The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-19

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Leaving Frisco, Utah, the location OF
The Horn Silver mine. with dividend
record Of over $1c.O0o.O 900. a new extern
sion OF an old railroad skirts the Gram
plan hills and drops on a So per cent
grade into wah Wah valley.
At first sight Wah Wah valley APP
pears no different from many others in
the Great American desert and is a
basin about forty miles long and ten
wide mountains on all sides, and no
vegetation save the eVer-preSent sage
brush and cactus. Emerging from
deep cut one finds before him a town
= mining camp. But this camp does
not present any OF the characteristics
Of the typical group OF buildings that
spring up around a mine or group OF
mines. 1t is not like the one III the
story. "a milo and q half long and
eighteen inches WIDE but rather the
first impression it gives to one who APP
prOacheS it over the railroad and thus
has q chance to view it from superior
elevation is one Of neatnesS and regu-
larity. The buildings are all arranged
on q carefully laid plan, their white
cement coats cleaning in the sun, Gus
tered about the three prominent build
inga OF the town, and the circular plaza
with its fresh green TO relieve the mo-
nOtony OF the dust-covered vegetation
OF the rest of the valley, 1t Is New
house, the model town built by the
Newhouse Mines & Smelters for the
employees OF the Cactus mine and Cac-
tuS mill
Plan Of Town.
The plan OF the town ia quadrant.
At the point is the plaza. north OF
which are the two buildings oc the
Cactus inn, the employees boarding
house, and west OF which is the Cactus
club. The new store and postoffice Will
also face the plaza between these two.
There ara three streets. two running
from the plaza at right angles 10 each
other, and third. curved, joining them.
on both sides of these streets. well
spaced and with plenty Of room be
tween. are the houses, mostly three and
fOur-roOm cottages. all with cement
finish, neat in appearance with rOomy
porches and tasteful decoration. The
buildings that naturally attract ones
attention first, because OF their greater
size. are the Cactus inn and the Cactus
club.
The Cactus inn consists OF two brick
buildings one used for a dining room
and kitchen and the other for the sleep
lnS rooms OF the men. The dining room
ia large and we'll lighted. with no cell
ms, seating 100 persons, six at table.
Tho kitchen is thoroughly equipped and
provided above with sleeping accom-
modatiOns for the mine employees. Adj
Joining the coat room. through which
one enters the dining room, is a barber
shop.
The other building is a radical de-
partuFG from the great baTn-ltke bunk
house so commonly seen at mines. one
enters roOmy lobby. from which halls
open on two sides. Opening OF these
halls are the sleeping rooms, twenty
four on the first floor and tweuty-siX
on the second. affoTdins accommodate
tions for 150 men. Each room ia furn-
ished with three iron beds, one double
deck and one single. chairs. and table.
On each floor Isl a lavatOry and bath
room, with stationary wash bowls and
three shower baths. all connected with
hot and cold water. Before winter a
steam heating plant will be installed,
The club house, facing the plaza, is