Show THE MINING OUTLOOK never before in the history of mining these intermountain states has the outlook for this industry been brighter than is the case at the present time and never before has there been such a heavy production of imperishable wealth in almost every mining camp in utah and in the rocky mountain states and territories renewed activity is noticeable in mining operations erat ions new and valuable discoveries are constantly being made prospect after prospect with extensive and intelligent development are being transformed into heavy producers of the precious metals a large amount of up to date machinery is being installed and mine and mill equipment on an almost incredible scale mark the improvements improvement being made in our leading camps and outlying districts and new and distant sections are responding to development and exploitation in a manner that leads to the belief that it will not be long before the number of our great dividend payers will be more than doubled one of the most noteworthy features of the mining industry at the present time however is the fact that huge reduction works have been erected of late in this western country a number of great furnaces and smelters shelters sm elters have been installed and are in contemplation large plants for the treatment of immense volumes of low grade g rade ores leave been built at the mines in our various camps aerial tramways tram ways are becoming more and more popular and improved machinery and devices for the mining and milling of ore are replacing crude and imperfect equipment the result being that large companies are operating on a most economical and profit making scale while the small mine owner is finding a more ready market for his product and at better figures and at a less producing cost than was the case several years ago an important factor in the growing popularity of the mining industry of late years is the multitude of new strikes that have been recorded the discovery of great bodies of pay ore in old and abandoned mines the transformation of prospects into regular producers and the finding of new bonanza camps in almost every nook and corner of this great area of mineral bearing land which stretches from middle colorado to the pacific coast and from central america up into the wilds of alaska more money is being invested in mining enterprises at the present time than ever before and what is more pleasing more colossal fortunes are being made from this source while the percentage of gain and profit is in excess of any other period in this history of the mining industry this fact of itself is a great inducement for still greater activity in mining affairs and sol so great is this growing interest in all matters pertaining to mining in its various branches that it is safe to say that the future outlook for this fascinating industry is exceedingly encouraging to say the least |