, 1870-03-28

!lne, by reduction Of burdens imposed by
la",-al.d the continuance Of which IL fortu-
nAtcly net required, either for revenue or for
the Reasonable Protection to any domestic in
tcFeat
THE GREAT WEST.
4 Museum DF the l'roductIons OF
Nrbrn.kn, Wyoming, and Etnh--
Railroad Headquarters OF Iron,
Cnn2, EGrd, Silsrr, lead, and Cop-
per Ores.
Fre7n TIE 07.oha Republican, March -
Probably better executive man, or one more
couvefsAnt with the general natural features Of
the country which the Union P4cific travcrses,
does not llve west OF the Missouri than DR.. II.
Latham, the Surgeon Of the li1lc. he hiss
given much attention to the sciences, pa1ticu-
!ssly geology and mineralogy, and his duties
have not lecn OF That nature to prevent his
taking, from his residence At Laramie, frequent
prospcctiEg tours through tho country adj jacept
aud At othcF points contiguous to the road.
On these he g1inel much valuable information,
aud COLLECTED many Gne specimens OF
The knoMledge thus obtained by the Doctor
hae at various times been laid before the puuhc
through the newspaper press, and his letters
havc been widely read, aud haye exercised I
beneficial influence in attracting Labor and cap
itAl 10 the region where arc developed so c1-
teneively the resources he has described. To
Linn belongs the honor Of originating the pro-
ject OF q mu.eum to be located at OmalA. con-
tanning specimens Of every product, both nat
u1nl and artificial, Of tho region contiguous to
the Line OF the road frum the initial point to
the western terminus Tho idea wns not only
agricultural and mineral wealth, but also to
demonstrate what the pioneer settlers have
already accomplished in the way OF converting
the raw material into articles for human use
and euslcLancc. Superintendent Hammond
was net SLOW to see tho usefulness OF tie Doc
result il that the nucleus Of such scheme as
is outlined above, has already, under the
euderintendclrce OF Dr. Latham, been estab-
lished in this city. Appropriate casings and
eLclscs for the display OF specimens hayo
been fitted up IL the Office Of .Atetstnnt Gem
Railroad headquarters. In cpmphAnce with an
invitation from the last mentioned gentleman,
We, yesterday afternoon, Waited Dr.. Latham
now 1t work Arranging Lis collections. We
found the Doctor up to his eyes in work,
t md surrounded s;ess led With foSls Of mutifa59as
snab!e. and communicative, apologizing for
not having his things" in good order for
inspection but promising that, in 3 few days,
IL would be appropriately arranged The
Doctor informed III that he had with him up
ward Of 1,@ O specimens. The Erca.er number
Of the Eet logical and mineral samples vere
gathettd during the winter months Just
pastcd, therefore, it mAS be readily susmised
tllat the country, owing to tho snow and un-
favorable weather, was but impeHectly proA-
pectcd. Sufficient eyidenees have been col
lected, however, to amply demonstrate the
richneEs Of the country.
A fae specimen Of magnetic iron ore from
the vicinity OF ChnG Water, near the Black
{iIlt. was the first shown. X WAS taken from
in immeuso mountain Of The material more
than s.1o feet high. This mine, near the
Chug Water, the Doctor informs US, contains
more ore tlan the celebrated mines OF the Iron
Mountains and rilot Knob Of Pennsylvania
combined. The most inferior specimen Of this
ore Whirl las been Analyzed contains GG5< Of
metallic iron. In tho neighbo1hood arc hrgc
deroei.s Of kidney iron orc, known rs lumanite,
which has 10 bc used with tl.c other in order
to manufacture various grades.
Snmerous srecimena OF red and white he
mAGte were shown, which 10 found contiguous
to tie coal deposits in Wyoming, covering an
area Of Zoo miles. A sample OF rcd heu1Atite,
Lken from mine near Rawlings, was de-
ec1ibed as containing 70 Per cent Of the metal,
and rs being the best in the world. There ID
not station between Laramie md the west
efn end OF the Union Pacific near which the
hematitc il not found The Doctor dilated on
the fact that the iron orc found in the vicinity
Of Rawlings Springs was superior 10 tllat Of
the Lake Superior minea, which have Afforded,
for several years. ouc-tcnth OF the iron product
Of this country. This mine Just spoken Of,
and another at Dale Creek, arc located at
ahout two miles from tho line Of the railroad.
