Resources of the Pacific Slope: A Statistical and Descriptive Summary of the Mines and Minerals, Climate, Topography, Agriculture, Commerce, Manufactures, and Miscellaneous Productions, of the States and Territories West of the Rocky Mountains
Resources of the Pacific Slope: A Statistical and Descriptive Summary of the Mines and Minerals, Climate, Topography, Agriculture, Commerce, Manufactures, and Miscellaneous Productions, of the States and Territories West of the Rocky Mountains
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1869 Excerpt: ... of those metals will be found of great richness in the Wasatch mountains. On the western side of the Territory arc a number of small ranges, on the Goshoat and a number of others, that contain mines of gold and silver. The largest river is the Colorado, one of the longest in the United States. Of its capabilities for ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1869 Excerpt: ... of those metals will be found of great richness in the Wasatch mountains. On the western side of the Territory arc a number of small ranges, on the Goshoat and a number of others, that contain mines of gold and silver. The largest river is the Colorado, one of the longest in the United States. Of its capabilities for navigation comparatively little is known, though so far as explored the reports are unfavorable. Its principal branches are the Green, Grand, San Juan, and Virgin rivors. These drain the southeastern portion of the Territory. On the north, Goose and Holmes's creeks run into Snake river, but all the interior streams empty into lakes that have no outlet to the sea. Bear river and the Jordan empty into Salt lake, besides many large creeks and numerous smaller ones. Salt lake is about 120 miles long, north and south, and 40 miles wide, and contains several islands of considerable size, some of which are partially covered with timber. A steamer is now being built for the purpose of shipping the timber from these islands, for the use of Salt Lake City. The lake is subject to sudden storms, and boat navigation is sometimes dangerous. Until the present time, no serious effort has been made to test its capabilities for navigation, but there is no doubt that the trade on this lake will, at some future period, be of considerable magnitude. The water is extremely salt. An analysis shows that it contains over 22 per cent, of solid matter, an indication that it has had no outlet to the sea for a great length of time, and that compared with other regions the fall of rain in this part of the country is less, and the evaporation greater, than elsewhere. The ocean represents the average saline impregnation of the world produced by rainfall and evaporation. By c...
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