Show GOLD MINING speaking of the mining exhibit which will be one of the features of abo midwinter fair the san franciaco chronicle reminds the country that it seems to havo been overlooked very generally that california is detill the great gold producing region of the world in edite of tho of hydraulic mining which have prevailed for a number of icare so much attention has been given to agriculture in its various branches that the impression has been created that california was mined out long ago when the fact is that the state year in and year out is producing over a month in gold and the surface of the vast auriferous region lias been scarcely scratched over u A t in connection thia information the following from the california miner will show that tho blow which has been given to silver has resulted in an increased activity in the bunt for cold and that california is still the gold land of the west and the world there is u of a boom in gold mining in this state than there has been in twenty years in grass valley and nevada city nevada county forbestown Forbes town butte county and u few other prominent places the hotels are so full that guests have to take their chances on cots in the halls etc people are comine from all directions looking for gold mines they are not only comina from colorado utah montana nevada idaho and washington but from the large cities of the east also there are men too from france and england and from mexico and central america gold mines are in demand and there are more of them in this state than in any other part of abo continent the largo majority of our claims are still undeveloped and need capital to make them remunerative no should fret because governor west has neglected to inform the people of utah for what to be thankful there are a thousand things to rejoice over and god for if you wish to add one more cause in your case do something to make a fellow being happy on thanksgiving day WITH ITS issue of november 14 th the rexburg press bids its friends and foes farewell and passes behind tho vail in the course of a few days its successor will make its bow and promises to be the beet publication issued from any press in idaho ben E rich will be the editor and the name of tho new publication which we shall look for with interest will be the birrer hammer its motto is thoroughly western silver and protection ACCORDING vo a dispatch to the tribune the omaha courts on saturday decided that the occupants of the lands in florence neb are legal owners notwithstanding the title which brigham young and the mormons held upon the plat upon which the city now standi the decision was made in the ejectment case of N G langtry who was in possession of a deed for certain lands from brigham young the decision went against him and his deed is declared void has resigned as general master workman of the knights of labor if the wires are to be elied upon it is quite certain that the es ignation will have a detrimental effect upon tho organization since powderly is one of the best leaders ever to the front unless mr james R sovereign oades moines who is alie akely successor shall provo himself a very strong and determined guide there s grave danger that abo organization will die of internal PEOPLE of rock springs wyoming are about to erect a miners hospital the corner stone of the edifice will bo laid by clodgo no 12 A F and A M on december ad next and the occasion will be one for general celebration the miner says that all the arrangements range ments 0 the day and the carrying out of the pro gramme with tho exception of laying the corner itono stono will be in the hands of the town council and judging from alio preparations already made the mayor and council will do the city proud THE RECORD urges the necessity exchange in the fish and game laws of the territory it thinks the penalties for unlawfully taking fish should bo made stringent and provisions should be made for catching alie violators of the law the penalty for shooting fish should be made two years imprisonment and a fine of 2000 it is clear that unless the legislature shall make como provision which shall be more effective than the laws now in operation the streams in this neighborhood will bo evicted epic ted in a very few years of the most luscious fish in existence the mountain trout it can truthfully be said support newspapers belter than those of any other butali city in proportion to population saya the despatch ogden does nob support its of any political faith as it should do that complaint is broadly made of ogden provo is not nearly eo large ogden lias no such monthly pay roll as that city has yet she gives her two newspapers a tar support this speaks volumes for the garden city and wherever an outside nan of intelligence picks up a paper from the two cities lie is at once pleasantly impressed by alio contrast in favor oi provo republican has thia to ay of the railroad which is being built by capitalists to co aneca alie atlantic pacific with the system of railroads in anis territory it will be an exceedingly important line in relation to the traffic between denver and southern california passing through southwestern utah and southeastern nevada it will cut off many miles that have to bo traversed now in going from denver to los angeles whether it be by way of the santa fe system or by way of san francisco it is to be hoped eliat all the means needed for alie early completion of thia road will bo secured without much difficulty REAL in growing cities always brings its reward A block was recently leased in chicago for a period of yeara at an aggregate rental ot or an annual rental of the lot fronts two streets having 92 feet on one and 05 on alie other an area of square feet the land is valued at pr square foot or about pr front foot on the street having 92 feet front in tho lifetime of persons now living thia land could have been purchased lor the present price of a single square foot and thus millionaires are made there are rich rewards awaiting the faithful who dine to their realty in ogden the commercial and railroad center of utah |