The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-14
Utah MINERS DAY
ENJOYABLE EVENT
Men Who Coax Riches From the
Earth Are Out in
Force.
SALT LAKE EXTENDS WARM
WELCOME TO THE GUESTS
Interesting Programmes Rem.
dered at Salt Palace and
Walkers Field.

Wednesday was Miners day in Salt
Lake. From nearly all tho various camps
throughout the State miners camo into
town to enjoy the holiday. Park City
made the largest showing. the number
from that camp being 1000 Bingham sent
the next largest number, there being 500
In all. From the other camps represented
there were enough to make up 4 total
OF 5000
During the entire morning, trains con-
voying miners. their wives and sweet
hearts, came into tho city. There were
six special trains arrived during the
morning.
The miners from Bingham. upon arrival
at the Rio Grande depot, formed I'm line
and marched up Second South street to
Main street and then down TO tie ed
erol building. where they broke ranks,
The other delegations took street cars
and rode to the various places OF amuse-
ment
The miners came into the city to have
a rest and a good time. They enjoyed
themselves to the fullest extent The
only features of the day so far as games
were concerned was a ba scball game, be-
tween Eureka and Park City. and tho
eDnual miners drilling match The ball
game was held at Walkers field and the
drilling match at the saucer track at the
Salt Palace.
Good Time at Salt Palace.
The Salt Palace was the principal place
whore the miners assembled. All the
resort were taxed TO the limit The
miners, their relatives and friends, did
rot neglect the opportunity OF enjoying
themselves, and many men, women and
children OF Salt Lake went down 10 the
Salt Palace TO join the miners In their
annual gala day programme.
BY far the most interesting part of the
day to the miners themselves was tho
drilling contest, held In the saucer bicycle
arena Teams from all the principal
mines around Salt Lake were represent
watched the husky men go through tho
strenuous task OF driving tho steel into
the big block Of GunnlSon granite rock.
The contest continued from . o'clock In
the afternoon until 10 I'm the night, about
two-thrdS of this time being devoted to
Wrangling between the CCntestapts. the
officials and a majority OF tho spectators.
Basis Of Trouble.
The trouble started over the fact that
John Carlson and p. Anderson, from
from Bingham. had swedged drills. This
style steel had been barred by the rules
of the contest. but the Binghamltes
claimed that the drills were turned IN
stead OF swedged. This led to the dis
cussion of the difference between the
two, and also to full hour of heated
sQuabbling.
DRILL teams. and then let them In. AS
result, the Carlson Anderson team won
the first prize OF $500 by driving the steel
three inches farther In than any OF the
others.
The Leroy brothers. from Park City,
made the best record with the reSula-
ton drill driving the steel into the block
341s inches in fifteen minutes These two
men were the first to drill, and they did
so with the understanding that tho
swedge-drill teams were to be barred.
They now say that they Will contest the
decision.
Results Of Contest.
The object in the drilling was to sink
the drills the deepest in the rock In a
period of fifteen minutes, All of the mon
worked energetically, changing off at
swinging the eght-pound hammers and
turning the drills. The results Of the con-
John and Bob Leroy (SIlver King COM.
distance 3i2s inches.
VIM McClenand and Agusta Johnson
ALLIANCE tunneD. 32A inches.
Don Eaton and c. D. May (Mammoth).
g irches.
Eureka), 80 inches,
Gus Gustafson and John Linden (BinG-
ham 332s inches.
John Carlson and P. Anderson (Bing
h0m) 81 lo-l6 inches.
Jack Mullen and Jack Butler (Silver
Thos. Benson and John Brady (Bing-
j. c. and Charles Juleff (silver King
Con0, q lie inches.
Hugh Kelly and c. Ferlin CDaly- wesO,
% 1-l6 inches.
Tony Gibbets and Jim Buirnes (Alli-
ance tunneD. 29& inches.
Nick and John Sourett (St. Louis Mag
rolia), 20A inches,
The judges were II. V. Carlson Of
Bingham. Fred Smith of Park City and
III The - prizes were $500. $50 and $50