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Wall Joseph, 2d, bet. Young and Franklin.
Wallace George E., carpenter, cor. 8th and Spring.
Wallace Joseph, clerk Driver & Son, cor. 8th and Spring.
Wallace William, laborer, Green, bet. 7th and 8th.
Wallin John P., tailor T. W. Jones, Mound Fort. Wallis William H., laborer, Green, south of 8th.
Walton Andrew J., machinist, 5th, bet. Young and Franklin. Ward James F., farmer, Main, south of 8th. Warden S. P., clerk, cor. Wall and 5th. Wardleigh H. C., music, etc., cor. East and 2d.
Ware William H., carpenter, 2d, east of East.
Warner Heber, 5th, bet. Main and Young.
Warner Job, job wagon, Main, bet. 5th and 6th,
Warner William S., engineer C. P., Young, bet. 7th and Sth.
Warren William C., Main, bet. 5th and 6th.
Buggies and Wagons at Bottom Prices at SIDNEY STEVENS', OGDEN.
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It will Pay You to get Price List from S. Stevens, Ogden.
Warren Mrs. W. C., milliner, Main, bet. 4th and 5th.
Warwick Thomas, whitewasher, Smith, bet. 2d and 3d.
Washburn Wallace T., farmer, Lynne.
Wasson James, laborer, cor. Green and 6th.
Watkins Charles F., boot maker E. J. W., cor. Green and 2d.
Watkins Edward J., boot maker, Main, bet. 4th and 5th. Watkins Mrs. Elizabeth, furnished rooms to rent, 5th, bet. Main and Young. Watkins Joseph H., carpenter, 6th, bet. Young and Franklin.
Watkins Richard, tailor, 2d, east of East.
Watson John, manager Z. C. M. I., Pearl, bet. 5th and 6th.
Watson Robert T., carpenter, 5th, bet. Main and Young.
Watts James, cor. Smith and 3d.
Watts John, gardener, cor. Smith and 3d.
Watts William, laborer, 3d, bet. Franklin and Wall.
Watts William, waiter, Broom Hotel.
Weaver J .; engineer, C. P.
Weaver Mrs. John, depot.
Weaver William, mason, Main, south of 8th.
Weber George, cabinet maker Boyle & Co., north of Ogden Bridge.
Welch Charles, farmer, Franklin, bet. 6th and 7th.
Wells J. S., salesman Z. C. M. I., 4th, bet. Spring and Smith.
Wells R. A., brewer, Spring, bet. 4th and 5th.
Wentz Nicholas, restaurant, Wall, bet. 5th and 6th.
West Albert A., brakeman C. P., Franklin, bet. 2d and 3d.
West George, laborer, C. P. R. R.
West John, broom maker Scoville, 3d, bet. Green and East.
West John A., conductor, Riverdale.
West Joseph A., civil engineer, Franklin, bet. 4th and 5th.
West Louis A., manager Silva's warehouse, 3d, bet. Spring and Smith.
West Lydia, nurse, 3d, bet. Green and East.
West Mrs. Martha, Young, bet. 3d and 4th.
West Mrs. Mary A., Young, bet. 3d and 4th.
West Mrs. Sarah, Young, bet. 3d and 4th.
West William, lath and shingle maker, 4th, bet. Green and East.
West Wiliam H., lumberman, Young, bet. 2d and 3d.
Western Union Telegraph Office, cor. 4th and Main.
Weston Samuel, shoemaker, Green, bet. 7th and 8th.
Whalen Thomas, conductor C. P., 4th, bet. Young and Franklin.
Whaley F. J., book-keeper, cor. Main and 7th. Wheeler Mrs. Lucinda, 3d, bet. Spring and Smith.
Wheelwright J., job wagon, 6th, bet. Pearl and Green.
Wheelwright M. B., wood and coal, Main, bet. 4th and 5th
Wheelwright Matthew H., laborer, 2d, east of East.
Wheelwright William, laborer, Smith, bet. 6th and 7th.
