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Show JUXCTIO.V tITV NEWS. AKeMJfnt of I'lraiant View Itolurni from (lie SnnJuon (.'otititrr. Oilier lloni!. Oltm SUnJard. Qto. Banlord, son of Farmer T. Ban-ford Ban-ford of riciunt VIow, has Just returned re-turned homo aflor a llireo year' slay In tlis Ban Juan country, to spend Inn nlntor with but folks, llo was een by reprt'ientatWo of tlio Stantlattl 011 Hsturiiay, and to him lie gavo a few Idea, of tlio country whlcli li now hi ncltlnn tho minds of gold swkors. Whon asked in to tha truih of tho re-iiorta re-iiorta a. to tho nurntior of wo,l ilocklnj? to tho gold fields, ho ald: "I think tho report aro cxaxneratcd as to tho number now on tho tian Juan and Colorado rlTors, but I know that a great many pooplo haro Hocked tj tlio Jlonry mountain?, localod in uarnciii rouuty about ility mllei north of tno Han Juan placer.. Theio mountain) are far richer In cold than Iho Colorado or Han Juan. rivers. 1'laceM aro local. d on what 1 known a Lrncunt Croek and will yield from l to $10 per cublo yard, coutalulni abouU ton I and a quarter of dirt. H.r.nmllos up Iho creak from lh placera In the., mountain, aro rich quartz ledRes where Kood claims havo Ixwn located." I certainly thick tho Httlna rotito 1. better than that of tha Ureen Hirer route. The litter l about fifty inllea shorter, but sixty mllra of It paste through heary eand which, In tho aunimer, makea the road almost Impassable. Im-passable. Tho country I. not!) well settled. Water can itarcely bo secured ontboway. The rata ot freighting, owing to ihodlfllculty or tha road, la threo cent par pound on tha (Ireen Hirer route, wherea. from Ballna It la one and n hall cunt, n pound. I baro traveled both route., and for coif renlenio and comfort, ruch a. projector! projec-tor! and freUhtera may expect, tho Halloa rouln li tho bettor of tno twj. In tho Henry mountain, grain, of platinum liavo boen found, though not laqtuntltloi to make It of any groat valuu. i'urauant to call, tho Weber county World'" Kulr AMoclatlon held a meeting meet-ing In tho city hall Haturday afternoon. A. name after namo wan culled of tbo lady manager, for tho city, and of tho rarloua committees, only threes or four ri.pon.t-awere heard In tlio room. Air. V. J, Cannon read an I'xccodlngly Intcreitlng piper on "rillli Cultuia," and wm cuinpllmcntod by n htarty rota of thank. Tho ladle, of North aOgJen showed tliolr Interest In tho work br tending In by their prvaldent, Mrs. Wullace, JV5 to bo uted in pur-chailng pur-chailng the material for a curtain for tha Utah building. After Ulssuislntr, Iho bait manlier ot acoompllshlui tho work befurn them tho mettlng ad-adjourned. ad-adjourned. Local contractors and bulldora nro Industriously figurine on tho construction construc-tion ol the Houthern I'aclflo shopuniid I'.uglnecr rilzgeratu ha. already received re-ceived three bids. The company's engineers aro alto figuring on the plan. I for the purpoio of determining upon tha cheapest method liy which tho building, can bo erected. Tho Kir-fected Kir-fected plans should reach Ogden today or tomorrow, In which caso the work will begin at once. The foundation and piers are to bo of stone, tho walls Ulng three fett thick, while the brick work will be two feet In thickness. Tbo company Intend, to put In touie I eclal tracks near tho proposed slle. la orJer to facilitate the delivery of the brick. Thcrn irti n largo attendance ol county toachersat tho lnttllulo held In tha Institute yesterday. Nearly every teacher was present at both the forenoon fore-noon and afternoon sessions. Professor It. B. l'ago wn tbo conductor, and tho teachers were much pleased with too Instruction. Ho Illustrated thu Idea of teaching primary members and his admlrablo plaua of teachlug reading. read-ing. 1 he day was profitably passed. Judge Miner bad n very busy day yesterday In tbo Fourth district court and trausactod much bu.lnesa of an Important nature. Tha drawing of Petit and grand Jurora for service during dur-ing tha February term should have sken place, but u postponed until Saturday next. Areferencoof equity cases was luado. Threo can of bloodod horses from tha stables of William Corbllt, of Callfornlan, arrived In Ogden yesterday, yester-day, and as tho animals weru very tired they were unloaded aud stabled at Deo'a .tables. Tbo Jouruey east will bo continued this morning. Tho itrlng IncJudea aomu record breakers. A small parly of California minora patted through Ogden yesterday bound for the gold fields. Ileport. from tbo coast are to the edict that Iho feopleot that suction aro more excited over the recent dlscovorlea than they are hero In Utah and several com-I com-I antes aro outfitting for atrip Into tho new j:ldorado. Tomorrow afternoon the regular annual meeting of the .stockholders of the 0den chamber of commerce will be held to elect a board of directors lortne ensuing year. Upon the board of directors elected at tha coming meeting will dovolve the duty of Meeting a president and secretary. The blank bonds of the $50,000 Issue Juit sold by thu city, were rocolvtd bom the printer yesterday and will be signed by the mayor and recorder and forwarded to the purchasers. Tho city rnsy not get the money beforo February 1st. The Insurance adjusters who have ten at ork nearly two weeks 011 the 'long Hllng loss expect to hare their buiUu, completed by till, evening. no lots will not runcli JIO.UOO, for the rrsiou that considerable ot the stack was old and nlmost vnluelero. .A petition I. being circulated mid larirely signed, reipeotfully ashing the ' ty council to give the i.lbmrj n.o. ciatlou n bolter locatlou than thu ircteot In tho city hall. |