Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-10-27
Suit gake ge,uotrat.
TUESDAY OCTOBER q. 1885
A SPLENDID UTAH ENTERPRISE.
The Extensive and Valuable Prop
perties of the Utah Iron
Company.

While on recent visit to the Tintic
mining district reporter of the Provo
Enquirer passed through the immense
iron fields belonging to the Utah Valley
Iron and Manufacturing Company, stu
ated eight miles west of Goshen and about
ten miles from Utah lake. 1t is very
extensive and valuable property, cover
ing an area of 800 acres, in which the ore
bodies are so immense as to be practically
lneXhaustible. This ore runs from 40 to
20 per cent iron, averaging about 60 per
cent. Specimen have been hammered
into rods in blacksmith's forge in this
city without first being smelted. 1t is es-
timated that there is ore in sight at the
mines to last for fifty years, and one man
can easily take out five tons per day.
Thousands of tons of this ore have already
been shipped to the different smelters in
this Territory, while large amount has
been shipped to Colorado, and admitted
at the latter place to be frst-class iron
ore, capable of making the best quality of
iron. The mines have capacity of ship
ping 800 tons per week for an indefinite
period. In fact there are absolute fields
of iron deposits of the very best grade of
ore.
The company is composed chiefly of
THE most prominent business men in
Provo and Utah county, and has paid
up capital of 100000, at par value.
They have in contemplation the erection
of furnaces for the manufacture of pig
iron, and will push it to final accomplish
ment at an early day. They have great
advantages in railroad and water trans
portation, also being so near market that
it cannot help being success.
pany, consisting Of Messr5 Noon, Booth
and Beesley, have made thorough survey
of Utah lake, obtained the depths in every
available place, both around and and
across it, and it is capable of boat navi-
cation and well adapted to ship ores
across. tits intended to carry the, ore
across the lake in barges from a point
about miles north of Goshen to connect
with the D. & R. G. and Utah Central
railroads at the nearest possible points,
though it is possible that the D. & R. G.
will build branch line from Spanish
Fork, running westerly to Tintic, which
will pass directly through the iron fields.
This latter project if carried out would
give great advantages for shipping pur-
poses to all points in Utah as we'll as Col
orado.
Mr.. A. A. Noon, the superintendent of
the company, has shipped ore for the
past nine years to the smelters at Sandy,
Cottonwood and Salt Lake for fuxing
purposes, and while doing so, even under
great disadvantages, has always made
money. He is now using his time and
energy to the advancement of the inter-
ests Of the company looking to the early
manufacture of iron and the owners Of
the property feel sanguine of building up
great iron industry in Utah.
Another important feature that has
been demonstrated from taking sound
ings in the lake is that steamer draw
ing from three to four feet of water can
gain landing at almost any point with
out much trouble, and as result boat
ing company has already been organized
who have in contemplation the placing OF
steamer on the lake capable of carrying
passengers as well as Juggling barges
loaded with freight from the south to the
north side. Landings can easily be made
to reach the following towns bordering on
the lake: Lehi, American Fork, Pleas
ant Grove, Provo. Springville and Span
| ish Fork.
The lake is 25 miles long by about IA
in width. The scenery surrounding it is
grand and picturesque, and in the season
it is unrivalled by any other lake in the
United States for duck shooting and fish
ing. 1t is in fact, the Saratoga of the
West, and for tourists and pleasure seek
ers it possesses many attractions. In con
clusion we will say that great credit is
due to the enterprising men who are al
present engaged in developing the many
resources of Utah county.