Mining, the mainstay of Range towns including Crosby, Ironton, Riverton and Deerwood since 1911, is being supplemented by a wide variety of other industries.

Scorpion, Inc., a local snowmobile manufacturing firm which went nationwide in 1969, anticipates tripling its size and increasing business at the rate of 35 percent a year, over the next two years. Some 20,000 machines were produced during the 1969-70 season.

Samco Sportswear, Inc., which makes snowmobile suits, jackets and other sports clothing, started in business four years ago.

Garland Manufacturing (sand-gravel equipment), Lake State Manufacturing (gun belts),. Crosby Manufacturing Co. (blow mold plastics), Woodland Container (packing boxes) and other local industries are in various stages of production.