, 1907-12-31
THE LARAMIE REPUBLICAN, DAILY ED1T1oN-TussD.v, DscEMssa ST. ,sz.
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OUTLOOK
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da, lack of transportation facilities for
many years prevented the development
Of these resources, and even now lack
Of transportation is what prevents the
state from taking q place high. among
her sister states In the matter of her
mineral production.
Some Mines Reopensd.
Gold mining In some form mas been
carried on In Wyoming since 1867.
when the precious metal was discov-
cred in the Atlantic City, South Pass
and Miners' Delight districts Of cen
trail west WyonmS. At that time sew.
eral mines were opened, and Wyo.
ming's gold production for a few years
amounted to almost a million dollars
annually. Lack of transportation and
the heavy cost OF operating the mines
SO far from the railroad world render
ed the business Improbable. and one
by one the mines closed down. In re-
cent years. however. some Of these
mines have been reopened.
Rich Copper Deposits.
Copper mining is in progress in "a
ious parts OF the state, and good re-
suits r being obtained. In the Grand
Encampment district the Ferris Hag-
garty and other mines are producing
large quantities OF copper ores. which
are treated at the big plant OF the Penn
Wyoming company at Grand Encamp.
ment. Daily shipments of blister cop.
per are sent out from that place, and
1t Is estimated that more than $1,000
900 was produced during the year now
closing.
New properties are being opened and
developed in large number, both III the
Encampment and Copper mountain dis
tricts. Mills are being installed in
both districts, and another yea will
see Wyoming's output of copper great
ly increased.
Immense Iron Deposits.
There are several large deposits OF
iron In the state. chiefly in Laramie
and Carbon counties. In the former
the mines Of Hartviile and Sunrise
have been producing steadily. bus the
output has been curtailed owing to the
lack of ears to transport the product
to market. During the year more tnan
$4,000 toms Of r YER shipped and
now that the transportation companies
have supplied III 1t Is expected the
output of these mines will be doubled
during the coming year.
viii Manufacture Own Rails.
Among the largest deposits OF iron
in the United States are those Of the
Iron mountain district, forty mites
north Of Cheyenne. Owing to the ctAr.
acter Of the ore. these deposits have
heretofore been regarded as being prac'
tically useless, it being impossible to
treat the product. 1t Is believed, how
ever, that a process has been discov.
cred, for during the last year agents
of the Union Pacific have quietly 10,
Gated large tracts Of these iron lands,
and during the summer 1t vas announc-
ed that the Hartman interests intend
ed to build up the Platte river from
North Platte, Neb., and tap these de-
posits and establish steel mills. It Is
believed to be the intention Of Mr.. Har-
riman to acquire title to these immense
deposits and then manufacture his own
steel rails and other railroad iron.
Coal Veins Exposed.
The mining Of coal in Wyoming be.
gun almost with the first settlement.
for the pioneers found coal sticking
out of the ground in almost every rec
ton. But not until the building Of the
Union Pacific across the stale did coal
mining become an industry. The rail-
road company opened mines at Rock
Springs, Hanna, Carbon, Almy and 9th.
er places, and almost from the start
coal mining became an important bust.
ness. Starting at the bottom Of the
list Of coal producing states, Wyoming
has in a quarter of a century climbed
steadily and now stands with the first
ten, and should present development
continue, it is but a matter of q few
years until wyoming will head the list
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