. The Strong.
which has paid millions in dividends
to its stockholders is right in the heart
of this enterprising town Ct 1900 per
sons, TO say nO-ning Of a dozen or more
properties of more or less note There
viii be mineral displays from eve-y oae
of these, as well as from the smaller
CAMPS CT Independence. GcidEeld.
Anaconda, Altman and elsewhere
When the salt Lake Ju8.lec first be-
gan TO be talked about in Colorado. the
people here showed an Interest. their
attention having been attracted 10 It
by one or two parties who were at the
time selling town lots and small fruit
tracts in the several towns of the dis
trict. The Victor Daily Record. puo-
Hsaed b. MeSsrs. s. aHnix and Briggs
inaugurated a voting contest. agreeing
10 send the mOsr popular lady to Zion
during the Jubilee and paying all Of
the successful candidates expenses.
There were some l6 names entered in
the contest and no less than 59-000 votes
cast. Tie contest narrowed down TO
Miss Sadie Walsh and Miss Lucia Lee
Priest two teachers in the public
schools of the city. Miss Walsh was
the successful Of the two by some 5000
votes and will represent the city. Miss
Priest is not 10 stay al nome, how
ever. for the chamber Of commerce re-
Gently met and decided that she should
represent the business men a the great
festival As il row TURKS out Victor
Will have two lady Representatives in
stead of one. The Cripple Creek Times
also held an election contest and che
of that towns fdirest daughters viii
be sent to Salt Lake.
The Victor crowd viii leave here on
a special train over the Midland Ter
minal and Colorado Midland railway.
and viii arrive in Zion the day before
the festivities begin. People there viii
know the crowd by its numbers and
noise.