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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. (UTAH.) 



35.9 bushels; product, 918,214 bushels; average 

 price, 44 cents. Barley acreage, 5,904: yield per 

 acre, 36.5 bushels; product, 217,686 bushels; aver- 

 age price, 55 cents. Rye acreage, 3,383 ; yield per 

 acre, 17.5 bushels; product, 59,202 bushels; aver- 



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age price, 52 cents. Potatoes acreage, 5,500; 

 ield per acre, 118 bushels; product, 649,000 

 ushels; average price, 48 cents. Hay acreage, 

 192,398; yield per acre, 2.65 tons; product, 509,- 

 855 tons; average price, $7.95. Cotton 40 acres; 

 product, 26 bales, or 13,000 pounds; value of 

 crop, $934.80. Wool product, 14,136,981 pounds 

 unwashed and unsecured; 4,947,943 pounds 

 scoured; average weight of fleece, 6.25 pounds. 



The live-stock interests made great strides dur- 

 ing the year. The number of horses and mules 

 in 1901 was 85,632, of a total value of $1,874,753, 

 compared with a value of $1,414,693 in 1900. The 

 cattle in 1901 numbered 348,557, with a value of 

 $8.576.952. In 1900 there were 192,216 cattle, with 

 a value of $3,199.789. The number of sheep graz- 

 ing in the State in 1901 was 2,264,837, and their 

 value was $8,150,330. For the previous year the 

 number of sheep was 1,566,101. The number of 

 hogs in 1901 was 53,488, and the value $372,114, 

 compared with 15,848 in 1900, with a valuation 

 of $45,656. 



In agriculture the most notable feature \vas the 

 great increase in acreage of potatoes and sugar- 

 beets. These are the most profitable crops for the 

 farmers, and more attention is being given to 

 them. 



The number of mortgages in the State is 10,822, 

 amounting to $22,854,943. 



Mining. The development of the mining in- 

 dustry was the most powerful factor in the great 

 prosperity of the State during the year. Capital 

 poured in from outside to develop the great min- 

 eral resources, and Utah money \vas used for the 

 same purpose. The greatest advance was in the 

 production of copper. The old camp of Bingham. 

 worked for many years for its silver-lead values, 

 is now known principally for its copper, and a 

 large section of Beaver County, where silver-lead 

 mining was formerly prosecuted, is developing and 

 shipping great quantities of copper, combined 

 with silver and gold. ' Other parts of the State 

 are also developing copper in great quantities. 

 The production of this metal in 1901 was $3,750,- 

 254.20, compared with $2,514,597.40 in 1900. 

 There have been advances in other branches of 

 metal mining. The silver product increased from 

 $6,248,610.07 in 1900 to $6,801,816.18 in 1901. The 

 production of lead in 1901 was $3,210,967.50, and 

 for 1900 it was $3,122,863.25. Gold showed a 

 slight falling off, owing principally to litigation 

 involving some of the most important producers. 

 The output in 1901 was $3,817,420, and in 1900 

 it was $4,125.220. The total output of these four 

 metals was $17,580,457.88 for 1901, and $16,011,- 

 290.72 in 1900. The dividends paid by Utah mines 

 in the year amounted to $4,592,058, compared 

 with $2,452,300 for 1900. This does not include 

 several mines owned by private persons or close 

 corporations that do not give out statements of 

 profits. 



Petroleum. Early in the year attention was 

 directed to the oil resources of the State. Oil- 

 springs were discovered and located in several 

 places, and boring began in different fields. Oil 

 was struck in moderate quantities at no great 

 depth, and the year closed with a large number of 

 corporations and individuals preparing to sink 

 wells to great depth. The Utah oil so far discov- 

 .ered has been principally of the lubricating va- 

 riety, although there have been some discoveries 

 of illuminating-oil and some of fuel-oil. 



Railroads. The year was marked by railroad 

 activity. The San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt 

 Lake road and the Oregon Short Line both began 

 the construction of lines to connect Salt Lake 

 directly with southern California. The former 

 road began building from Los Angeles, having 

 already a road to San Pedro harbor. The Oregon 

 Short Line in April acquired the Utah and Pacific 

 road, thus giving it a line from Salt Lake to 

 Uvada, and began construction from the Utah 

 end. The Rio Grande Western road passed, July 

 1, into the hands of the Denver and Rio Grande, 

 which acquired it by purchase. Several million 

 dollars were appropriated for improvements in 

 Utah by the Union Pacific, Oregon Short Line, 

 Southern Pacific, and Rio Grande Western. 



State Lands. The sale of State lands in 1901, 

 with interest on previous sales, amounted to $233,- 

 885.25. The funds principally benefited are the 

 common-school, university, reservoir, Agricul- 

 tural College, and School of Mines funds, in the 

 order named. The rest is distributed among vari- 

 ous public institutions. The total land surface in 

 the State is 82,096 square miles; the total water 

 surface, 2,832 square miles. The land surface is 

 divided as follows: Surveyed, 29,813.14 square 

 miles; unsurveyed, 52,282.86 square miles; re- 

 served, 8,574.48 square miles; appropriated, 7,090.5 

 square miles. A large proportion of the unap- 

 propriated land is valuable for agriculture, graz- 

 ing, or mining. The unappropriated land belongs 

 to the Federal Government, except certain grants 

 made to the State for the support of various insti- 

 tutions, as follow: University of Utah, 155,836.15 

 acres; Agricultural College, 200,000 acres; Deaf 

 and Dumb Asylum, 100,000 acres; Insane Asylum, 

 100,000 acres; Institution for the Blind, 100,000 

 acres; Miners' Hospital, 50,000 acres; normal 

 schools, 100,000 acres; public buildings, 64,000 

 acres; Reform School, 100,000 acres; reservoirs, 

 500,000 acres; School of Mines, 100,000 acres. For 

 the common schools were set aside four sections in 

 every township, and 5 per cent, of the proceeds of 

 sales of public lands within the State. 



Coal. The production of coal in 1901 eclipsed 

 all previous records. The production was 1,382,- 

 470 tons, compared with 1,233,978 tons for 1900. 

 The number of persons employed was 1,780. Nine 

 lives w r ere lost. The production was 777 tons for 

 each employee. The total value of the output 

 was $1,631,314.60. Considerable work was done 

 in developing new mines. The State has immense 

 undeveloped deposits of coal. 



Industries. Great advances were made in the 

 leading manufacturing industries, especially 

 smelting and beet- sugar manufacture. The value 

 of the product of the smelters was $25,000,000. 

 Several new and large smelters were started this 

 year. The beet-sugar factories had an output of 

 32,000,000 pounds, valued at. $1,760,000. The 

 average price for the beets was $4.75 a ton, afford- 

 ing a handsome profit to the farmers. By the 

 close of the year, nearly 25,000 acres of beets 

 had been contracted for in the crop of the ensu- 

 ing year. 



The flouring industry suffered through the 

 shortage of wheat, due to drought and grass- 

 hoppers. The Utah mills were kept running on 

 wheat from Washington and Oregon. 



The silk industry is encouraged by the State, 

 a bounty of 25 cents a pound being paid on co- 

 coons. The total value of the crop for the year 

 is placed at $2,604. 



The total products of the State during the 

 year are placed at $52,228,137. 



Legislation. The Legislature convened Jan. 

 14 and adjourned March 14. . Laws were passed 



