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Show j ABOUT UTAILMINES 0. S. WE.STOVER SPEAKS OF UTAH'S MINERAL WtALTH. The Practical Views of an Filerlnecl Miner lie eiaye With proper Uevel-i'iim'iit Uevel-i'iim'iit I'tah Will Heeimie tha (renlrat t'ip In V. S O. S. Weslover, the well known mineralogist min-eralogist of South Main street, has practical prac-tical views about the future of Utah as a irigantio producer of valuable ores. He is an observing man and has spent some time iu Colorado and Utah mining min-ing camps. "What do you think of tho future of Utah as au ore producer?" asked a Timi'.s man. "While I do not pretend to know much about tho future," said Mr. West-over, West-over, "the signs are all right for Utah to be one of tho be,st, if not the best, mining camp in America or any other piaee. I have spent over twenty years in Colorado mines and know that she has but few equals as a mining state. I believe that wilb. a like amount of development de-velopment Utah will take the lead of them all. There is no state or territory in the union where tho mines pay as well as in Utah with the same development. develop-ment. ; "Utah has many advantages that other mining camps have not. The mines arc easily .worked being in limo and pnrphrey; also eisilv treated, having hav-ing all kinds of mineral needed for flux. There is ij'6"ditliculty with water in the mines while many camps arc almost al-most deserted 011 account of water. It will be but a short time until all home ore will bo treated in Utah, as the natural nat-ural advantages for treating ore in tho valley aro unsurpassed. Tho mountains' moun-tains' nrotiud the valley are full of accessible, ac-cessible, mineral. All that is wanted now to make Utah the best mining camp are picks and shovels and a little grub and plenty of go-aheaditivencss." |