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Show Utah's Mineral Resources Recognized, Says Blake By WALLACE BLAKE Utah's position as one of the leading states in the production of minerals is well known. Within With-in its borders are found nearly every mineral of commercial importance. im-portance. The hydrocarbon deposits of eastern Utah are enormous. At the head of Little Cottonwood canyon some tf the richest deposits de-posits of silver and lead were found in the latter part of the sixties. The ore was taken by wagon to Ogden, then north around to the Great Salt Lake and across the desert of Nevada to San Francisco. Here it was loaded on vessels to go to England. Eng-land. , Alta was once a city of 5000 people. Park City is perhaps the most interesting of all mining camps of Utah. Many men made a fortune for-tune in the early days of Park -City. Discovers Native Silver Steen, a prospector, was camped near a spring and while at this camp, saw a large piece of native silver in the water below the spring. This became the Ontario mine. 'Our first discovery of the great deposits in Bingham was made by General Patrick E. Conner, and officer of the U. S. Army. There are many other mineral substances people need and use in large amounts, such as cement, stone, sand and gravel There are more different kinds of non-metallic minerals than metallic. Minerology is one of our most important "ologies" in its bearing and relations. It is the foundations of the arts and sciences, for minerals are the prime source of everything we see, fell, eat, drink, wear or take pleasure in. Our earth is composed of so-called so-called elements in various combinations. combin-ations. These elements are all mineral substances and the majority major-ity of them are solids. Minerology in connection with chemistry enables us to recognize the mineral species in all varied and often beautiful forms. To leave out the mineral industries, in-dustries, which includes mining, would be a serious mistake. |