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Show . , GiLE.vn, ALT A LEfTBR. Watching for the Sun The Doings of Hymen. Mining Matters and Snowslidcs. (Co:rc:pon(ionc6 of tbo IIlk.ld.) . Alta, March 12, 1875. We have fickle weather in our region something of the old fashioned fashion-ed March, barring the snow the old saying was, "shooting and shining like a day in March;" so we have it here. For a few hours the t-ky will be clear, the stars winking at us to "come up higher," tho tun warm and gonial, and shortly w-i hear the winds crack their checks and snow is falling and drilling auuoyingly. At night the sun will go to his cabin soft, glowing and cheerful; in the morning the sun "has put its foot in it." Tho roads are still kept open and travel is continued; but twice or liincu uiiriug tinier nave we been minus our regular mail at regular reg-ular ti:ue. We are happ, to state that from Mon-'ay next we will have a daily mail which we much need. Messrs. Parlin & Thompson are determined to m?et that demand lor our camp, and the. principal citizens, merchants, Biipf riinnd ants and iiiuuaiers, will petition our great Uncle Sam until ho remembers his nephews and nieces up here as he ought to with a daily mail. A strong petition to that effect has been signed by influential influ-ential men, and will be forwarded to our delegate in congress, who will secure to us a daily mail and pay to our indefatigable carriers for doing the work honestly as they do. Many of our mines are being worked successfully, and for this season sea-son the amount of ore shipped every day tells a tale of wealth and permanency. perma-nency. All bok forward to a good time in the summer. The camp is, as a general thing, peaceful and safe. Dancing and social parties are in order and well patronized. Our citizens citi-zens carry with them the good manners man-ners ot earlier days "at home," and our parties are models of propriety, sociality and enjoyment. We eveD were informed of, and invited to, a ball masque, iu imitation of larger cities; and the disguises were so complete com-plete that friend did not recognise friend until supper time opened their mouths and unmasked their phizes. Cupid, loo, has been sporting with "his bow and quiver" among the banks of snow regardless of slides or drifts, until Hymen called in our worthy justice, William Gill Mills, to clasp, "aa the law directs," William L. Shovel! and Miss Matilda Hall, with the bends of the god of marriage. We understand that Mr. Eno?, of this place, has "gone and done it" hi your city, and united his destiny with one May Bello Mosby, whom he wooed and won iu these snowy regions. re-gions. Others are talked of, but we wont tell you on't yen, for Wc aye keep something to oui-iela ' We winna tell to ony. During the past week the Equita- ble tunnel company ran their tunnel through some of the lower works of the ' celebrated Emma, but before the former for-mer had been completed over tho Era-ma's Era-ma's works, as they claimed the right of way, one of tho keepers of the fatter fat-ter planked up the works and stopped the further prosecution of the tunnel. As the Equitable believed they had a right ol way, the matter was discussed, and finally the barricade barri-cade was taken down, and, no doubt, a big law suit avoided. We have had several snow slides ' all around, but not any ot importance; import-ance; near Superior Gulch, on Emma Em-ma hill, Patsey Marley hill and the Davenport, could be seen where the rolling avalanches had sported in their own way. The disaster to Mr. Wm. S. Thomas is deeply regretted here, as he was well-known and respected as an industrious, sober, quiet man. 1 Granite town, which for two months in winter has "no suu, no moon," and is under the shade alt that time, is now again visited by smiles of Sol, and the charms of his consort, Luna, and if there were more business there the people would bo happy. Yours, once more. G. |