| Show A TRIP TO THE PARK for the first time during my long residence in ID utah 1 I on Buida jt june visited park city As aa the utah chui coui ral train swept scout southwesterly tt ward the mouth of parleys Parley Ps canyon I 1 was reminded of the idea of 0 beavor bea rei expressed some years since by one 0 our prominent bankers bialt lake chiy ity on a olcar clear m aning in june this arbis is a natural thought and it em m bodies a tinge of poetry as well asat as ai element of truth heaven is inse arable from the beautiful in nature ado the ibe splendid in art abo view from the train looking northwestward was for to in no other aty a ty in the corli Is the natural more profusely with the artificial Tj wenni shove the mass of ing embedded structures wets the n rand erand and stately temple and tbt magnificent city and county building 1 be constituents of too picture ilu aiu tir essed ane behaden with a ruination o which embraces u kusiv art a of gud god anti and the beati ficat iou ot abe earth oy olve dive mortality the slight caused we tle mind tort to veit tj the more initial stages of growth aud kompare om pare tut m with vie ire present birtee d atee or expansion and aud taif taft resu tej ted in stirring up a sentiment ul of doudt bouder rat at the marvelous transforms tion and caused a vivid 0 a prediction which I 1 beara uttered b oy president brigham young i OK ing the future of bai this western part diat ic rho time will come when this will b br too ne of tue greatest grea teet cities of abe earth it will nil fill this entire valley a 0 the point of the mountain lia its water supply will then come irom from lutat lake a reser reservoir vAr t provided by goi loi for the ahe purpose from that source it will oe brought in pipes along the bass base oi 01 ane aijo mout mountains ajae on the east and west 22 in that early day the master mind had haa grasped the abe future condit on as it ir it were an established fact while those of more mor ordinary mold art ouia now to so se the possibility u ui tio no mi gantic an attainment there eare are natural pictures to be seen every everywhere w feirt in tnie this city of bur surpassing passing beauty es eq pe cally irom from the mure more elevated UT they are cauchi opening op eniDs between spreading tress reea and emorece a wide variety of lovoi loess within comparatively narrow spaces dome sometimes times the admirer receives a look of surprise occa sio nally not unmixed with sympathy lie be points abble t to w bo simply sei 0 o 1100 00 oo la in ucb such scones scenes 4 is a we abee boor boast say y with aw much soul in the remark as can be expressed by a it fr son en quaal ys y s pretty prett good it one such attempt sor fo read these bese low few thoughts of a scenery brA brant and says impatiently 1 I thought you were g log ing to say ay something about she he park lot let him bambe be still ill I 1 cannot boadt etim there ahead of the traio train it was from the mouth of parley that I 1 ai alist at a tight ight eight of of the city of he be saints it was on october listii ast 1st 1866 after a tollit toilsome tome journey which at the port of london on may of we the some same your year tb abe teat lost one bourand boua and miles ot of it per ormed armed mostly ou on foot was wa over we plains and through we rivers riven of the tbt great west W st rb ch is was sisto also on a sunday morning and as were my follow fellow pilgrims I 1 was waa footsore weak aud weary the spectacle wound me up for a few me mc monte I 1 took on off my dutty dappy brosta brimmed hat has and waived 1 it in we be air I 1 tried to accompany the mo vemont with a about of 0 gladne gJ adnew but hard bard shot hot upward in ilk my and barricaded barricades barrica ded the edund while an aa silently downward toward duward title obin chin stole atole tua the liquid drops watch ell the tale that in soine respects the abe grown man to is not so ao far removed from i the be go BO t and child but why should mortals be ahamed of that on which there has baa been placed we be stamp of divi divinity liny la Is it is not britto jeus jesus wout p too ride parleys Is as in all mountain gorges in this ro roaD butle tie region full fall of interest tu to the admirer of nature to in its more rugged firms it Is brings into view new Us its mute mure stubborn storay features gladdened by alternating glades gladee ii watch dwile while the sunlight dances to iu the zaphyr sniffed stiffed and los ibe music ut lf the bubbling bubb linic mountain brook Is an appropriate accompaniment through tole pleasing panorama pau orama we hasten on cul wit we reach this noted mining town is a revelation to the resident reside ut of utah who sees boo it first time it is situate I 1 on slopes declining frum from all except at the lower end of the camp at first sight eight it seems as it if its people bed bad began too initial stages loc looking taing toward los objective point of becoming 66 cliff anif dwellers Jl main street runs upward on a somewhat steep grade to in abe direction of the location of the mines while the houses on either side run along the mountain sides ame s me of them on points of elevation that in vulva no small amount of rho great attitude altitude traders the atmosphere ut ui usually rare and therefore not favorable to lung but this is counteracted by the leeps that have to be traversed by a large rity of the people in order tu to reach their homes bomes western win jag towns are not noted for architect ural t excellence xcell ence tue park Is ii no ex caption to the rule but generally speaking ope aking the domiciles domiciled domi ciles of the people are comfortable COMor cum or table aud the population seem to his bu provided with employment phe able I 1 business bustnes ii street has bus art an active dir air and there is nu no external appearance of anything to in the of order lineaH hoess when I 1 arrived the Lat la erday sunday school was in session although but a brief time was puni there it was wad buffi ident to enable the me visitor to learn that it has boo many points of excellence among these are a large SDI ani re gulai attendance ot of beautiful and intelligent tell igent children and youths 0 b ian sexes an excellent graded organization including four classi f cation v ex cep capt tonally good di discipline resulting in the maintain ance ot of good order tae superintendent 0 J calls call by profession a school teacher is an is officer and Is ie aided by an active and capable corps corpa of assistants it happened on the particular bunday lay I 1 spent at the park that a baseball mated match was on between the she