The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-04-26

year of 1902 will doubtless see NOR
work done in the three mineral noun
tains near Ogden than ever before.
IF This is a strange old world, at bes
% that we live in. Men here in Utah wi
run off to Cape Nome. Dawson. Siberia
Manchurla, South Africa and Cap
8 Horn. to work mines that are frequently
IS of doubtful merit whilst here in Utal
there are in sight of Ogden mines tina
are likely to rival the Sierra de Pasc
d that Utah men are now trying to TAX
a out of the dumps. But whilst men il
d Utah go elsewhere to mine, men from
New York, Pennsylvania, Iowa ant
Michigan come into the Wasatch range
L and cast their lot on hitherto unknown
q properties, and in the teeth of our owr
citizens begin work on what wa:
hitherto unknown to our own people.
The work of paving n considerable
part of our business streets in Ogder
will begin within the next sixty days
and continue until cold weather again
sets in. The greater part of that work
will quite likely be performed by our
doughty citizen. Colonel ]. p. O'Neill.
MORE GOOD FORTUNE.
1t was said by men of the olden time
that messengers of good fortune never
came alone when they visited aggrega-
lions of mankind and so it seems to
be with the good luck of Ogden that
the cutoff is now under way. Two or
three new railway enterprises promise
to pay tribute to our city. One of these
now talked of within a very small cir
Gle (the members of which know more
of coming events than the members of
any other body of men on the Pacific
coasD. is a road to run from Ogden to
! the northwest. reaching the coast a
point between San Francisco and Port
land. This road is now practically com
pleted as far as the Hot Springs. nine
miles out of Ogden, and passenger
trains will run on schedule time after
May l.
Another road the building of which
is much discussed in the same private
circle, is line from Ogden south
through Utah, going down the Virgin
river to the Colorado river, crossing
Ihence to the gold and silver mines at
mineral park. Arizona, thence across
to the Big Sandy. crossing the plains
! or the Wassayampa to Phoenix, and
thence to Benson and on into Mexico,
through which territory it will run I'M
| I'll 1t reached tide water at Guyana:
thus connecting Ogden with the Gulf
OF california and opening this northern
country to the trade of Sonora. Arizona
and southern Utah.
VI all the roads now talked of this
VIII become the one whose route lies
through an Eldorado The smelling
works of Utah over this line will re-
ceive millions of dollars worth of gold.
silver, copper, lead and zinc ores from
Otdh and Arizona and Mexican mines,
ana the citrous fruit and other prod
ucts OF the semi-tropics will be ex-
changed for the flour, butter. grain and
manufactured goods of our northern
regions. The passenger who wants to |
visit Chihuahua, Durango, Sonora or |
Arizona from Montana, Idaho or Utah, |
VIII not have to go 1,5O0 miles out of |
MS way to gain his destination.
The northern and southern gap must |
be filled. and it is fortunate that the
work is now being considered. AS am
letting out secrets in this case. | will
cut short.
AS | sit at my desk writing this let
ter, northern Utah is wrapped in the
lo!os OF an early spring storm-haIf
ram haH snow in the valleys, and
sort. heavy snow in the mountain II
began last night, and it is not unIikeIv
that 1t will continue for three DAYS.
southern Idaho and the northern
rPnges of this state will be much hem
ented with this storm when it is over
Inc warm weather that ushers in J
spring will be upon us. and the last
contingent of larks and robins will
arrive with mirth and music The
spring and summer of 1902 will appear
IN their wanton glory.
ST. JOSEPH'S PARISH.
In matters appertaining to st. Jo-
seph S parish in Ogden, everything is |
moving along nicely. Work on the in
lerlor OF the new church is being car
RED ahead in very satisfactory man
-. I
completed and the plastering of the
walls almost completed.
Some days ago Father Cushnaban
JAILED together the members of the
congregation to meet in the new
'hurch The purpose of this meeting
vas to show them the new window over
ne nigh altar. This magnificent stained
'lass window is now in place and rem
esents the crucif1xion in beautiful COL
'rs. 1t is real work of art, the prod
let of the Ford Brothers of Chicago.
The window itself was donated by
ather Cushnahan. From among the a
adies present at this meeting, sub
crptlons were taken sufficient to place
IL OF the windows on the east and IS
vest sides of the church. The high
'lndoW above the south entrance will Is
e placed by the Society of the Sacred y
Ieart of Jesus 81
10 d1gress for moment. | will here b
tate that the lady members of the e
dcred Heart league have for the past h
1ree months labored very hard to oh "a
lin funds for the payment of this win &
ow. Society work of different kinds d
as been performed in order to create X
fund for the above purpose. AT pres i
ut large part of the needed funds p
" the purchase of this window are in b
lie treasury. Z
10 fully award honor where honor is
lie In this matter of memorial win
'Ws, the following persons and socie- -
es each donated window: On the q
est side of the church, one window b
ven by the children's society of the "a
oily Angels. Mr.. Henry Mclaughlin n
mated a window, Mrs. Thomas Ke-
Ugh. Miss Healy, Ancient Order of "a
lbernians. Mrs. Laughrin and Mrs. n
astlnSs and Mr.. Thomas Smythe.
On the east side a window was given II
each of the following persons St.
oyslus Boys society, Mrs. Don Ma
ire Mrs. 7. d. Ryan, Mrs. George II
Matscn. Mrs. Thomas Fitzgerald.
:. d. a. Smythe and Miss May Con- 81
y. In the baptistry and other parts Is
the church the smaller windows are &
ing donated by different members of II
parish. The work upon these win 81
VS. is OF high order in material and B
ish, the subjects being full figure r
d the decorating equaling ANYTHING 81
Ind west of Chicago. n
The autumn of 1902 will doubtless see B
S edifice ready for occupation. as all
TX is being pushed forward as rap
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