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Show Eliminating Drudgery ' t . ! ; ! - f . k . S . .- t . . , .' : v ' i i ' V ' 'I i -v . : -' 1 r i ! ; ' ' X-Tf S ' ' 1 ' -W. ' ' ' - ' 1 a V , . a5ff. , i ., i ? ' . , jj. . , -i - i i , ' f I . -V ' " '- - M - I ; , . r 'XrJ& r.J $ . . ' t tX: -rJ .o" - ' ' 5 . I Taking the drudgery out of mining. ' Mining companies operating In Utah are continually striving to do Just that, as is evinced by this new type mechanical mucker which was Invented by a Utah man and is now manufactured In Utah and sold in all parts of the world. Wherever possiblef mines have adopted this method of mucking out the waste and loading ore, replacing the old back-breaking method of hand work. i The mechanical mucker Is faster and more efficient, but has not replaced re-placed men as it takes men to run the machine. More work can be done, both in mining and development develop-ment headings and a lower grade product can be handled. This makes for the mining of more ore In order to obtain the same amount of metal and in reality increases the mine- able ore reserves of various properties. prop-erties. Mine operations are continually striving for increased efficiency. The best engineering and scientific scienti-fic talent is employed to work out the various problems of the underground under-ground and the advancements they contribute are shared by labor, humanity and the company. It is safe to say that if the old mining methods of 20 years ago were put back in force today, many of the mines of the state would be forced to close down, or else the consumer would be forced to pay much higher prices for their metals. The miner has no control over His markets. The metals are produced here and sold on eastern markets that fluctuate daily. Therefore he is required to combat continually one economic fores or another In order to keep his mine In operation. |