Whetstone Henry, saloon, Young, bet. 5th and 6th. White A., brakeman, U. P.
White Barnard, lumber dealer, 4th, bet. Franklin and Wall.
White Barnard J., yard man B. White, 3d, bet. Young and Franklin.
White Henry C., restaurant, 5th, bet. Main and Young. White William, car oiler U. P.
Whitney W. Charles, assistant cashier C. P., Young, bet. 3d and 4th. Whittaker Samuel T., carpenter, 3d, bet. Green and East.
Wiggins William, job wagon, Young, bet. 2d and 3d.
Road Carts and Barb Wire at SIDNEY STEVENS', Ogden.
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LIME and CEMENT at SIDNEY STEVENS', Ogden.
Wilbur Adam, tailor T. W. Jones, bet. Main and Spring and 4th and 5th.
Wilcox Charles F., book binder, cor. Main and 4th.
Wilcox Moroni E., book binder, cor. Main and 4th.
Wild Levi L., operator U. P., 4th, bet. Spring and Smith.
Wilderspin Samuel, boot maker Huss.
Wilkinson Alexander, carpenter, 3d, bet. Franklin and Wall.
Williams Caroline, Ist, bet. Spring and Smith.
Williams Charles, porter, Beardsley House.
Williams Daniel P., farmer, Ist, bet. Young and Franklin.
Williams Ezra G., M. D., Main, bet. 3d and 4th.
Williams Frank, works Hopkins & Co.
Williams Henry, porter, Beardsley House. Williams Hyrum, Main, bet. 3d and 4th.
Williams John, laborer, by Iron Works.
Williams John P., Main, north of Ist.
Williams John R., Young, bet. 4th and 5th.
Williams John R., freight department C. P., Main, north of Ist.
Williams Richard, plumber, Main, bet. 2d and 3d.
Williams R. K., attorney-at-law, 6th, bet. Pearl and Green.
Williams Thomas, Jr., freight department C. P., Main, north of Ist. Williams Thomas L., miller with Farr & Co., Main, north of Ist.
Williams T. E., clerk Telephone Office.
Williams Thomas W., laborer, cor. 7th and East. Williams William, 6th, bet. Franklin and Wall.
Williamson Cole, painter, Main, bet. 4th and 5th.
Williamson David, Main, mason, bet. 3d and 4th.
Wilson David E., engineer U. & N., Green, bet. 2d and 3d.
Wilson George, root beer manufacturer, 5th, bet. Young and Franklin.
Wilson George, merchant, cor. 4th and Green.
Wilson John, carpenter, cor. 3d and East.
Wilson John E., painter, Junction City Hotel.
Wilson Richard, conductor D. & R. G., Green, bet. 2d and 3d.
Wilson Robert, painter, Ist, bet. Smith and Pearl.
Wilson Robert B., check clerk C. P., 7th, bet. Young and Franklin.
Wilson Robert C., clerk, Green, bet. 3d and 4th.
Wilson William, Main, bet. 7th and 8th.
Wilson William, contractor and builder, 5th, bet. Young and Franklin. Wilson William W., check clerk C. P., Green, bet. Ist and 2d.
Winslow Hiram, engineer with Clark, Wall, bet. Ist and 2d.
Winslow J. W., engineer, Wall, bet. Ist and 2d.
Wiseman John, 3d, bet. Main and Young.
Wiseman W. W., messenger W. U.
Wolfenden J. L., operator W. U., 3d, bet. Main and Young. Wood E., wiper, U. P.
Wood Henry, section foreman U. & N., Main, south of 8th.
Wood H. S., laborer D. & R. G., cor. Main and 8th.
Wood William, engineer U. P., Main, south of 8th.
- Wood William H., engineer U. P., cor. 8th and Young. Woodcock Frank S., contractor and builder, Main, north of Ist. Woodmansee Charles, capitalist, Main, south of 8th. Woods Clarence, waiter Beardsley.
Woodvine George W., barber Hartenstein, Young, bet. 3d and 4th.
Woolner Henry, brewer, Young, bet. 5th and 6th.
