Show ASA As A copper producing state utah will soon be in a position so that it will ask for no DO odds of the other copper mining portions of this great intermountain region at present the industry is in an state and yet the output of the red metal is rapidly assuming splendid proportions and the copper marts of this country are now counting on the supply that utah is able to furnish al almost insignificant at first the copper mines of the state are steadily adding to their output and it is of no infrequent occurrence to read of carloads of copper matte from these producers finding their way to the refineries of the east the largest con sign ments are heing being made from the highland boy smelter st george and vernal are also contributing to the supply while three more smelters shelters sm elters for bingham mines will help to swell the grand total before the year 1900 is well under wa way while great things are looked for from the la salle mountains in this thia line to say nothing of what other portions of the state will be able to chronicle in the way of copper production in the very near future the inference being that butte montana and the great copper mines of the lake regions will have to look well to their laurels if our new commonwealth maintains the progress it has been makin making 11 of late in the way of copper production |