local jot nine tie sod nd the great ball bait lake team 0 course this was a marked attraction and probably affected the at the afternoon meet tog at which however the large maj arity of the faints 0 of tbt branch were present the attendance at the evening set eer vice was so 89 large lar 0 that tt t con i i aider bably ably exceeded exee ediT the capacity on ai ty of it the ball bail in which blob it was wao held beld A num ier bor who were unable to gain ingress stood at the head of the saz eta r way I 1 believe that much the larger jarger portion of the were non members of the church and all seemed to be interested in the discourse deliverer deliver ej on oa the occasion A number of investigators have signified their intention of being baptized baptie ca at at early date data and the seems seem excellent for the accomplishing of a gogu work numbers of people peaple previously with the faith sod doctrines of the saints are surprised abou their truth and beauty are intelligently in explained to them by the filden elders rha branch of the church lb if in good working klug condition ita affairs are conducted under the direction of 01 presiding elder T L allen alien ot of coal ville villa who la Is assisted by elders eiders ajam on and Raa Ras baud both residents of 4 the he park they are earnest workers in ana tn vause cause on an I 1 carry a wholesome influence monie among all ail of the tha people next mr george W cur ur tin kindly undertook to show me the b sights in and around tue the ontario willand mines for which purpose we set sei out on horseback we passed through the upper mill from the roof to the ground fl 11 sor or and witnessed we the entire process aa from the storage of the ore to the abe extraction from bitof it of the precious metat meta this includes burying crushing ru rua eting esting washing sett liD and separating until finally the spectator is enabled to lok loik upon ag shining silver divorced from all its crude tut materials while deeply interested in the exhibitions ot of the wonderful skill of man MAD in subduing the elements anu and subordinating them to his bis use and convenience I 1 confess that I 1 was somewhat pleased to escape from amill as I 1 experienced a sensation of having gone through at least two processes of 0 reduction crying and roast it jug ng and I 1 was more than willing ta tr be separated from it the best beat in the build building inz reminded one of an imaginary so fondly described by preachers of the sulphuric order ot of ecclesiastics the doiss of the machinery supplied the landem mum part pars while the men who were s hoveling sio io around with long handled implom implements ente were lother wise suggestive the latter promoted presented ap odd appearance raiq phe nose and aad mouth of each was wag covered by or encased incased in a contrivance which in form resembles the snout of a bog perforated at the end this ip if to prevent the ore met and noxious ases from being inhaled by the industrious dust rious toilers boilers toi lers whom I 1 found to be uniformly courteous and gentlemanly to lo ane interior of ibis abla protector a sponge is inserted to render the prevention of inhalation more eom complete we next visited the office where we found mr george groo groe an old resident of this city who has baa been employed at the ontario for about nineteen years he accompanied u io 10 the vicinity of shaft no nil 3 where were I 1 nad had the plea pleasure ture of suspecting inspecting the pumping plant which includes a cornish pump of the most advanced mike and gigantic ever produced this feature ot of the 0 icario works was of great interest everything associated with it is on a mam m alti scale the plant cost half bait a million militon dollars dollar but has baa been shelved by the of a better way waya ol of ottina etin rid of the underground steams which hamper mining opera loep As aa too tae late mr tilden would nave said sald the whole pumping outfit us aae gone into I nocuous desuetude I I 1 was introduced to mr matt connelly foreman of the lb ontario in nine ine he la one of abe most capable and ad alert practical miners in the west although it was not fisting day and it was waft i iut ot very convenient to lower strangers irto the mysterious depths ue a direct ird shift boat boa mike mik qualey tu to incase me to io a rubber jacket and son aou wester hat 1369 anu and take me doar so 80 low loeu we went want passing the several levels until we readied a ono on ico usand feet bel w the surface wt we nad the be pleasure of walking in a tuu tun uel a of leet feet and elamin ing we be shining ore at various points as we passed along after being satisfied with the d duration aratt in of the one hubter I 1 nations we wro were taken to the surface later we descended num nu briber two aud and at a depth of 1500 feet inspected one of the drainage tunnels the existence of which blob dispenses with the pumping plant it la Is three miles milea long A large volume of water rushes through it anti and dashes out at the mouth ani aej down dowa the ilde ide of a mountain the vis visiting itina party which now dow included two gentlemen from indiana and one tor formerly merly of that state but now of salt lake walked along the tunnel about bait bail its distor ceaud were treated to a num her of shower baths baaba which wr wert not net ecstatically enjoyed on the trip bhore is a perpetual draft in tie tua tunnel and as the party turned to retrace ill all the candles candies went out fortunately I 1 had a lanterns lantern aej therefore led tb retreat the wiest tallest man in the party was fortunate in having a stiff hat 4 berwise his bis head bead instead of his bis hat would probably have been cracked by several collisions with the support li g timber discovering that the mue for the departure 01 the train was approaching all voe sible baste was made to the station stat ioD I 1 had bad the pleasure of meeting mr B R C clambers Cn ambers while at the mine anu I 1 m eded to him for marked cour Is ia appropriate to remark that the ontario te the source of abe existence of park Ott Ci yand tyland the 0 ontario mario and city are to inseparable separable from the personality of mr chambers Cham bere he has bao done wore to build up op both bolh than all other persons combined and there la Is no DO greater evi evidence lence or of his excellent qualities of head and heart then than the esteem in which be in held by all classes of people in the park 1 proposed saying something go in ib relation taken on the return trip but this thia correspondence to Is in ia all conscience drawn out JORN JOHN NICHOLSON |
