Show The Story o of Milling an and Smelting a at Midvale j r r f i rr f R Y 3 4 y r. r j wa y p i I s i 1 11 rt r rAn An important spot on the smelting map of the world world the the MIdvale Utah mill and lead smelter of the United States Smelting Refining and Mining Company Ores from many western states and at times from foreign countries are arc shipped to MIdvale for treatment Editors Editor's Note Note- This t h the first of a aeril'S cries eril'S of or five fhe articles on the story of mill mill- In mc rog and of zinc Line ore at Midvale Mid tid vale Situated in beautiful Salt Lake valley alley one of the nations nation's leading smelter communities known In in early days as BIngham Junction Midvale today Is the terminus of ore and concentrate shipments from many western states and from certain certain certain tain foreign countries Here the large custom mill mm and smelter smeller of the tho United States Smelting Refining Refining Refining ing and Mining l company silhouette the skyline of this agricultural and industrial community The development of the United States Smelting Refining and Mining Mining Min Min- ing company closely parallels the growth of the mining Industry since the turn of the century The discovery discovery dis dis- covery of ore in n what is now known is Bingham Canyon District was followed by the formal location In 1863 1563 of the West Jordan Claim by bya a group of 25 persons Other locations followed rapidly and active operations in the area have haTe been continuous The United States Mining company In 1899 acquired acquired ac ac- ac the West Jordan as part of the Old Jordan which with theold theold the theold old Telegraph Mine became the nucleus of or the present United States Mine one of the important zinc lead-zinc ore ole producers of the tho country In the years immediately following following following follow follow- ing United States Mining company made Investments in other mining properties In Utah Utan and some outside outside outside out out- side states and in 1901 recognizing Utah's need for facilities for treatment treatment treat treat- ment of ores from its own and other properties the United States Smelting company was rated an and in 1901 built a copper smelter at Bingham Junction now Midvale Utah Shortly thereafter a lead smelter was added at t the same plant and smelting or refining facilities were later provided at some of the company's plants in other states The United States Mining 1 company com com- company pany and the United States Smelting SmeltIng Smelt Smelt- Ing company compan were dissolved after the United States Smelting Refining Refining ing and Mining company was incorporated Incorporated In in- in 1906 Earl Early in its Us history history his his- tory this company became actively Interested in the development nt of Utah's resources and from the beginning has been an Important factor in bringing Utah to the front frontas as the leading non ferrous mining and smelting center of the world with Its Midvale l Pl Plant nt continuously continuous continuous- ly occupying a n. prominent place in TIlE TIIE SECOND OF THESE ARTICLES WILL APPEAR SOON |