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Show VOLUME "VI. SALT LAKE 'CI TV, UTAH, NOVEMBER U TA1I AND IIEK RESOURCES. of 207,905. At the present time conservative estimates., based on ligures, give a total in excess of 240,000. The assessed value of real and personal property and improvements in the Territory in 181)3 was seini-ollici- EXHAUSTIVE ARTICLE PUB- LISHED IN BRADSTRELT'S JOURNAL. THE INTER-MOUNTAI- N EMPIRE. INDUSTRIES CLIMATE, WONDERFUL RESOURCES OF PEOrLK, $2053,39:3,40:?. AM) THE YOUNO CU3I3IOXWKALT11 AN ARTICLE THAT WILL DO TERUITORY TIIK MUCH (iOOD, 1IY ATTRACTING THE ATTENTION OF INVESTORS 1JUSINESS MATTERS. The following splendid loiter on the resources and attractions ot-- Utah was printed iu last Saturday's issue of Bradstreet's journal, As this one of the leading financial and trade journals in America, the article which is well written and exhaustive, will attract the attention of capitalists and investors of the country to this field. Superintendent Pitt of Bradstreet's local agency is the author: The assurance of the early admission of Utah into the Union as the fortv-fiftstar in the constellation of States naturallv tends to arouse an interest iu that Territory, and a desire to know more of its resources and people. The iirst permanent settlement here was made in 1847. The Territory was then a part of Mexico, but was ceded to the United States in 1K49, in collection with California, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico. The Territoral h form of government was adopted in sr0. Utah's area is 84, 'J 70 square miles, land area ."2, 001, 000 aires, and its water area 1,779,200 acres. By comparison it is nearly as large as Great Britain, and contains 10,000 square miles, or acres more than the six New England States cotnhined. In this vast domain are contained resources sullicient in variety and extent to equip and maintain an empire. The census of 1800 gae Utah a population 10,210,000 al The industries of the Territory may be classified as follows, with respect to their importance; 1, mining; 2, agriculture; 3. tdieep and wool; 4, manufac" turing; 5, live stock. In its production of mineral wealth Utah has long occupied a prominent place among the States and Territories of the Union. The export value of the mineral product of Utah for 1893 was and $7,920,001. Computing gold silver at their mint valuation and the other metals at their value at the seaboard, the value of the product would 12 ,832.074. be increased to Silver stands lirst, the output at actual value being over $5,233,000. Lead stands second, gold third and copper fourth. Other minerals are found iu large quail" tities, hut as yet have not been pro- duced to any great extent, which is partially due to the difficulty encountered in placing the product on the outside market, and the lack of manufacturing industries within the con lines of the Territory to consume it. This is notably the case with respect to iron. In one county an iron, belt fifteen miles long by an average (jf three in width culminates in a mountain rising to a height of 1500 above the level of the valley. This great deposit is estimated to be 90 per cent pure iron, and computed to contain 50,000,000 tons of pure iron ore. this, too, in the midst of rich and apparently inexhaustible coal deposits, but a long distance from any railroad. This vast treasure lies practically untouched. Extensive beds of coal exist in various parts of the Territory, and the output in 193 was 430.400 tons, the 1,' 1804. NUMBER principal part of this being from mines controlled by the Rio Grande Western Railroad Company. The remainder of the production was ior local consumption. Sulphur outrivaling in extent and in quality the mines of Sicily, is found in the south, and gypsum, from which plaster of paris is made exists in large deposits and is being utilized on a, steadily increasing tin-deposit- s scale. Salt is produced in two forms, as rock salt from mines and by evaporation from the waters of the great Sal Lake, which contain in" solution about 20 per cent pure salt. This deposit is without doubt the largest in the world. Asphaltum is found in large quantities, the deposits being confined principally to two counties. The. beds are extensive and the product is held superior to any other in the world. Among other minerals found are asbestos, graphite, selenite and mica. Clay deposits exist in nearly every portion of the Territory, and are utilized iu in various ways, ranging from the manufacturing of pottery to that of brick. Bismuth, soda, niter and alum aro also produced in smaller quantities, and mineral springs are located4 in various different places, the principal ones, used for medicinal and bathing purposes, being at Salt Lake City and and oranamental Ogden. Building stone is found in vast deposits, and include marble and onyx of great variety and beauty. Shite for rooting and lithographic stone are among the more recent discoveries. In every one of the twenty-sevecounties comprising the Territorv, agriculture, horticulture, manufacturing, stock and sheep raising arc carried on by the people. The climate ami character of the soil made it nccessarv for the first settlers to raise their crops by irrigation. This however, was n |