The daily sentinel., 1899-10-09
SEEING OUR FUTURE
The La Sal Mining Region all
Tributary to Grand Junction
The Se,atineps Special Cores
pondent Sees in the Future a
Great Smelling Point Located
at Grand Junction.

Miners Basin, La Sal Mountains,
October 3rd, IS 8.
EDITOR SENTINEL,
1t has been some time since your read
country and it is not often see any
mention OF the La Sal region in your
enterprieing ana progressive daily paper
You must not forget that while Grand
Junstion is making her steady and sub
stantial progress there is, away out in
the sandy desert, where rolls the Grand
river, an advancing and progressive min
ing country, that in the very near futuve
is going to be one of the maio cog wheels
of business interests, and in great
measure supply point and ore provider
70 y,ur city.
You must not forget that we see in
the dim mirage Of the future mighty
column of smoke curling into the blue
cerulsan, from smelter, the fumes of
which must certainly be from ores pro-
duced from the mines of this region, and
a. rapidly as the mining future OF this
country grows, 10 does the final PROPOSE
tion become more apparent that our
natural market for reduction must be at
the junction, not only Of two OF Colora-
dos great water tributaries, but because
Of its location in the heart of country
surrounded with all the necessary IA
cilities. adaptability and central inter
ests.
Great propositions mature slowly, and
before US, not only here, but surround
ing Grand Junction as we'll, are mighty
interests that only need to be grasped
by the hand of those able to handle
them, financially, when prosperity and
progression will combine in procession
Of undoubtsd success.
Moet important of all to take the lead
is market for the reduction Of the ores,
not only of this country, but Of the
greater portions Of western Colorado and
eastern Utah, Grand Junction sets as a
magnet In the circle Of great and big
country in which are all the most impor-
tant minerals known to the commercial
world.
To this particular region Denver and
Salt Lake City are distant markets, ar d
the same may be said OF portions Of
northeastern Utah, as we'll as the San
Juan country, in southwestern Colora-
RADIO.
In this progressive and comparative
age, all signs point to great future for
Grand junction, and tho fact, hanging
as 1t does over the door Of every business
and speculation interest OF your city,
should not be forgotten by your people.
They must keep an eye on the progress
Of this section. Our mining interests,
instead Of losing prestage are gradually
gaining prominence and another season
sueh as the past has been in prosperous
mining, will see the La Sal mountains
turning out its quota Of valuable ore
products.
That Grand junction is our natural
market and supply point, cannot be
questioned. There is no reason why a
big smelling and refining plant cannot
be made as successful at Grand juno
ton - at Denver. Salt Lake or any
psint The only reason 1 can discover ID
that no one able to handle the project
has determined 70 undertake it. There
h capital in the venture to the corpora
tiop that undsrtakee the project.
Nothing Of . startling nature has oc
CURED in the La Sal county Of late, and