Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-07-27
THE EDITORS
INVADE TOWN.
Reached Here Last Night and Went
Out to Saltair,
THEY HEARD THE BIG ORGAN
Visited the Temple Grounds, Tsper'
nacle and Other Places OF in-
terest Here.

ttit-t $500
The party OF over half n hundred
newspaper men which has been touring
three states during the past week THIS
afternoon scattered, some Of them re-
manning over until tomorrow, while the
balance will return East on the second
section Of Union Pacific No. I, at
O'Clock this evening.
The special arrived over the snort
Line last evening and after dinner the
train was hauled out TO saltair, where
the boys begulled the time In bathing'
dancing and fishing for salt mackerel.
AT II p. m. the press special returned
10 the city, where the major portion OF
the company slept on board the cars
The festivities terminated this morn
ing with ride In the Raymond coach
around the city and an organ recital at
the Tabernacle by Prof Mcclellan as
sisted by Miss Agatha Berkhoel ana II.
S.Coddard, sololsts. The recital was wen
received by the visitors, who had Deen
accorded seats OF honor In the BODY OF
the auditorium. One and all expressed
themselves as being delighted with the
experience, which was voted che cap
ping climax TO memorable week. In
fact All Moore of the Des Mones Leader
insisted that he should be shown the
interior of the instrument IN order that
he might discover the invisible choir
The program rendered at the recital
consisted of the following numoersi
!. Fanfare" -. ...,.. ''''''' b eininens
9. Dreams -. 49,. o., -, 80 Mashel
3. a, "Gayotte" C"Mlgnon'D Thomas
b. Quest" :. e. =. -. Eleanor Smlth
Miss Agatha Berkhoel,
Pupil OF Mrs. o. l., Fox, Chicago.
d a. VISIONS in Dream Lumbye
b. Home, Sweet Home ",,.. PANE
Requested
g. Hosannah -. -. ...H. $. Goddard
g. Overture. "Stradella" .. ..FlowtoW
LAST DAYS TRIP.
The last day OF the trip proved TO be
the climax OF all that had gone before
The ride down Echo and Weber can
yons on the observation car IN the
teeth Of half gale will be long remem-
bered by the newspaper men, IL Is one
of the ethics OF the fraternity not 10 DE
surprised at anything but on this oc-
caslon interjections and adiectiVes tel
like cinders In the wake OF the rushing
train.
Yesterday opened ausplciously a few
minutes after midnight with the eXplor-
alton OF a coal mine al Spring Naliey,
Wyoming, where the train had been
a -. 10 tul,f Aftar
ing out into the moonlight once more,
those who had been lodging timbers
overhead and feryently praying that
their death might be swift and painless,
swore a solemn oath that that was the
last coal mine they wanted TO invesu-
gate. II all happened because a moon
faced Finn undertook to be humorous
and halted the party between two Inn
pending blasts and a couple Of sad-eyed
mules with abnormal Developments In
the region OF the hooks. Taken all In
all II was a very funny thing to talk
about--afterwards
When the party returned to the train
II proceeded TO inform the State OF wy
oming that II had one More River TO
Cross, also that John Browns Body
needed disinfectants. The artistic man
ner In which Mr.. LomaX escorted the
animals into the ark was only dupl-
Gated by throaty tenor In the party
addressing love sonnets In the direction
Of the ladies' car Finally II was ru-
mored around that delegation OF the
members OF the Wyoming Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Coyotes
was coming over the hill more in sor-
row than In anger IL was at this
juncture that the Tie Siding glee club
went into retirement 10 later emerge as
the Anecdote society with an assort-
ment OF stories which had the effect Of
max ing the auditors howl contrary TO
the peace and dignity Of the state OF
Wyoming. and threatened Baby" Slack
-. spoplexy.
INTO THE EARTH AGAIN.
Bright and early in the morning the
major portion Of the party plunged In
10 the bowels OF the earth This time
Il was an investigation OF the famous
Aspen tunnel, which will be completed
by the first OF October Work was
progressing apaoe with the result that
the two shifts driving from each end
OF the big 6.000-foot bore are rapidly
nearing each other. At the time OF
the visit the headings were but $50
feet, with the breasts nine hundred
feet apart Much has been printed
regarding the dangerous work on the
tunnel and the immense amount OF
material which is going into the big
bore, so that II will be safe for the
Union Pacific trains to traverse. AT
the present time there have been close
upon 100000 feet OF lumber utilized
in the construction OF the false roof
and sides. Along 200 feet OF the west
end 900 barrels OF cement and $50
steel arches have been put In. The
shifts are working day and night Sun
days included. and average eight feet
for each shift at both ends OF the tun-
mel This means that every twenty
four hours the tunnel Is advanced
thirty-two feet toward completion. No
shift knows what II is going 20 en-
counter, and II is an even break be-
tween being flooded out by striking a
big flow OF water or being blown across
the Styx by the natural gas route. The
work IL proceeding by means Of COM
pressed air and the use OF electric
light. and when completed Fitzpatrick
Bros. & Collins viii have achieved one
OF the greatest engineering feats In
America. While II is true that they
will not get any bonus on this tunnel.
as In the case OF Sherman Hill when
the Union Pacific paid this firm $3.50.
900 for completing that bore ahead OF
time, at the same time the work on
the famous Aspen tunnel Is proceeding
at pace seldom attained by engineers.
Indicative OF the saving the new tun.
mel will make in mileage alone. 10 say
nothing Of grade aud curvature. the
major portion Of the party left the
train and walked over the hill from the
east portal 70 the west entry Of the
tunnel. a distance OF little over mile
The train finally arrived az the west
entrance after trayersing twenty-sev-
en- miles.
on TO SALT LAKE.
After lunch a swift run was made TO
Evanston whore the irainload Of visit.
ing newspaper men was invited by W.
J Cashin on behalf OF the Evanston
on Exchange TO take something on the
house. Each pilgrim was handef In
addition a bottle OF oil. but II tasted TOO
much Ike parafne 20 ever he a popular
beverage. II was al Evanston that the
hung few out OF the oratofy barrel and