Show TAYLORS MILLS STATION may 16 69 editor deseret Je seret mews news vice president presidents T 0 durant and sidney dillon and director john duff the committee to represent the U P B R B R at the laying of the last rail took their departure from echo accompanied by col silas seymour consulting engineer for new york city also col A J hopper to omaha capt JW J W davis to cheyenne and gen ledlie of the firm of ledlie corse orse bridge builders to chicago on thursday evening last at 8 besides their official capacity as company delegates to the promontory demonstration they were also authorized in behalf of the IT P company to transact any important business that might be necessary this was especially in view of a transfer of the road to ogden to the C P company this transfer however was not made for the reason that the U P demanded the cash for their road while the 0 P proposed to pay for it in bonds there was therefore no sale of road as was ex expected pe c ted congress however casad has adjusted j the controversy between the i two companies by providing for the payment of government subsidies ti the U P as far as the juncture on promontory summit ohp purchase by the 0 P of the road from the point of juncture to ogden and fixing the juncture at or near ogden before any definitive sale or transfer can take place a thorough examination measurement and estimate of bf the work done by the U P will be made by the 0 P F which may mccu occupy months in the meantime the U r P are pushing on the erection of their stations warehouses section houses baggage houses ac on monday the dinst I 1 am informed by mr compton the companas Comp anys ticket agent here the company assume control of the entire line to the summit of the promontory and promontory city will be the junction de do facto for the time being through freight and passengers will be carried direct to the promontory thence by the 0 P to the pacific freight for salt lake city instead 0 of being billed for wasatch as hereto heretofore 0 re will be delivered by the com eom company y a at t t this I 1 18 ogden station T this xan is n new ew phase of railroad rall Bail road matters will for the time at least give the promontory all the importance its prominence of position would seem to indicate the U P are about erecting there a commo commodious diou dlou hotel together with its appurtenances appointments incidentals ci besides their stations section houses ac the 0 P will no doubt find it expedient also to do something handsome there by way of building for their own and the public accommodation the cry now is ho fur the promontory I 1 no place like the promontory while writing this morning in the ticket office in the rush for passage to the west by next train I 1 heard but one person parson ask for zor a ticket elsewhere the devils gate and andS Stran berry ford bridges infirm especially the former tra trains ins are pushed over with out their engines there is considerable delay in consequence the latter bridge is becoming I 1 convalescent under a vigorous mauling by some fifty stonemasons stone masons in the abutment regions ile lle hemp mp is brought 1 largely into requisition tio n to prevent the bents of the devils gate temporary from going below some borne of the ladies on last evenings westward bound train became frightfully n nervous while the train was sio slowly wiy conducted across it the various branches of the construction department are being expeditiously concentrated at echo preparatory to a general suspension al T seymour esq who has had charge of bridge and mechanical structures will elosa close u up his accounts the ensuing his family return to new york via california mr S justly prides himself in never having lleen been overtaken by the track layers the only person 0 occupying his position who has been able abl e to avoid this dilemma the company are passing their employees plo also those of sub contractors over their line in great numbers the casements immense outfit has just passed assed this stati station oil going up the canon callon in yn a day or two they will take their train eastward to lay the 7 miles of permanent track at head of echo and through the tunnel there thence to lay the denver branch track the grading of which is already done dene they have sold thier large largo warehouse at echo to bishop richens for the Hennefer ville cooper co oper active institute also a large quantity of merchandise on wednesday night last dinst at the perks house echo sub con tractor lewis carmichael esq wp presented by his friends with a set of solid coin silver bliver plate the new york price of which was the server alone weighed 14 ibs lbs troy it was truly a gift worthy of a prince 0 G C smith esq paymaster U P E R B R made the presentment speech mr carmichael expressed his gratitude in very few words vir vrr 1 h the presentment to mr carmichael was followed by that of a magnificent gold watch and chain to paymaster halso a costly diamond mounted gold watch chain with several elegant charms a costly moss agate ring and a superb set of gold sleeve buttons to mrs smith by the hand band of james H brooks esq mr carmi clia cila chaeles eils ells partner in behalf of their friends immediately following mr smith presented mr brooks with a magnificent gold watch and chain also to mrs brooks a set of moss agate gold earrings brooch and sleeve buttons the presentation of the watches and jewelry was a complete surprise to all the parties and caused feelings which could nind find no adequate expression express ibn in words to witness the presentation some twenty ladies besides about double that number 0 of gentlemen were invited bupt reeland rees hend fend wife led the column of guests into the presentation room ezra