Sidney Stevens Keeps Gas and Water Pipe, Wholesale.
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FIRST NATIONAL BANK, Ogden City.
IN Z. C. M. I. BUILDING.
Surplus,
Paid in Capital, $100,000. 15,000.
DIRECTORS:
H. S. Eldredge, President; William Jennings, Vice-President; John Taylor, John Sharp, F. Little, L. S. Hills, D. H. Peery, N. C. Flygare: H. S. Young, Cashier.
BUYS AND SELLS. EXCHANGE -ON- New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Omaha, London, and Principal Continental Cities.
Make Collections, Remitting Proceeds Promptly.
Interest Paid on Savings Deposits.
NELSON'S Livery and Feed Stables.
FIRST-CLASS CONVEYANCES OF ALL STYLES.
Tourists furnished and escorted up the celebrated Ogden Canyon. and to all resorts. Nobby teams and single drivers.
Telephone in connection.
MRS. GEO. BRUESCH, Salt Lake Beer Hall,
Fifth Street, Feer Doors West Broom Hotel, Ogden, Utah.
Keep Constantly on Hand Best Brands
CIGARE & LIQUORS At reasonable rates .
General Agency for Salt Lake City Brewery Beer. Orders promptly filled. 53
J. W. MILLIS, Prop.
Chapman House,
ONE BLOCK FROM DEPOT, Fifth Street, Ogden, Utah.
> FIRST-CLASS ACCOMMODATIONS
Terms Reasonable.
W. M. CHAPMAN, Prop.
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BEARDSLEY'S HOTELS,
THE BROOM
AND
BEARDSLEY HOUSE
The Broom located in the business centre,
CORNER FIFTH AND MAIN STREETS.
Having leased and opened this new and well-furnished hotel, I am ready to entertain all. Particular attention is called to the fact that people leav- ing Ogden on any of the morning trains, by staying in Ogden over night, gain one hour and thirty minutes for sleep in the morning.
THE BEARDSLEY HOUSE
At the depot, being under the same management, travelers can be assured their comforts will be considered in all respects. The Commercial Travelers' interests will be respectfully attended to.
M. H. BEARDSLEY, PROP.
No License for Commercial Drummers in Ogden, the same having been repealed.
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General Agency of Improved Iron Frame Harrow, with
Wotherspoon Mrs. Agnes, Smith, bet. 6th and 7th.
Wotherspoon James, general merchandise, Main, bet. 4th and 5th.
Wotherspoon Robert, merchant, cor. 7th and Smith.
Wright Angus T., merchant, 4th, bet. Smith and Pearl.
Wright Mrs. Aurelia, Main, bet. 4th and 5th.
Wright Gilbert J., grocer, 3d, bet. Main and Young.
Wright Hyrum, carpenter, 2d, bet. Franklin and Wall.
Wright Joe, auctioneer, Main, south of 8th.
Wright Josiah A., 2d, bet. Franklin and Wall.
Wright Parley T., of Wright & Son, 4th, bet. Spring and Smith,
Wright William, butcher, 4th, bet. Main and Young ..
Wright William H., bar tender, Main, south of 8th.
Wright William H., merchant, 4th, bet. Spring and Smith.
Wright Frank, clerk Utah National Bank.
Wright George, bar tender McCarty's.
Wright W. C. & J. E., merchants.
Wright Charles, 4th, bet. Main and Young.
Wykes James L., commercial traveler, 4th, bet. Spring and Smith. Y
Yearsley Heber, check clerk C. P., 8th, bet. Smith and Pearl.
Yerger William G., carpenter, 2d, bet. Main and Spring.
Young Hyrum S., cashier First National Bank, cor. 4th and Spring. Young M., brakeman C. P.
Young Captain Warner, mail agent U. & N., 4th, bet. Franklin and Wall.
Young William L., saloon, 4th, bet. Main and Young.
Yount E., butcher, Young, bet. 5th and 6th.
Yount John, fireman U. P., 8th, bet. Young and Franklin.
