The record-union., 1897-03-01
A DANCE In THE MOUNTAINS.
Unique and Pleasing Scenes at the
Mountain Copper Mine.
The Big Smelter and fountains in
Fancy Dress-A Winter Func-
tiOn i'm Shasta.


works in Keswick, Shasta County, on
the evening and night of the 26th inst,
proved a most pleasing and successful
affair." as well as a social innovation
in the mountain regions in various re-
spects.
The management and employees Of the
big English works have, since the COM
mencement of their operations in Shas-
ia County never failed to extend and
participate in the social events OF The
surrounding towns, and they endeaVor
in every way to cultivate the acquaint-
ance and good will of their mountain
neighbors.
The dance of last night was an invi-
rational Iarty, under the immediate
direction of the manager, Mr.. Hill, ana
his staff, officials of the company. AS
much attention to conventional form
and social exaction was displayed as
might be, and at the same time retain
the atmosphere of genial intercourse
and friendship characterizing all the
affairs of the company here.
Most of the official staff and all Of
the directing and clerical force at the
works are young men, many of them
but a few months from England. The
ease with which they meet and ANAL
gamate With the young folks of this
Westmost part of the Western world
shows the old and the new to be not
far asunder.
The invitations to the dance were
printed in neat script and bore the
words, fancy dress optional" This
proved a successful arrangement and
was a sufficient intimation to about
half of the invited guests who pre-
ferred to assume other than conyel-
tional garb, and who appeared in ele-
giant and tasteful costumes
The grotesque features usual 1T mas
querades were not much in favor, and
most of the dresses were rich and Gle
giant reproductions of old English or
European attire. Kings, Queens, Lords
and other high functiOnaries Of old
world nobility appeared upon the scene,
together with the simpler but nc less
pleasing costumes of flower girls. shep-
herds, greenwood rangers, squires and
pages.
special train for the occasion
brought most Of the guests from Rcd
ding and south, and upon its arrival
the scene at the great smelter was sucn
q one as could not have been dreamed
of or imagined by one looking upon the
canyons and mountains of the vicinity
but a few months ago, then Silent,
dark and unnhabited
The smelter, station and works, with
the town of Keswick. are located
nearly on the river, and at the le.eled
mouth of a gorge traversed by the rail-
road. The houses of the managers ard
superintendent, the reading-roo ana
general quarters are we'll above upon a
hin reached by a walk graded zig-zag
up the hillside and commanding a view
of the works, town, the railroad and
the river. The entire vicinity is lighted
with electricity, and last night the hills
above and about were Illuminated with
myriads of colored lights and lanterns.
The larger lights at the town and the
works, the glow of the furnaces If the
smelter and the great belchings oi
smoke and flame from the chimneys
added greatly in presenting a splendid
night scene indeed. To this life ana
grace was added upon the arrival of
the train with the guests, about one
hundred and fifty in number. Couple
after couple in dazzling costumes
kings in robes and crown knights in
arrnor and sword lords and ladies,
strength and beauty in gay attire ap-
peared and ascended the winding way
to the haven on the hill
To the uniformed spectator, CONVEX
SAINT with romance. the scene could Int
have convinced him here was a caval-
cade of Queen Bess' time, ascending to
royal entertainment in some great cas-
tie upon a Hill. The procession wound
UP the steep. zig-zag walk, the profus-
ion of light gieaping and flashing upon
an everchanging chain of daze and
color stately and picturesque, with the
dark pine clad spires OF mountains be-
yond.
The ballroom was the reading rooms
opened into one and entirely surround
ed with heavy tarpaulins and the drap-
cry Of great flags composed of the red
white and blue stars and stripes of
America. Here and there, in incon-
spicuous corners might be found the
lion and unicorn and coats of arms and
crests, reminding the inquisitive oD-
server that some of the corps of enter
tainers had brought tokens of their
Idols and ideals from beyond the brine;
but only such, and the Albion and SEQ
tian accent, sometimes detected, par
suaded him that he was in reality.
though somewhat indirectly, the guest
OF English nobility. Such he was. truly.
for the great works at Keswick ar,
largely operated by men who rank with
the best in England.
The music furnished by a local or
chestra enlivened the rooms and thei:
occupants, and the contact with music
by youth and beauty amid such slr-
roundings could but result in pleasure
and a good time.
The writer of this hasty description
of pleasant affair made the acquaint-
Rnce of several gentlemen among the
managers and was so warmly and So
ciably entertained that he left Keswick
with an idea that the United States
ought TO endeavOr to absorb that small
island, which has something of halo
OF glory above it after all, though 1t
wants the globe, too.
There is hardly territory enough be-
twixt two poles TO contain two nations
so nearly allied without great pros
pect of the one finally and peaccably
engulfng the other. c. L. T.
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