The herald., 1896-10-22

netic claims among these is at least 1000
feet above the sea and 1000 feet above the
ravine. A tunnel has been made in this
claim about $50 feet long, in which a
large body of excellent ore was devel-
oped. About three-quarters of a mile
southwest from the first mine inspected
is claim called the Pot Metal mine.
1t Is on point Of spur Of the noun
tains at an altitude of $500 feet and about
1000 feet above the open leading out to
the open valley, SO that it's output could
be transported without trouble. The sur
face shows a great outcropping Of spec.
ular ore, millions of tons being in sight
and every indication pointing to a great
depth Of the deposit. Adjoining this
is another claim 600 by 1900 feet, located
on the same body of ore. The claim
called Duncan No. 1 lies about three miles
west of north from the last named mine,
at an elevation of $500 feet, in a ravine
leading out to the Iron City valley. Its
| ore is q large body and could be easily
Quarried while its situation as. to trans
portation by way of the ravine and the
| valley is most advantageous. A short
distance north of this claim are four
claims known as the Duncan placers.
! containing so acres of magnetic ore,
! which can be handily reached by the
same ravine and also on the western
| side by canyon leading to the same
valley. About two miles northeast from
| the Duncan No. / and mile and half
from the Black Magnetic (the first mine
named), is mine known as the Chesa-
peake. It is high ridge of iron ore
with large outcroppings, the working
| being 6720 feet above sea level and about
400 feet above the ravine in which the
Duncan No. 1 workings are located. 1t
| Is Joined on the north by the Excelsior
claim and that by the Mountain peak,
| both of these latter being the same body
| of ore and possessing the same trans
| portation facilities.
| About one mile east Of south from
| the Chesapeake and the same distance
| northeast from the Duncan No. Is
| deposit of iron ore which is probably
the greatest in the world. 1t is known
| as the Blowout mine and consists Of
mound or ridge of solid iron ore about
three eighths of a mile wide and mile
! and a quarter long, on its base, and
rising 400 feet into the air, with un-
| mistakable indications of great depth.
| An analysis of this ore shows 70 per cent
| of pure iron and it's location is excellent,
| it being very easy matter to build
railroad to it. 1t can be approached by
/ a railroad track on three sides and
| large amount Of ore around it's base
| Is broken and loose. The inspection of
this one claim alone is sufficient COM
pensation for the trip, and when 1t is re-
membered that the few claims here
mentioned constitute but a small por-
| county, some idea of their magnitude
can be obtained. The cheapness with
| which these ores can be worked is an
| element of great Importance. All of
| these claims can be quarried instead of
being mined with drifts and tunnels as
| Is necessary in other iron districts and
| their ores can be delivered at any fur
| mace site within a radius of fifteen miles
| at an average cost not exceeding one
| dollar per ton.
There must be in sight fully 50O000.0O0
tons Of rich magnetic and hematite
| ores in Iron county, exclusive of the mil
lions that must necessarily be hidden in
| the bowels of the earth within the con-
fines of that county. The conclusion is
| reasonable that in this one county of
Utah alone there is a supply of iron ore
that Is practically inexhaustible. am
convinced that should a confiagration or
other calamity destroy every frame
building in the world there is enough
| iron in that county to replace them.
The coal fields of Iron county lie part
ly south of the group Of iron mines nam
ed and partly on the eastern side of the
Escalante valley. The greater develop
ments have been made in the latter di-
rection, therefore so far as known the
bulk of the coal is there. The veins
Son about seven miles east of Cedar
City. 1t is up this canyon that the Ce-
dar City branch of the California and
Utah railroad has been surveyed. The
coal veins are found at elevations of
from 1000 to 1900 feet and extend from
this canyon southwark toward and be-
yond Kannarra, for many miles. one of
the mines visited was 6700 feet high, an
other 1900, and it is believed that there
is a much larger vein of still batter coal
somewhat lower than these. The coal
of these two veins is of excellent qual-
ity, burns well and cokes easily, and the
supply is enormous. 1t is accessible at
many points from Coal Creek southward
and the same railroad company has sur
veyed a branch from Cedar City south
ward to Kanarra. Coal and iron do not
constitute all the mineral wealth of this
section for besides these there are hun
dreds of gold, silver, lead and copper
mines whose products would pay TRIBUTE
to this road.
While these mineral resources are a
great factor in the possibilities of de-
velopment of this country, they are not
alone in the calculation, for there is
a wide range of country in Southern
| Utah suitable for agriculture, sheep and
cattle raising, and these industries even
now make a good showing. The receipts
| of merchandise at Milford during the
year ending May 81 1896, amounted to
| 12641,61 pounds. and the shipments OF
ore, etc, were S,013,6S1 pounds and 61S
| carloads of cattle. In that portion or the
state south of Cedar City there are twen-
ty-one settlements on the line of travel
| or closely adjacent thereto having a
combined population of about 1000 There
are about $4,000 acres Of land under
cultivation now, while more than 600(
acres are being brought into shape for
the plow by the construction of reser-
voirs and dams and the building of ad-
ditional water storing plants will add
many thousand acres of land to the till
able area. The mercantile importations
of this section for 1895 were 00C
pounds, the exports of like character
about the same amount and 10000 head
of cattle, 5000 horses, $4,000 sheep and
200. 900 pounds of wool were shipped
from here in 1894.
AS to whether the building of this
road would be a detriment or great
benefit to either or both of the cities
Interested Los Angeles and Salt Lake
public spirited bankers, merchants, man.
! ufacturers and business men of botf
cities can arrive at their own conclusions
Respectfully submitted,
G. j. GRIFFITH,
Los Angeles, Cal, October 81 1896.
p SIN addition to the foregoing in
. formation l have in my office for the
,, ,, benefit of those who feel interested IL
the project, several maps showing pro
posed routes and also samples of Goa
and a variety of ores. G. j. G
MARRIED IN SHORT ORDER