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Show Page 3 Another Blooming Business Wednesday, June 22, 1977 MR " x Ken Toplingrud, owner of W.C. Greenfields Nursery, selects plants suited to mountain environment. Growing, growing. Another new business, W.C. Greenfields Green-fields Nursery, located in Snyderville, has just opened. Ken Tolpingrud, owner of the nursery, features trees, shrubs and plants properly zoned for this area. "Our selection at the present, pre-sent, may be conservative in range, because we want to insure that the plants we sell will survive and thrive in this area." Specializing at this time, in mainly outdoor plants and supplies, W.C. offers a full line of pines, maples, birch andquakies, "in other words the tough ones," Tolpingrud said. The lathe house, the first structure built at the nursery, protects plants requiring re-quiring 50 percent shade, such as bedding plants and shrubs. "We give plenty of free advice," he said, mentioning they are geared to help the weekend do-it-yourselfer. "We try to steer people toward plants which will fill their needs. Shrubs like the Artic Pfitzer Juniper do well here because they can handle the snow load without breaking. I try also to get people away from the traditional pines and quakies, toward some less common but beautiful trees, like the Crimson King Maple or the Idaho Locust. "We plan to have experimental experi-mental plots where we can test ground covers and shrubs which have a questionable ques-tionable survival rate in this area." In this way Tolpingrud Tolpin-grud hopes to better advise his customers. The garden shop, still under construction, carries gardening gar-dening tools, fertilizers, seeds, and pesticides. Also planned in the next few weeks is a greenhouse for foliage, hanging indoor plants and ground covers. Feeling this to be the key to his operation, the green, house will be fully stocked and automated. "Though some are skeptical skep-tical about having a greenhouse green-house at 7,000 feet, I don't think it will be a problem. In the winter we can propagate our own stock, ana I'd like to grow vegetables, particularly particu-larly tomatoes, to sell locally. Working with Ken is Jack Sherman, an experienced nurseryman who has interests inter-ests in landscape design. Advice has also come from Ken's father, a Centerville nurseryman. All the plants are well tended and watered with the natural spring water which flows through the property. With the many new homes built last summer and those slated for constructrion this year, business should soon be blooming for the new nursery. Mine Train Ride Provides Historic City Attraction The trip begins in the mining museum, among retired tool, photos and news clippings, some recounting the rebirth of mining in Park City, no iron pyrite to the 400 miners now at work in the Ontario Mines. The Mine Train Tour, now operating three times daily, seven days a week, adds a bit of history and depth to the normal tourist fare of restaurants and liquor law confusion. Guided by Jim Santy, the train ascends (the underground museum is actually higher than the surface one) a two mile tunnel first dug by Solon Spiro in the 1860's. Unfortunately for Spiro, he ran out of money and luck just 47 feet short of a $7 million silver fortune. Santy recounts the early days of mining in Park City when 27 bars lined Main Street and ethnic groups kept to themselves. Mining in those days was a candle-lit, horse-drawn affair. In the dim light miners picked away seven days a week, not an easy living. In the underground portion of the museum, the visitor hears the legend of the man in the yellow slicker who spied on the miners to insure no highgrading or pilfering of the ore was going on. The twenty minute ride to the hoist station leaves off 1,350 feet beneath the summit of the mountain. The station stopes, and raises remain in original condition and much of the old equipment remains in the mine. The hollowed out stable room where horses were kept underground also remain. Though some tools are still four basically the same, mining methods have changed greatly. For example, the widowmaker, a dry mining drill, is no longer used. It produced a fine dust, which when inhaled acted like slivered glass on the respiratory system. Women, considered unlucky in the mines, were known to survive three "or husbands. - - "It's all real," Santy said. "It gives people an appreciation for our dependency on the mining industry. Mining and the minerals produced are a part of everything we touch, 'mining, petroleum and farming are the most important industries. Without them we would all go down. Ecology is important but the population is here and we must support it." A Park City resident since childhood, Santy says he has enjoyed seeing the growth here. "When I was a kid, you had two choices, workin the mines or leave town. Now there is more opportunity." The son of a miner, Santy himself spent six years in the mines before teaching music and special ed. in the Park -Qjty.sphools. The" mine train, now in its '"eleventh yeatT'hSs"" been operating full-time for the last three years. Much of the credit for the continuation of the mine ride Santy attributes to Bill Norm of the Ontario Mines, who fought insurance and other problems. The train departs at 11:00 a.m., 1 :00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. each day until fall. Prices are $3 for adults and $2 for children under 12. Children under 5 are free. AUTO PARTS X III! 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The tasty generous portions will delight you and the chefs will amaze you. So experience the Benihana Event. It might make your event even better. caisirmnofToiivo 765 So. West Temple ARROW PRESS SQUARE NO. 1 Phone 322-2421 (J I) O D PARK CITY RACQUET CLUB VILLAGE Little Kate Road Model Now Open Tuesday-Sunday 11 a.m.-6 p.m. or call Gump and Ayers for an appointment Each Unit Includes 2 bedrooms and loft 2 fireplaces, one in master bedroom Jacuzzi tub gas heat 4 decks all kitchen appliances carpeting throughout washer and dryer hookups Furniture package available Scheduled for Completion late August 9 |