Show THE ore producers of 0 this western country willbe will be greatly interested in the statement recently made in the engineering and mining ng journal by malvern W lies iles the smelter expert and metallurgist relative to the cost of smelling smelting sm elting silver lead ores according to mr lies iles and the comparisons made by him the smelting smelling sm elting combine is digging heavily into the pockets of mine owners from 1887 1 to 1890 mr air lies iles says the average actual cost of smelting smelling sm elting or treating ores ores of the character mentioned was from to per ton in 1895 the cost had been reduced to per ton while the close of 1898 witnessed a still further reduction to the data for these comparisons beinor being obtained from extensive operations at a large western plant A year ao ago o in accordance with a further statement made by mr lies iles ore producers were charged in the neighborhood of 6 a ton for ore treatment at the smelters shelters sm elters today they are being charged 1 from to 1150 for the handling of the same grade and class of ores and yet the smelting smelling sm elting of ores has been reduced to such a science and improved machinery has so reduced expenses that in reality the smelters shelters sm elters should be able to handle ores at a cheaper rate than ever before one or two independent smelters shelters sm elters would undoubtedly take a fall out odthe of the combine and bring them down to where they would be willing to treat the producer honestly and squarely |