Iron City July 27 /71 Hon Wilford Woodruff President of the Deserett Agricultural and Manufacturing Society Salt Lake Utah Mr President It is with mingled pleasure of gratitude and pride for which we are greatful to an over ruling p^P^rovidence for his blessings in crowning our labours with success ^in the iron business^. p^P^roud that Utah can bo[a]st of the only furnace producing a no one article of gray pig iron between Omahaw and China! And greatful that we have the satisfaction ...

Chapman Duncan and Seth M Blair Derictors commenced as Early as June 1868 to Erect furnaces to smelt Iron Oar ^ore^ and reduce the same to a marketable condition. The first and second years were principally devoted to searching for a material from which we could manufacture a fire proof brick or furnace lining in which we have succeeded and, the building of furnaces, opening, of roads, and Querries, and Exper- ementing on Oars ^ores^ fluxing material, E[x]ctra. During this period of time we were Experimenting and until we had spent ...

Richard Harrison of Pinto to take charge of the same a trust worthy and competent m^M^oulder the f^F^oundry will be in operation in a few Days. When with the advantage of Coak ^Coke^ (made from our late discovery of Coal with in three miles of Our works afine article and Extensive deposit.) We shall be able to offer a variety of castings at Salt Lake prices freight added The company anticipate als[o] to Erect during the present year a larger furnace for smelting ^their Ores^ Oar a f^F^org^e^ for ^allso^ r^R^ought iron ...

And trust that your honorable body may deem it wisdom to Encourage the iron business by offering such premiums for the best article of gray cast Iron seccond best also white Iron Steel and rought Iron, also for various castings ^At your next Anual Fair^ which articles shall be made from the n^N^ative Oa^r^r^e^s of Utah at w^W^orks Erected in the Territory In a few days we shall be prepaired to offer castings to the citizens of Utah and that too in Exchange for the products of the f^F^arm the w^W^ork shop the vineyard the g^G^arden and ...

Silver m^M^ine the (Emma not Excepted) we will present them with as good a silver l^L^ode as the average [Lads] of Utah or n^N^evada can produce (for we have them). b^B^ut see the money in the i^I^ron business The ambition of the Officers and Stock holders of the Utah Iron Mining Company is to be able to not only compete for the local Iron trade of the Rocky Mountains and Pacific Coast but to claim a n^N^iche for f^F^ame in the great National c^C^entenial Temple to be Erected in ...

We have the honor to subscribe our selves yours most respectfully Ebenezer Hanks—President Chapman Duncan Directors Seth M Blair Director and Secretary U.I.M. Co Bro, Woodruff We anticipate to be at the Fair & pay for our membership S.M.B

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