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Show . Mercur News. Editor Uanneii: 1 have not written to the li.vNNKit for a space of many days, I have been wailing for something to turn up vvortli writing about and have llnaly accumulated a aaiull wr.d of news. To begin with it has been snowing hem for the past live days tin til the beautiful is about six inches deep and the very jingle of sleigh bells lings out on tho frosty air. The thurmouitor has retired to the lower level, but of course everything will be bright in a few days The Golden Uate mill is now hoisting ore at the rate of about -00 tons per day, or, about K of its capasity, The electric cuirent will bo turned on to the city before tl.ii ep.stlo an-p.a:s an-p.a:s in print. Mr. Ueo.Uowen, unemployed of, the Golden Gate came near meeting w 11I1 a l.Oi rible death last Thuraday. He was woikinginthe incline when the ore came down, and as there was no chance for etcape, he was foiced down ahead of the i;ar 100 feet, an'd would have been ground to pieces had not the engineer been signaled to stop tho car, by a man who saw 15ow en's perthous postition. The Gyser Marion has shut doWn to enlarge tne capacity of their mill. Tho liremen gave a ball on Thuisbay night in honor of St. Patrick's Da) . The L, D S eoinbinntlon school and nittoting house is now supplied with a line toned bell which adds its mite to the general noise and bustle of the town. Wm, ttth'ker wa here on the 10th hist looking after tho inViests of tho Iii&uiliuu of which he is Supi . An M. 1 A, baa been oiganizcd beie auu 11 now in good wmking condition with a mtmbeishipof ovei -i). Geo. Cpxe fot enian ol the carpeuteis ivim tlruck with a heavy piece of timber tim-ber 'Jt weeks ago, which fell 12 feet and crushed him to the giound but, fortunately fortun-ately his skull vvas'not fractuted mid he will be on duty in r few days mire. Gay Whipple has been given- the possision Of assistant machinist at the Golden Giie mill, .Gny is a genil.Uitand seems to adopt liimself to anything that conies in his way. i MinoSupt NMckio iias placed a uotico in fi'ont of his olnco to the effect that no more men are wanted, in the mind, lie has done this to avoid refusing tho num eroua calls that nio made upon him, by the reat number of unen ployed, 1 notice that I am about to the end of my 1 ope once irore and will have to desi'aj, for n time. No Llo. "Mercur, Utah. March, 18H8. |