Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-23


ties there was a revival Of interest. and
since then some Of the largest veins of
gold and silver In the country have
been found and developed Says one OF
our prominent mining men: There IL
untold wealth hidden away In the earth
Just beyond the great American desert"
Then again there " copper. There are
more than nifty copper properties al
ready, and mo- day passes but what
some new claim IN taken up. Let US
come nearer home. Last summer n
company OF eight men began to develop
three claims almost on the old pioneer
road In Mountain Dell Good reports
come from there. During the present
winter season the tunnel and shaft will
be worked. The old pioneers possibly
Travelled over vast copper and gold
fields. Who can tell2 We might 20 on
and on telling OF the vast amount OF
the precious metals that In yet TO he
dug from the bowels OF the earth.
Mining In Utah IL yet In Its first stages.
My table below VIII show what counties
are ready for the capitalist and miner.
Near the banks OF the Colorado and
Grand are the Henry mountains. The
group rises over 10000 feet into the air
and In well timbered and wntcred.
These mountains nrc us yet unknown
and unprOBpccted. that IN comparative
ly speaking. but many confirm the re-
ports Tint there IL an abundance OF
gold found there. Copper and silver
are also found In abundance. Much OF
the ore may be treated by the cyanide
process, and the copper IL nm excellent
ore for concentrates. Few men have
.one Into this region. and yet II IN an
inviting field. The great bromide mine
has been worked since 1898, ana there
are prospects OF many more such mines
being opened.
Then again there are the Blue noun
talf aflgs N.I a. g..
Juan counties. The foundation OF these
mountains IL granite quartz, slate and
carbonferous limestone. Gold In al
most unlimited In this region. The
district is easy OF access, ana IN well
wntcrcd. 10 that beef. mutton and
vegetables are plenty The veins OF
gold here are mostly In pOrphyry ana
granite. and much free gold has been
found. Not far from the mines. coal In
In abundance. II looks now rs II the
Henry ana the blue mountains are
destined TO became great mining dis
trlcts In the not far distant future. Utah
IN truly rich In gold. silver, copper and
iron. The copper industry especially
has hardly been opened. our state has
already produced from her mines $780,
100000.
SULPHUR DEPOSITS.
Blessed with nearly every resource
Utah IL not without sulphur. In the
Cove creek deposits. II has been extern
sivcly mined by Ferdinand Dickcrt and
10000 tons have already been taken out.
Many gcologists claim that our sulphur
In as good and pure us the celebrated
sulphur OF Sicily Hon. Thomas
kcarns. OF Park city. In speaking OF
this industry. says; 81 believe that
Utah sulphur can be mined at n profit.
Very few people have an idea Ms to the
extent OF the deposits. Sulphur exists
In scores OF localities. Personally am
not Interested In that phase OF mining.
but to those who are and understand
IL thoroughly. I believe that Utah Of
fers great field" a great many of
our sulphur springs deposit sulphur.
The sulphldc OF hydrogen Oh. 81 de-
posits the sulphur by oxidation OF the
hydrogen. Gypsum IN often thrown
down In this connection. Hulphuric acid
being formed by the complete oxidation
OF the IL . $. and the reaction OF this
acid ON the carbonate OF lime In the
water. Such deposits are found north
OF Salt Lake. and Ogden. and In the
southern part OF our county. Pure ma
tive sulphur IN also found In summit.
Iron, Juab and Utah counties quite ox-
tcnsively.
sALTPETER MINES.
Another constituent In the mines OF
Utah " nitrate OF potash or saltpctcr
This compound II used In the curing OF
meats. and preventing decomposition.
II In u preventive for all bacteria.
few years ago mine was opened up
In Goshen which attracted considerable
attention. when the war with Spain was
about to begin. Another mine In Rig
Cottonwood has been opened up recent
ly In which n ledge has been found with
nitrate running from to 10 per cent
nitre. Nltrc. II must be remembered, IL
both n natural ana AN artificial product
II has been found In different parts
OF Europe. Egypt and Peru: but the
country In which II II mostly produced
~ India. In the United States. Il "
found for the most part In caverns.
situated In limestone rock. called salt
peter caves. These caves are partlcu-
lnrly numerous In Kentucky. In the
american Journal OF Pharmacy"
January. 1866, In a report OF DIR. Harri-
son on the subject of Saltpeter found
In the Rocky mountains. He maintains
that this product In no doubt abundant
ly distributed In our western noun
tains.. Since then. In fact II IN only
very recently, that our own deposits
have been found. II this product In
extensively produced In the future II
means "A large sum OF money for some
body II IN powerful antiseptic. and
is used extensively In medicine. In
pharmacy II IN used TO make nitric acid.
In the laboratory II IL used TO make
black and white fiux as an oxidizing
agent. II II also used extensively In
the arts. This In really one OF our great
undeveloped resources IL means q
great deal for ua some day.
UTAH hydrocarbons.
II would take pages 90 tell all
about our hydrocarbons. Space In
too limited TO 70 Into detail. or course
our coal comes first. This Industry has
been quite extensively developed. The
Utah coal measures cover fully 10000
square miles. a very large majority
OF the coal lands are yet, however. In
the possession uf the United States gov
eminent, and for this reason many are
still undeveloped II sufilces 10 say
that coal win yet be found In far great
or abundance than IL IL today. But the
real hydrocarbons are gilsonite, ozocer-
lite, slateritc, common asphaltum and
petroleum. All these compounds exist
In Carbon. Uintah, Garfield. Piute San
Juan and Grand counties. or the hy-
drocnrbon compounds there are the fol-
lowing classes; (From Dana's Miner
alogyD
/. simple hydrocarbons; marsh-gas.
mineral oils and mineral wax.
9. Oxygenated hydrocarbons; most
ly resins.
.. Asphaltum and mineral Goals.
The gilsonite Industry has already
reached extensive proportions. The
chief mines are situated near Fort
Duchesnc, In Uintah county. II occurs
In assures In the red and gray sand
stones. This product IL now shipped 10
all points In the United States and into
.uaty anuntry In Isurnpn From N nIa