Show DEEP CREEK REGION ATTRACTS ATTENTION since the publication of D P Rohlf ings article on the ore deposits of the deep creek range utah in the mining review of march things have certainly been happen happening ingo applications for extra copies of that issue have been coming in from all parts of the country from new york to san fran francisco cisco from kentucky to montana and the old timers who have been interested in the region for ten to thirty years past hoping against hope that something would some day happen to attract attention of capital to that rich mineral endowed section of utah are also primping up and getting ready to go to work again mr Rohlf ings article has evidently revived hope in all of them and with the information that he has laid before them relating latin 9 to the geology b and mineralogical miner features of the districts in that range of mountains they will be able to work out their development and prospecting plans with greater confidence of ultimate success the fact that one of the worlds greatest deposits of ore has been developed in the western utah copper companas Comp anys mine from froin which several hundred tons per day are now being shipped and treated also has served to attract special attention to the gold hill section probably no less important are arc the developments taking place in the nearby near by gerster property recently purchased by the united states mining smelting smelling Sm elting refining company here too according to reports coming in an other great deposit of arsenical ore is being proven up the company is developing this mine through shaft workings and other lines of development it is said are to be undertaken at once the united states mining company 9 s i entry into the field following the acquirement of western j utah copper control by the american smelting smelling Sm elting drefin in ing company which operates the mine has given notice to the outside world that the deep creek range Z country is full of possibilities and opportunities for the legitimate investment of capital in addition to the untouched arsenical ore deposits many of which it is declared will eventually be opened up and some of them before long t this his section of utah has many fine gold copper and silver lead prospects that are open for investigation acquirement and development this is the season of opportunity in a district that now is made available to marketing and operating facilities through being connected with smelting smelling sm elting centers b by y railroad connections if advantage b e is not taken of these opportunities dont charge it to lack of knowledge we are telling you we move that the city smoke inspection commission or whatever the they y call themselves be discharged 6 and that the or more that is now being paid annually for their services be used for something worth while all in favor say 1 I the ayes have it unanimously from the way things are shaping up the fourth annual national convention of disabled american veterans of the world war which is to be held in salt lake june to june inclusive will be a rousing affair preparations are already well under way for the reception and 0 entertainment tain ment of the thousands of delegates and astin visiting g disabled i s abbed veterans who will become guests of this beautiful aut iu city during convention week y about the middle of the month th columbi clumbia steel corporation started operations at T aronton rc 31 by placing a number of its battery of thirty by byl byproduct product coke oventin ovens in commission it is expected they will all be in operation shortly and as soon as there has been a sufficient accumulation of coke to insure steady and continuous operation the blast furnaces will be placed in commission and pig iron production will begin tl As this is written ir iron on ore is is F being delivered at the plant at the rate of tons daily and this rate will shortly be increased to 1000 tons daily the starting of these works is an epochal event in the indest industrial rial life and prosperity of utah its importance can not be overestimated the t twenty w enty fifth annual report of the mining industry of idaho for the year 1923 has just been issued in book form by stewart campbell state mine inspector of idaho it comprises more than pages b and 6 caged T by the volume of tersely el y written and splendidly compiled information it contains concerning the mining activities of the state it represents it eclipses anything of the kind ever issued by any mining state of the west it is an encyclopedia text book and ready reference hand book all woven into one and it is right up to date it would be hard to ask a question dealing with the mineral resources of the state the names of companies location of properties equipment operation era tion official headquarters etc that this book could not answer the work will stand as a monument to stewart campbells Campb elPs indefatigable energy and ability to present the worth and magnitude of mineral industry understandingly stan from eve every y angle and in complimenting the author on I 1 his is work it would be unfair and ungallant not UP to mention his secretary miss A F malian mahan who must have ork been untiring resourceful and highly competent in handling the details of compilation and publication as we suspect she did ern |