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Show " " I A SPLENDID UTAH ENTERPRISE. The Extensive and Valuable Prop-pertfes Prop-pertfes of the Utah Iron -Company. . . .' While on a recent visit to the Tintic mining district a reporter of the Provo Enquirer passed through the immense iron fields belonging to the Utah Valley Iron and Manufacturing Company, situated situ-ated eight miles west of Goshen and about ten miles from Utah lake. It is a very extensive and valuable property, covering cover-ing an area of 320 acres, in which the ore bodies are so immense as to be practically inexhaustible. This ore runs from 40 to 70 per cent iron, averaging about 60 per cent.. Specimen have been hammered into rods in a blacksmith's forge in this city without first being smelted. It is estimated es-timated that there is ore in sight at the mines to last for fifty years, and one man can easily take out five tons per day. Thousands of tons of this ore have already been shipped to the different smelters in this Territory, while a large amount has been shipped to Colorado, and admitted at the latter place to be first-class iron ore, capable of making the best quality of iron. The mines have a capacity of shipping ship-ping 800 tons per week for an indefinite period. In fact there are absolute fields of iron deposits of the very best grade of ore. '. ' " .- The company is - composed chiefly of "the most prominent business men in Provo and Utah county, and has a paid up capital of $100,000, vat par value. They have in contemplation the erection of furnaces for the manufacture of pig. iron, and will push it to final accomplishment accomplish-ment at an early day. They have great advantages in railroad and water transportation, trans-portation, also being so near market that it cannot help being a success. -j A committee, appointed by the' company, com-pany, consisting of Messrs Noon, Booth and Beesley, have made thorough survey of Utah lake, obtained the depths in every available place, both around and and across it. and it is capable of boat navi gation and .well adapted to ship ores across. It is intended to carry theore across the lake in barges from a point about 6 miles north of Goshen to connect with the D. &R. G. and Utah Central railroads at the nearest-possible points, though it is possible that the D. & R. G. will build a branch line from Spanish Fork, running westerly to Tintic, which will pass directly through the iron fields. This latter project if carried out would give great advantages for shipping purposes pur-poses to all points in Utah as well as Colorado. Col-orado. . Mr. A. A. Noon, the superintendent of the company, has shipped ore for the past nine years to the smelters at Sandy, Cottonwood and Salt Lake for fluxing purposes, and while doing so, even under great disadvantages, has always made money. He is now using his time and energy to the advancement of the interests inter-ests of the company looking to the early manufacture of iron; and the owners of the property feel sanguine of building up a great iron industry in Utah. Another important feature that has been demonstrarted from taking soundings sound-ings in the lake is that a steamer drawing draw-ing from three to four feet of water can gain a landing at almost any point without with-out much trouble, and as a result a boating boat-ing company has already been organized who have in contemplation the placing of a steamer on the lake capable of carrying passengers as well as tugging barges loaded with freight from the south to the north side. Landings can easily be made to reach the following towns bordering on the lake: Lehi, American Fork, Pleasant Pleas-ant Grove, Provo. Springville and Spanish Span-ish Fork. The lake is 25 miles long by about 14 in width. The scenery surrounding it is grand and picturesque, and in the season it is unrivalled by any other lake in the United States for duck shooting and fishing. fish-ing. It is in fact, . the Saratoga 'of the West, and for tourists and pleasure seekers seek-ers it possesses many attractions. In conclusion con-clusion we will say that great credit is due to the enterprising men who are at present engaged in developing the many resources of Utah county. " |