Z Zitman Miss Ida, bet. 2d and 3d and Main and Spring. Z. C. M. I., cor. Main and 4th.
The following four districts form part of Ogden City, but are given separately :
MOUND FORT.
A
Allen Marshall, conductor C. P.
B
Barker F. E., farmer. Barker George S., farmer. Barker Simon, farmer. Barker William, farmer.
Chase Byron, farmer. Chase C. W., baggageman C. P. Chase E. W., farmer.
Barlow Walker, farmer. Berk Floyd. Bingham Edward. Brown A.
C Chase Ernest. Clark Dinur.
Steel Teeth, at SIDNEY STEVENS', OGDEN CITY.
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Weber Wagons, Wholesale Agency at Sidney Stevens', Ogden
Diston W., laborer. Dryer Fred., miller.
Folker Alfred, City Council.
Garr Benjamin.
Hatch Mrs. Dinah. Higginbotham S. S., merchant.
Jones Miles H., farmer.
Knowles John, farmer.
Littlefield Elijah, brewer, Fry.
Maddock John, tailor.
Madsen Charles, teamster.
Mazel Albert, blacksmith.
Miller August.
Moore Joseph B., farmer. Moore D. M., cont'r and nurserym'n.
Moore David, contractor and builder. Morton Chas., dyer Farr's Mill.
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Parry Joseph. Powers Austin, farmer.
R
S
Shaw William, farmer. Shaw Wilber.
Stout A. P., farmer.
Stone Amos, farmer.
Stone Lewis P., farmer.
Spangenberg --
T Taylor J. E. Taylor Samuel, bricklayer. Tinsley E.
W
Wilson Andrew, farmer. Wilson John L., school teacher.
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Drake F., farmer.
F
G
Grundy Thomas B., plumber. H
Higginbotham Frank, clerk, S. H. J K
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Lucas J., millwright. M Moore Frank. Moore Franklin, blacksmith.
Palmer J. E., telegraph operator. Parry Edward. Perry George, saloon keeper.
Rash Charles, carpenter.
Sandberg B. C., shoemaker. Shaw Ambrose, farmer.
Shaw Frank, farmer.
Shaw Jedediah.
Shaw John, farmer.
Shaw Myrtillo, Jr., farmer.
Taylor Joseph, tailor. Taylor Joseph. Taylor Josiah. Taylor J., farmer.
Whit Floyd, teamster.
SIDNEY STEVENS, OGDEN, AGENCY HOWE'S SCALES.
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Deering Harvesting Machinery, Agency at SIDNEY STEVENS', Ogder .. LYNNE.
A
Anderson Niels, farmer. Astell Zachariah.
B Boyer Peter, dyer, Farr's Mill. Brown Alexander, farmer. Budge Thomas.
C
Christofferson Erasmus, farmer. Crane Walter W., contractor and builder. Crowley S. G .. merchant.
D
G
Gesford Isaac, Sr., farmer. Gesford George, farmer. Gibbs Heber, farmer. Green Lovey J., farmer.
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Harrop Joseph, Jr., laborer. Hartog Heber. Hultgreen A. Hutchens William B., farmer. J Johnston O. T., farmer.
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Lund William A., mason. Lund Feter, carpenter.
Miller Frederick A., J. P.
M Miller Robert, dairyman. 0
Ogden W. B., dentist.
Oleson Mrs. Annie. P
Pearce Franklin, farmer.
Perry Alonzo O., farmer.
GAAR SCOTT Co. ENGINES & SAWMILLS at SIDNEY STEVENS', OGDEN.
Aadneson Christopher, carpenter. Anderson Augustus, laborer.
Baird Robert, farmer. Bingham Mrs. Mehitable. Boasen P. C.
Cardon John, merchant. Cardon John D., farmer. Carter Levi, painter. Christiansen A., carpenter.
Durfey W .. carpenter.
Gaislar Christopher, farmer. Gaislar Joseph, farmer. Gaislar John, farmer. Gardener James, peddler. Gates Mrs. H.
