Show METAL production H hon on E B braden assayer in charge chare 6 of tile united states assay ceat helena montana in his report upon the mineral production of the western states for the year 1899 is able to make a splendid showing for utah mining in utah lie he says is shown to be in an all attractive condition the above improvement has been characteristic of recent years and the silver lead feature of the industry continues to play a leadin leading cr part while the cyanide process hereafter will have a necessary place in tile the maintenance bof the present output of gold during the calendar year of 1899 the output of the precious metals by b y mines was is as follows gold silver copper lead 3 making a t grand total of being an increase over the previous year of in the production of t gold for 1899 tooele thoele county took the lead owing to the heavy production of the mines of mercur but other sections contributed largely to the grand total the principal gold producing counties be being inar enumerated ted as follows beaver carbon iron juab salt lake and summit piute diute with its mines in go gom mountain and ohio mining districts alt although hoegh rich in their gold mines not being t especially mentioned on account of not being on the shipping list during the period mentioned the localities above named are also alluded to in mr bradeis Br adens report as being the leading silver lead producing sections of the state and these different counties embrace within their environments scores of mining camps of establish est established ablis d merit and productiveness the report of mr 1 braden is complete and ka exhaustive and he goes into minute detail concerning the leading camps of our commonwealth mention being made of the principal producers with the modes and processes employed in ore reduction marked attention being given to the cyanide process and its application to mercur ores the report will be published by the government and should be in the hands of everyone interested in mining in utah and the western states |