The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-06-27
MINING INQUIRY.

I While the mining boom is yet tc
reach Utah, the outlook is by uc
means unfavorabIe. There has never
been a time when mere interest Las
oeen taken By eastern capitalists in
Utah mines, as Is evidenced by the
many investments OF late Rnu the
general inquiry regarding our
mineral prospects instituted by these
capitalists. ESery few days there are
arrivals Of mining experts here, cit
cut by moneyed parues, as q rule. to
examine properties With view to
investment, If tue reports be encoura
ging. Last season Prof. NeWberry,
Of the College OF Mines ofNew York.
was mere aud directed special atien-
ton to the srgentI!eisas sandstone
formation of Silver Reef, The result
of which WAS the Investment OF New
YORK capitalists IN the otnrmont
mines OF that place. Prof. Clayton
ls now here making, It Is eaid, 8
thorough examination OF Prot.
Holden's old Jordan Mine, at BIng
nam, the report on which Is nearly, II
not quite, complete These are e1-
cepuonal because noted cases, bus We
have here also Major II. G.
Hill, OF San Francisco. and Mr.. Van
Aradale, VINO mas iust returned from
what is presumed 10 be a professional
iOurney 10 toe southern mines OF the
territory. Elsewhere We notice the
arrival from New York OF Prot.
j. S. NeWberry, whose visit has
been anticipated Tor some tune, the
natural inference being that he comes
at the instance OF eastern capitalists
TO examine mines here, and be is ex-
pected u remain q month or two.
This is the first step towards gen
eral mining prosperity. We could
ask nothing better than an interest
awakened now among moneyed
people which will lead 10 investIga-
ton. When this is secured We may
rest easy for the future OF our mining
interests, provided, OF course, that
our mines are, as We assume them 10
be, good pay ing properties which
are OF q permanent character. Unless
they prove to be so, We need hope for
no revival, and can have none.
All we should ask is a fair in
vestigation by competent persons,
and then a fair report OF what has
been seen with the application
of expert deductions. 1t is but just
to assume that men having ability
and judgment sufficient to make
their reports of great value and i'm
portauce to the territory and to those
whom they serve, will exercise their
influence rightly; but there are cases
where such have abused the trust re-
posed in them, and while they have
thus benefited certain localities here
for a brief period, have worked last
ing evil aud detriment to the terri
tory at large. To the investigation OF
such parties there must be an earnest
objection, because it will create
nothing but distrust. Another La
bility to be combated is the purchase
of favorable reports from experts will
ling to sell their honor, on properties
which general repute and the iudg-
ment OF thorough miners would pro.
nounce practically valueless. We do
not want investigation by these par
ties nor their tools, because the evils
that result from few such bTiberiss
would kill the best mining camp in
The world
ALI we want is fair investigation
By trsons thoroughly competent and
pc. ms who will give fair and reli-
lble reports. II our mines are value
less, il ia to the material intere Is of
the territory that the fact be known;
if they are what We believe them, We
want it known, 6 nd we are willing to
take the chances on their being all
that's claimed for them.
Therefore, the movement in this
direction, and the investigation by
fair judges, is all we could desire,
aud is ultimately bound to greatly sd.
vance the prosperity Of cur territory.
az far as mining interests are con-
cerned, and by natural business laws,
will be of benefit to every citizen.