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Show La 111' SBBedran9 N,t!on Whn The Golden Spike Was Orhea M spreading It over- the mud. A lot of it Was used tor this. So the streets of the city literally were paved wlfh gold. For freighted goods such prices were charged at $1 per pound for sugar, $30 to $125 a hundred for flour, $1 a pound - , for pork, $2 a dozen for eggs. Corinne had her saloons and gambling dens, her warehouses and banks, her divorce machine where one could get a divorce by parting with $2.50 and the spouse; by proxy, if necessary. She had her seen-tor more Mountain Nymps or Doves du Pave, but she also had a stable side. Most of the prominent early-damerchants of Ogden and Salt Lake, and indeed of many other cities of America, made their stakes in business in Corinne when the railroad was built. With the building of the Utah Northern railroad into Idaho the vanished freighting business from Corinne and such of her business enterprices as had not already gone to Ogden when it was declared the junction city, soon departed, leaving only a few hardy souls to carry on the tradition of the town and its y above is the scene of May 10, 1869, when East West in Box Elder county as rails by the Union Paci-i- c, building westward, and the Central (now Southern) acific, building from the West, met at Promontory sum-n- it and amid jubilation and with considerable ceremony Mctured net he golden spike was driven. rail-ta- d completing the On September 8, 1942, the scene was re trans-continent- al enacted as Governor Herbert II. Maw and railway officials removed the spike, marking the end of the pioneer span. Uddly enough, the usefulness of the old road lives on, as the grazing service uses the as a road to transportation to many areas of Box Elder county reached most ready by way of this line. right-of-wa- y vanishing hopes. The names of the founders of Corinne seemingly are unknown. One or a group of enterprising men followed the survey of the railroad and envisioned a town where the road crossed the Bear river. This was in February of 1869. In March the town was surveyed by the Union Pacific's J. E. House. chief engineer, From the very beginning it was meant to be a city, not just another town, and the railroad company received alternate lots for the survey. A whole block was set aside for a uniersity, another for the Catholic church. In of further anticipation growth, the city limits were extended some distance from the town proper. them to their destination and .oaded them up with rich ores .'or the smelter at Corinne. It was indeed rich ore, for later when mining companies bought IN EARLY up the old slag piles at Corinne and resmelted them, they yieldThe "Cursed City" Was Fastest Growing The Queen City of the ed $20 to the ton in metal. West, When the citizens during the 3reat Basin, Town In Utah; Was Center For The City of the A spectacular mushroom Freighting period nearly sank to growth followed the completion Ungodly, and innumerable muddy their someone , ICorinne, located on the Bear probably the knees, got the it other monickers, Corinne rose to ler about six miles west of was intended by its founders to fame as the center of freighting idea of crushing the slag and (Continued on Following Page) hham City, was the last town become a great metropolis and into the northern territory leadlit on the railroad that the capital of Utah. ing into Idaho, Wyoming and East and West in 1869. Many leading business men Montana. Supplies for the min(was Utahs 'Gentile (that is, jf Ogden and Sait Lake City ing towns were transferred from the trains to huge warehouses, it was nade their start in Corinne. capital, lie cursed city, it was the Known as the burg on the whence they were loaded into Ifkedness city in Utah the "Chicago of the freight wagons which carried and 3ear, GENTIIF CAPITOl OF UTAH WAS JIH URGE POPULATION 1870s fastest-growing- con-Vte- d FOR j V WHEN. ..thefood is good ...the ...the . . surroundings pleasant thats what youll find at the and you stop service fast HOWARD CAFE . . . every time in for a complete dinner or a bite. take our meats for example. We might save a fowl little on the cost by sacrificing quality . . . but ALL of the meats and served at the HOWARD bear the famous SWIFTS GOOD FOOD? Well . . . trade-mar- We promise 'STEAKS you that you have a taste-trea- t k. in store anytime you order WESTERN-GAMBLE- S ... ... in the west or in the east Wherever you go WESTERN-GAMBLES stores . . . youll find friendly merchandise to at . . . ready serve you with dependable a fair price. Your needs in auto supplies, home appliances and household needs can be furnished at your WESTERN-GAMBLEstore as well as sporting goods of all kinds for fishing, hunting, baseball, golf . . . the things you need for your hobby. ... S ... We invite you to visit our store. Youll find its very store back much like your WESTERN-GAMBLE- S home. Youll see the same lines of merchandise . . . the same low prices . . . the same friendly atmosphere. We would be only too happy to serve you. 'SHRIMP CHICKEN 'Home Made Pastries at the WESTERN-GAMBLE- HOWARD CAFE OPEN 6 A. M. TO 10 P. M. CLOSED THURSDAYS in the Howard Hotel Building S STORE 83 South Main Phone 720 |