Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-15

sessed valuation OF the land Is S606 663;
improvements, $3.50 $50. merchandise
$2l5.7lJ; cattle 3l5S.42 sheep, s2s,57l:
horses and mules $50 1865 There are
3Sl ,4Ol acres OF arabic and range land,
the average assessed value per acre be-
ing S2,ss5.
The total expenditures Of the county
for the present year will reach $4,000.
During the same period, $1,000 was
spent In eXtermlnatng the squirrels.
Summit county Is out Of debt and there
is a surplus Of about $4,000 In the
treasury.
Many Improvements OF a public char
acter have been made this year; the
wagon road TO the Grass Greek coal
mine has been shortened. and the grade
reduced, thus facilitating the hauling
OF coal by teams; traffic between IA,
mas and Park City has been rendered
more easy and profitable by the con-
struction OF a highway up Ross Hol-
low a large bridge, costing upwards
Of Sl.l0O, spanning the Weber river in
Hoytsyille is being built, and two big
bridges near the head Of the Weber
are nearing completion
Summit county enjoys a diversity Of
industries. outside OF Park City and
Coalville, agriculture and stockraising
are the chief yocations OF the people
hut i'm addition thereto nearly every
town has an enterprise which requil
skilled labor, produced only by train
ing and experience.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
The present officers Of the county
are Commisioners-John Paskett, W.
$. Wright. BARLEY McDOnOugh clerk,
W ]. Pack; treasurer, +. j. McLaugh,
lin: recorder. j. A. Smith: sheriff
George Lindsay; attorney c. A. Cal
lis: assessor, W. II. Miller; surveyor,
L. II. Rhead.
STONE QUARRIEs.
In the vicinity Of Parleys Park, on
me line OF the r. G.. W, are several
valuable stone Quarrles. The stone is
shipped 10 Salt Lake City and there
used In the construction OF public and
private buildings, and in the paving OF
the streets. All the rock required for
building purposes In Park city comes
from these quarries.
SOME OF THE TOWNS.
Woodland sustalns a population OF
800. farming and sawmlll business keep
the people probably employed and in
comfortable circumstances.
Kamas has a population OF 200, and
Is situated In a wide and fertile val
ley. Three steam sawmillls are In ao-
tive operation here and the timber is
hauled TO Park City, where II Is dis
posed OF in timbering the tunnels.
oakley is a prosperous little town
that $50 people call home. A modern
-four mill and three sawmills make
cheerful Industrial music.
Peoa has a population OF 400. Rock.
port. 200 Wanship has a flour mill and
400 people. Upton. 200, and Echo, $50.
Hoytsville Is a progressive town OF
400 inhabitants The Summit marble
works, located here furnishes work to
a number OF stonecutters. Another en-
terprise established in this town Is the |
summit creamery built and equipped |
after the most approved and modern |
style.
Woolgrowing in the northern part OF |
the county has assumed large proper |
lions. The town OF Henefer owes much |
OF It's prosperity 20 this industry. In |
that town, which has a population OF |
800, not sale was made for delln-
quent taxes.
THE COAL MINES.
The business Of Coalviue r. built upon |
and sustained largely by the coal |
mining industry. In the winter months |
especially the payrols Of the mines are |
large and the money paid in wages is |
circulated among the merchants and
swells the business volume OF this town. /
The coal mines are operated on an ex- |
tensive scale by the Grass Creek Coal |
company and the Weber Coal company. |