The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-02
\ GREAT M1NING CENTER.
DilIenback's Letter to the Denver
Mining Record.

J. D. Dillenback. staff correspondent
of the Denver Mining Record, who is
in the city. has contributed an article
to his paper in which he says:
Quick, my tablets, let me write it
down." that Brigham Young was GER
tainly inspired when he led the church
of the Lat1er-day Saints across the
Mains and mountains to the Great Salt
Lake valley and founded this marvel
Gus city. No person could doubt the
fact after standing, as l stood last
evening. on a hill north Of the great
temple and tabernacle, and beheid the
sun sink down behind the mountains
that lie beyond the Great Salt Lake.
The scene of towering mountains, Tree
empowered city, far-reechlng fertile
valley, and distant, silvery lake. IS
fair as a garden of the Lord.
Utah is a land OF endless variety and
sharp contrasts. Broad valleys are
sentinelled by lofty and rugged noun
tains that rise abruptly from the plain
without the intervention OF foothills
There are great desert tracts bare OF
vegetation and valleys of almost fdbu-
lous fertility The mountains are rlch
in mineral wealth, which Will yet en-
ricn the state and make it one OF the
most important and populouS in the
Union. The industrial conditions that
nrevail in Utah are almost Identical
with those OF Colorado, and the Two
states should stand close together in
firm alliance, working for their mutual
interests There are problems OF man-
ing and irrigation and transportation,
where their united voice should make
itself felt TO influence national leg1sla-
ton.
salt Lake City is, like Denver, a,
e,,saf mining and commercial center,
and a noted health resort. 1t has an
advantage over Denver in its proximity
TO the Great Salt lake, that most Won
derful inland sea. It is thirteen years
since nv last visit, and l can recog-
ME hllf few things here save the tenn
ple. tabernacle. some residence places,
and the glorious scenery. The great
business blocks. finely paved streets
and extensive lines of electric railway,
are Ell new 1t is a goodly city
The mining interest seems to pre-
dominate here to as great an extent as
| in Denver. The daily papers nave
their mining editors, there IS a weekly
paper. the Inter- Mountain Mining tie
! view. devoted exclusively to MINING
and every man one meets on the street
can talk intelligenfly on mining aifalrs.
In the suburbs the smoke arises con-
sttantiv from large smelters, and ores
form the great bulk Of railway freights
on all the local roads.
The Salt Lake city mining exchange
has been taking a vacation, suspend
! ing operations for thirty days, pre-
paratory to change of quarters ana
REORGANIZATION. It will resume its calls
next Saturday in tine Brigham Young
/ Trust ccmpany's building on CONNER
cial street The former president, Mr..
]. w Donnellan. having resigned, Mr..
T. H. Airs, manager of the Mercur
Gold Mining company, was elected to
the place. Mr.. E. W. Vigus agent OF
the Associated Press IN TINS CITY, is
sill secretary, and I am indebted to
him for much information in regard to
mining matters. The exchange has i04
members, some So or 40 of whom do ac-
tive business on the floor.