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Show Utah Iron Ores. Tho United Statpa Geological Sur-voy Sur-voy Is at work in tho Iron county iron oro Hold of southwestern Utah, aud 0. Kenneth Lelth, of Madison, Wis., has n largo party tboro this summon Mr. Lolth line been making mak-ing headquarters at OodarOity, Utah, but has covered tbo district not only bbout that plnoo nnd Dosort Mound, but many miles southwest, In tho Pilot mountains, whoro It is now ov ldont that lurgo deposits of iron oro may oxist. Tho Pilot mouutaln Hold is on extension of tho oldor known doposits of Iron county, and is now under exploration by Messrs. Milnor, of Salt Lako City, and othors, with many crows. Oro oxlsts close to tho surfaoo in many localities, aud is of high grade. Suflloient work has been dono to provo much as to tho extent and chnraotor of tbo formation whloh seems liko that of Cedar City, oto. Tho oro-bearing zono of tho southwest Utah is now known to extend for many miles; Indeed it lins boon proved moro or loss continuously from tho vlllagq of Pnrowau, which is eust of Desort Mound, to tho Pilot peaks, whloh aro sixty miles southwesterly. south-westerly. Thoro is considerable space botwoon tho villago of Pinto aud tbo Pilots whoro oro has not beon found, and may not bo, for tho distriot is fpll of ibxtinotj volo4uoes !nnd j)k covered with lava: but In general olmrnotor tho ores of tho two ends o( this long dletriot nro anito similar. Tbo region 1b ns yet rathor diUloult of aoooss au tbo Pinto aro surrounded by onnos and peaks that will mnko railway building n sorlous undoitak-ing. undoitak-ing. Salt Lako Mining Ruvlow. |