Show MEMS FROM MANTI A RIDE HIDE MANTI may 4 editor deseret news the means by which the traveler reaches this point are not in all respects equal to what would be expected by those ako who expect but little and complain less from chester the terminus of the sanpete valley railway sixteen miles north the only conveyance is a lumber wagon and on this occasion it was stacked so f full ull of mail matter that the driver manifested the most extreme indifference as to whether the four passengers embarked with him or not but as it was that or nothing they accepted the situation ani and made the most of it notwithstanding the horrors of such a ride over ofie one of the roughest roads in christendom there is one thins thing that Is always as regular as clockwork and is attended to with such precision as to merit approbation if it were exercised under better circumstances the fare no matter whether you ride on a trunk a pile of mail bags a seat with your legs pitched at uncertain angles or no seat at all the requisite fee J is 1 s unchanged and is collected in advance e this collection would not be objected to if the ride were worth it and per naps this is tile reason it is adopted wh when en a person pays for something he has not received and gets one of the worst rides in the country as a consideration era tion it does seem as though he wight might offer a gentle objection without greatly infringing on the proprieties ft it would he to the interest of the railroad and greatly to the satisfaction of the public if the line were to be extended to this point the sooner tile the better A number of representatives of the denver rio grande were liere here on saturday last presumably with the intention of overlooking the field and determining whether or not that road will make i a connection from pleasant valley the sanpete road has tile the first chance but the people are not particular what the name of the line is that obviates that lumber wagon service from chester everything around and about the temple is activity itself betokening the early completion of that magnificent edifice when it is ready for the reception of those for whom it is beine beina constructed there will still of course be a vast amount of labor to beber be performed in the way of clearing and perfecting the approaches completing and ornamenting the fine terraces and making such additions and improvements as may in from time to time be suggested but ut there are plenty of stout hands and willing hearts to do their share toward making the superstructure and its surroundings tile the especial thing of beauty in this part of the country supt bupt W H folsom and his efficient aids are unremitting in their attention to duty and with those who have contributed of their substance will some day receive a richer reward than the hand of man can bestow a more glowing tribute than the pen of man can so mote it be THE MINING MIMING excitement is not to great as a fe few v weeks ago for the reasons that active farming operations are being engaged in and the mines ca carrying so far tow low grade ore in a majority of instances Jn require capital to push them to a point where it can be determined whether or not ahey will pay ra meanwhile they the mines will Teen keep and ancl the yeoman wisely looks af after ter material instead of speculative interests there are still a few however incept on pushing things and more or less working and prospecting are being done now and then a piece 1 e of ore is found whose richness is phenomenal no menal one piece I 1 have seen going ii 2250 to the ton there has not been fouad enough of this or anything approximating it of course to erect out of tile the barren hills hereabout a new eldorado and berh perhaps aps never will be but it is a certainty certain tv that the ran ranges es are full of mineral good bad ant and indifferent As usual usual a few will gain something the majority will loose 1 THE MANTI CITY COU is an industrious body the members sat the other evening till after 12 lia having ving i bommen commenced ced fit at wrestling with the water question ma mainly they receive fifty cents for each sitting and in view of the amount of labor performed for that compensation and the agitated condition of labor fields elsewhere just now it may occur to them to strike for an advance before long peace and plenty prevail yours fours K |