The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-25

IN their cabins on the snow covered
hil!sor deep in the pine-decked gulch-
es. THE HERALD sends out Its heart
lest Christmas greeting 1t realizes
that TO their courage, pluck, perseverance and
intelligence much of the present wealth of the
territory is due, and no matter to what heights
of greatness Utah may attain. theirs will be the
hands TO greatly aid in the ascent. There are
many, especially among those of the east, who
have gained their knowledge from not o'ertrue
books. who have imbibed the idea that
the man who unlocks the treasures
of the earth with the drill, the pick
and powder is necessarily uncouth. Never
were they so deceived in their estimation of
these sons Of the mountains and gulches. The
work in which the miner and prospector is en-
gagged does not call for fine clothes and mani
cure sets; but it does demand intelligence
forethought, perception, readiness, tact and
talent-in other words brains. During the
last few weeks the writer has penetrated sew
eral of our most prominent mining camps; he
has seen mining in all its phases,
from the bare prospect on the hill top or
mountain side to the mammoth workings of the
Ontario, Bullion-B Beck, South Galena, Highland,
Eureka Hill and others that are famous as
wealth-producers; he has had to be inquisitive
at all tunes, and perhaps the questions pro-
pounded may have appeared impertnent; but
save in a few exceptional cases. he met with
the most cordial reception from the hundreds of
bright and intelligent men who are content
TO daily face a hundred dangers that
the little ones and the wives dependen
upon them may be properly provided for. On
many mountain peak, in many lonesome
gulch or rav1ne, on many PERCEPTIONS noun
tain side will Christmas be celebrated to-day
by these hardy sons Of toll, and many tender
flOuphf of dear ilaC
will be uttered
The life of the miner is not a bed of roses;
without the proper application of brain power
it would be still less undesirable All hail the
miners and the prospectors of Utah.
The mining industry of Utah is yet in its in
fancy; the territory has yet hardly been
scratched; it never has been prospected
thoroughly, and yet the position she has at
tanned among the mining states and territories
OF the Union is a most enviable one ana il
promises to grow in Importance as the years
roll on. # the progress made in the past has
been slow, considering the vast quantities of
mineral housed in the hills of Utah the com
ing years will amply atone for this shortcoming
Realizing the Importance of the mining indus
try TO Utah and her future, THE HERALD has
made special exertions this year to cover the
entire field. In some cases the reports are not
as complete as they would otherwise be had the
persons TO whom application was made been
prompt in furnishing the Information desired.
The showing made by our mines mills and
smelters this year is most satisfactory one:
indeed there has been general revival in the
mining industry all along the line, even though
the price OF silver and lead has not been such
as might reasonably have been expected.
In point Of dollars Park City leads
the list of reproducing camps. but
Tfntic has greater tonnage; Bingham has
made big stride forward, and has again
proven her right to the title of the ''Old Re.
liaole;" Big Cottonwood has produced heavily.
Little Cottonwood has hardly done as well as
usual and Stockton has been comparativeIv
quiet, but yet shows a satisfactory TONNAGE
total; La Plata was name unknown in min
Ing circles when the last CHRISTMAS HERALD
was issued; Marysvale has also come
10 the front, while Dugway and
Fish Springs, also comparatively nm.
known year ago, have created great
surprise by the richness and magnitude of their
shipments. Mineral finds have also been made
IN various other portions OF the TERRITORY
among the most promising being in Iron
county, Logan Canon, Bountfful, Farminpton
Brigham City, Piute county and near the bonn
Diary line between Utah and Idaho.
The progress made during the years 1874 OF
is shown by the following table, which is an
proximatefS correct: