The daily sentinel., 1899-06-26
GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO MONDAY JUNE 20 1899

producing points. Lees than 100000
is estimated to be sufficient to build a
smelter Of large capacity and fitted with
the newest appliances.
Grand Junction 10 sufficiently distant
! from the present smelling points to cas-
lily draw to itself the output Of a large
region. 1t has an inexhaustabls water
supply, an exceptionally healthy climate
and is surrounded by rich agricultural
region which will insure cheap living to
workmea.
1t 10 the terminus Of five railroads, all
friendly and much interested In the up
building Of westsru Colorado, making .
condition which is guarantee Of reas-
enable freight rates on bullion east
ward.
Its proximity to fuel for roasting and
smelling purposes would give its smelter
a great advantage over those which now
take both ore and fuel from the vicinity
of Grand Junction, hundreds OF miles
over the mountains to Denver and
Pueblo.
Its position is particularly good for
drawing to its smelter the variety Of ores
necessary for a desirable smelling mix
ture. Fire clay and lime, for construc-
ton, are near at hand and the common
brick Of the city is also Of very good
quality.
The miners of the western slope will
regard it as home enterprise and give
it their hearty support.
The question of freight rates on ore
and fuel to the smelter, and ore bullion
from the smelters to the refineries, is Of
great Importance. Ore and fuel would
In general, move down grade in coming
to Grand Junction.
The sources of ore supply are nearer
to Grand junction than to Denver, by
the following distances respectively:
L-adville, Kokomo and Breckenridge,
each 100 miles; Red Cliff 100 miles; Gun
nison $50 miles; Lake City 200 miles;
Aspen 300 miles; Ouray and Telluride
200 miles each; Utah lead region 400
miles; Tintic, Utah, 500 miles; while the
fuel from Cardiff and New Castle would
come over an uninterrupted down grade
to Grand junction, a distance less than
it is now hauled to reach the smelters Of
Denver by 200 miles.
Coal for roasting will be taken from
the Little Book Cliffs near Grand juno
ton Or from New Castle where there is
slack enough thrown away every day to
roast the ores OF a large smelling plant.
Coke, for the blast furnaces, Of the best
quality made in Colorado, would be sup
piled from the ovens at Cardiff and the
Castlegate mincs In Utah.
| 1t would not be necessary to run any
barren fux at Grand Junction. The
ores of Aspen would probably supply
sufficient lime. Iron ores would como
from Leadville, and silicious ores from
Lake City, Ouray and Telluride. The
two latter places would also send con-
siderable iron and Lake City would ship
lead ores.
Mining mon Of Aspen. Lake City,
Ouray and Telluride know that with a
smelter at Grand Junction and conse-
quent lowered rate Of freight than that
which they are now compelled to pay,
many mines now idle would become pro-
dueers.
1t will be noticed that in this view OF
the field no count is made of the ores OF
the region south Of Ouray and Telluride
which would come northward il there
were a smelter at Grand junction.
All investigation led to the conclusion
that it il safe to build smelling plant
at Grand Junction Of 300 tons or more
daily capacity, and that, having in view
tho further Development Of the mining
industry in western Colorado, the natu-