Show WASHINGTON CO COPPER COPPER MINES ri HILB ulm Is 18 recognized recognised as a the great eat cop copper copper copper W per camp of at the state tal In Intact V fact tact one airs on of ot the greatest In Inthe Inthe the whole country there Is I a district In the extreme southwestern part of or Utah which cuts quits Quite an II Important figure tur In the production of ot the th bronse brn metal Last year ya Washington county contributed pounds to the i world worlds supply of ot copper tins this production tion Uon coming from the te property of ct I ho the Utah Copper company own owner owner er t of ot what la is commonly known as a tire tin Dixie mine The Th company li Is I operating a smelter Imel r at nt Shorn Shem Shei City Cl on the haWI Indian Indin lift un mill miles front St It George Or and arid about 00 0 miles mi from tm rein Acoma Aroma the shipping point pint on the theline lint line lne of the th Han flan aal Pedro Lot Los Angeles Salt Sil l hake ako railroad The Th smelter smeller Imler In It II lo 10 located located several leveral miles mlle from the ills mint inline It being necessary to chose choe the tIre present lo ho location cation on account of ot water uter facilities which are Ae not available aall ble at the mitre During Durin the present year tire the Utah Uth ft t Eastern Copper company has h expended consIderable money mone In making Improve Improvements meats ments among amonI which wat PAS tire the construction tion of a to joma While this section 0 Is I well 1 mineralized Its It I 10 from trOI tire the lines Inel of ot the metal has hA Its speedy ledy development Tnt Thi Dixie Is II the i only producer of any ny In lii Inthe 11 I Ithe the whole of oC Washington county Tins Hill years ers of ot milIeu bullion will I I run close to pounds Pound C H U I I Doolittle Is II manager of the company Some Borne mining was done in the old ohl Sil Silver 81 11 ver Reef eef district but the operations there were tit ut little Importance I |