The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-01-26
IDAH0'S MINING INTERESTS.
The Great Districts Which VIII Blossom
With the Flowers in Spripp.

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With the Flowers in Spring.
! When we ponder over the vicissitudes
and results of the past, we are apt to con-
lecture as to the possibilities of the future
While the procession of DAYS of the mast
year has come to a halt without being re-
markable as having invested US with the
enjoyment of the blessings of that pros
perlty which we might have reasonably
hoped for, let US gratefully view the pres
ent cavalcade of days as it moves along
with confident expectations of prosperity
In all the avocations of life. 1t is true
that here In our mountain home, as well as
in other localities of the territory. nearly
all branches of business and active mr.
suits have experienced an unusual feeling
OF depression during the past year; and
now at the beginning of the present, there
seems to be no substantial cause, or natural
reasons Tor encouragement or Disconnected
pfedlctlons; but, on the other hand, every
lndlcatlon seems to point to the dayning
OF brighter and better days The farming
communities are now assured of an abund
ant supply OF water for the irrigation of
their SOIL and for all their domestic pur-
poses, and can depend upon raising bounti-
Iui crops the coming season, and their
helds Will be unlike those of last wear
Wnlch were dried and burned by an excess
slve drouth. The prospective features of
the mining interests of our locality. as well
as adjacent mining districts, all seem to
1ofepode prosperous outcome The pro
gress made In the development of mining
properties has been necessarily tardv and
attended with great many hardsbips: vet
Win all the prlvations endured by the min
ers IN prosecuting work upon their proper
ties in the first instance. they have the
Satisfaction OF knowing that their mines
are being developed step by step, and that
they are receiving their reward from year
to year for their patient and unririnp per-
severance. The early, AID no doubt salts
factory, solution of the silver question dur
Ing the present session of Congress will
certainly lnclte more vigorous prosecu-
tlon Oh work ON many new mining proper
ties and at the same time restore new life
IN the Workings OF mines that have hereto
fore been lying idle. The great mining
districts lying to the north. to the east and
to the west of us, and all having direct
outlet at Ketchum, viz: Clayton. Bay-
horse, Bonanza, Custer, Stanley Basin.
Germanla Basin, Seafoam, Sheep Noun,
tain, Sawtooth, Galena, Smoky. Bowie
mountain, warm Spring Creek and East
Fork, never looked more promising than at
present. A few of the districts mentioned
although comparatively new camps. are
making rapid strides as ore producers The
Seafoam district, especially, made good
showing the past season and a record as an
ore producer, considering the manv disad-
vantages the miners of that camp labored
under, that is hard to excel in anv mining
country of the west. So, with ali the dis
tricts nan ed, there has been no sspetering',
indications, but, on the contrary, there has
been constant Improvement of these
mining properties noticeable from time to
time '---o W
Contemplating, then, all the favorable
aspects which are offered at present to the
husbandman and to the miner, there seems
but little cause to harbor feelings of dis.
content in business point of view. and a
desire to seek other and new fields of oper-
atoms. Again, contemplating the great
mineral resources comprised by the dis.
tricts before referred to-the deyelopment
OF which has as yet scarcely begun--it
would be, we earnestly bellows. a dificnit
matter to select section of country where
substantial resources present any bertar
Inducements than right in Central Tdabo
with hetchum for central headouarters
Ketchum Keystone W.