| Show wy vY 0 OMina A I 1 I 1 U 1 EVANSTON W T nov NOT 11 10 1871 par for a puny metropolis this place hns has TO rc civco a more mora than deserving notoriety instead of landin finding a city of Co Corinn rinnes cs fair proportions proportion I 1 found a town of about forty or my fifty buildings comprising four saloons two good sized stores and four or fire smaller business houses three churches are in ili state of construction baptist methodia find anil presbyterian they aro very spacious buildings building and fiill ft ill bo be ready for pious love davo tion lion before next month where the ilia congregations gregat gragat ions are to come from is not apparent to rao ma at present about it ft dozen handon hand omo so houses am aie constructing annd the R railroad co company mcany ara putting up una fine improvements the aar 2 rou n l jio stalls ls is fini finished shod and in uso use the eating I 1 house 1 ouse is nearly ready and a ball was given aven in in its largo large and beautiful dining ball on evening as a sort of inauguration which I 1 nm am told was is a delightful affair tile the station at wasatch Via satch is to bo be abolished and travelers will take their dinner at this place instead of the former other oilier railroad improvements improvement are in ill progress T which gives evanston Lv anston a gradual growth tile the coil coal fields ire are three miles northwest of town and form one of the ilia principal features of ilia iha place as well ns as an unqualified blessing blam mg two hundred chinaman are at we work rk in tile chief mine arid and of course bring out an imme immense nse quantity of coal private parties also own somo large veins which arc energetically corked vor ked and they have entered into an active camped competition lion with ilia larger companies from which tho ilia people derive a great pecuniary b bencat a n a f it co coal a I 1 having been sold bold sit at tile the almost incredible price of al 81 per ton but has ha 3 advanced to sa 3 I 1 mr atkinson one ODO of tile the coil princes prince promises to keep jeep the ill corinne people from freezing the coming vi winter inter and is preparing raring largo shipments thith thither cr A hotel is ii a convenience not yet enjoyed by travelers at evanston Kv anston but ti ill people are arc very be hospitable bitable and their latchstring latch strings 3 are always out fur for visitors usi tors especially for friends friend I 1 was fortunate ja ia lan having ing the com company pliny of john stone johnny lins has a fraternal duplicate in goodness charley stone rc iding here and we were taken in tow by him before wo lao could jump from tile cart carp and conducted du led to the house bouse of 11 sir r north N where here wo we were delightfully entertained by mrs north mrs alyard and miss alvard a bevy of lodics who anro well known in corinne Corin nc to I 1 which they recently paid a their social virtues virt uca the stores above mentioned tire are those of sisson wallace co and atar smith the latter is conducted by Iless rs north find and stone the ilia proprietor being in the ilia last and was one ona ortho of ilia victim of tho the chicago fire losing loing very heavily lusino busino nass with willi these two firms is ii good but outside of them there is no life ire visible except in tho the saloons falcons and only one of tile se the crystal palace billiani Billia Billi aid ii hall a very larga larce ella cne two atory OTY building appears to be ba thriving mr IT pricer pacer and family formally for meily of the central pacific at corinne is here opening a provision store the Ive allier is pleasant lilt but everal several degrees a colder limn ill ia your our valley though this little difference fuel being bell aso so much cheaper my notes will necessarily bo be brief as ilia time allotted to wo me til irk cotlin dotting them down is short mr stone and myself resume our journey ca stward MIS afternoon ali alasi |
