The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-18
DEEP CREEK.

Much prospecting has been dcna for
many years in what is generally desig-
mated as The Deep Creek country, re
sulting in the establishing of at least
twenty-five mining districts. and the
uncovering of enormous bodies of lead,
/ copper. gold and silver ores. This is
! perhaps the richest mining section in
the United States that has not yet been
invaded by the railroads. Sufficient
ores have been uncovered in that re-
gion to insure an enormous tonnage to
Uhe first railroad that reaches out to
it. With a railroad constructed to the
state line in that direction the min
eral output of the state would at once
be doubled. AS it is the expense OF
wagon haul is so great as GO preclude
the possibility of working the mines at
a. profit, and the owners have for years
done the necessary assessment work
TO hold good their Claims. hoping that
some day a railroad would reach them.
when they would reap great reward fer
long continued labor. / am pleased
to note that d company has just been
organized to build this road. | have
been invited to join in the incorpora.-
ton of this company, and expect to
contribute my mite" towards its con-
strucNcn. l have not yet been ad-
Vised as to the plans and resources of
the company, hut from the character
of the gentlemen who are active in its
promotion l am convinced that We can
have strong assurance that a railroad
to Deep Creek will be an accomplished
fact in the very near future.
1t is needless to point out to the
gentlemen cf this exchange what the
advantages to Salt Lake and to the
mining interests of the state the COM
,,latioD of 4 his lima wit be.
The same gentlemen have also I'M
dertaken the stupendous task OF build
ing a line of railroad southwest
through St. George 10 Los Angeles. Cal
ifornia. thus placing Salt Lake on a
great through continental line to the
Pacific. correcting the deficiencies IN
our railroad situation and making of
this city a great railroad center, Which
is all that is lacking to make of this
one of the great cities of the western
half of the continent. This line will
revive the languishing settlements in
the southern part of our state. 1t viii
pass through The rich GOLD and silver
mines of southwestern Utah and south
eastern Nevada and the rich copper
mines near st. George. 1t will develop
what is perhaps the most extensive
ranges of iron in the known world not
excepting the great lake Superior iron
ranges. The iron is of the finest quail
itv and hundreds of millions of tons lie
EXPOSED above the surface of the
ground.
COAL FIELDS.
Coal of the best quality is found in
the mountains east of Cedar City and
hanarra and but a few miles from the
iron These coal measures are about
twenty miles wide and extend clear to
the Colorado river and are limitless in
extent. The coal is subtle for coking,
while limestone for fuSing is at hand.
in fact all the conditions for an i'm
mense iron industry exist in this por-
ton of Iron county. With the railroad
constructed to tidewater at Los An
geles. the entire Pacific coast of North
and South America, as well as the
great islands CT the Pacific. and the
oriental countries. can be supplied with
coal and the various products of iron
ard steel from this section of our IA
vored state As the railroad haul would
be short. with no excessive grades.
these products could be delivered at all
Pacific coast points al prices that would
defy eastern competition.
SULPHUR DEPOSITS.
The sulphur deposits of southern
Utah being among the purest and most
extensive in the world would also
reach tidewater over this line. at a low
freight cost. that would enable its own
ers to compete with SiciAan and Japan
csc sulphur in the worlds trade for
that commodity. This line would bring
Salt Lake city within 500 miles of ocean
transportation over railroad operated
and controlled by Utah people. and