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Show Health Survey Officials Visit 2 Mines Here Occupational Study Conducted At Open-Cut and Apex Properties This Week An occupational study was con. ducted in two of the local mines, Wednesday. March 11th by the local lo-cal U. S. Health Survey, according accord-ing to Cleon A. Harding, local supervisor. The study was made, from 10:30 A. M. until 12:30 A. M., In the Utah Copper open pit mine. The common occupational terms used by the local miners, machine shop and railroad employees, also methods used in the open copper mine was explained by Mr. Ray Bowen, who was assigned by the mining company to conduct the members of the Health Survey through the Utah Copper proper-tics. proper-tics. From 2:00 P. M. until 5:00 P. M. the occupational study was con-Hurteil con-Hurteil in the tTtiih.Arwv under. ground properties. The members of the Health Survey study group were escorted through the mine by Mr- Lawrence E. Snow, mine superintendent. super-intendent. It was very interesting and educational edu-cational to see the under-ground miners at their regular work and witness the machines in operation. The party met very much of a surprise sur-prise In the quick change of temperature tem-perature between the 1150 level, where it was so extremely damp and warm that their top coats were an extreme burden, compared with the cold air as they stepped out or the cage at the top of the shaft onto on-to one of Utah's Alps. The party arrived at the hoist house, at the top of the shaft and stepped out into the deep snow on the mountain top just in time to witness the effects of the late afternoon after-noon blasting in the Utah Copper properties. This was a wonderful and advantageous location to view the Bingham mining properties. Both of the above mining companies com-panies were cooperative in making mak-ing the study a success. Fred A. Berghout, assistant state supervisor, also the local supervisor for the Health Survey express sincere appreciation ap-preciation to the above mining companies for their courtesy and cooperation- A more intensive study of the mining industry including all of the mining properties will be made in the near future. One of the most surprised members mem-bers of the group was Miss Mae P. Kaplan, editing supervisor from Philadelphia, ,who could hardly realize re-alize the magnitude of the mining industry in Bingham Canyon. The enumeration, which is the first part of the Health Study will be completed by March 21st while it will take several months to complete com-plete the balance of the study. "The successful completion of this part of the survey is largely due to the very splendid cooperation coopera-tion given by the citizens of Bingham." Bing-ham." the local supervisor says. |