| Show underground the adventures of conr corre iian coal mine how black diamonds aro se cured business institutions i beneral notes EDITOR during yesterday HI after midnight the weather was very stormy the wind blew in gusts and an aa he would face ahe sleet or be by the angry blast could hardly realize that he was edme so peculiar and unpleasant was the weather this morning however the eky waa clear and the sunshine sun shone gloriously cumy correspondence yesterday I 1 referred to the ELEGANT AND IMPOSING tabernacle which is in course of con here il have since that the designer and architect of the building 19 art L allen of this place the building is certainly la monument to his mechanical ch anical skill and proves him to be an adept at his profession al the Co alville house under hospitable correspondent is for the arnt sojourn ing last evening iliad the pleasure of meeting mr J P murphy agent for ulah for maul co the well known whole tali stall notion merchants of nebraska the gentleman was on his way from bark city which latter place he his headquarters 1 learn from him that cewill occupy a suite of rooms in uie block in the OGDEN mr murphy is a genial it is a pleasure to be acquainted quain ted alter partaking ofa substantial breakfast this morning I 1 seated myself in a cutter drawn by a team of sprightly little ponies and waa whirled away to SPRING HOLLOW cpr rn g hollow awill tate is nn nol 01 y tta low the famous legendary location far from it spring hollow is the place where the boirie goal companas Comp anys mines are located and a busy place it is T after spending a short time in stoking at the roa chinery and the apparatus the curiosity of your correspondent prompted him to peep down the YAWNING CHASM which connects the big world above with the little world beneath and ho tooka notion that he would like to explore the lettla town un der the surface sur tace mr thomas is the fores man of this mine and upon being consulted in regard to mhd matter fie kindly consented to show the HERALD representative through the mine the beatt time an empty car was bent down we stepped into it arid descended A who descends into the bow els of the earth lor the first time experiences a PECULIAR SENSATION MW jf S he e eab though figuratively speaking the bottom has dropped out ond tie u dangling in mid air the speed at which one ia dropped frum the top to taft measured and slow but he la sent down sm a lusbi arri vang at the bottora Bot we light our small miners lamps and corn mance the work of exploration for a few minutes 1 was ad blind asa aar and on one or two occasions endeavored to c WALK A alla of carbonaceous deposit resisted my efforts at going th lu a little time my optics became accustomed to the prevailing bloomi and I 1 managed to grope my way after my guide who marched among cars pumps lumpa of coal with the ease and celerity imaginable after going downa for quinea distance vie came to a point where a pump wasa actively endeavoring to aex haubt which had accumulated to adepts which my guide informed mo would cover my head I 1 ei no intention of pursuing iny explorations further in that direction and after look af this particular pump which is only many such in the mine and which in night dd daySun daya included we returned to our start ing point A TRAIN cara marling from the bottom baft and having become very docile and tractable I 1 obeyed the directions af pf mr crowded my anatomy into one of abo b itom afif tho baumber Bu umber t riliA il 11 l itina d 1 ti W fro and bachis provid ed with a on the front of his cap tha cars are drawn by horses and males which although they are ly in constant danger of wearing out their ears or making themselves by rubbing their heads afung line roof of the narrow passageway passage way y seem io thrive well arc well and regularly fed and arc taken out of ohp mine every evening my guide crowded himself into the car next in from of the one occupied by myself tha cordei to start was given and away we went I 1 have thought that during my travels I 1 have been at times pretty much shaken up but this underground journey I 1 think capa the climax 1 I hopa I 1 shall not lower myself in the estimation of my friends or expose myself to danger from certain quarters by stating that I 1 have taken underground an trip well the ride continued on and on through the apparently and impenetrable blackness at regular distances there are switches and at each switch the animals are changed thus keeping a certain animal on his own section of the route the lime in a little while we arrived at the ando working jevel a distance at about ahree thousand five hundred feet tom the shaft we TUMBLED OUT four novel if not exquisite and aay conveyance and your correspondent saw a coal at work n his native element simply n bairt and pants with hi lamp hastened in his cap or hung upon he wall close bahe dislodges dia lodges the lack diamonds we our toes or bread as the case may be here the irrepressible newspaper man impressed with the novelty of the situation eom fenced to solicit subscription s p tha beat paper in utah he OGDEN tins work ie continued alj through the mine ind was eminently successful the minera are a happy jovial class of men and some of them toola great iu informing your corres j at that s good a chance of being J HURLED INTO THE CITY I 1 as the rest of them adyr Ai yr occur OF this howe verbe lad not much fear for the bentila iun in this mine is excellent af his I 1 may speak later on abu tier retracing our steps for a chort distance we turned to the right and pursued our incline at the extremity of which mother gang of men was working the coal is loaded into the cars ani an i down to the main line on the evel the loaded cars go down md the empty cars are drawn up t the the two being attached to a chain which passes round a wheel provided with a brake at the bead of the incline these inclined inc linea occur at regular dis alcea and all extend at an alca from the level ft num berof feet at the farther end of the incline the work proceed in atch direction parallel wiehl the