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was not left vacant even if 1t was on the steep mountain side. 
People live almost in the midst of the great excavation, and they 
soon become accustomed to the rumble of the train above, below, 
around, and in fact on all sides. 
When the traveler has satisfied his curiosity regarding both the 
mine and the town he can return by way of the Denver & Rio 
Grande Western Railroad, which runs in the bottom of the canyon, 
to Salt Lake City to resume his westward journey, if he has not 
reached the end of his route. 
to a maximum of 206,000,000 pounds in Several large low-grade deposits are 
1917; in 1920 it was 106,600,000 | worked in other States—at Ely, Nev.; 
pounds. The aggregate production for | Ray and Miami, Ariz.; and Chino, 
the district to the end of 1920 has been | N. Mex.—but these do not compare in 
ine of t 
y 
thirty times the output in 1900. | Col. KE. A. Wall always had implicit 
Bingham should have celebrated its | faith that this grade of mineral would 
fiftieth anniversary in 1915, but the | eventu ually become commercial ore. 
ida 
add to a record of metal alae? yee J. A. Bettles, worked out many of the 
at nearly $280,000,000 in 50 mining and milling difficulties, and 
e total value at the at ie es credit for organization and financ cin g 
was $538,000,000. is due to Col. D, C. Jackling, 
