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Show FBOJI DRT CASTO.V The Christening of Jacob city. Seal Kpctchei tad Fltataut Time. Killing of thi. ttlllai, etc., etc. Jacobs City, Oct. 9, 1672. EJitor Ilernld : This thriving village and camp was the scene of much life and pleasant interchanges between the residents and Mr. Jacobs, their most earnest benefactor. bene-factor. Due notice having been given that upon the naming of the new and thriviLg vi. laze after commodore Jacobs, that pe title ai an Etpmfk-d his intention to meet the miners on the 8th and make his bow tor the compliment, as well as present thi camp with an ap- . propriato flag. Yesterday being the day, the miners and residents generally, gener-ally, of the adjoining camp, assembled to participate in the festivities io store. At about one o'clock the procession hove in sight headed by the Tooele braes band. In the procession first came Mr. Jacobs, Gen. Barnum, Gen. Bates, colonel Akers and many others, accompanied by ladies and gentlemen of Tooele, StocktoD, and other places. Upon arriving at tho stand and flagstaff, flag-staff, the meeting was organized by choosing L. A. Brown, Ktq., to the chair; whereupon the flag was raised and appropriately presented by Mr. Jacobs, who took his seat amid the hearty cheers of the audience. The Ladies' choir, of Stockton. accompanied accompa-nied with muj-ic, sang the "Star Spangled Span-gled Banner," which was followed with "Hail Columbia" by the band, after whioh JCDGE BATES was introduced, and made a very happy speech, giving hia experience of frontier life, and his notice of the progress pro-gress of the West, as well as appropriate appropri-ate remarks on the history of the emblem em-blem just presented to his hearers by Mr. Jacobs. After music by the band, COL, AKEBS was introduced, who in his happy manner more than did justice to the occasion. Mr. Akers first started off with the occasion under celebration, and eulogy of the prospect before his hearers, and generally reviewed ths early history of our country, explaining the knighthood formula of the Key-Btone Key-Btone State to early adventurers and daring explorers of the great West, which has been so thoroughly developed devel-oped within the short period of a century. cen-tury. Upon taking his seat the colonel was awarded three hearty cheers, followed fol-lowed by the choir with "Red, White and Blue." GENERAL BARNUU was next introduced, who thought that the subject had been almost exhausted by the able speakers who had preceded him, but before he closed found plenty of racy topics o dwell upon in hia usual usu-al earnest way, among which figured tho general history of Utah pertaining to her mineral record, bringing incidents inci-dents of the early pioneer's record, eta, which elicited much hearty cheering. cheer-ing. Mr. Jacobs again entertained tho audience with appropriate remarks in connection with himself andthe various mining camps in which ho is operating, opera-ting, promising continued efforts to aid development in the future. It certainly cer-tainly was plain that the miners have aonQdcnoe in the donor of the fine banner ban-ner which is deservingly bestowed, judging from the energy displayed dis-played bv that ire n tie man in his mining operations in this vicinity. The affair was a perfect success, The people peo-ple of Dry Canyon have a very fine staff and a neat llagt o fly from it. It is im-poooible im-poooible for me to give a full list of the many fair visitors, but in tho choir I noticed Miss fJiil and Mrs. Blissett as the loadiog spirits, who meted out vocal musio which in scarcely equaled in the mountains. The KILLING OF OQAS. WILLET8. on the extensivo tramway leading from the " Fourth of July " mine to the gulch, cast a gloom over the entire oommuuity. Mr. Willets long a resident resi-dent of Fast Canyon, Btarted in the morning to join in the festivities. Arriving Ar-riving at tho head of the tramway in company with N. K Linsley and C. D. Vajeu, permission was asked of D. King, the foreman, to ride down on tho loaded oars. Mr. K. explained that no accident had sta yet occurred, and entering no objection Mr. Linsley went aboard and landed below. Mr. Willets next started, and when about one hundred and fifty feet from the bottom, on the trtsilo work about forty feet high, the car upset and precipitated Mr. W. down against the rockf, killiog him almost instantly. Mr. Vajen at onoe went down by the trail, and arrived in time to see his companion broatho bis last. Fjvery-thing Fjvery-thing wus dooo to comfort him in his last moments. A messenger was dispatched dis-patched after Dr. Stewart, and water and a waon ordered. After his death ho was placed in tho wagon and taken to Ophir for interment. His remains were accompanied ty Mr. Linsley, who wnsonaoftho witnesses to the sad affair- It is duo to say that no fault is attached to Mr. King or any one else, but purely the voluntary act of the unfortunate un-fortunate man, who, I learn, was about tweniy-eevcn yearn of age and a native of .New York. His remains were interred in-terred at Ophir to-day. Had it not been for thia uad affair every expectation expecta-tion of tho jubileo would have been roalizod to us fullest extent, but tho sweet is often accompanied by tho bit- icr. oul'u is iit'u. At the oloso of the meeting three oheers were called for general Connor and the pioneer miners of Utah, which wore given with a will. Wo havo reoeivod another letter from an esteemed correspondent on the foregoing subject, and treating on the smoltiog works at Stockton, copious extracts ex-tracts from whioh we are compelled to hold over until to-morrow. Eds. Herald. |
