The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-10
DESERET DOlNGS.
Not Booming But Prosperous and Blessed
With Marvellous Weather.


With Marvellous Weather.
1t is not often that we, of Deseret tres
pass on the valuable columns of The HER
AID, but fearing that unless we speak out
occasionally, we will become like our
esteemed neighboring town of Fillmore,
and become forced to have "Millard coun-
tyr added to our mail matter in order to
find us.
Although not boom town, the wave of
prosperity which is rolling over Utah has
given US more of life and vigor, and the re-
suit is that substantial dwellings and bust
ness houses are springing up in every
direction.
The almost unlimited resources of land,
water, meadow and range, second to none
south of q tah county, which this section
affords. are attracting the attention of
home-seek- RS in many parts of Utah, but
more particularly in cur Dixie" where
scores Of families are contemplating d
move to this place with the return
OF spring. They will not bring much
cash, but what is BETTER the pluck,
energy and frugality which have been the
last potent factors in redeeming the south
ern part of Utah from sterllity.
Notwithstanding, we are centrally To-
| Gated in valley over sixty miles wide; the
! Everlasting hills'i are ADDING largely to
our general prosperity. Valuable finds Of
the precious metals are being made west of
us in the House Range, and without
doubt, the coming season will witness
great activity in the mining industry all
along that range of mountains from Fish
Springs, south 10 Frisco, as there are ore
groupings every few miles all along the
entire range. The most important of the
RECENT Discoveries
is that of large vein of silver lead ore
made by Messrs. Alexander and Palmer, of
this place. in what is known as Morgan
| gap an opening through the House range,
about forty five miles west
| About seven tons of ore is arriving daily
from the Fish Springs district for ship
men over the Union Pacific, and as the
hauling is being almost entirely don9 by
residents, 1t becomes profitable source OF
revenue, besides making a lively demand
for grain at good pri ces.
| The present winter is verifying our
| claim that Deseret has the boss climate OF
Utah, and that while reaping our full share
of the benefits derived from neavy de-
posits of snow in the mountains, we ex-
| perlence
The MINIMUM OF DISCoMFORTS,
| for, while the beautiful is being piled UP
| for future use, and the residents OF cities
and towns contiguous to the mountains are
slushing around il the snow and mud, we
are in the enjoyment of sunny skies and
dry ground. A sleighing party here would
be genuine curiosity, fact which should
be known by the implement dealers, who,
every time it SHOWS in Salt Lake city flood
this section with bob-sled circulars.
Many of US are watching the natural gas
developments near Salt Lake with a more
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speaking, the eastern and western ranges
of mountains which bound this valley are
nearly Identical IN formation with those
that form the eastern and western boun-
diaries of Salt Lake valley. In fact, ours
is prolongation of that valley
to the south. And the western
range represents the base of thC
lower sillurian with dip of about 15(
towards the east, Will our eastern range
is of the upper sillurian with about tht
same general dip and direction, provlng
almost beyond doubt that the Trenton for
nation lies directly under this valley, anC
at about the same depth as found in Sal
Lake valley. And should the present pa!
finds prove permanent and profitable,
magnificent field of nearly SEQ niles il
length will be open for natural gas explora
tionS.
AN ENCOURAGING INCIDENT
occurred here short time since: residen
in driving pipe for flowing well struck
body of gas, the well ejecting gas and mu(
for some time This is regarded as
pointer
While on the subject of FORMATIONS.
will it not be strange if the reported strik
of coal on Antelope island should be cor
rect, and thus prove that dame nature ha
been capable of sandwiching slice of car
boniferous between two formations in
finitely older. and where least expected
thus placing the fragment theorists so
top' in the creation controversy. Perhaps
Respectfully, IGNoT.
Deseret, Jan. 9.