The herald., 1893-11-05

the only ore suited to the purpose is
found near the head OF Lake Superior,
and is shipped down the lakes 1000
miles to Chicago. Near Pueblo, Colo,
ore is found from which Bessemer steel
is made. Except at these points, no
other ore suited to that purpose is found
from the Alleghenies to the Rocky
mountains. Ofal branches Of manufac-
ture none equals in value the making of
iron. No other employs go many men
or go much capital. The successful
manufacture of iron can be accomplished
only when the following conditions are
found, viz: An abundance of coal of
suitable quality and that can be cheaply
mined; iron ore of proper quality and
low cost of production an abundance of
lime. freclay and manganese. All
these conditions are found united
in Southern Utah, and, so far as
yet known, nowhere elBe on the Pa
cific coast. With rail connection from
tidewater near Los Angeles to Southern
Utah, the center OF the greatest manu-
featuring interest on both shores OF the
Pacific will inevitably be here. The
great cities of Pitssburg and Birming-
ham in the United States, Glasgow in
Scotland, and Sheffield, Leeds, Birming-
ham and other cities in England, all owe
their greatness to coal and iron, and at
none OF these are the coal and iron ore
and other crude materials found in such
abundance and under such favorable
conditions for working as in Utah and
within easy reach of Los Angeles.
VALUABLE SMELLING ORES.
But in addition to the coal and iron OF
Utah. there are other mining interests
of very great importance along the line
of the Nevada Southern railroad.
Near st. George is copper mine that
I visited and examined carefully. This
mine is OF vast extent and the ore is
high grade. When was at the mine
ore was being mined and the best qality
selected and rent by teams to Milford,
the nearest railroad atation, distance
OF about 100 miles. After the expense
Of this long haul and paying railway
freight, the ore netted to the owners of
the mine profit of $29 per ton. The
lower grades of ore are smelted in a fur
mace at st. George; this furnace pro-
duces ten tons of copper bullion daily.
Coal is now hauled from near
Cedar to st. George, dis
tance from the coal mines of nearly 70
miles. With railway from the coal
mines to st. George. the cost of fuel
would be so greatly reduced that all the
ore would be smelted there, and the
output of the mine would be vastly
increased. The report from the United
States geological survey for 1891, page
"a, gives the output of copper from
Utah at 1.562,0 ,098 pounds; 30 far as my
information goes, very little was pro-
duced elsewhere than at st. George.
In the Yellow Pine mining district of
Nevada 10 the only large deposit of car
Donate lead fuxing ores operated OF
known in the United States. For a
long time the smelters of Colorado have
been compelled to import this class Of
ores from Mexico, paying high import
duty thereon. The Nevada Southern
railway runs alongside these large lead
deposits for 20 miles. Conservative
mining engineers estimate that 500 tons
per day of these ores can be shipped
when the road is extended 30 miles
further. These ores can easily afford to
pay 81 per ton freight to the railway;
even now large quantities are hauled to
the road and shipped to Blake at cost
of $40 per ton for freight. With smet-
ing works at Los Angeles, all these ores
would naturally come here.
Respectfully submitted.
G. MULHoLLAND.
Having personally been over the coal
and iron regions Of Southern Utah with
Mr.. @. Mulholland, l fully endorse and
substantiate the facts az represented by
him in the above communication.
~ w. H. WoRKMAN.