The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-11-23
GOVERNOR VESTS REPORT.

to the Secretary of the Interior for
1893 reached this Office on Tuesday.
but was not received by the editor
until yesterday. Following is a synop-
sis of the statistical information i'm
parted which is of great value to the
people of the territory. For the de-
tails, which are minute and volumi-
nous, we refer our readers to the
pamphlet containing the full report.
The Governor places the population
of the territory at. 24oSO5, an increase
of $4,000 over the total given in the
census of 1890, and makes the expla-
ton that ION account of the recent
financial stringency and the violent
decline in the price of silver, the pop
ulation of the mining districts has de-
creased very materially the past six
months while in all other portions of
the Territory there has been a steady
growth
The report of Land Office transac-
tons for the year ending June 80. 1898,
shows that the number of entries was
1,719, covering 34S, 1880 acres, and the
receipts $94,7l74S. The average enter
ed since 1869, when the Land Office
was opened here, is 6,245, 1920, and the
amount paid s1.460,s41.75.
The valuation of real estate is
placed at s62,O19.752. Improvements at
s23, 964,S4s, personal property at $685.
475, 81, making a total of sos, S6o,111.
The assessed value Of the property
of the incorporated cities and towns
| is $94, So, 352.OO. and the total indebted
ness s2,O9S, $4,000. 1t is shown by
comparison with the figures for 1892
that while the assessed valuations
have increased$7, 3sss3, 27O.47 the aggre-
gated indebtedness has decreased $17,-
64S.5S.
The tables for the number of resi-
dences and business houses erected is
incomplete, and therefore no real
guide is offered by them in that partic
ular
A statement of revenue and the as
sessed value Of property, for each year
for a number of years is given, and the
territorial and school tax for two
years for each county.
The live stock tables by counties
show these totals: Number of horses
and mules for the present year, 3d.
o96; valued at s2,S1s,895. OF cattle
25O.s25; value, s2,s7S,o55. Sheep, 1874
$50; value. $2,64S.12S.
/ The bank statements to June 30.
1893, show their capital to be $5.69s.-
64S, and their deposits, S9,237, 1925.
There are 1881 miles of broad
guage railroads in the territory and
1908 miles of narrow guage. The
street railroads have SIS miles electric
and miles steam motor During the
past year Sc miles of new road have
been constructed. This. added to our
previous mileage, makes an aggregate
OF l,32I.94 miles now in operation with
in the Territory"
] The mineral products are reported
on statements furnished by ]. E.
Dooly of Wells, Fargo & Co, and show
these totals: 1,S22.616 pounds of COP
per, at 5 cents per pound, $s1, 1870. 80;
91n5107 pounds unrefined lead, at SIS
per ton, g, sos, 72o.42; s,969,s56 ounces
fine silver. at $O.s6S per ounce, 81
92,3SS.65; 1882 ounces fine gold. at
$50 per ounce, $76S, $4,000; total export
value, s11,152 s7s.S7. Computing the
gold and silver at their mint valuation
and other metals at their value at the
seaboard it would increase the value
of the product to s1e,27s, s1s.Os.
The Governor explains that "One of
Jour great and heretofore most pros
porous industries has been metal min
ing, producing annually about s16.l
10000 Owing to the low price of sill
liver and lead some Of our great mines
that have paid regular dividends for
years have ceased their payment. The
working force has been reduced in
some, while others have been closed
entirely A great many honest, thrift
ty, ard industrious miners have been