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


sss"--Deut. viii, ..
n this paper propose to tell no
,I,,ous stories about Utah. Facts
,ronted and they will be my resort
y ~ describing the great undeveloped re-
sources Of our State.
r,sh IS peculiarly situated. over
"a. sboye the level Of the sea, sur
.asa by mountains whose peaks
,h holes in the blue sky, she lies
Isl IN the heart Of the Rockies be-
'~ssn 81 and AZ degrees north latitude,
"a frnm 80 to 81 degrees west longi-
',as over fifty years ago, John c.
r..mont the great soldier and ex-
-, said that not even n potatoe
IA he raised in the valleys Of the
c..st American Desert region, and
Mil webster characterized our west
:. country as worthless waste. But
80. was a blessed land and II seems
nat God withheld from even the wisest
non conception Of Its riches until a
rare and God fearing people could de-
,.lon them. With the close Of the
,lpeteenth century It is found that
r,ab Is land where mountains Of gold
,,a silver hem in valleys that yield
nom GO to 50 bushels Of wheat from
"A 10 100 bushels of oats, and from 500
"a 700 bushels of potatoes to the acre;
and II seems that its resources are
Aoundless. and that millions Of people
,ould be made wealthy by developing
hem Utah has become a most Won
ssriul and beautiful garden spot Sup
porlng now nearly 100000 souls, she
,ould almost as easily make 100000
,sople independent. Her past history
moves this. utah's mines Of gold, sill
ven copper and lead in 1890 yielded
rtiO0,OOO; its farms. orchards and
rsrdens produced 100000; its hocks
and herds 5000, 900; its coal, iron and
ether minerals 100000; its salt and
other commodities 100000; its manu-
hctures s5,OOO,O0O A wonderful show
ng for a new land.
UTAHS IRON RESOURCES.
Now as to Utah's future and her un-
developed resources. We have a right
70 Judge Of the future by the past. Let
Us look first to our iron. Reports come
rom southern Utah that the country
about and in Iron, Washington, Kanab
and other counties are being overrun
ny prospectors and representatives Of
large manufacturing institutions. II
seems that the old residents have been
Wind as to the wealth lying around
them. In one group OF claims alone 1t
& estimated that there is as much as
100000 tons Of iron ore In sight, rang
Ing from 10 to 60 per cent. The extent
q the vast deposits is almost beyond
calculation. There is q company now
owning twenty-five claims, and 1t is
estimated that they have $4,000, 900 tons
d ore. Reckoning this ore TO go so
per cent II means that Iron county
alone has within sight cash value of
many millions These are few figures,
but they suffice to show that Iron
county is destined to become a great
csnter for the mining of iron. But this
METAL abounds all over the state. In
lusb, Utah and Summit counties es-
fecially are mountains full OF this great
and useful product, A few summers
ago spent the time In looking over the
mining districts of Tlntic. a large
mountain denle out Of which had
been dug thousands OF tons of iron, in
lefested me. An old miner once stand
ing by me remarked. There are many
such mountains In Utah A great
ceal Of iron is found in the mountains
Just east Of Ogden City, and around
PARK City Provo, In the Deep Creek
country and Mercur. With this there
to be found all through the noun
am districts a vast quantity OF excel
hnt limestone which can be used for
alxing purposes. For this reason there
can be no doubt that our State is TO be
liied with many extensive iron works
and rolling mills for the production OF |
ate nails and boiler plate. Think of |
NE thousands Of tons Of iron in sight |
throughout the Wlsatch range and |
,neh The millions Of tons OF limestone |
nuha out In Parleys canyon. and also |
..st east Of the Warm and Hot sui
Ihar springs above Salt Lake City; |
esn again the vast quantities Of salt |
slA' could be obtained from our Dead |
ga These three great products go |
.shd In hand, for salt and limestone are
.ssessary for the smelling of iron. Can |
anyone imagine better field for the |
investment of capital?
THE PRECIOUS METALS.
but to the poor prospector there is
ssosnlng that Is so encouraging as the |
'NNoA kOlu-ti lut Niilt litNdt L
,suVer Every Utahan knows OF the |
al amount Of wealth already pro-
TS..ed oy the mining Of these metals.
, Nv u Is impossible 10 tell Of the vast
Union, UNIONS Of dollars of gold and silver
s- e We hidden In mother earth. How
AZ we can conclude some points from
~, s theories ~ science. Then on the
,. nl hand we have other proofs OF the
se'sence OF these metals Gold Is
~ "u either in quartz veins intersect-
AZ, metaInorphlc states or In gravel
r. nus, Sometimes II is associated with
No v1ihe sulphides; particularly the sui
-N Oh iron When such a vein,"
~, Dana, rs found with meteoric
s,,eieS, the pyrites Is oxidized, and
ssA 'as OF gold are found In the honey
M, s'0el structure, which is result Of
~, s SMdization." Much gold has been
r,-. Hu mere In this way. There are
sp, m OF finding more. But practic-
M, speaking, what are the proofs?
~. IN 1890, produced over $li,000.000
MN OF gold, copper. silver and lead.
ne county Of Utah does not boast OF
he metals2 Away down In Wash
,ss "h county bordering on Nevada
ors aAlzona, are large bodies OF silver
M. Nheny In the form Of chlorides.
ba,,ai region his been but little ex-
nsnu, ana there can be no doubt that
h ~ valuable mines win yet be found
n.,a mountains and canyons down