The Red Cloud chief., 1895-11-01
THE LATEST STAR.
Utah to Become ON. os the Richest Of the
Mining states.

Mining States.
Utah's Constitution has been framed:
her people will adopt 1t in Novcmbert.
and soon thereafter the President will
Issue his proclamation. and the great
Territory the history Of which 80 wen
illustrates the potency OF patience. per-
sistcnce and faith, and within which
was first raised on the Western Slope
the standard Of civiliza;ion-will be ad.
mitted to all the privileges OF a sover-
eign state.
1t will be a happy day for Utah-a
happy day for the nation-the day Utah
shakes from her supple limbs the tram
mels Of Territorial life. and with her
dowry Of wealth and brains Is received
into the family OF states. Then public
interest will center In the new soveN
eighty. and the people will look to 1t for
an answer 10 the question. "What have
you within your borders for the making
of a great commonwealth" How little
should Utah be abashed by this in
qulry?
No Western State ever entered the.
Union after Il longer period Of preparaH
ton or with more splendid men or re-
sources.
Utah has 10000 people trained and
disciplined TO the tasks OF industry.
Utah has q chain OF fertile valleys exc
tending from Idaho to Arizona Under u
system OF irrigation as perfect "a any
In the world-valleys trimmed by treas
ure-filled mountains, and checkered with
little farms. whereOn, In many instances
for nearly half a century. has been ex-
cmplified In the perfection Of hus-
bandry. :
Utah has mines--the merc'mention Of
names Of which compels the at
'entiou OF the whole mining world.
Take for instance, '"The On0irio."
1t has paid ~S13,175.OOO in divi-
dends. or the "Horn Silver" dividends.
S5.141.lO0, or the Daily" dividends.
$2,S5O.OO0. or several others that are q
neck or two over the million mark.
These, above mentioned. are silver prop
critics. but there are others bearing gold 4
bright. gliitcring gold-in liberal quan- y
titles. In one gold mine alone, the Mer-
cur. dividends are being paid on the
basis OF half a million n year. while in
the Mercur district, inflnitesimal ia COM
parison with other mining districts,
there IL a cluster Of pure gold bearing
properties that aggregates in value
many millions OF dollars. In the light
VI h'' heulNS 10 ~ III NuSputDIt W
assert that Utah is one OF the greatest
mining regions in the United States?
Where else can you find 80 many prec- 4
ious metals. so many minerals OF use
In the arts and In commerce.. and in such
great bulk: There Is even gold In this
water OF the Great Salt Lake and
health In the mir that goes with it-but
that Is not all. Here is a field for the
business man that Is new and fruitful.
Almost every conceivable resource In
the shape Of raw material Is within the
reach OF the manufacturer IL this ~
an age OF progress, as has been asserted,
then Utah affords the opportunity 10 I
expand and Increase the trade Of the
world-that Is what il needed.
Utah has pastoral resources OF IN
possibilities. II simply posSN,
the people to demonstrate 1t. Ks.
overlooking. bounteous. golden 4
fields, or heavier-laden vines and frHit
trees ever %gladdcncd the heart and poe
ket OF sun-brOwned %husbandman Than
the hundred fold harves.s of this Najr
land. No greener pastures ever fcasdki
a herd OF thriving cattle and no 81
has proved more ineXhaustibie tlh1%
this. Water In abundance Just wlIch
and where needed and fresh and pure
iS niohniiln SOURCES.
Utah has other things. a climate IN
a marvellous Dead sea-
curative mineral springs, coal
~inexhaustible. mountains OF
iron. sulphur. salt and asphaltum. and
q capital city, the like of which for
of situation and environment, the
world does not possess-a capital city
with the great temples and structures
or the Mormon people, with miles and
miles OF shaded, brook-lin streets,
VIII stately business blocks-a capital
city where Il healthy people do a healthy
business. and the arms OF Its trade
reach out over an empire greater in area
than all OF the New England and Middle
an empire Of which Salt Lake
City is the railroad, financial. eiucl-
tional. religious, commercial and social
II all of these possessions are factors
In the growth Of a great state, then the
new state OF Utah may face the future
a tremor.