The daily sentinel., 1913-11-12
.R0[[A C[APP OUTLINES
GIGANTIC RAIL- WAY PLAN
THROUGH SOUTHERN UTAH
Tells What Development Of Sister
State Means; Would Run R. R.
From G. ]. to San Diego.

THE details of his gigantic pla
sources of eastern Utah and
= coast railway from Grand j
folded by Rolla Il. Clapp, who is ey
nalf of his project in the near futur
Mr.. Clapp, as is generally kno
Junction for some time, but his con
detained him. To Utah newspape
scheme and told of the progress tn
successful conclusion.
The nucleus of the development
will be an 1S00-mile railroad to be
built connecting the Mississippi val
ley with tidewater at San Diego, and
starting at Grand Junction and cross
ing southern Utah. BY means of
this projected line it is proposed to
open up vast timber resources in
southern Utah and northern Arizona,
and also to develop for commercial
uses deposits of high class hematite
ore in Washington county. Utah, of
which, Mr.. Clapp says, there are ap-
proximately 4S0, 100000 tons. The
capitalists back of the proposition al
so have in mind the erection of big
pig-iron and steel plants at tidewa-
ter for the utilization of these de-
posits, and in addition propose to
erect large coke and coaling stations
for handling millions of tons annual
ly from Utah's vast undeveloped re-
sources. Two large irrigation schemes
are also included in the program for
the development of the Colorado ba-
sin. ..s .t.5sl
Back of Mr.. Clapp, it is understood,
are II. w. Huttig. president of the
La Sale street bank of Chicago; Her
bert A. Parkyn. retired physician of
that city, and New York, Boston and
European capitalists, whose names
cannot at this stage be made pub
lie.
This syndicate during the past
seven years has had from so to over
100 men in the field constantly. To-
day 1t has so men employed. Most
of these are expert geologists, mining
and irrigation engineers and metal
lurgists.
Survey of Six States.
This comprehensive survey of the
great Colorado basin covers parts OF
six states, Utah, Wyoming, Nevada,
Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico
The vast territory which has been
for years under the eyes of these ex-
perts embraces 225,OOO square miles
of territory 1t is estimated that 1t
has 400, 900 100000 tons of coal;
16,650,000 feet of merchantable tim
her in Utah and Arizona; and 4,OOO,-
900 acres of arabic lands, of which
100000 acres are irrigable. In
Washington county there is estimat-
ed to be S5O,00O,000 tons of high
grade hermatite iron. Down on the
Pahreah river in Kane county the
company controls 100000 acres
which will be placed under ditch, MI.
Clamp said, while another mammoth
irrigation project will embrace 64O,-
600 acres, one of the largest irriga-
tion schemes in the world. The COM
pany expects to expend at least VIZ
100000 on these two projects, ac-
cording to Mr.. Clapp.
Mr. Clapp says he has the coal
measures of every county, the acre
feet of the streams, and even the
potato capacity of soils in the vari-
Gus localities. These details nave
been worked out with the purpose IN
view of inducing capital to back up
the big railroad projects. which VIII
be the first to open up and deVelop
these resources.
Speaking of the great iron despos-
its In Washington county, Mr.. Clapp
declared that the work of a a,number
of well known engineers has demon
strated that there are to be FOUND
the largest hematite deposits in the
world. At least $50, 100000 tons
is the estimate. Many analyses, Mr.
Clamp says, have demonstrated that
this ore averages 61.29 per cent OF
bematite iron. Much of the ore in
iron county, to the north, it is said.
rms 10 per cent magnetic. None OF
the magnetic ore is found in the
1000 acres of iron deposits in Wash
ington county. on which Mr.. Ciapp
and associates say they have options
and are doing necessary assessment
work where the ground is unpatent-
ed. Hematite ore is what Is re-
ouired in making Bessemer steel.
..According to the estimate OF
three well known engineers, packed
up by government geologists, TINS
Utah deposit of hematite iron Is
greater than tnat of Mesaba in Mime,
sofa, that for years was considered
the largest known" said Mr. Clapp.
From Mesaba iron ore. Hill. the rail-
road king, made $1O0,0O0.0OO in nine
years.
1--WE can make pig iron from
Washington county ores for 22a per
cent less money than from the Sill,
cious ores from many other big beds,
said Mr.. Clapp. This is one OF the
richest iron deposits in the world, and
the biggest of its kind. Few people