The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-05
Of UTAH
RESTS IN MINING

The following letter written BY T. r
Henahen. commissioner OF mines for Col
orsdo. and published IN the Denver Dali
Mining and Financial Record. is 10 th'
point and applies TO Utah with just a
much force as 10 Colorado.
IL will be noticed that the mining mel
ot that state. In common with those o
Utah, have arrived at the conclusion
that concerted action IL necessary ant
VIII form a state organization 10 advnnc'
the mining Industry.
Tie letter IN par, follows;
Colorado has future In. mining or
IL has no future al all. Mining Was. is
and ever must be The leading indus
try OF this state. When We consider
that three-fourths OF Colorado's area
Is impossible of cultivation because OF
attitudes or the ruggedness OF the
country and that these three fourths
are underlaid with precious and rare
metals, coal oil. Iron, clays. stone
and other mineral sufficient 10 make
every citizen ef the state wealthy.
we cannot Imagine anything but
glorious future.
Colorado Through the development
Of its mines, quarries and wells Is
destined 10 be not only one Of the
richest mining states, but one Of the
greatest manufacturing and agricul-
tural states In the union.
The year 1913 has marked good
,
new strike AT Eagle gave an impetus
10 mining. which was heightened by
the later encouragement OF a rich ore
discovery at Jasper. Soon after other
discoveries were made at Platoro,
Stunncr and other camps In Concjos
county. These strikes emphasize the
statement OF mining men idat Colo
rado has scarcely been scratched.
We had $500 more prospectors in
the field in 1913 than the year be-
fore. due TO the interest caused by
the new strikes. The discoveries at
Eagle and Jasper were not made pub
lie until months aftcrward, and I
should not he surprised II we hear
that other important discoveries
were made and kept quiet this year.
At any rate, the prospecting will
continue and prospecting is the first
milestone on the road OF mining pros
perity.
We have been efficiently solving
our low-gradc ore problems I'm the
last teaw years. Ores which were Inn
possible Of treatment under the
methods OF few years ago are now
yielding big profits This means old
properties will be reopened. The gov
crnment has set 10 work TO solve our
complex orc problems and convert the
dream of the Colorado mining man
TO a reality.
Several counties have already de-
cided To back their local mining en-
terprises with capital which Is sure
w encourage Ndpllhl. we arc
mining more efficiently. more saneIy
and more profitably than ever be-
fore.
\ state orga nizstion OF mining men
Will be effected during tho coming
wear and the mining men for the
first time In the history OF the state
win be united in their efforts 10 i'm
prove their own condition and assist
tho state Laws beneficial 10 the
mining interests VIII he demanded.
prospecting and development will be
encouraged By this organization.
The people OF Colorado arc begin
ming 10 see again that mining Ia the
backbone OF the state. The mining
mon themselves were never more
confident. All signs point 10 a tre-
mendous revival to which the year
1919 gave q good start.
Our marble and granite quarries
are winning international recognl-
tlon; our clays already have found
wide market which is rapidly eX-
tending. Our other mineral resources
are attracting conservative capital.
Colorado mining men can. indeed.
look forward TO a prosperous New
Year and many happy returns.