Hall Frank, farmer. Hall William, farmer. Harrop James, constable. Harrop Joseph, Sr., farmer.
Jay Charles R., farmer. Jensen Manasseh, farmer.
Laymon John, farmer. Levin Martin, shoemaker. Longley Mrs.
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Steel Chilled Walking and Riding Plows at Sidney Stevens'.
Rogers Mrs. P. Romrell George, farmer.
Shaw Myrtillo, farmer.
Shaw Robert, farmer.
Shaw William D., merchant.
Sherner Peter L., farmer.
Sinegar J., farmer.
Smuin George, nurseryman.
Taft Lewis, farmer. Thomas D. F., farmer (Bishop). Thomas Thomas, farmer.
R Rushton John, farmer.
S
Southwell J. W., Sr. Southwell, J. W., Jr., brick maker.
Stone Edward, photographer.
Stone Moroni, farmer.
Stone James, farmer. Stone W. G., farmer.
T Thurston C. B., peddler. Thurston Peter, farmer.
Wilson Thomas, farmer,
MARRIOTT®
Allen Joseph, farmer.
Bickington Mrs. Ann. Burton George. Burton James, farmer. Butler John, farmer.
Gill Alfred, farmer ..
Halvorsen Simon F., farmer. Hamilton William, farmer .. Hewitt Robert, farmer.
Joyce Thomas, farmer.
Lavender George, farmer.
Madsen Hans, farmer. Marriott Moroni, farmer. Marriott John, farmer.
B Butler Henry, farmer, Butler William, farmer. Butler George, farmer.
G Gill William, farmer.
H Hudson William, farmer. Hudson George, farmer.
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M Melon Mrs. Eliza .. Morris William.
Premium Buggies and Carriages at Sidney Stevens', Ogden.
A
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All Kinds Machinery at Wholesale, Sidney Stevens, Ogden.
Perry Bernard, farmer. Perry Caleb, farmer. Perry Mrs. Catherine.
Raty Peter, farmer. Reeder Harriett. Reeder Henry, farmer. Ritchie James, farmer (Bishop).
Salisbury Heber, farmer. Salisbury T. Skeens Moroni. Stanger John, farmer.
Terry Mrs. Hester.
Terry Timothy, farmer. Tracy Henry, farmer.
Zemore Charles.
P
Powell John, farmer. Powell Thomas, farmer. Price William, farmer.
R Ritchie John J., farmer. Ritchie Joseph. Rycraft James, farmer.
S
Stanger John W., farmer. Stanger Thomas Jr., farmer. Stanger Thomas, Sr., farmer. Stanger William.
T
Tracy Mrs. Elmira.
Tracy Mrs. Nancy. Tracy William, farmer.
Z Zemore Fred., farmer.
FARR'S MILL.
The following are the names of the employees of the Farr Woolen Mill, residing at or near that establishment:
Bowman Isaac, spinner.
Bowman Jacob, weaver.
Curtiss George, wool sorter.
Dawson Isaac, spinner.
Morton Eliza, twister.
Myers E., weaver.
Peters E., wool washer.
Dean Martha, reeler.
Eggleston R., picker-boy.
Ramsden John, Sr., weaver.
Farr E., Jr., assistant.
Walker William, weaver.
Wilson Richard, corder.
Farr E., Sr., superintendent Mills. Farr F., accountant.
Goven D., dyer. Misses Bowman, spoolers.
Morton C., finisher.
Dean J. E., carder. Dean James, piecer.
Ramsden John, Jr., spinner.
Witten C., piecer.
HOOSIER BROADCAST SEEDERS, Wholesale, at SIDNEY STEVENS', Ogden.
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SALT LAKE CITY.
