The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-02-25
OUR IRON DEPOSITS.

The DISPATCH, few days ago,
when the projectors Of the Tintic rail
road were here with the Chamber Of
Commerce, took occasion to refer to
the immense iron deposits located in
this county, on the east side of the
hills of Tintic, and about fourteen
miles west Of Santaquin station. We
advocated that something be done TO
bring them to the attention of capital
lists. Now that SO much talk is being
INDUCED in about smelters, we think
it is apropos to again allude to the
matter. Thousands of tons of ore from
these iron fields were shipped from
Santaquin to the smelters for fluxing
silver ores, and it could be employed
equally as well as in the manufacture
Of iron, and what is still further adj
vantageous, the silica only runs from
three to five per cent.
Some one has truly said that
country S success depends, in this adj
vanced age OF intelligence, not upon
conquest, but upon its resources, and
the permanent wealth of country
depends on its iron and coal 1t is the
great deposits Of these two substances
which have made it possible for almost
all parts Of America to be bound to-
gether by iron and steel, over which
the swift moving trains carry
the commerce Of the world, and so
rapidly transport citizens as to make
the entire inhabitants almost one
homogeneous mass of humanity. and
through which medium SO much pro-
gress has been made the last halt
century. Utah is most 2bundantly
supplied with coal, and fair portion
Of her coal fields have been partially
developed, while there remains enough
more for all time. In iron there has not
been that development which the great
deposits warrant, and which the de-
mands and uses should have brought
about. Utah in constructing railways,
bridges, machinery, buildings, and in
all the various uses of iron and steel
has, in all her past history, being en-
riching Eastern manufactures to the
amount of many millions, and giving
employment to thousands of mechan-
les and laborers in the East, while all
of these millions should haYe remained
here and employment been given to
our own citizens in making Just what
our money has been sent away to pur-
chase. Everyone who reasons fairly
DH stae domestic economy of com
munities readily admit that the way
to build up country best is to make
it elf-sustsihing by giving employ
ment to labor to manufacture every
article that can be successfully made
at home, especially if the raw materi-
ais are at handGF With iron ore
deposits 4 so abundant as to be
practically inexhaustlble, and cheap
coal in abundance, there is no
reason why we as a people should
send abroad for iron and steel to make
our railroads, bridge our streams.
make stoves TO heat our houses and
cook our food; for the many classes of
implements, machinery and the thou
sands of articles wrought from iron
which are in common use. and in their
uses have become necessities. 1t is
such thoughts as these that make us
refer with much satisfaction to our
great irCn deposit SO favorably located
that it should at once attract the at
tention Of capital and skill to develop
its wealth, and make millions for the
enterprise and give employment TO
thousands of people.