, 1870-09-08

engines aud ,pumps.' MI. :. r.: Taylor, Of |
Ornah1, whan fn Bingham Gnnhu. q short time
since aueceeded IN securing control Of near
,hss @ 1ss r. 10 q esSsa as sai6 haf et
be puts enginea and pumps to work so as to
reach tho bedrock By December, 1880, and
thereafter, at his own expense, keepa
the wa.or pumped out 60 that
iee IT, ebc onuion of the most e1perieneed miners
that tho main gusch Of Bingham Canon Is
equally as rich na W1a the celebrated Alder
Gulch, of Montana. Bingham Canon posses ,es
another advantage, in being go open that
work can be carried On At ali seasons OF the
year there, as well as in the valleys.
STOCKTON AID EAST CANON pls11ICN, ~
in Rush Valley, situated from forty 10 fifty
FIRE nilcs southwest OF Salt Laka City, are
very rich in minerala, especially East canon.
l have certified essnys with me Of miI1irg
quartz, taken out Of lodges in that canon, thai
valuable ores are being made from those dis
Ms71o Valley ms1so DISTRICT
Ia eituated southwest Of Salt Laka City. sev-
:" 1ocsted" in this valley il astonishing
mines here, mines there, mines everywhere
bet, owing to ths distance from the railroad.
and the heavy cost Of cartags, many Of them
will not now pay for working. ValuAble ship
nauts, however, are boiug m1de from seversl
MEADOW VALLEY
lies south Of Salt Lako Hty-oYer 200 miles.
The ncheat minea yet discovered in that re-
Rion aye situated in Meadow Valley; but the
lsnd car!isge is 90 costly that none but the
crude state; therefore, efforts are, being
made By the miners there to erect extensive
smelling works. One small, inferior furnace
is now in operation, which turns out seven
bars ct bullion per week. valued at from $500
to 500 each.
LAcK OF CAPITAL.
hoT, ne in Utah are not wanting IN brains;
We have q superabundance Of labor, and IN
exhaustlble mineral deposits: but We do lack
capital to render our brains, labor, and mines
as arailable as they otherTise would be.
ast,S s9na; - No KS 9tes e.. e. dise0.efed il Utah
plet1on Of the great iron highway 1cross the
continent. Before tho completion Of that
road, 1t would have cost from $3.50 to 500 Der
ton to chip the orc to New York, and from
$3.50 to $500 per ton to San Francisco o,-neces-
stating delag many months bafoze returns
conld be had foE shipments made. Nov, ,ws can
reach New York with our ores 1t 4 cost Of
s24 per ton from Salt Lake City; and swan
sea. in Wales, at from Ss228 to $50 par ton. We
can reach the raadc coast for much less than
the Cost to New York. From San Franciseo
weeks; from New Yo.k, within two months :;
and from Swanson, within four months
WHY THIS MINERAL WEALTH Has NOT REEx
HEARD FRoA.
!. The question may be asked, why, with all
this wealth Of minerals in Utah, hare We not
settled b5 an industrious population for 70
mnny yesrs + Will answer, ffsX by say-
ing that, through the discourag gem ents thrown
in the WAY Of mineral Developments by the
ocratic desPotiarn, Of tbs extent and power OF
which the free people Of Chicago can hayebut
Little idea, the inifiA steps could not eafelY be-
taken toward extensive developments by any
citizen Of the Territory before the date Of the
completion Of the Union Pacific Railroad.
THE SALT LACE TR1BUSE.
Excuse me while I call attention to the Salt ]
Salt Lake City, tho organ Of the Literal par |
= IN Utah. and the pioneer mining journal OF |
that Territory. ask the aid oT the public in |
sustaining that paper. It ID fighting strong |
hght against the sacerdotal deepotism which |
against heavy odds, and determined to win the
battle for h1mau freedom, in behalf OF the
doThtrodden people in th2t land. The pub
lishers need and deserve all tho encourage
ment that can be given them
eoLv1No Tue Xonstox PROBLEM,
The expectations of the nation relative to
the opening up OF that region to the in1I-
ences Of the progressive civilization Of the
age. to the completion Of the Pacific Railroad,
will be fully realized. The facilities for cheap
Afforded by the railroad have
made it possible probably to work our min
erals. Tbs Introduction Of ten thousand In
dustrious. energetic miners. who have not
the fear OF Brigham Young before their owes,
will do more to solve the Mormon problem
than al the Gallon bills that Congress could |
pass within the next quarter of i century,
thus saving cur country the onerous task Of |
assuming the control OF tho condolences Of !
hex citizens. Yours truly,
ELI d. KELSEY.
y: B:-1 shall remain in the city few days,
ands.will be pleased to give additional pa1ticu-
Lars to those wishing further information.
F. r. T.