Salt Lake City was settled by a company of Mormons, under the lead- ership of President B. Young. This company is known in local history as the "Pioneers." They were the advance guard of the large body of the Mormon people who were expatricated from Nauvoo, Hancock County, in 1846. The Pioneers left the Missouri River at Winter Quarters, (now Florence, Nebraska, ) April 7, 1847, with 73 wagons, and were joined by about a dozen other persons on the journey. Orson Pratt and Erastus Snow, of the Pioneers, entered the valley of the Great Salt Lake through Emigration Canyon, about five miles east and south of the city, July 2Ist of the same year, Mr. Pratt being the first to set foot on the present site of Salt Lake City. The day following, the main body of the Pioneers entered the valley, and encamped two or three miles south of the city, moving their camps northward and camping on the spot now known as Washington, or the Eighth Ward, Square, on the 23d. President Young, who had been delayed because of prostration caused by an attack of mountain fever, and the remainder of the Pioneers, entered the valley on the 24th. On the 29th, about 150 members of the Mormon Battalion, consisting of de- tachments of sick, who had wintered at Pueblo on the Arkansas River, also arrived, accompanied by a party of Mormon immigrants, numbering some fifty souls, the latter having started from Mississippi in 1846, and wintered at Pueblo. The Battalion was under charge of Captains James Brown and Nelson Higgins and Lieutenant Wesley Willis. A ten-acre fort of logs and adobies was soon built on what is now known as the Old Fort Square in the Sixth Ward. In a few months, there had been such acces- sions that the number had more than trebled. That fall-1847-the Pioneers were followed by close on 1,500 other immigrants, coming mainly from Winter Quarters and the immediate vicinity. In 1847 a survey was made for the city, when it was laid off into blocks of 10 acres each, or 40 rods square, the streets intersecting each other at right angles, with a total width of eight rods, which included 20 feet of sidewalk on either side of the street. The shape of the city assumes something of the appearance of an irregular and broad faced L, the angle, an obtuse one, being formed by a short western spur of the Wasatch Range of mountains, the southwestern corner of which the city closely hugs. Of late years, the houses have crept gradually up the foot of the spur, or bench, as it is called. On this elevated portion of the city, the blocks are smaller and the streets narrower than in the older portion. The area of the city is about four miles east and west by three miles north and south. In the earlier years of the settlement of the city it was governed by an ecclesiastical council of prominent residents, who assumed provisional municipal power, with the approval of the people.
Great Salt Lake City was incorporated by act of the General Assembly of the Provisional State of Deseret, approved January 19, 1851. The Legislature of the Territory of Utah, by joint resolution, approved October 4, 1851, adopted or legalized the laws of the Provisional Government of Deseret. The incorporation act of January 20, 1860, repealed the previous incorporation act, but confirmed the old boundary lines, with the exception of a few slight changes intended to secure greater definiteness. The incorpora- tion limits were about eight miles east and west, a trifle over six miles northi and south. An act, approved January 18, 1867, removed the western boundary line from the banks of the Jordan River to a line running due north and south, averaging about two miles west of the river. An act, approved January 29, 1868, changed the names of Great Salt Lake City and County to Salt Lake City and Salt Lake County. An act approved Feb-
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ruary 15, 1872, removed the south line, east of the Jordan River, north- ward to Tenth South Street, thus excluding nearly all of the five acre survey, and also leaving, within the municipal boundaries-and at the southwest corner thereof-a pan handle, west of the Jordan River, of about a mile and a half from north to south, and two miles from east to west. Thus, not reckoning the pan handle, the present corporate limits of Salt Lake City are nearly ten miles from east to west, and about five miles from north to south. Out of this, however, must be taken the Fort Douglas Military Reservation, two miles square, situated immediately east of the city proper.
The city is divided into five municipal wards. It is also divided into twenty-one ecclesiastical wards.
