The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-06-10
HOTEL GOSSIP.

tralian colonies, Ceylon, India. Egypt,
Naples and the various European cOun-
tries between Italy and Ireland. In speak
ing regarding the gold mining operations
said:
During the last few wears there has
been considerable activity shown in
dredging operations, with very flattering
returns. Capital generally has become in
terested in the project, so much so that
When L lett Dunedin there had been over
500 dredgers ordered for work in the
various river beds. Eight ounces OF gold
a week pays ali working expenses on an
average dredger, and when | say that
these machines a k out from fifteen to
100 ounces weekly YOU will understand
that they are a paying investment. At
the present time there are about $50
dredgers at work in New Zealand, and
the demand for them is so large thai it is
impossible for the colonial firms to man
utacture them, so that a number are be-
ing imported from England. Just before
l left home the Hartley & Kelley dredger
on the Clutha river took out 1858 ounces
in a single week.
For the major part the gold is very
fine. but as the latest appliances are
used, not much of it is lost. Dry land
dredging is being also extensively used.
1t may sound paradoXical, but neverthe-
less II is a fact hat the low lying barren
wastes are successfully worked. The syS-
TEN comprises the digging of a sluice to
let in the water, which is damned and
the dredger flOated; as the work progress
6Ss the SdOO IS thrown up DeDlHQ the ma
chine, which gradually works its way
further and further inland, Until 1t is
stranded high and dry.
While gold mining is rapidly assuming
big proportions in the colony, neverthe-
less the staple industry of sheep raising
Will continue to be the leading standby.
New Zealand every week exports 100000
c~arcasSeS OF frozen mutton 10 England
upon the five lines of steamers that are
engaged in the trade. Mutton is, of
course, a cheap commodity, and the work
ing man who earns his 8 or 10 shillingS a
day can buy all he wants at the equiVd-
lent of 3 cents per pound by taking a side
OF a carcass. Potatoes and flour are also
CORRESPONDENCE cheap, so that it is an
IDEAL spot Tor the laboring Next to
the expectation of mutton, butter and
cheese form quite an item in the produce
that is sent cut of the colony to London,
England, for distribution over the United
Kingdom. This branch of export is being
fostered by the government, with the re-
suit that by JudiciOus inspection and reg
ulatlons, New Zealand dairy produce is
speedily taking the lead in the English
markets, 1900 miles away to the eXclu-
sion of the French and Holland article"
Among the guests that are enrolled on
the Kenyon register is the name of T..
MarloneauX, county attorney for Beaver
county. When seen last night. the disci-
pie OF Blackstone stated that this p~articU-
lar section of the state was pursuing the
even tenor of its way, undiSmaVed by
-
outside MariOneauX stated that now he
came to think of it he had heard rumorS
to the effect that Beaver was to nave a
railroad, but then, he naiVely added,
we ave heard them so persistently for
the past ten years that we do not pay
any attention to them" AS to the fruit
they were in splendid shape, with the
promise of an abundant harvest, for all
OF which the farmers were truly thank
ful.
J. Miles Smith, the new clerk at the
Kenyon, had his first experience with a
western mining man in his best attire a
rev days ago, 1t was in the neighbour
hood of 10 o'clock when a gentleman in a
suit Of store clothes, with san American
Beauty in his buttonhOIe and another
leaning upon his arm. entered the hotel
and proceeded % inscribe his autograph
upon the register. While nus engaged
Smith noticed that the Oenman was en-
dowed with a ~calloused hand that be-
tokened much labor incidentally he also
became aware that the legend John
Burke was sprawled the entire length Of
address.
What is the name of your r~esidence?"
asked Smith in his duIcet tones.
AT this query the miner looked at his
bride and then they both blushed. Finally
he stammered: well. you see we haven't
got any residence yet, as we are only
just married"
Then Cashier Paul Hammer, who was
standing near by, looked around for a
clean spot ON the floor on which to faint
comfortably.
TN New Zealand we never have any
strikes" said 7. z. White, a large build
ing contractor in that colony, at the
Some years ago we had a terrible one
in that colony. After that the govern
ment said that il was time that there
was a better understanding arrived at
/ between capital and labor, and with that
end in view passed laws with the effect
that we have never had another since.
Now when any difficulties arise the gov
eminent appoints a Cancellation and arbi-
tratiOn board comprising two working
men, an equal numbe of employers of
labor, and the fifth member who is in
no way interested in either side. The
board works like a charm, If the en-
plOyer says that he cannOt afford to
grant the concession prayed for, mis- books
are promptly audited and action taken
accordingly, and there is no trouble at
all.
Then, too, in New Zealand tbs gov
eminent has complete control over affairs.
and II It Is deemed detrimental Tor any
people to hold vast tracts of land, which
perhaps are carrying only half a dozen
shepherds and a few sheep, the govern
ment steps in in the interest of the small
wOuld-be land holder, and after both
sides have placed a valuation upOn the
property the same is bought in by the
colony and D~arceled out into small lots
IOf the D6neIt OF the SQudtleI- his WAS
done repeatedly recently in the case of a
large estate of $50, 900 acres that was occu-
pied by about a dozen employees of the
company that owned the property. Today
there are over 1,5O0 people who own land
upon that property, which is among the
most fertile on the island
In dealing with the educational phase
of New Zealand life, in addition 10 the
sociallstic phase OF the government, Mr..
White furnished further instances in
SubStantiatiOn of his argument that his
own particular land was the working
mans Utopia.
DR.. George w. Middleton of Cedar City.
was among the guests who were register
ed at the Cullen yesterday, having come
up TO this city on business. When seen,
the medical man from Iron county stated
that the residents of Cedar City and Vi
cinity were still anxiously awaiting the
advent of the railroad that was to bring
the reign of prosperity in that region.
In speaking in regard to the situation he
said:
t h general public has no idea of the
wealth that is lying at their door in Iron
county in the torn of enough coal ana
iron TO supply the west for an indefinite
/ period, and all we want is a railroad IL
! order that the country may be developed.
The entire district, as regards the best
portions, has been taken up. and there
are several options pending upon the va
rious properties which have been given by
eastern parties who evidently nav faltb
in the future of the region as a good in
vestment for capital. We nave heard ru-
mOrs for SO MANY years to the effect that
a railroad woul shortly be built through
Cedar City that the majority of us viii
not believe it until we hear the sound of
q locomotive whistle in town TO assure us
that the millennium has arrived at
last"
White House,. Ajax. Centre; George
L.. Penney, Bingham; w. Weber, Ogden;
A. c. Averill. Chicago; Jesse w. Hooper,
Bingham; Miss K. Christensen. Price; r.
MenZies, ScOfield; Charles NJ. Riker. Ridg-
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