The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-02

In short, if he is elected it will have
the effect to restore confidence, and
place the affairs of the city on solid
progressive and business basis. This is
what is needed and this, in my iudg-
ment, Will be accomplished by the votes
OF the people on Tuesday"
James Long, Jr., who represented
?lute county in the recent Legislature,
is up from Marvsvale and is guest of
the Kenyon. Mining in that section,
he says, promises TO be very active
there and on Gold mountain this year.
Work has been carried on by several
companies in Marysvale and Gold Noun
tain districts during the winter with
satisfactory results.
A. G, Corbett of Ely, New is in the
city on business and is a guest at the
Wilson, Mr.. Corbett is general man
ager of the Ely Townsite, upon which
made. On Saturday he purchased
thirty-five carloads OF brick for build
ing purposes to be shipped from this
city. His company ships in on an aver
age eight carloads of building material
per day Mr.. Corbett has forty cot
tages under way. He expects to build
cottages at the rate of twenty per week
until they have $50 erected.
Mrs. Ida M. Savage has purchased
from Mrs. Nellie Olbrick the Ely hotel
at Al West Third South street and will
take possession this morning. Mrs.
! Savage has been remarkably successful
in conducting European hotels. She is
the youngest woman in charge of hotel
in Utah.
f. A. Hodges of Phoebe, New, ar
rived in the city Sunday morning from
Callente, on the first train from that
station for several weeks. Through
traffic on the Salt Lake Route between
Los Angeles and Salt Lake cannot be
effected for three weeks.
Mr.. Hodges said: "There was moro
water in the Meadow Valley wash
this year than was ever known before,
according TO the oldest residents of that
valley. We have been hemmed in
so long on account Of the floods that
we have about run out of everything
in Phoebe that enters into life's com
forts.p
Mr.. Hodges s the head of the firm
of tho Hodges Cook Mercantile com
pany and is here on a purchasing trip.
His headquarters will be at the Wilson
hotel during the week.
In speaking of conditions in Phoebe,
Mr., Hodges said: "Mine development
has been pushed with vigor during the
camp the slopes and chutes are full
of ore. 1t is no exaggeration TO say
that at conservative estimate there
are at least $4,000 tons of ore in the
Phoebe and Bristol districts awaiting
shipment. In this connection it is NOT
an extravagant statement TO make that
the district which ! have lust named
is capable of furnishing a larger ton
mage of ore to the smelters than all
the other camps in the State Of Ne
vada combined. We have one mine
alone, the Day mine, that can furnish
o train load of ore per day for an in
definite length OF time. The f. and r.
mines, which are owned. principally. by
Colonel Ellis. and others of Salt Lake,
have 100000 worth Of rich ore blocked
out. The Nevada Utah Mining com
pany keeps n large force of men at
work. and everywhere the mines are
packed full Of ore. The Ohio X Kentucky.
Mining company is one of the very big
gest in Phoebe or in the State Active
erty, which is owned by Mr. Hackett
Of Kentucky, Godbe Bros. and Samuel
Newhouse Of Salt Lake. The Bristol
Copper company has 10000 tons of ore
awaiting the advent of a railroad TO
transport il to the smelters in this
valley.
IN" pull1lDG ~ II TdllIpdU from Ndllentr
would have been well under way by this
time There is little doubt that the
spur will he completed through to
Phoebe this year,
''Pioche is growing and increasing
in population rapidly. Its growth is
retarded for want of building material.
The outlook for Phoebe is very encour-
aging. In fact, It promises 70 be the
richest, most permanent and most OK.
tensive mining district in the State, and
in business aud population the predic-
tion is made that the stirring davs Of
thirty-five years ago. when Phoebe was
the largest city in tho State. will be
eclipsed. The presence of railroad
will insure the truth of this predic
tioD