The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-01
H0TH GOSSIP. ~

J. n Whitney of Evanston, Wye. a
large cattle owner and stock raiser, Is
guest of the Cullen. Mr.. Whitney was
member OF the firm of Whitney x Cham
bers until the recent death OF the lat
'.Oh. expect to wake up some morn
ing and md myselt miIonalFe,
laughed Mr.. Whitney when asked the
news of the hour at home You see, our
section OF the country has gone oil mad.
We used 10 think nothing of stopping a
wagon any place il might happen TO be.
the axle with the direct product of tho
soil. oiling up our boots on the range
Vow every one who comes to town
complains of the taste of the water
smells it, discovers that the objectionable
element is OIL and proceeds TO get BUSY
breaking into the game. Our ranch rs
right in the heart or the oil district. G
are just saving wood and saying nttle'
/ but If these other fellows expectations
I are realized we Will be decidedly in IL
F. B. Hammond of Moab is a guest of
! the Walker. engaged in making prepara-
/ tons for the operation OF the Big SQuaW
mine, some thirty miles from Moab.
/ Things are booming down in our coun,
Z try said Mr.. Hammond All we need
is railroad. and it looks as though we
may have that in time. Up in the san
Juan country there are going to be some
[ big doings soon. Superintendent Sleeves
I of the Big Indian copper mine Is In town
awaiting the arrival of supplies with
which 10 proceed TO operations IheN
have thousands of tons OF copper ore in
| sight. and are erecting q reduction plant
[ and preparing for an active campaign
The bullion Will have TO be hauied sew
enty miles to the railroad. at Thompson
To load a car day it viii require sixty
four siX-horse teams. All tins VIII pass
through Moab. and will be great for
business For instance, il Will send the
price of hay soaring to $50 a ton
My mining property is Just under the
Big Indian. and we intend pushing it now.
We feel the absence of railroad facilities
greatly. For instance, there are train
lloads-nOt carloads. but tralnloadS-ol
peaches rOtting on the ground Tor lack
OF facilities 10 get them to market Ihere
is talk once more of an independent llllt
of railroad over from the La Sale mine
Fifteen to thirty miles of road would put
US in touch with all the world
C. X. Gilbert, a geologist of note IL
charge of the government work IN thi:
section. is stopping at the Kenyon. er
. I route to Washington from the western
part of the state. He has been conduct
ing scientific Investigations of an impor
tant nature, yet barren of immediate re
, With Mr.. Gilbert is Willard D. johnson
, of the geological survey. Mr. johnson
has completed his work in the west ant
Will make his quarters in salt Lake Cit
during the winter, gathering data 70
local officials IN relation to the WaSatcl
mountains. the information in the hands
OF the county engineer. city surveyor ant
, others being sufficient to complete tn
= work he has long had in hand Mr. John
p son attracted attention during the world
fair at Chicago through his work
= making an immense bas reneT map o
/ California. 10000 steel pins being i'm
bedded in the base to mark the variou
I elevations
Two other government survey partie
will arrive from the local field today.
/ The Kenyon.-F. A Bags. New York
T. /. Schott and wife, Detroit Mich;