Show OUR IRON PROSPECTS sa i X i now mo yi than thai once wo ave have proudly and id confidently po pointed anted out the pro ni N w ing g p prospects r asp acts of ogden city adding to ita its distinction as the commercial center of tho inter moun mun tain region the no less creditable prominence ot of an important manu new chillis tn Th Illis we base our on oil the uldenia alft facilities of f our city its another r years this his co consummation n find been the dream of a few enthusiastic believers in the ultimio development of tho the iron ind industry I astry in ogden and no now the many aro are on tho the three threshold hold of the realization realia itron of the brigi brightest hopes and arul greatest grea teet expectations the ogden iron company Compan has not only organized but but I it can point to tho visible tangible p product of its furnaces sample acif of the iron turned out at tho file works on first street have been declared equal al to the beat best and superior to the average ferrous metal in a few weeks tho stacks will be seen again sending forth belching volumes of smoke and the enlivening din and noise of active machinery will give evidence that the iron industry in the junction city lias bas started on a long and promising life lease mr richmond L jones the leace of the works is now in pitts burg and other eastern centers of this useful branch of manufacture he ile is expected to return in it n few weeks and set the works lit in full blast with various shops to work up the raw rany material into articles of use for the others one great solicitude has ever been the question of the crude material which providence has bidden more or less deep in the bowels of t tho lie earth and in the sides of the hills in this respect as in fact in most all products of nature utah territory seems seems to have been a special favorite and her riches in mineral as well as vegetable weal wealth th appear to be inexhaustible neither does weber county forro form an exception to the tle general rule of abundance in the riches of natures gifts it ha been known com the first settlement of this thia part of the country that minerals especially iron vere were scattered profusely throughout about the hills but the first urgency of the agricultural development precluded an extensive working of these prospects but since capital has r stepped in to back enterprise since money has met muscle t the lie aspect has changed ed and ere many days have passed we shall learn of operations cf an extensive character inar mining regions this leads us to speak of some valuable iron property in relative nearness to the place where the crude mineral will be transformed by the action of tho fiery element into useful metal george seager sr and george seager jr who for years have devoted a goodly share of their time talent and tre treasure arturd to attempts at developing tho the mineral sources resources of this section of the country own extensive claims which have been d declared C to be able of yielding enough of the tile crude to supply t the lle iron works for a considerable length t time first we have the pennsylvania vania mine near north ogden summit t about eight miles from the iron works this mine wag was v visited is last summer by mr R L jonca jones and mr bruden superintendent of the furnaces both which gentlemen arc are reported as having been much pleased by tile prospect of the prolific proper property t tile ost estimate imato of good iron ore in sight lit was tons it being the largest body of iron ore mr fr jones had met in his travels around this part of the country the tile only drawback to the immediate development of this body of iron ore is is the lack of easy transport transportation atio n it would take about 1000 to make a pass passable road to the mine hsuch if such were done the ore could bo be laid down at the works for per ton owing to the greater facility working so large a body considering crin the extent and value of the Z mineral insight in sight the construction that road appears to be a profitable hinves investment ament another iron deposit of considerable extent and not inconsiderable value is tho the pig iron lode in goodale canyon about a mile and a half from the main main ogden canyon road about five miles from the ogden iron works work tho the thickness of this oro ore u about four feet brown hematite ate or ore e call canals also otia be traced for about fb feet et along the edge again we have the mammoth mine on the south side of ogden river near wheelers sawmill in in O ogden C aca canyon this also c carries arries brown hematite ore tho the shaft al ready sunk is 50 feet deep and the ledge measures seven in width still another location estimated as valuable arid productive is the da daisy in mine to the lat apt named three mines the access is easy good wagon roads lending in close proximity to them thus we see that there is 13 within almost inexpensive approach a profusion of tho the raw material which awaits only the pick and shovel of man to remove it and little more labor to convey them to the glowing mouth of the furnace to be t transformed rans formed inta a substance of usefulness in the pursuits of peace and prosperity |