Show SMELTER FOR THE LA moab times the la sal mining milling co located at cashin on the east slope of the la sal mountains on la sal creek about 30 miles air line southeast south east of moab has contracted for the erection of a large smelter to be built at their mines the news was brought to moab wednesday night by several reliable mining men of this district direct from supt bupt mcbride of the company the smelter will handle all ores from the la big indian and lisbon valley properties and will be the beginning of the largest boom this district has ever known and once the country is on a paying basis the matter of securing money for development work will be the least of the prospectors troubles in addition to the erection of the smelter they will at once begin building a wagon road from coyote ranch to the la sal companas comp anys mine the location of the smelter after the construction of the road over the proposed route more roads will be built of obtaining ore from as soon as the prospects other sources will justify the outlay of money and labor all the principle mines in the district that are now being developed on a fairly large scale can find a comparatively easy road to the smelter there is no question but what the smelter will prove a very remunerative investment and with the mines in a paying condition the prospect of further development and the final locati location oA and opening up of the veins that are i the source of the rich mesa float will make this country one of the best paying propositions in the state it is to be hoped that the smelter will be built in a short time and the opening up of this section thus hastened much of the ore in the mines of this district on account of the great expense of taking out to be treated has just been left lef t for such a local plant as this to make it a paying business to handle |