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Show SALT LAKE IS ALL RIGHT. Councilman. Wantland Compares it With Coast Cities. THE NATURAL CAS PRESSURE. New Milling Company Incorporated Latest from Ieep Creek Business Busi-ness Briefs. C. E. Wantland writes from Portland that after looking over the coast cities, he is more firmly convinced than ever that Salt Lake is all right. lie says that times are better here than in almost any of the western west-ern cities, and he finds that Zion is looked upon all over as the coming town. The same interest is taken in the natural gas discoveries in the west as in the east, and the councilman will return home next week with his faith in Salt Lake stronger than ever. About Deep Creek. William Evans, who has been in the Deep Creek country for thirteen months, says that the outlook for tbat section is better than ever before. A great number of new locations have been made this season, prospectors pros-pectors are still coming in, and there seems to b-i plenty of room for ail. He went over most of the best known properties just before be-fore leaving, and is satisfied that many of them have great futures before them. The crying need of the country, he says, is railroad rail-road transportation for their ores, thousands of tons of which lay piled up on the mine dumps all through the district. Two mills are now being erected, he says, one at Clifton, Clif-ton, and one near Fish Springs, and will soon he in running order. -Mr. Evans has some fine looking prospects there himself, the ore from which runs from 60 to 7000 ounces silver. He will ship out a lot of supplies prepatory tq putting in the winter there. " No Ti ust, 'o Bust. That there is to be a change in the bnsi- ness policy of the principal coal companies in the territory there is but little doubt; but that the change involves the raising of prices, formation of a trust, or the placing of an inferior quality of coal on the local market, as intimated by the disreputable old six-day ciam on West Temple street, is out of the question. While the price of all kinds of coal hero is higher than it should be under the circumstances, the public has been fairly well treated by the coal companies, com-panies, and those comp anies are not going to hurt their own business interests by imposing im-posing unfair goods, prices or conditions upon their patrons. Let the old clam sheet shut its shell and wait awhile. The Himalaya Mining Company. A meeting of the directors of the Himalaya Himal-aya Mininz company was had at the company's com-pany's office nt 'J a. m. today, at which the following officers were elected for the ensuing ensu-ing year: S. F. Spencer, President; Chas. Robertson, vice-president; Gustave Johnson, treasurer; Edwin Dowden, secretary. All assessments are ordered paid to the present Treasurer Gustave Johnson. This company owns eleven patented claims near the Cres-ent Cres-ent mine. Park City, on which work wiil be commenced at once. Natural Gas Pressnra. Mr. Smith of the new American Natural Gas company, came in from tho wells this morning, and is very much pleased with the condition of affairs. The pressnre is enor-! mous, and, as a samnlbaupreWjfols! Iowinglncldent,"'w0icu hap!.ucd""ycttifday afternoon; The gas ia dry gas, and is mingled with ' sand. Yesterdoy a pair of tongs an inch in diameter lay over a crevice in the cap on the pipe. The sand forced up from below acted iu the same manner as a sand blast, and in ten minutes wore the iron through. - Fremont Milling Company Incorporated. The Fremont Milling company filed articles arti-cles of incorporation with Secretary Sells today. The object of the corporation is to carry on a general milling business at Fremont, Fre-mont, Wayne county, Utah. The capital stock is placed at $7000, divided into shares ol $10 each, ihe officers are nans m. Hansen, Han-sen, president; Alonzo Billings, vice-president; Franklin W. Young, secretary; Elisba Goff. treasurer, and these with William Meeks will form the board of directors. Ilasi ness Briefs. Something must surely come of the numerous num-erous Deep Creek railroad schemes, there being no less than five of them in the field at present. A gentleman who lias rcceutly examined the Saltalr company's road states that it is the best built and most substantial road in Utah, not excepting the Rio Grande Western. West-ern. The Union Pacific Railroad company out of iuate goodness of heart has announced to Secretary Sears a one rate fare from the Missouri river to Utah, from .July 25th to August 10th. . Extensive repairs in the way of remodeling, remodel-ing, decorating and refurnishing have been 1 commenced at the First Methodist church on t Third South street. The improvements will cost about $1500. . Taday is pay day at the city hall and $4,- I 525.05 will be added to the circulation in con- I sequence. This is divided as follows: Water works $1S77.75; streets $2117.55: health $205.25; Liberty park $232.50. C. E. Dallas, whose plans for the Utah World's Fair building is in Chicago with Secretary McDanielof the local World's Fair commission, for the purpose of consulting with Chief of "Construction Burnbam, and to examine Utah's building site. , They will be gone about we'ek longer. The chief engineer of the Great 8alt Lake & Hot Springs Railroad company's surveying survey-ing party returned from the west this morning morn-ing and submitted bis report to the company. com-pany. Simon Bamberger says the company was exceedingly well pleased with the engineer's engi-neer's report, and Mr. Bamberger and others will make a trip out along the line of the road next week. The engineer returns tonight, to-night, i |