The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-04-03
UTAH.


The AiniDG Prospects Of the Territory
-Ioaaoesahle Railroad 6chemes.
From the Chicago Tribune Correspondence
The mineral position of Utah is BY no
means we'll defined, new and rich mines are
being frequently found. The belt of country
known - the Big and Little Cottonwood,
American Fork, Wet Mountain, Tooele,
and Ophir mining districts are exceedingly
rich in silver ore, and several of the mines
are we'll worked. This portion of the Ter
ritory occupies . superficial area Of 600
square miles, situated in the Wasach range
Of the Rocky MouLtains-the range running
through the Territory in aouthvesterly d.
rection. That portion known a. the Cotton
wood and American Fork ia the richest yet
discovered.
The Oquirrah range of mountains, west Of
Salt Lake, also contains several districts,
among which may be mentioned the Tintic
and West Mountain. Beds Of ligneous and
bituminons coal have been found in the foot
hills, and some far up on the sides of the
mountains. These beds are quite valuable,
though the quality il not Of the first class.
The silver mines yield lead ore mixed With
silver (,reentiferous galena), and, in smelt-
ing it, the workmen are frequently attacked
With lead-palsy. utterly wrecking their sys-
tens, and rendering them more helpless
than children. To own q mine Is one thing;
to work il Is another. The huge silver
bricks to be seen at the express office are
most cheering Fights, bat we do not know
what days and nights OF toll it took to get
them out, nor how many poor wretches had
their frames shattered in 40 doing.
THE NUMBER OF RAILROADS
being built in Utah Territory is something
astonishing, amp if some parties do not get
badly bitten, it will be still more as,onish-
ing. Every canon thinks it must have its
own railroad, and small narrOw-gauge roada
seem to fairly bristle all over the land.
How they are to be made to pay is thing
that nobody can understand. But their pro-
jectop are sanguine, and, if you wish to be
thoroughly bored, get one of them started on
the theme Of narrow gauge railroads. Rights
Of way and subsidies are, of course, things
they fully appreciate and understand; and
they can prove to you how very valuable a
narrow gauge road will be to Hog Eye Can
on, where there is a. yet no house built, and
nothing whatever in prospect; and they will
assure you that If you put your money there
in, it will be the best paying investment ever
known.
They are lpushing a road down toward
Phoebe. which is just over the line, in Neva.
da, and great things are expected therefrom.
The Phoebe Mining Districthas indeed prov
ed big thing, and q great quantity OF ore
has been taken out. 1t is in an exceedingly
barren section, and it is almost wonder how
the miners manage to get along. II road
should be built TO Phoebe, it might possibly
pay; At all events, several are trying to get
there, and each il endeavoring to outstrip the
others. Speculation ia rife on every hand;
but these new men find it quite difficult to
deceive the old miners of the Pacific Slope,
and very few of them have as vet made for
tunes. II is funny enough to see how fully
and heedlessly.
THE "PILGRIMs" FROM THE EAST
As the Montanians call the greenhorns,
fall into big mining schemes and how
poor they find Themselves at the end
Of the year. For good, self-conceited min
ing fat, give me an Eartern man who never
saw an ounce of silver ore before he came to
the Territory, and who now, after six
months experience, thinks he knows more
than an old '49-er.
On the whole the mines in Utah
HAVE NOT YIELDED VERY WELL,
and great many men have been d;sappoin,-
ed. Labor il very dear and scarce, and
without it, the best mine in the world is of
but little value. A happy feeling is apt to
come over a mans mind upon finding a bed
Of ore; but after it is found, days and days
Of honest, hard work are necessary to get j,
out, and get it transported to the mills.
There is an old saying in California, that it
takes silver mine 10 work gold mine"
This is true in fact. 1t takes a great outlay
Of money to work a mine, as many nuns
bitter experience has proved to him.
The Mormons seem to be pretty we'll eat
s6ed with the failure Of the Frelinghnysen
bill to become law; and it proves to them,
more clearly than ever before, that the
United States Government
Is UTTERLY PowERLEss
% do anything with them. 1t il deplorable |
o be obliged to admit this fact, but it is the |
ruth; and there is no knowing to what |
engths these people will now 60. Brigham |
Dung is nov more powerful than ever, and |
,is hateful laws seem more firmly bound |
lpon the necks of the people than hereto
ore.
Of course it makes lite difference to
'eOple in the eastern portion Of tine nation
THAT kind of laws they have out here; but
o those who are obliged to live in this sec
ion, it does make great deal of difference;
nd it is most CALLING to an American citi-
en-, not Mormon, to be under the sway of
hese bigo,s and evil-doers.
hope the day will come when this dread
ul tyranny will be removed, and when
very man can get equal and exact justice,
Of religious creeds and beliefs.
The day must come when Church and State
'ill Re separated here, and when inries can
e made up outside Of the iLfnence of
.ligious fznaticism. But the Mormons
ave frequently declared that it was beyond
he power OF the United States to interfere
nth the community, and late events seem
lmost to prove this stitement.
ALGABRA
wilfUl Woman will Have Her why.