Show A MARVELOUS production I 1 the mining review is of the opinion that many of its readers were greatly surprised upon reading its special ir number to learn that the output of mines during the past twenty six years amounted to the exceedingly handsome sum of nearly two hundred and forty two million of course the output has been much more than this as it has been impossible to obtain the production record of some of the big mines of the early days of utah I 1 s mining history mines which produced their millions and that of private corporations of individual mine owners and of leashes lea sees which if possible to secure would doubtless run the grand total up to five hundred million at least however the record obtained from authentic sources makes a splendid showing one of which we may well feel proud of and one which should encourage and stimulate mining operations throughout the many mining camps and districts of our fair state for it must be remembered utah is yet in its infancy as far as its mining industry is concerned and it may be truly said that the future as far as mining is concerned holds out a promise to the mining man the prospector and the mining operator that is rose colored in the extreme the opinion prevails that utah is even now on the top wave of prosperity so far as relates to its mining world it is true that our mining industry is exceedingly prosperous but we should all ail remember that many of our camps have been but barely scratched as yet and that bonanzas without number almost will certainly be found in practically undeveloped ye regions gions and even in in our older camps chich have been the lodestone for prospectors for twenty five years or m more ore As it is there is no doubt but that very few of those interested in utah s mining industry have had the slight slightest e sf ide idea a or conception that our production had reached the aple splendid edid figures above given how co could uld they with the limited means they possessed I 1 of obtain obtaining ing correct figures on this score we could not even guess of the amount ourselves until facts and figures were furnished by the state bureau of statistics As it is one and all join in an expression of surprise and in saying that the record is truly marvelous with such a record to place before the world utah cannot have any fear for the future no feeling of apprehension or qualms of conscience need accompany the action of a mine owner in calling the attention of the capitalists the investor to the splendid opportunities offered in mining camps and with this record with him he can confidently approach a rothschild or a vanderbilt in his endeavor to secure assistance in the development and operation of a promising prospect or mine utah today stands fifth in the list of m mineral producing states judging its future by its past it will not be many years before it will lead them all |