The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-18
NEW CAMP OF WONDER.
Pity Paragraphs Touching District
Now All the Talk in Nevada.

Although the excitement at the camp
of Wonder continues at white heat this
week. there are signs Of the beginning
OF a growth that may be permanent. Ger
tain IL is that dozens of business men are
making their preparations to go into the
new bonanza town The streets of Fair
view are lively with the through traffic
and with the outfits that make this
basis Of supplies, says the FaIrvleW
News.
While the scramble for the desirable
business locations in the town makes the
public lose sight of other things temper
arily. nevertheless there has been con-
siderable trading in mining properties this
week at Wonder. The lesson of FaiTview
is still fresh in the minds of the mining
men The pioneers Of this camp were
censured because they asked from 81 200
to 5000 for single claims at the start
Many waited for the drop in prices that
never came. and afterwards paid three
and four times these prices The same
men will profit by the example of Fair
view, when they see lots or claims that
look good.
Two new strikes were reported this
week, one two miles west OF wonder,
and at Horse Creek, eight miles. The re
porter had no opportunity TO verify the
reports in either case
The surveying of claims has already
begun. The engineers of Fairview are
simply swamped with work.
Mrs P I.angdell, who lives at Chalk
Mountain, drove to the new strike on the
the crowd was going For the reason
that she was the first lady in camp she
was presented with free lot on Main
street.
Town lots have already advanced from
500 and 500. TO $3.50 and 500, that is
on Main street
A waitress employed in a restaurant
at the camp paid SO OF a lot. taking a
receipt for the money. On the same day
she sold the receipt for 800. Her bank
roll. it gTOWeJn-
The Fairview rUshers, who got into
Wonder the first day and secured good
claims, are now sitting around, with their
feet uDOn the table, looking wise, and
telling how it happened.
In contrast to this picture Of good luck
is that OF the man who has heard of the
strike by Tong distance and who is
driving night and day to get in on the
However. Wonder looks like prospect
that will furnish unlimited opportunities,
and the best thing the outsider can do
is to get there quick Time is money, il
you are going TO a mining camp.
Arrangements have been made to start
q newspaper. IT will be known as THE
Wonder Sun" The man who is to run
the paper IS on his way to the camp, and
his plant viii arrive in two weeks.
TIE towTsite company gave the news
uaper a lot on the main street. and the
contract has been let for building there
on. to be occupied by the plant.
Arrangements have been made for get
ting the mail every day At Wonder; every
BODY is his own mail clerk. consequently
there is no kick at the service, and it is
satisfactory.
1t costs Is cents to get sufficient water
to wash your face at Wonder. and bust
ness is not rushing in that line.
It is different where you have to stand
I'D to eat. The crowd has an appetite
and easily forgives the restaurant man
for rushing off TO the camp without
chairs. or lumber for benches.
Wagons loaded with lumber are begin
ming to 90 out Of Fairview bound for
Wonder but it is difficult to get a build
ing contracted now. as no carpenters
have yet arrived there. The contractors
here are weeks behind now and no men
can be spared.
But BY the end of another week me-