gregg esq warner Whit mans superintendent did the reception honors with genuine genuino california dignity it was an occasion of tangible expression of friendship between gentlemen and ladies of true worth whose associations in camp life and in sharing the toils toll and sand responsibilities of pre preparing aring the way for the lighting train have ripened into profoundest regard and admiration business is growing rapidly at this point I 1 lam iam am just informed that the ticket agent here has been awarded a clerk and baggage master that is what the boys here term business among other indications of progress also I 1 must not omit to state that G G E R late editor of the cactus st george utah dixie has turned his attention hitherward and exhibits much taste in catering for the traveler none need be amazed if ogden station should continue to grow and prosper to hear of the starting of the willow from the banks of taylors millrace mill race the cactus was first to publish the overland dispatches outside of salt lake city the 11 willow may yet find ample field in whipping the devil at disown game gammer garner around taylors mills where stumps are rare the passenger trains bring with them authorized news agents who deal in newspapers magazines etc the first gentleman on the line in this capacity is 3 jenks W practical printer and one of the most accomplish ed gentleman I 1 have met for many a day he pays the P E R R co 1003 per annum for his agency t on their trains llis pis versatility is only paralleled by his urbanity and inimitable good nature on the way down from ech 6 through weber canon be he earned the gratitude of every intelligent passenger on the trin train by his aimel timely y announcement of the salient points along the line I 1 head of narrows weber canon carlon locks loeks 2 2000 feet high an and a loog 1009 mile tree on the left he cried passing from car to car as the train approached wilhelmina Wilhelm lna ina pass tunnel no 3 feet through tunnel no 4 feet through Dev devils ilys lifs slide goo WO feet to summit head of round round bound valley vailey IMor morgan 9 an mountain green weber R rapids 11 ids and devils gate mouth of teber weber canlon cannon Ca fion flon deseret station taylors mills ogden station 3 miles by stage to ogden 55 miles to the promontory the verdict of every passenger is that such announcements noun cements would one hundred hundredfold fold foid enhance the interest and romance of travel through the bocky rocky mountains which simply means money in the coffers of the pacific railroad rau EaU road A delightful shower has this moment ra rifled rarefied the sultry air and with a pole hard by over laden with the inspiration of the occasion in to add his mite I 1 will conc cone conclude i ude the birds again do whistle on the breezes the cooling dewdrops dew drops sparkle from the tresses tree ses A sluggish vein we stop or ere it freezes Iree zes for everybody here pays homage as he sneezes I 1 to ANON axon WILLARD MAY 1869 editor deseret aws ever even since the gre great at highway has taken upon itself the responsibility of carr carn carrying yin the mail through this section it has been beena a continual source of annoyance we hear by telegraph of some occurrence in salt lake city perhaps and of course are curious to learn particulars we rush to the post office expecting gratification from the esteemed EVENING NEWS but in two cases out of three of late we have found no papers all the tion becan we can get is that the mail sack came again empty we have tried to find out the cause of all this trouble but have not been ever successful all we know is that the mail matter for willard is supposed to by transferred from W F cob gos coaches at ogden to the U P R B R cars by which it is supposed that the mail is carried to that elegant burg corinne from which place it is again supposed to be taken by some kind of contrivance to brigham city in the old 49 fashion pony express there being a good deal more pony than express about it of this part of the concern however we suppose we have no reason to complain as it is as good if not better than the other part which is doubtless owing to the color of the rider instead of improving this trouble may increase still we have some consolation in the assurance that it is hardly possible for it to be worse we have been as much as seven days behind in letters from your city at present we are about three days behind if our mail facilities are not attended to a little better shortly somebody will get hail hall columbia Thel fault the office at this place BO 80 some bome of you fellows look out for theres a chiel ye taking notes an faith hell print lem em 11 enough on mails now about the females the relief belief society is a success the society have heaped together means enough to start in silk culture and have made considerable headway in the business and aud have lately opened a store with goods purchased chiefly by the surplus means of the society the merchandising bids fair to be a success also the people here generally feel well if the paymasters of the U P and 0 P would hand band over the 49 stamps they would not feel any worse though one word more and I 1 am done some few weeks ago as ts the engine was passing a boy who was walking ahead of it took no notice and stood on the track until the engine camaso came so close to him that a iman eman man on the cowcatcher cow catcher reached him with his hand and pushed him off the track the boy who is noted all around here for his eccentricities boasted that if that fellow had let me alone id a stopped the old oid oldy thing you bet success to the evening if thi th reaches short of a week you may con clude elude that the mail facilities are 4 IMPROVING 1 |