Putnam patriot., 1909-02-05
Letter from Rev. r. D. Sargent.

od miner Ia the deserted town , 5 Heaps of time and n0thin' doin 7 expresses in lefse way my condition aI the present moment. We are hay. iag one of the winter down ponfs of rain eammon to this section, and work ont of doofs is ont ol The question, and the accommodations within are far ffom aafeeat1le
 k you vii see from the heading of fha letter an Hel in Los Angeles hnt in nttis de-erl town lG0 miles from that metropolis Through the courtesy Of ny friends. Mesefs. Aatiieid and Parker, an part ot gang uf suf= setofs. whsse bEsiness in this section is tu iaY eH tracts at dtsett ihnds for hemestsaIsfs and aghefes NehaYe been here for Wesk and nnnzt If that tune ! have been an the desert carrying Inc ehaIn for pasttme and drinking In ozone and s4me other natural pfoPef- sie. ihnt ae to be found In ihis allitade of 2.tel feet aitoee sea level qaes- ton If you would feargnnlse me in my present Rafb and fathef anelviiized condition. but, as the natives say. "lt nobody knows nothin' then nobody cures nothin
 The tewn where We stop during our sleeping hours k al ulf three years old and K mainly or largely maintained by the Salt Lake Railroad, who have here round house, repair shops, etc. Most of the male population cf the place depend upon the railroad eofpo- lntion fef lheir living There are about seventy tee houses tn the town, most of them vefs plain and simple affairs. have noi seea one lhai has tae sto- fies and lhe larger nafi afe barren . painl ot ofnamentalion of any kind. IAete are twp streets fuaNine palal. ] TT Mila tAe railroad trucks, and mi
 HgeMel has heen made en oHe fl them } Q relieve Inc sand eS an application a efuae aIi
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 The nIaet has it> characters a~ dis. unet aad peculiar as in ,hc larger town af village an mi'l mol he hete many days teiefe Noa become acquainted with Mt oaanel, lamiliafly known and addres scd as eCon He k ruE
 man q the plaee, and one ul,on N hom every one calls N hen they N ant any thing eaue. Service CT favor are equally common wtth ,'Con" iie x q livery. keppcf, farmer, fanchet, gTain and iam- hef dealer. land and hnn>e oaaef, vlt iasv Sluiv. toaa Judge. surveyor and phllosophet~l lset he is "lr He owns ntore than half eg the houses n the tnwa. and ls as much necessity se lae place ss a lawyer fag~aa. sae iEis merchant. teai estate agenF si fat tageihes ia eae man ouost.natage,l. iaeiai accommodating teslls wefsh I ssssl s.af4 fiem every one. II k no aeaact tia' hs !, rep0lae.
 aA wuaps lhts letter gn tls oi'lee. and lass st luis fane4are ae came iu. aad tn renN Q my apology ier uslnS his office, he said "Thal's all riga,. to0, take anything yea can lind, and what Aoa want aad can't glnd, cali fog lt."
 Another character k the ,illagc.har tsE, Maui as name. A few weeks ago Maal joined the tide ef seekers alter gold III the nearby hil.s, and today he showed up ieT the first time in several weeks with great and marvellous stories ot the wealth of hts eiaim
 The village postmaster Snd merchant k equally interesting, but hs faf Inc mast intelligent man have nsei. lie k a combination ef shrewd cunning and business ssgaeits. mingled with a xsad-nafaresl familiarity
 iiy far the most versatile character k the restaurant eeeper-a man @hs has l<xn tn eaYhcg iife cirrus . avn, sptin. ter and lonS. .sss>ianes faanes. Ills Fe>- tsHfaui ls largely pSteaiaed hs rail eaad sasY leyess aaa Inc siaNellas pge- tss Naa sl4 ea aslssal tselare eeaaser and sise vea5.erief taF v hat saa want, Y, as Fs4ss~sss lsssfs~s~ Il. stsentlemea, saA Aeaf rsNsess saa >sy then ussa as. rase fessl s abundant aas rather aHssef Aa kAE4e}s rhe arst usefalng t1at 9ate& aEterei a sseak, sad Nhes, srsts brought ase HAtsss. sea laeAe- sa eaa ptopagtteastsls ~+sss, aixslRgelk aI1ess vith a hase slsee q stssk. thought uas ta a5 Niie as1a ne ervad. eas seaa ass- eeseEei ans sfsos fos ssi the gcst.aSfv sessea ~ikh ssaaai sems re.s4y.
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