Show UTAH IN 1902 in speaking of the mining industry of utah and the value of the states mineral output for 1902 the mining investor of colorado springs says the fact that copper in utah mines is found in connection with old and silver while the silver is found with lead and other metals has enabled many properties to tb go ahead with their operations and even increase output and dividends while copper mines in michigan have been forced to suspend operations utah mines paid dividends amounting to during the year an increase of over the previous year the silver lead mines of park city and other camps lead in dividends with the copper mines of bingham close behind accurate figures on the output of metals are not yet available but it is known that the production is greatly increased over last year being at least compared with in 1901 to handle the increased output smelter building has been active the american smelting smelling Sm elting refining company has blown in a new smelter in the salt lake valley now handling 1000 tons a day in addition to the ore treated at the other plant of the trust the united states mining company has put up in the salt lake valley a plant of tons capacity to be increased to 10 1000 ton size to handle the ores of its properties in the bingham and districts the majestic copper company is building a ton plant near milford beaver county to treat its ores and small smelters shelters sm elters have been erected near st george washing washington ton county and in the la sal mining district during the coming year it is expected that there will be great development as a result of railroad building the denver northwestern pacific ic railroad now being built by D H moffat and his associates from denver will pass through a country in northeastern utah rich in natural resources resource 5 A large proportion of the territory Is included clouded in the uintah indian reservation but congress has passed an act to open this great area of fine mineral and agricultural land to settlement in the southern part of the state are troll iron deposits declared by experts to be the greatest in the united states last summer these passed into the hands of a strong ea eastern sterl syndicate which plans to develop therland th them ernand and to build iron plants with the mines of every variety being rapidly opened up with extensive plans being carried out for the esmati lish ment of manufacturing industries with railroads being built and agricultural lands being made more valuable and available utah is apparently entering upon great de |