Show DISTANCE LENDS enchantment that the fields beyond look the greenest that distance lends enchantment to the view is acknowledged by men in every walk of life it is often the case that beien did possibilities are overlooked at home because of the attractiveness of supposed opportunities port unities in some distant land and nowhere is this statement more fully proven than among those engaged in the mining industry of the west we have often noticed how men will scatter and scramble it if it is reported that a rich discovery has been made in some isolated spot in the desert we have known men to ignore good mines and good prospects almost within the limit of their door yards because they are imbued with wit the belief that mining opportunities are greater and better at some distant point and more we often hear of important ore discoveries co veries within easy distance of western city or town which are usually ignored because it is too near to be of any good there are most promising mineral indications in the hills surrounding salt lake city but we never hear of mining men going into hysterics over them As a matter of fact they will not even investigate them up near the head of city creek canyon the is of the most attractive attra nature yet but very few mining men pay any attention to this condition notwithstanding that within the past year one company has developed a producing and pro profitable profi able flable mine there in the foothills all the way between salt lake and ogden the existence of mineral is well known but there is no mining activity in this favored stretch of country countr Y it is too near home north of ogden a few miles in the sierra madre mountains immense bodies of payable ore exists and yet but few realize the importance and value of this region it is too near and distance lends enchantment to the view some day however great mines will be opened up within a short distance of salt lake within a few miles of ogden within speaking distance of bountiful and farmington |