The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-28

Passing OF baIhaIo .
Notes.
Relknap. June 26-Following are the
names and destination OF a portion of
4he Marysvale-Gold Mountain excur-
sionists who appeared on the Rio
Grande Western railway platform at
Salt Lake this morning and eagerly
waited for the arrival of the regular
eastbound passenger train that was to
convey them as far as Thistle Junction
Those destined fer Marysvale were:
Colonel NJ NJ Kaighn and son, who will
inspect the Chattanooga, now under
lease and bond; Charles D. Hanks and
W. G. Hogan, who viii inspect the
Eagle and other claims in Horse
Heaven: Elias Morris. J. W. Flintham
and c. B. Jack will look over the claims
of tbs. Deseret Gold Mining and Milling
company in Bullion canyon; c. L. Dig
nowity will inspect claims in Horse
Heaven and the site of the tunnel TO
be run under Horse Heaven; Ont. Dig
noNfty viii start work on the tunnel
at once): Ben D. Luce viii visit the
Uncle sam on Ten Mile creek; O. r.
company, on visit of inspection of the
Dalton group in Horse Heaven; Cap
tain Grovenor and wife will visit with
Mrs w q LeyOn. who is a sister Of
Mrs. Grovenor. The following named
gentlemen were destined for the Vale,
but with nothing special in view: l.
D. Kinney, c. F. OVerfield. Messfs.
Milton and Strong of Eureka and
number Of others whose names were
not obtained.
The Marysvale party was chaperoned
by Judge c. ". Jones and Jake Sar-
gent of the Vale
The Gold Mountain contingent was
in charge of Editor John Matter of
the Richfield Advocate. The visitors
We're Colonel Timothy Egan, president
Golden Star Mining company; W. F.
Snyder. owner in the Holland; H. W.
Rambase Of the Golden Queen. f. A.
Virtue of the ORC Grande. ]. T. Nc
Hugh. 5. L. Murphy and a large num-
Der of other eXcursioniSts on d tour of
general inspection. The Gold Noun
tain and AIarysvale regions are ad-
joining districts, and the tenor of the
talk among the excursionists was 20
the effect that both districts swill be
inspected by the entire party before
returning TO Zion. The party was in
charge of Travelling Passenger Agent
Billy J. Ridd, one of the jolliest and
most genial men in Utah Mr.. Rid
sized up the crowd and their capacity
10 create an aching void in any ordi-
nary hosiery, and wired Andrew
t'TOwling, proprietor of the r. G. w.
eating house at Nanti, both as to guam
tity and quality. and the meal was a
decided success.
1t would indeed, be difficult to i'm
agine a more charming region than
that through which the Rio Grande
Western winds on its southern course
from Salt Lake. Utah is conceded to
be grandly beautiful. and the Rio
Grande Western Railway ,companys
line penetrates the richest and most
beautiful portion of our fair state. The
cool, hracing air of morning enabled
tha eXcursionists to fully enjoy the
sublime and yet pastoral scenery Of
Utah valley and the rugged grandeur
of the further south. The tourist, re-
clining on the easy cushions of his
palatial Pullman, unless dead to the
sense of beauty. becomes enthusiastic
over the exquisite lOveliness of Utah
valley with its large and centrally To-
Gated lake. with its emerald borders.
its fine. home-lilxe dwellings,. embow-
cred in orchards and groves. and the
whole picture set in the magnificent
mountain wall which surrounds one of
the fairest portions of this foot stool
Then up through Spanish Fork can
yon and over the Indianola divide into
Sanpete valley. with its wide and fertile
fields. its substantial dwellings and
unmiStakable evidences of thrift on
every hand Then with the steady
claJter of iron wheels in rapid motion
which tends to lull the senses of the
traveller into the realm of semi-som- /
Violence. we enter the Sewer valley. !
with its small river winding through
fruitful fields and past prosperous
towns and flamlets.
piiity and prosperity the uniformed
traveller would think what a soft
snap these pioneers must have picked
up in the settlement of Sanpete and
Sewer valleys. He would naturally
think all they had to do was to dig a
few bitches, plant the seeds and prestoi /
Dame Nature did the rest.
Strangers passing through these val |
leys today know not of the heroic |
struggle made by those hardy sons and [
daughters Of Scandinavia along in the
SOS to maintain a foothold against /
swarms Of savages and in the face of |
natural conditions even more relentless |
than the red men.
Nearly every town along tine Rio /
Grande Western railway has a special |
history-a tender remembrance of /
those struck down while defending 4
their homes or flocks and herds. which /
were their only dependence for success. !
All DOnOr Is que 10 those hardy colon /
izefs for the changes wrought out and |
which today are viewed by the thought |
less as a matter of course.
The enterprising and hospitable peo-
pie of Richfeld had made preparations /
10 take care of the Gold Mountain
contingent and to furnish teams to con-
vey them to the camp. The number of |
Richfeldites at the station suggested 1
q holiday-the town was out in force /
and gave the excursionists a right royal |
Welcome.
Extensive preparations had been
made at Marysvale to care for their |
visitors. ana those who went on to the |
Vale are certainly in the house of /
their friends"
The pencil showers" of the party |
were anxious to get as near TO Gold 1
mountain today as possible, and John
Metur Of the Richfield Advocate. II. L.
J. Warren, representing the New York
Mining and Engineering Journal. and
your correspondent came on to the
Sewer station. where they were met by
Charles Robinson. who conveyed them