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Show rns lit on camp moixm. i'lty ( reck .lliitt'H.lIenuitito Iron. I lot l ilo ItusHel. ot fliitlimu- ltis?iop.--A Hour Hunt 11 11 1 11 Chip-lluiiU ruptured. Caau1 Moi'uc, City Creek, July 7th. KdiM IfrraM: ' : i ' Feeling that ye honcnt miiiei of this rnmn have not been properly re-presentnl re-presentnl in the press, I avail myself of a moment's leisure to " scribble'' a line or two, and fhrnirth voti withsuelfc information as can be obtained in regard re-gard lo ni:v iiS(AYi-:iiii;s. The "Plagstall"' leads the van, and promises to equal its namesakes. It v;W located by tiroesbeck and liihelrn. ihe same parties who located " I'lag-stall'" I'lag-stall'" in l.illlo Col Ion wood. Seven locations have been made on Seutt Hill and vicinity, all showing a large amount, of low grade ore, A location wiisnmde last Saturday, which bids lair to outstrip anything of the kind ever seen in tbis country. The spec-, miens show MKMA'l'l'll-: IHON of the fine.-d. quality, and experts claim it superior to the Wyoming ore for fluxing. Messrs. Lee and Sirrinc are the. fortunate owners, and thev feel "as happy :n clams at high tide' TlIC ',' JCLIA mini: " ( is being pushed forward with vigor, and an increased baly of ore has been opened ' within the lat few dnvs. Parties visiting tlie mine, who claim lo be well versed in iron, are ol the opinion that the "Julia" will run into Calena. The " Nixon," " El Dorado," "Idaho," and "Boston, ' are all being worked with a view to developing the "hidden treasure" which is supposed lo lay beneath each claim. Work has been suspended on the ' ' "Si.W JEliSKY," and damo-Rumor bus it that capitalists capital-ists are negotiating lor its purchase. Prospectors are continually arriving wilh line specimens, and new locations loca-tions are being made even' day. Visitors Vis-itors to the dillerent mines arrive 1 hourly, and rein up their "i if.iiy r.NT.Mi;n cvvcsiis" ; before the dour of Pant'. frthiou, where j the "weary tniveller' und the "haul- I worked miner" refresh the inner man willi tankards of foaming lager. The J "boys,'1 with a view to innocent j amusemeiil, have named this popular ( resort 11011:1. in; iit Ki., and the rules are "furnish your ow n i grub and Uussel (or your blankets." IHsabletl minei-s and lazy )irosjiecl(irs manage to wile . away the hours from morn to j eve plaving the "fly hook in sty little nooks. A neath the shade of spread- : ing branches that spread the banks j 1 of the turbulent City Creek, and the speckled trout taken therefrom grace the tables of the "Bon Ton." j - : i-'OI KTll OF .lviI.Y. i Was celebrated in an appropriate', manner. Madam Anna Hishop and the Fire Department did not favor us with their presence, and in lieu of the -grand oran recital we listened to the , delightful .-trains of ' a dilapidated , banjo manipulated by an amatuerof i very little skill. Orations were made 1 by all the principal speakers, and as 1 , the sun went , "l;l'SIIl.'i; DOWN THK WliST" 1 1 A alule was fired by rilling a large , cavity in a nick and applying a safety ' fuse, the report was terrific and the ' delight of all hands was "plenty." j Early Sunday morning-one camp was surprised by an anno I party, equiped ( wilh Henry rilles, crow bars, "old crow." blocks and tackle ropes, six- shooters, bowie knives, etc. They j eame from Sail Lake and were under 1 the command of Maj. Cen. W. S. i Callahan; destination up Cily Creek; ! intentions bear killing. M.ij. Hvn: t. nnd hi. nd-i-cntnTTflt ' hunters were informed, through the columns of ,-nnie unreliable paper thai "Bruin" with all his majesty and ' glory roamed Hie hills during the 1 stilly hours of ni-ht making lbras . upon the Ian ler.- of "ye honest mill- ', ers" and during the day the "Bar" ! enjoy til a plea-auifc-iesla within a certain cer-tain cave. And towards this cave the venturesome hunters wended their way "thar to slew the bar," with Henry rilles, and Up bring forth bruin with the blocks ami tackle, carve him with tho Iwjwio knives and pack all the choice parts to "Oyster Jack's" wh re a sumptuous repast was to be. partaken of garnished wilh Creen j seal, etc., About six p. in. last evening the Imld hunters were seen ''meandering" their weary way toward Salt Lake city in light marching order and no bear in sight. But they Wire as j trophies of tlie bent ur stimi t:n'p j unittk. IXIOX. |