Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-03-13
THE TERRITORY OF UTAH.
Mineral WenIth-FertIlity OF
SOil-Salt Lake City.


abode hotels of Pueblol Welcome the
plains of Zion and the streets of the
New Jerusalem, or. in the palmer
United States vernacular, Salt Luke
City. Here we found birds singing in
the trees. and the foliage ut least max
ing al effort to look green. The sky is
bluer than Kansas City real estate
imam. and the air tickles your nostrils
like Apollonaris water that has been
charged for the export trade. After
driving out to the Hot Springs under
tue futherly protection of Major Erb,
tho veteran Bonifacs Of the Walker
House, uud taking plunge in solution
of birthstone aud steam, one feels like
speaking a good word" for this highly
favored aud richly Sc qsoued community
There are two crops which nover fail
in all these booming States and Terri
tories west Of the Missouri, viz: climate
and prospects. But Utah seems to
have both of these, with mines and
her climate and mineral wealth, includ-
ing coal and petroleum. Utah nus
Colorhdo's sunshine, more mineral
alth, more fertile fields, an elevation
of 1850 feet, the shelter of massive
mountains, with a rarified atmosphere
tempered by the purifying influence of
Of
mercnry has touched 100 degrees three
times i'll % yeurs and sunk below zero
just IL times in the shine period.
Why is it, then, thut this oasis in the
great Wnsatch range, with the richest
Ill ineral deposits, the most equnble
temperature and the grnndest pros poets
amid the grent chain of Western Terri
tories, should be so little known and so
backward i'll coming forward2 This
question is answered in the past and
not the pre-: eat Of the great Mormon
Arcadia. The encouragement of inmi-
grafton, the reluctance of Eastern PEG
pie to invade II country whose social
customs were naturally repugnant, the
hostility of the Lutter-Dny Saints to the
United States Government, were suffi-
Gent for many years to isolate the fair
est region III the West from civilization.
The advent of the railroads, the p.,ssuge
OF the E1munds bill, the opening of the
silver mines, and the strides of popula.
ton, have wrought the silent changes
which are preparing Utah for speedy
emancipation.
Utah is now approaching the dawn of
a new prosperity. Capital and popu-
latiou nrc waiting for the beckoniug
signal 10 develop this be Iutiful valley
md It's magnificent resources. Indeed
the tid9 has already set in. but the
swell is yet to come. Salt Lake City
Is the centsr Of II grand empire whose
area is greater than al the New Eng
lHDd States cOmUIncd. 1t il cUmpuctly
built, with broad avenues, 100 feet in
width, business ElUcIs that cover 10
acres, beautiful Shade trees OIL svery
street, and mas n population Of 30, 900.
The grent WnsatIh range towers above
the city, It's snOw-cind peaks standing
ike grim sentincla on the horizon, AN
olr guide BOOK nny,. The Great Salt
Lake is plainly Visible from the moro
elevated residence sites. The lake is
80 miles i'll lon th nud ~ miles at its
greatest be ,dth. From its DEPTHS rise
several mountain islands, on som. OF
which The finest fruits and vegetables
afc grown. The lake cVn;u lis about II
per cent. Ut mineral suits in solution. its
ole"ihc CAVITY icing grenter tLau that
oil the AIluht,c Ocean. This wonderful
bIuy 81 "n,er "ns 40 known outlet. aI-
though several rivers und numerous
h,JH "tnIn otI,HuIs are cunti,ua,ly flow.
IL into it,
Ctnn has population of over 2On..
GCh. Her MINES, only partially e.
ytloled, produce 1900, 900 auuuall,.