. A glimpse of Utah, its resources, attraction and natural wonders /by Edward F. Colborn . A Utah Industry—the wool goes all over the world. Minerals and Mining INING began in Utah with the discovery of silver-lead ore in the Old Jordan at Bingham about the middle sixties. From that time to this the metal output approximates a total value of hve hundred million dollars. The 1907 production was $51,658,—a gain of $11,557, over 1906. In the 1907 output, copper held the first place, aggregating M. Daly West and Quincy Mines, Park City, Utah. 98,791,065 pounds, valued at $20,370,
. A glimpse of Utah, its resources, attraction and natural wonders /by Edward F. Colborn . A Utah Industry—the wool goes all over the world. Minerals and Mining INING began in Utah with the discovery of silver-lead ore in the Old Jordan at Bingham about the middle sixties. From that time to this the metal output approximates a total value of hve hundred million dollars. The 1907 production was $51,658,—a gain of $11,557, over 1906. In the 1907 output, copper held the first place, aggregating M. Daly West and Quincy Mines, Park City, Utah. 98,791,065 pounds, valued at $20,370,; the gold value was$11,804,; the silver $11,406,; the lead $7,649,; the zinc $391,; and the quicksilver $16, Prior to 1899, gold, silver and lead were the principal that time a great underlying zone of copper was found atBingham and copper mining took on an impetus which has increasedwith the 5^ears and now promises to carry Utah to the very fore-front of the copper mining states. A GLIMPSE O F U T J H page thirty-four Utah has no Goldfield nor Cripple Creek—no camps where oreis valued by the pound. It is argued that this is to her is seldom both prodigal and profuse. Very rich ores areusually found in small veins, and small veins do not generallyguarantee permanence to the mining industry. Again, rich oresbreed wildcat mining speculation and with that Utah will havenothing to do. Utah mining stocks are safe and profitable to
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