The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-01-13
What It Has Done and what
1t Proposes.
Utah'S Record of Precious Metals
Output.
A GRAND SHOWING.
An Industry That Should Receive
Public EncOuragen en-
To the People of Utah:


ager of the Salt Lake Mining Insti'
tute, 1 respectfully submit the follow
ing facts, estimates, and suggestions
for careful consideration. A few
public-spirited citizens have Or
psnized the above pamed institution
for the attainment of the following
objects:
lat. To establish and maintain
museum OF the ores and useful min
erals of Utah.
End. To collect. classify, and pre-
serve all information obtalnable re-
spectipg its mines and mineral re-
sources.
3rd. TO collect and keep On hand
or on file geological and mineralogi-
cal books, reports, maps of the min
ing districts. and of the underground
workings of mineF; plans. specifca"
tons and prices OF different smelters,
mills, pumps, roasters, hosting and
other machinery employed in min
ing and the reduction of ores.
4th. To publish and distribute an.
nual reports on the condition, output.
growth, development and prospects of
the mining industry and business
connected Herewith, and to do all
such things as are possible and nee
essary to the prosperity OF the mining
industry of Utah.
The institution was duly incorporate
under the laws of. the Territory, and
the following named gentlemen were
elected trustees: r. @. Chambers,
Joab Lawrence, o. ]. Hollister, ]. r.
Nichols. J. @. A. Packard, w. g.
Godbe, B. Macintosh. J.R. Walker,
J. E. Clayton, E. P. Ferry, E. Aus
tin, o. ]. Salisbury, r. N.
Baskin, W. Bredemeyer and
and 81. G. Reno. The officers elected
are: ]. E. Clayton, president; o. ].
Hollister, secretary; E. Austin, tres
urer. Executive committee for the
first year: ]. E. Clayton, w. 6.
Godbe. o. ]. Hollister, E. Austin and
]. r. Nichols.
The iniatory and running expenses
of the institution have been supplied
thus far. entirely by private subscrip.
ton. The principal lsbors of col-
lecting and arranging the ores and
minerals on hand amounting 10 four
or five tons) have been pei formed by
myself without any compensation +,
except the satisfaction Of performing
an important and useful work for the
Territory. My work began by the
collection and exhibition, of the Utah
ores and minerals at Denver, in the
summers of 1882. and 1883. and then
bringing them back to Salt Lake
City, and rearranging them for ex-
hibition in an excellent hall for that
purpose, in the Commerce Building,
on the corner of West Temple and
Second South streets, where they are
now free for the inspection OF the
public. The founding ofsmuseums
for education. and the display of
national resources is almost univer.
sal, aud it is not to be supposed that
all other countries are mistaken about
the Importance OF making their
natural resources known. What ap-
Pile. to other States and countr. ee
applies equally to Utah. II there is
any State or Territory that neeGa to
show up her natural resources, it is
Utah. She has never made any
authorized OF systematic effort to in
wife capital to invest in her mines,
Notwithstanding the fact that her ad-
vantsges are 80 great. To the aver
age iphabitant of civilized countries,
our Territory is, either wholly un-
known, or is regarded az va It region
of desert lands and rugged noun.
tains-probably rich in the precious
metals-5ut inaccessible or luna.
valuable. because it is supposed that
food and labor cannot be easily OBJ.
tanned here.
There have been 80 many mistakes
regarding the character of our mining
districts, and 80 many misstatementa
made to those who have been asked
to invest their capital in Utah, that
there is urgent need of an official
source of information relating to her
varied resources. This-in our judg-
MEXICAN best be accomplished by
granting to the Institution already
established liberal support by giving
such aid as the Territory, through her
legislative assembly, could we'll afford.
We would then be able tc collect and
retain all the important facts relating
to the history and progress of all her
principal mines, and the general
growth of her mining industry. We
can then have permanent exhibit of
all our ores and minerals, accessible ct
all times to the public. as we'll as to
strangers and tourists visiting Salt
Lake City. Every mine owner, and
every business man in the Territory
should willingly contribute to the
support of the institute. because all
are interested directly. or remotely, in
the development eft its vast mineral
resources, and the varied industries
dependent thereon. With the hearty
cooperation of all classes that are
benefited by our mining industries,
We can soon have permanent ex-
hibition OF our minerals in Salt Lake
City. OF which every citizen would
Justly feel proud. Every mine owner
would gladly contribute samples, and