Show adkinson writes about mining wealth of utah 0 henry M adkinson well known in where he engaged jn ln mining and milling a few years ago has just written the following article regarding the mineral of ahls state the additions to the mineral wealth of this nation which have been contributed by the state of utah comprise a record of which every utahn may be exceedingly proud and the story of this production makes a page in mining history most gratifying to every citizen who haa has I 1 interested hini himself self in this phase of our industrial life most alost utahna know in a general way that the mining industry has played an important part in the development of the state states s wealth but exact knowledge concerning the accomplishments of the industry Is lacking the more specific knowledge of the importance of 0 the mining industry to the stats state may be had following figures have been compiled from data supplied by the united states geological survey utah has produced in gold silver lead copper and zinc from 1863 to 1919 inclusive 1 ding bing ham the oldest camp has yielded in all these metals from 1863 to 1918 gintic has produced up to 1918 park city has produced to 1918 forty six other districts have totaled even with this magnificent record of accomplishment utah men do not strive to let the world know what has already been done and ot of tho enormous possibilities that lie ile in the future As an example ot of the possibilities ties the specific accomplish ments at of individual mines such as the utah copper the silver king coalition the ontario the chief consolidated and more recently the standard may be taken these particular performances are merely typical instances of what may ba be done in dozens of other properties given the same careful management and the proper financing at the out set certainly citizens ot of utah can point with pride to the state a re cord showing a mineral production of more than 1 and tn to the facts that salt lake city Is the greatest smelting smelling sm elting center in the world and that the mines ot of utah have paid shareholders more than in dividends |