The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-22
Montana Senator Has Great
Faith as to Permanency,
Also Value of Ores.
ADVANTAGES OF PI0CHE
ARE ELABORATED UPON
VIII Build From Salt Lake
Route to Mining Camps
Whenever Practicable.

luncheon was given by the Board of
Governors Of the Commercial club Satur-
day noon, at which Senator w. A. Clark
OF Montana was the guest of honor.
Those present were Senator Clark, w.
II. Bancroft. Gov. John c. Cutler, w. ].
Halloran. p. ]. Quealy. Senator Thomas
Kearns, C. c. Goodwin. C. \. Streyell c.,
o, Whittemore, ]. Ross Clark L. II.
Farnsworth, j. W. Houston. Charles A.
Qulgley, ]. G. Mcdonald, George Suther-
land. Joseph Howell and Fisher Harris.
Mr.. Qulgley, president OF tho club,
acted as toastmaster. The principal
speakers were Senator Clark. Mr.. Ban
croft and Judge Goodwin, and the chief
topic discussed was the proposed rail
road TO Ely, New, running through the
Deep Creek country, although tho future
of Salt Lake and the intermountain ooun-
try was given a fair amount Of consider
alton.
Senator Clark Talks.
Senator Clark spoke interestingly and
at length and gave o description OF his
travels since congress adjourned, which
travels included visits TO places where
he has interests IN New Mexico, Arizona
and at Los Angeles and the San Pedro
harbor, which he characterized as ono
Of the greatest harbors in the world. He
had next gone to San Francisco, where
he had witnessed the most pathetic scene
OF his life. From San Francisco he had
gone to Hnzen, Nov, and thence to Tono-
pah, Gold6eld, Rhyollte and Bullfrog and
TO the junction OF HIS new railroad now
being built from Los Vegas.
Senator Clark had paid close attention
to the Nevada camps and had talked
with men there whom he had formerly
known, and as result of his investiga-
tlons he expressed faith in the merits OF
tho mines of the camps visited both as
to their permauenoy and as TO the values
OF their ores. He had then como to Salt
Lako over his own road, stopping ut
CRlieute and visiting Ploche. He spoke
OF the edvantagoa OF that region at pres
eut compared with conditions years ago,
especially TO miners, by reason OF cheap
er transportation and tho improved
methods In smelling ores.
Seeing America First.
Senator Clark also mentioned incident
ally that Instead OF going to Europe for
q rest, as he had partially planned, he
had concluded TO come west and devote
the summer TO Seeing America First"
In closing he paid q tribute to Utah, and
said by reason of the abundance and
nature Of It's ores that this region was
rapidly becoming ono OF the greatest
smelter centers of the world He stated
for himself that rs fast as conditions
Justined tho expenditure he would build
feeders from his own road, The Salt Lake
Route. to mining camps whenever It was
shown to be practical.
Speaking of the Deep Creek road to
Ely, he stated that he had completed ar
rangemcnts by which a Reconnaissance OF
the route would be made, He expressed
the opinion that business men OF Salt
Lake should reach for Nevada trade In
closing he expressed his gratitude TO the
people of Salt Lake for the encourage
ment given him in his work and for the
cordiality that had always been ex-
tended TO him when here.
Mr.. Bancroft Heard
Mr. Bancroft, who spoke next. said that
he had inspected the route OF the pro-
posed limo from Eureka to Deep Creek.
and that while along the route there were
many magnificent prospects there were
no developed mines. That whila he had