The herald., 1893-11-08

The extent and quality OF the Utah coal
fields are now go we'll established that
on that point no more need be said. The
importance OF the coal business will be
seen from the following official reports
OF receipts at different cities the figures
are all for 1891:
Tom
AT Cleveland, coal and coke. Dol ,4?a
Toledo. ~ o4,54o
Ia ilwauke ee ............. lot, ,O33
ouisv,Ile VSo, ,zoO
tiacnnau ............-.........-. .z,oVo,9sSo
r.. Louis. ~! 41i @ .,oo
k0nsss CITY l. lVU,OVU
ban Francisco ,..-.........l ...l'oa@'olo
For the same year the coal product of
PanneylvaniR was worth at the mines
the great sum OF Sill, ,2l57SS. ALI that
Pennsylvania is to the Atlantic coast in
and coal the Utah coal deposit will be to
the Pacific coast, and the whole OF that
vast traffic will come through or near
Loe Angeles.
The next item is iron, and in this
connection attention 10 invited to the
following statement from the United
States geological report for 1891:
ut lie. however, true that there is q
scarcity OF Bessemer iron ores on the At
lantic coast. Our imports of
iron ore are chiefly to supply the wants
of blast furnaces. and particularly for
those furnaces which produce Beesemer
pig iron. -. Ores low in phospbor-
GUS are absolutely necessary for the
manufacture of Bessemer pig iron."
Now, the quality of the Utah ore, in
which it excels all other ore, is its tree
dom from phosphorus. The quantity
and ease OF procuring the ore are the
wonder OF all scientific men who have
examinedthe deposits. With the Ne
vada Southern to deliver this ore at tide
water there would be great demand for
it. But a more important fact is that
the building OF this line will result in
the establishment of great iron works
near Los angeles, such as blast furnaces,
rolling mills, furnaces and machine
shops. Not less certain is it that ship
building works rivaling those ON the
Clyde, Tyne, Mersey and Thames in
Great Britain, and on the Delaware,
will follow, and that at no very distant
cay.
In order to make Bessemer pig iron
Great Britain is forced to import ore
from foreign countries; in 1890 the i'm
porta reached the huge quantity OF
4.A7i.790 tons. - ~ r.
A few years ago ore suited to making
Reseemer pig iron was found near the
store of Lake Superior. So great is the
demand for the ore, and go rapidly did
the butidees increase, that in 1890 the
shipments down the lake amounted to
9,0l2. .279 tons. This single item alone
SHOWS the enormous value OF the busi-
he's. But add to that the value OF the
ore when made into steel rails and every
other article of steel and iron, and the
mind is bewildered in trying to grasp
the vast total.
The railroad will run through the
richest and most extensive deposits of
lead and silver now known west of the
Rocky mountains. The quantities of
ore in sight and the facilities for mining
are 80 good, that although there were no
ADEQUATE means OF transportation,
miners have been taking out ore for
years and holding on to claims, believ-
ing that for that interest slone q rail-
road must be built into the country.
The only deposit of lead carbonate fux-
ing ore now known in the United States
will be tapped by the railway. This
class Of ore is now shipped to Colorado
from Mexico, and the cost OF transporta-
tion is great; the supply along the line
OF the Southern Nevada appears to be
very extensive. Near Ivanpah, in
San Bernardino county, the ore
has been found rich enough to bear
the high cost OF transportation by teams
and from one camp about 81 900, 900 has
already been taken out.
At the Copper World mine 1000 tons
of ore are now on the dump and hundreds
Of thousands OF tons in sight that will
20 from % ito 40 per cent copper, 20
ounces silver and some gold. With rail
transportation all this can be taken
out. Shadow Mountain is another rich
district waiting for transportation to
turn out great supplies of ore.
At Dandy ore was found so rich ard
plentiful that two furnaces and q TO-
stamp mill were built IA years ago,
when all freighting had to be done from
Cotton, 200 miles away. This district
will produce a great amount OF business
for the road.
At the Groom lead mine there is now
on the dump 1900 tons of ore and at
least 10000 tons in sight. Resting
Syringe is another rich district that will
furnish business for the road, even if
hauling by teams some distance should
be necessary. Several years ago about
10000 tons OF ore were taken out there
from mines owned by J. B.Osburn, when
freightH ranged from $50 to 500 per ton
to the railroad.
Much more might be given to the
same effect, but these instances will
serve to show the value OF the ore traffic
that awaits the railroad.
AT Montgomery district $4,000 tons OF
gold ore are now in sight; a five.siamp
mill has been running during the past
summer. and the ore pays well. The
owners OF the mines say they would be
we'll pleased il the road should come
even within go miles of their camp.
Pahranagat valley is surrounded bv
the best mineral section in Nevada. At
present the mines are 200 miles distant
from railroad freight costs from $50 to
$40 per ton, and only the richest ores
can be taken out. With the facility af-
forded by the Nevada Southern thou
sands OF tons Of ore will be sent from
that district.
A late discovery OF very great i'm
portance has been made near the line of
the road this is an extensive deposit of
nitrate. Chile ia at present the source
'nf supply for this valuable material the
quantity shipped last year was about