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Show I MINING DATA COMPILED. Salt Lake, Juno 2S. R. 15. insert, special government mining census agent ag-ent from Washington. D. C, who has been collecting the data from the mining min-ing districts of Utah, returned yesterday yes-terday with the information that the work In this state Is now almost completed com-pleted and tbat the final returns will be sent to Washington within the next few days. "The returns from tbe mining district." dis-trict." said Mr. Leach, "will be practically prac-tically the same as they wero In 100S. As a rough estimate I would say that the output for the mines of the state for the past year amounted to about $24,Twli),OOn. I fi id tbat there are about 500 mines which are classed as operating op-erating mines. Tbls number only Includes In-cludes those which are doing actual work In marketing their ores or arc-doing arc-doing development work. There are many times thla number of prospects, but they are not counted. Mr. Leach, with a corps of six men. has been working in Utah Hlnce February Feb-ruary 1. As soon as the work here l completed he will leave for Nevada. |