Show underground power 01 iv ft 41 4 al the picture shows the main hoist in the united states smelting smelling Sm elting refining and mining companas Comp anys united states mine allne at bingham bangham utah the hoist room which on the surface would be represented by a large building several stories high to Is located in the mine approximately 1100 feet vertically below the surface and Is reached by a tunnel over a mile in length it was excavated out of solid rock and Is constructed entirely of 0 concrete and steel the hoist designed tor for operations to a depth of 0 ft below the hoist room level Is equipped with every modern safety device and automatic controls the united states mine Is a fine example of 0 the vitality of the mining industry the old jordan claim around which this operation was built was located in 1863 and was developed almost entirely by the present company or interests which went to make up the present company the company since its formation in 1905 has provided almost continuous employment at tre united states mine aline for or a large number ot of men its record tor for employment nt at this mine during the depression years was outstanding the annual average number dumber of employees at that property during the years 1931 to 1335 1935 inclusive varying only between and the search tor for new ore Is car ried on oil simultaneously with wit h production tunnels penetrate the rock formations farther and further farther from the portal to the present day dis at of 0 several miles and deeper and deeper extends the search where once the brawn of men pushed a small mine car or turned the windlass high powered locomotives must now be used and huge buge hoists wind the heavy cables that raise the ore several thousand or more feet thus through tremendous investments in machinery equipment and labor Is the tha life of a mining enterprise perpetuated and then only it if engineering skill and efficient operation can keep the cost 0 of production within the bounds of the economic value ot of the tha minerals mineral mined |