The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-06-16
MINES AND MINING
southern Iron Deposits Coming
Into Great Prominence.
STOCKS ARE QUITE STEADY
Apex, Congo, Crescent, Malad, North Eureka
and Stanley in Demand-Other
Mining News.

OoASClAiuS LILO SOUTHERN iron mines,
which are now being forced into promin-
ence because of the approach Of the rail
way, Mr.. E. Schoppmann says: "Much has
been said and written about the great min
eral wealth of Iron county, and more could
be said. We are now assured that railroad
connection will be made with Iron City just
as soon as there is pig iron ready to freight.
Iron City is twenty-one miles westerly
from this place, and is very favorably stu
sted, having sufficient good water, plenty
ef fine land for building purposes, and stu
lted only a short distance from the large
Iron deposits.
1T is conceded that the time has arrived
when the manufacture of iron can be sue
cessfally prosecuted. and the people of the
territory of Utah, as well as those of the
surrounding states ard territories, can take
hold with US here, and we will be able to
make such good quality of pig iron and at
such low prices, that it will be in great de-
mand and OF immense benefit to this west
ern slope Of the Rocky mountains.
The manufacture of iron and steel has
laid the foundation of the wealth of many
people and OF the two wealth:est nations of
the earth The United States and Great
Britain make more of these commodities
than all others nations com bined, and there
Is no industry OF any consequence that does
not have to use iron and steel for its sue
cessful manipulation and the use is con-
otantly Increasing.
Nations become wealthy by making use
Of those elements which nature has placed
most aoundently in their own land. Utah's
great wealth lies not alone in its gold and
silver lodges, but in its iron and coalfieids.
Iron county possesses enough iron ore
and fuel TO supply the greatest demand Of
both Beseemer pig and iron, and here is the
ha
tured, where all the constituents are con-
centrated in boundless quantities; from
thence distributed to the large cities of all
the adjoining states and territories-toSa Salt
Lake city. Ogden, Logan, Provo, Msnti,
etc, and there wrought into the higher
products Of iron and steel. quote: If
crude ores of the various kinds requisite to
the best results in smelling and subsequent
processes OF manufacture lie near together,
and these near to a good fuel, then the
smelling furnace should be as near as prac-
,icable to where the crude materials lie
Every mile of haul beyond that necessary
20 the concentration of the crude materials
to the nearest suitable locality for furn-
Ace is needless and wasteful excess in cost
of production
lone of our most energetic citizens, Mr..
Thomas Taylor, who owns vast amount
OF iron ore and coal, has always advocated
this idea, and he has been to California, to
st. Louis, Chicago, New York, Philadel-
phia aud other large cities to induce capital
to take hold and help develop this mineral
wealth of Iron county. He is still at work
with all his might and had he help would
surely succeed in tie near future.
"Pig iron is transported to any distance
at less absolute cost per ten to the trans
portation company than IS ore or fuel, and
1t takes three or more tons of ore and fuel
to produce ton Of pig iron, hence the true
policy is to reduce the crude ore with the
fuel necessary to smelt it to the concen-
trated form of pig iron before we ship
mile further than is necessary.
THE waste in the subsequent processes
Of evolution from pig iron to its more re-
fined and higher products are very small
compared with that form of raw material
to pig, and by reason OF these subsequent
operations being carried On with greater
efficiency and economy in city suitably
located with reference to manufacture and
distribution, the location of the plant
should be in or very near to such city.
1.-The phenomenal growth Of Chicago is
the admiration of all. The manufacturing
interests of that city have gained most
rapidly by reason OF the recent changed
condition of iron manufacture favorable to
her.
but a few years ago Chicago was not
distinguished for her iron interests and
industries as compared with her trade in
crest, and this important Improvement in
GATED has been brought about py the recent
development in iron, and SO Chicago is
becoming great iron manufacturing CITY,
The greatest mandatory of mining ma
chinery III the world is there. With Bes-
semer pig iron, made as cheap in southern
Utah as it can be land it certainly can be
made at as low a cost as in any part of the
United States) the possibilities for Salt
Lake city becoming the greatest manufac-
tory for mining machinery in the west, is
assured; and Ogden, with its present blast
furnace, modified and utilized for cupola,
could make the heavy castings for this
western country, such as water mains and
pipes of every description, heavy castings
for mills, water Jackets for furnaces etc !
Every other well watered city could have
its speciality, thus dividing the business
with the entire territory. | think the Iron
City company will be satisfied for the pres
ent to manufacture pig iron, and as Iron
City is bound to become the most populous
city of southern Utah, capitalists will do
well to take building lots, build houses for
workmen, establish stores to DO business
and not say that the company wishes to
monopolize all.
'sAs in Pueblo, Colorado, so it will be in
Iron City ere long. Pueblo now contains
its $1,000 people, and the iron city of Bir-
mingham, Alabama, which commenced
with one blast furnace, and the second year
paid dividend of 90 per cent. to the stock
holders on their investment, and it will be
the same in Iron City, Utah, as soon as
capital win find its way here.n