| Show UTAHS SALT INDUSTRY Thousands of Tons Maimufactured ami tsca Tlirougrltout the West Ned Wallin and Tom AIm the Sal King of Utah returned last night from a visit to the Syracuse salt heels about twelve miles north of the city Thousands Thou-sands of dollars have been expended on these works erecting dams and piers for the extensive manufacture of salt At present 15000 tons of this salt is piled upon the bank in mounds which look in the distance like the tents of an ai my of soldiers Strange to say the company nave struck a nice flowing well of freshwater fresh-water at the distance of 212 feet from the beds Several teams are employed con tinnally in hauling this salt to the city from where it is carried to Butte Park City and all the mining camp where mills are in operation The analysis analy-sis shows a large percentage of sodium and when ground it answers the purposes of the best imported salt for dairy and table use x The salt business of Utah is fast assuming assum-ing the proportions of a commenclabl industry and this state of affairs has lessened les-sened the shipping of Eastern salt to the West very materially |
