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Show t . nud the progress of the eomnany along this line hits been most remarkable. During the past year the frequency and seriousness of accidents has been nvliiced approximately fifty per cent over 1!)2S. Eighty per cent of the en-.tlre en-.tlre iiersonnel of the plant have received re-ceived Instructions In safety mid first aid work, under the supervision and direction of the Tnlled Slates Bureau of Mines. Three teams of six men each have Ihh'ii thoroughly trained In mine rescue work under the Bureau of Mines. . . Utah-Apex Has Successful Year jbe ye' lt29 na been a most productive pro-ductive and successful one at the XJtah-I XJtah-I jipex Mining Company property here. Approximately 200,000 tons of ore have Igen mined and shipped during 1921). ' Ourlng the year the company paid tti stockholders dividends of $21,000. Improvements to the milling plant lTe been made and new equipment I has been added. A new hoist plant! baa jeen instnlled on the 2,400 foot j level. The hoist will take enre of ores mined below this level to a depth of ' jOOO additional feet, to which depth the sompanjr contemplates sinking on the ore. i The t'tnh-Apex is already the deepest deep-est mine in the state, Miir approxl-mately approxl-mately down to 4000 feet below the surface oirt-crop. When it reaeehs its objii'tlve it will be approximately 7iXM feet lwlow the surface. Tills fact Is one of considerable significance and disproves the theory of the early day miners in this district who believed the ore In the West Mountains was all near the surface. The Kinking operations are gong a head at the present time and a large force of miners are employed to push I forward this work. More than five .hnndred men are employed at the present time. The average payroll at the Utah-Apex for this year has been around 400 men. Safety Department Conditions affecting the safety of the men are very carefully watched |