Show THE EUREKA EXCURSION number of people visit the great mining camp about forty Ode niles took advantage of the low rate offered by the rio grande western road yesterday and visited U aha famous mining camp eureka acquisitions to the number made at various places alone along the route and when the train palled pulled into eureka there were over four hundred on board J R keefer accompanied the part to salt lake where be he was relieved by 11 IV cushing traveling passe niter agent of the thi kio rio grande western mr keefer would have continued the trip to edreka were it not for the fact that he waa was detained at salt lake on important business upon reaching the capital capitol a special train was made up to convey the party to their destination the train arrived at eirena at p m and was met at the depot by a large crowd of residents of the great mining camp many repaired to the homes of old acquaintances and a large number registered ered at the eureka one of the beet best hotels in utah where the weary and heavy lad laam in can find seat sweet repose and the hungry person vatis satisfied fied the cravings clavings cravi 0 of fth the inner einner man after dinner tho the excursionists were the guests of the citizens of eureka and were shown through the various mines in the vicinity where many for the first time in ther lives were in ina a real mine the Ogden Ode niles ites in the party who were interested in eureka visited their claims and were much pleased with the out look the retribution property als ia looking very fine and promises preat great things for its owners in the near future after having spent the afternoon over eureka and vicinity the party boarded the train and returned to their homes the train reaching oden ogden at a am m the excursionists enjoyed the day immensely imme and profited by thy thid trip eureka is an enterprising town of 2500 inhabitants and ia Is the metropolis of the tintic gintic mining district and juab county other towns in the district are monmouth and silver city A floo school system including public protestant mormon and catholic being ably represented this speaks volumes lor for the educational tendencies ol 01 the people all of the religious denomination are represented a aid aad ad the beet best of ministerial talent fill the pulpits of the churches the law and order regulations ref lations are the best magnificent business blocks and large mercantile are men monuments to 40 the enterprise ot of Eu citizens A good paper the hiner furnishes news for the people and there is a substantial banking bouse house to transact bu business Binesa with the people people A AH I 1 lodges are represented and the odd fellows have erected a handsome stone building at great cost the upper floor is used for lodge meetings and the lower floor is used as an opera house As to hotels eureka is well supplied the eureka ranking at the head among the camps there are many pretty girls considering eureka from every standpoint business educational social religious and otherwise juabn juaba metropolis is not behind the larger cities of utah utan the bullion beck and champion mine eureka hill centennial eureka keystone blue rock mammoth spy and diamond are among the most prominent minea in the district prospects that have been developed to A certain extent and which are the most promising in gintic are the retribution owned by ogden parties partie sand and the golden eagle group annie consolidated and the sea lion group the latter three being owned or controlled by the well known mining firm of george georger T bridges co of eureka george T bridges of the tintic gintic mining bureau kindly showed THE tim STANDARD man around the city and tendered the use of the companas comp anys handsomely fitted offices to the representatives of this paper captain bridges is an old union veteran and has boo many friends in who place great reliance on bis his judgment as to the value of the po possible outcome of the mines in that section As the excursion train passed spring ville last night a grand ball was in progress and was attended by a large number of people from the a surrounding u country the great loop near Hom anaville attracted the attention of all oa board of the train it is certainly a magnificent piece of engineering the trainmen on the rio grande western treated everyone nicely they are all gentlemen in every sense of the word |