Salt Lake City, naturally, was the capital or central point of the country in its vicinity. An act of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory, however, approved October 4, 1851, made Fillmore City, in Millard County, about 130 miles south of Salt Lake, the capital of the Territory, at which place one wing of a state house was subsequently built. Later, on December 15, 1856, the seat of government was removed to Salt Lake City, and it has remained here from that date up to the present period. The increase in the population of the city and Territory has been steady and pronounced from the first, but especially for a brief period after the completion of the trans- continental railroad lines
The city is watered by a number of streams, but as much was consumed for irrigation the original streams were found to be inadeqate to existing wants and gave no opportunity for future development. Consequently, by act of the Legislature, approved February 20, 1880, the City Council was authorized to borrow $250,000 to construct a canal, tapping the Jordan River at a point above or twenty-five miles south-east of the city, to furnish the city with water and supply those needing it for irrigating purposes, at the same time releasing the nearer and better steams for culinary purposes. This canal was finished in 1881, having traversed the eastern side of the valley, and costing about $200,000. The water from City Creek Can- von, about the mouth of which Salt Lake City has grown up, is largely consumed during the year for culinary purposes, and for the sprink- ling of lawns, made of easy avail in the more thickly settled portion of the town by means of water mains. A brief distance up the canyon are several water or settling tanks, whence the water enters the pipes at a point where the stream is not contaminated by city filth. These settling tanks, being at a point some distance above the business portion of the city, give ample pressure to throw water a considerable height and make it of incalculable value in cases of fire. There are about thirteen miles of main pipes in the city doing service for culinary, lawn and fire purposes when required. The mains are tapped at regular intervals by hydrants so as to render ever assist- ance in case of fire.
The development of the city, like that of the Territory, was necessarily slow, because of the great hardships which had to be borne from drouth and other diffiulties in earlier times, because of a lack of sufficient food for a number of years in Pioneer days, and because of the great distance-about 1,000 miles-between Salt Lake and any civilized point outside Utah. For years, nearly the only money brought into the Territory was by immigrants coming and passing throughi, many of whom, while on their way to Cali- fornia, were glad to dispose of surplus articles at a song almost, and in exchange for articles of food that could be had here. The approach of Johnston's army resulted in a cessation for labor, and the exodus of the northern population of Utah to points south. In the earlier years of the settle- ment of the city there was a depression in business every winter. Merchan- dise was supplied almost entirely by ox-teams from the Missouri River, 1,000 miles east, which could make the trip only twice in a summer. Tlie
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greater portion of the goods thus brought were generally sold out as early as Christmas, or soon after, and the market was consequently bare of them until a further supply could be had, while the prices all kinds of imported articles commanded would seem fabulous in these days. The discovery and development of gold mines in Montana, Idaho, and other adjacent places in 1863, and later years, caused considerable business in Salt Lake and secured very high prices for Utah products. Wheat went as high as $5 and $6 per bushel; flour commanded prices ranging all the way from $12 to $25 per 100 pounds; while other things were held proportionately. In 1869 the con- struction and opening of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroads, and laterly the Utah Central, and the discovery and development of valu- able lead and silver mines in the Territory, introduced a most notable era of prosperity. This was followed by the pronounced depression in business, experienced over the whole country in 1873-4, from which Salt Lake early recovered, only to suffer a gradual but equally stringent depression ten years later.
The city is lighted both by gas and by the electric light. Between ten and twelve miles of gas mains thread the principal streets of the city, while the electric light system embraces a large area of the city limits and the company does a paying business.
The Utah Central and Denver & Rio Grande Railways connect the city with the Union Pacific and Central Pacific at Ogden, the Union Pacific con- tinuing the connection from Ogden with the Atlantic States, and the latter with the Pacific States. The Utah & Northern secures connection with Idaho and Montana. The Denver & Rio Grande also gives connection with the Atlantic States by its own route, while the Utah Central gives connection with the more southern settlements of the Territory. The Utah & Nevada gives communication with Great Salt Lake and mining camps in the Oquirrh range, as do the Salt Lake and Western, and the Bingham Canyon (narrow gauge), while the camps of Little Cottonwood can be reached over the Wasatch & Jordan Valley, and Park City via the Utah Central, Union Pacific and Echo & Park City roads. Telegraphic communication may be had over the world by the Western Union, while by the Deseret Telegraph Company, a local line, territorial cities and towns may be reached. The street cars run to all parts of the city; telephonic and district telegraph systems are in operation. The mineral springs and various attractions and suburban places of interest are treated under the heading of Attractions.
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