Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-19

~ OF art Delng turned on lh'
grade for a new railroad. But,
as usual, there are rumblings in the
air and the ever hopeful Deep Creeker
still broathes the atmosphere OF eNpee-
tation that 1904 viii bring the iron
horse to their country.
Cheaper transportation VIII make
the Deep Creek country but until that
can be had progress VIII be SLOW.
STILL HOPEFUL OF A RAILROAD
But strange II seems that this great
country has been neglected no long ana
many opportunities thereby lost. How
ever. the belief Is general that Deep
Creek Is going to have connection WIN
the outside world by bands OF steel be-
fore very long and that the Western
Pacific viii be the first line TO penetrate
the desert TO the west and open this
land to the investor and the miner
PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE.
Advances have been made in tho way
of development work during the past
year and In some properties quite radi-
cal changes for the better have been
recorded. At the Utah mine pleasing
changes have come about In physical
conditions. enabling the company TO
resume the payment OF dividends, Tho
Clifton Copper Belt. Galcna, Garrison
and many other propositions OF merit
have been worked and the results have
bern most gratifying, The Four Metals
is another concern that has displayeu
energy In opening up It's properties and
provision win be made for milling ia
cilities next year
VISITED BY MARCUS II. JONES.
Prof. Marcus u. Jones, the well known
geologist and metallurgist, probably
knows the country as well as anyone,
lie has visited the various camps OF the
Deep Creek country In search Of infor-
nation relating TO the formations
and the character and location
OF the veins. lie is one, out of many,
that sees grand future for this part
Of the state.
COMPILED INTERESTING DATA,
Not long ago Prof Jones compiled
lot OF interesting data and a booklet
was published protected by the copy
right laws concerning this section. by
his permission the News Is privil-
eyed to reproduce extracts from his re-
port. which no doubt will be read with
interest particularly by those who arc
yet strangers to the Deep Creek
country which has a length of 1850 miles
by 100 miles In width
A GREAT MINING REGION.
BY common consent the great min
ing region west OF Salt Lake city and
the Oqurrh mountains Is called the
Deep Greek region, for the only mines
of consequence that are found begin
with the Dugway range and run west
ward to Nevada The highest. best
watered and most heavily mineralized
OF all these mountains are the Deep
Creek which lie on the western side
of the great American Desert and about
20 miles at the north end from the
Southern Pacific railroad. The road
leading from the railway Is nearly level
aud without rivers or hills no that Ia
a natural inlet to this country. The
Deep Creek range runs almost due
north and south and has its crest and
highest point In Mt, Ibanah, which
reaches an elevation of about 1000
feet The mountains are rugged, with
an average slope OF about 30 degrees
and are deeply cut by canyons which \
are for the most part accessible at least
up 10 the timber by wagon road, The
range itself Is about 70 miles long II
gradually descends from Mt. lhapah on
the south till IT passes into a great ma
tural swell which IL about 5000 feet
high and separates IL from Mt. Moriah.
IL then rises as you go farther south
into lofty but very short range, which
terminates at Mt Moriah and JEFF Da-
Wis Peak, near Osceola. About 10 miles
south of Mt. Ibapah the Deep Creek
range splits and one branch of II swings
around to the westward at an eleva-
ton OF about 5000 feet and forms the
Glencoe mountains which lie east of the
southern end of Antelope valley. North
OF Mt. Ibapah the range descends very
gradually for 40 miles and then rises
abruptly In a conical peak called Dutch
Mountain, from which It drops at an
angle of 30 degrees into the Great
American desert. on the eastern side or
the range lies the desert at an eleva-
ton OF 4 400 feet This extends to the
southwark along the entire base of the
Deep Creek mountains and even to Jeir
Davis peak I'm beautiful but dry val
ley called Snake valley From this
face of the mountains streams run
down to the edge Of the desert from
the valley which support several
ranches. raising hay, grain and fruit
These streams as they issue from the
mountains have sufficient fall and force
10 supply considerable power but they
dry up before they run far into the
valley. on the western side of the
mountains lies the Deep Creek valley,
when is a narrow, but well watored
area some 20 or 30 miles long and a
mile or 80 wide, whose elevation Is
about 5000 feet above the sea. Deep
creek Is fed by the many streams which
flow down from the mountains. and
support many ranches which raise hay,
grain and root crops. At its lower end
Deep creek passes through a canyon
and then energies on the desert near
Dutch mountain where there are also
several ranches. The agricultural re-
sources of this region are limited, hut
sufficient to supply the demand at tho
mines. Artesian wells are obtainable
both In the valley and on the edge Of
the desert, and furnish large quantities
of water The mountains are covered
from one end to the other with pinon
and cedar, and for a distance Of about
20 miles along the highest part and over
a small area on Dutch mountain are
rather heavily timbered with spruce
and FIR
MT. IBAPAH PEAK.
AS we stand on the crest OF Mt Iba-
pah, the greatest peak In western Utah,