It is = striking circumstance that IN the 1ocali-
ties Hlc1e Dr. Latham gathered his fifty
specimens Of iron ore, all Considerable dis
tances apart, lime and coal abound. These
concomitlnts arc absolutely necessary In
oraer 10 the successful manufacture Of the
cr1lte material. In some OF the iron regions
Of Missouri and Pennsylvania the ors IL fund
tometlMcn without liuls, which answers for
lux IN tho vicinity Of them; sometimes with
out coal, often without both Destitute Of
both these neccssa,ieF, they are left unworked.
The specimens Of coal exhibited were very
6nc, and. When speaking OF the vast fields Of
this material fonud III the western country, the
INtGr became very enthusiastic. Coal il
found all through the mountainous country
which stretches from the confines of Mexico
on the Routh to the British Possessions OIL the
north. covering An area Of 200.000 square
nilcs. The Wyoming coal is among the rich
est known. ranging IN per centage Of carbon
from 50 to 7S. The best known mines now
worked in the Territory (al'd We ase shown
specimens from exc4D are the Carbon Rock
Spring and Evanston. They are some four
bundled miles 1rart.
A splendid specimen Of coal from Jack Nor
rows mine 1T Black Duttes commanded the
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sample obtained i'll Utah from rich vein gitu-
ated about one hundred miles south Of the
road. The Doctor has twenty specimens Of
coal. taken from d. Eaany different mines.
The samples Of silver ore from Utah are
anoug the tncet that VIC have ever seen. The
flint. taken from 4 mine IN the Little Cotton
wood Canon. veikhs one hundred pounds,
One Thousand toua OF this ore was lately sent
to San Francieco, and returned from tlrec to
fotE hundred ounces OF sllver. and twelve hun
d1ed pounds Of rig load to the ton. In this
the lead paid all the expenses. while the silver
remained clear profit. Contracts haze been
made with the various railroad companies for
TIE shirmcus Of the ores Of this mine to New
ark. y. u.
4 specimen from anothe, mine in the Big
Cottonwood Calon, Gtsh, weighs s.. Tue oss
fsona this mine, which Is eituatel about twenty
miller FROM Salt Lake City, sie1d%5oo ounces Of
silver. and from 10 70 50 Fer cent OF lead to
the ton
4 specimen from mine in the bingham
caEcN, about eighteen miles southeast Of Salt
lls City, IS very handsome, but not 50 zich
as the others. Ibis orc yields 400 ounces 70
the ton.
1hsre are in the collection specimens Of sil-
vcr ote from The Sever district. N. II Greek,
Spring Creek, and twenty other mines in Utah,
tie least Of which gives coo ounces Of the
Precious metal and ~ per cent OF Lead to the
ton.
All thera xredmene come under the head OF
ngcntifesors ealcnA- The Doctor haa several
specimens OF chloride and other tpecaee Of eil-
Yer ore get unTaeEed.
The specimens Of copper orc are Ike the
o:hcr-exceeainely tne- Those found on the
Big and Little Laramie, RocA4c1eek, Medicine
ESw, Grecu River aud fts branches. and al the
streams Of the Wseatch range Of mountains,
belong to the arEcntiftrous grAy copper ore.
and contain largo percentage Of silver. Some
ID the orc taken from ntIr At the Green
River as.a|rd s27s Of silver to the ton. There
arc corEcr miues 1t Rawlings. in which silver
is not found Nesx i@peEt.1n. eoplS1 mines
milts from Salt Lake City. deduction works
have been established there,
Two due specimens Of granite from the
Was1tch Mountains, weighing eighty rounds
to the cubic foot moro than the Quincy granite
OF Massachusetts, are AnonE the collection.
1t Is Of such stone that the g7eat.Normou tenn
The specimens Of the white and nd sand
stone, from the WasAtci, Mountains look "a
well as any We have seen in the Last, This
stone KAa much uaod in -the Abatusu.s hrilt
alonG the Cuiou pacihc-
Two specimens Of white marble, from Cot
tonweod and bingham. csnons. Utah, showed =
smooth polish and delicate tints.
very handsome one uf brock" from Southern
Ctat-oue from the gte.t Salt Lake, procured
,yy solar, md another By artificial evaporation,
The Doctor has many other mineral sneci.
mtrs, not yet on displa!. including gold quartz
fsrm SHeetwate1-
Tic Offices Of the Superintendent OF the
mad arc being adorned WITH stuffed animals,
Eatiye TO the region Which the rpAd trayersca.
In Mir. Mcaa's room, over the case containing
Tie geological specimens, Ia 1 fue els head
excc1lentlr prepared by 3fra. MAXWELL, ta1idcr.
mist ut Laramie. The work Is esid to be mos.