eve the work continues until hetio gangs working from opposite directions meet the incline is then extended another stated number offeit of feet and the same operations are proceeded with ahe mine thus worked haa it BLOCKS AND STREETS when it is thought advisable tb take out one of these blocks or pillars props are used as the work proceeds and the coal is removed tho beam of coal in this mine ia eleven feet in thickness all through from present appearances the sup ply ia inexhaustible 1 I my guide holding my lamp well in front of my nose up hill and docu dale at one time be would tell me we were very near the surface at another he would give mo th asni information that wewer a lung way under the had no reason to doubt ills assar tiona and seen fit to tei mo were f OS THE OF f f v it is thatah bould have been ul libla alo believe it when I 1 descended the chaft I 1 bad on and this I 1 continue to lay brief sojourn in the siv low th e result was perspiration badt frequent ot caf very necessary the faces af the als i evidenced the warmth of the atmosphere J down their grimy countenances trickled perspiration the result of their labor with pick and elioud wei stumbled along through old worT where fungi mutated around the props fand boata anuw bod then a rocks which trulia the roo fi would be encounter once or twice the sharp draught blaw my latip but 1 hastened laih light from TO THINK of abo consequences should liu agh also blow we be idt AA i inthe dardr toward the close of thell it rth by boar correspondent iwa L facetious miner noticed the oh served thai should the bridegroom come then I 1 would be left with truy charity he tilled tay way rejoin ing I 1 followed roy guide up 10 steep ascent aad bc S harp cold air wag an evidence that we were rapo 1 V n T J f iri 7 f 1 idly approaching a point where day light clims unnecessary jird oia TIME I 1 11 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 we once more air having emerged from the mouth of deold e 1 by this route the annuals ann nals the mine and rooming athe we emerged distance from the main mine duang our tour miles rotund cadd your correa pon dent waa highly pleased to sniff ot irom afar hut the pure breezes I 1 aw at th e and theu ra turned ta uio office of the home coal iliad theal secretary cwi acting manager of the company after ing my obligations to wright the gentleman who had so kindly ohp intricacies of the minand coal mining in general I 1 had a with mr mitchail Mit cHeIl dull then with an appetite which promised to be ty ran the provisions that carnei insight seated myself in the auiler and in a little time after besia eJ thy lable in the goal villa house mra W W chufi pro proctor pr ictor beret the temerity I 1 had practiced and the surmises as abhat not happen such and lucli a thing oc cur ll 11 ED vanished aa t to succulent suc culen t steal arst dasa pota toca pies eCE teW 1 lilyam 1 l ra her bash t ul know I 1 0 o nat the viands que cwi wwi buc in territory atad and a halfin 1 a deec calville oal ville it is on the 61 of a hul a of the valley as at the utah eastern rail atad a narrow guage oy which there has been and hands of a re echo caty trel to the roine coal is si tipped to by this road and is toi BROAD caha 1 u i 1 the pany at earlc from uti ri iii fi i thia is t hische hism he camany Co many aoel ot a lo 10 ore liberal support from the peo prie ala companas coal tabi most economical and ly thy iff ats Vertic for kouser bold and it dues not as any f coal used jin this country ibo price of coal laid aeU titis eaid be blittle cheaper 11 th anthe auala aud igo fact tji it lasta dpn ge and doe ou t BO rapidly athe r bunla of aho barho naco u a ily hould imade U a favorite iw the public the aim 0 liall id al waybe hashio in this case thea members of the cocup utah capifali stcl it wo en ter prise the needed for corking the mine are procured froin annao ani and ear aidi earo alle at roll each month VO the avery possible ae jbf the pm i 1111 be tho natt iu apy known U 1311 ah tho alfton owns a quarry situated close baud from which ig secured a drat class qualify W white H can and ea auy fai hn firt quarried ha walh ekpo expo uro ani uc uco valuable I 1 mr durpos pur pos alie pat of this ith other of building jalowy ruthc only in coal coo co o ad y ot 1 at tha of isleib constantly kept and ft prosperous business ria carried on i TI hua incas af pf thoc op is con ducted in hew two avry halck W 1 T i i I 1 iii 3 if a t att 4 i ALL THE LATEST improvements such as an elevator and a steam c heating apparatus hon W y cluff ia the general manager of the institution and mr george beard la genuine rustler and an artist acts as purchasing agent and is an able assistant to mr duff in managing the business of the concern coalville Co alville also possesses a theatre which in consideration of the vast difference in the matter of the population of the two places is much better than that in ogden it is n neat commodious hall commonly known here as buffs duffs hall the stage is filled with a complete set of scenery and during the winter evenings thelo cal dramatists DELIGHT THE PUBLIC with their performances the county court house is a plain and as compared with the jeneral appearance of the rest of the buildings in un assuming structure situated a short distance north of the city on an eminence hence a good view of the city may be obtained THE SCHOOL fis under the control of prof E H a gentleman of much educational cat ional experience and who ia deservedly edly popular the present municipal officers of coalville Co alville city are john boyden mayor A 0 salmon recorder alexander wright treasurer john williams john allgood E H samuel claris and W W cluff councillors councilors counci lors thelmaa beach marshal bros semester have been APPOINTED for the HERALD in coal ville and vicinity they will make a thorough canvass of the city in the interest of the paper and all accounts due the r HERALD may be paid to them M COALVILLE jan gold NEW YORK jan 22 brown bros haye enraged half a million dollars i id gold bars for aln pm en t tomorrow to morrow |
