Show IS ACTIVITY LACKING every now and then we hear through various channels that activity is lacking in the mining camps of utah and the west the mining review has been asked it if this is true and if this condition really exi exists 1 ats in the mineral bearing regions of this chisin in mountain ter region if the question were put to any old timer time r in the west who is thoroughly acquainted with the history of our mining camps and who is intelligently posted as regarding mining and milling operations his answer would be that the statement is not true and that it is not substantiated by facts it is true that the boom the feverish ex element of years ago is not noti noticeable ceabIe in any of our mining camps it is also true that the period of wildcat wild cat invest investment me n t a and 11 d speculation of the past has given way to a season of heavy development in our mining camps to an era of heavily investment of capital in mines and prospects of proven value and to the day of extensive mine and mill equipment but the intense excitement is lacking the industry has been shorn of its wildcat wild cat accompaniment its opportunities for tenderfoot tender foot allurement and mining has settled down to a legitimate safe and profitable occupation for this reason perhaps in certain circles the impression prevails that activity is lacking in our mining camps and in the mining industry throughout its various branches in utah camps more activity prevails at the present time than ever before more extensive development is being done more gigantic undertakings are under way and more heavy mine and mill equipments a are r e being installed than ever before in the 1115 history of mining in our commonwealth for instance look at the gigantic smelter building season that has changed the map of salt lake valley during the past few years visit any of our leading mining camps and examine into the extensive work now being carried on within their environments spend a few days in bingham and take note of the big smelting smelling sm elting and reduction plants going up in this great wealth producing section of the extensions being made to the copper belt railroad the heavy tonnage of ore be and d ing sent out over rail aerial tramway many ma ii y attention to the by teams give some mammoth mining enterprises under way in into to account district take throughout this great that th the 0 camp if you will the fact gives employment to over men pare nare present conditions there with those of five or six years ago and then if you can venture to make the assertion that activity is lacking in this section of the state at park city the same activity is noticeable arid and more legitimate mining is observable in this great dividend paying camp today than has been recorded before for the past ten years at alta one of ancient camps belonging one might almost say to prehistoric pre historic days more heavy mining operation is under way than has been the case for at least a quarter of a century and the rejuvenation of this old camp is fraught with promises of great and wonderful things for the near future take a glance into beaver county one of the richest mineralized portions of the state and of the west for that matter and one will find that activity is not lacking in this section it is here that the majestic copper company is at work in the extensive development of several groups with its new smelter just going into commission as the mining review goes to press it is in this section that the cactus mine is located and which is now in course of heavy development and heavy equipment and it is also in this region that there are a scora score or more of mining companies which are now engaged in mine exploration there is no lack of activity here nor is there in the great tintic gintic district in stockton ophir kimberley american fork canyon marysvale Marys vale and in the various other districts throughout the state of utah or in the various mining states of the west As a matter of fact there is more activity in mining matters in this western country than ever before more money is being made in mining than ever before and more big money is being ventured in legitimate mining enterprises by people of the east and middle states than ever before in the history of the mining industry mining is now recognized as a legitimate and profitable occupation no sensational reports are needed to induce capital to embark in it but because of this lack of sensationalism there are those who seem to think that activity is lacking the reverse is the actual condition |