Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-09-01 | Page 32 | Mason Valley Plant Increase New Furnace

MASON IASON VALLEY PLANT INCREASE NEW FURNACE j Nc- Nc Improvement vada-Douglas vada to Ship More i Tons a Day J Officials of or the the Ne Nevada Ia Dougla letter etter from Mine tho the following following- v quote foreman l L. L I L L. Turner T dated A August t J 15 15 5 r. r On August 8 S tho the writer had an nn In In- tor lew with tho the Thompson smelter people and was a advised alse lse that thell- thell soc sec ond furnace would be bo In operation within a week and that the Nevada Nevada- Doug Douglas would be bo allowed to Increase I Its ts tonnage to tons per day The repairing that has been heen done llone In the two furnaces at the smelter has been beon done and It Is thorough manner hi In a er very mine will have to l the very doubtful If IC reduce Jl It Its shipments at an any time In th near future on account of or similar re- re pairs jirs It Tt Is 15 now contemplated to ship r riO 0 tons from rom the Casting Copper CopperS 75 tons of or sulphide ore oro and 75 tons of or oxidized ore ure from the and the balance bat bal ance from the Western Vestern Nevada Ne making c a a total of or about 00 tons per da lay day The sulphide ores from Ludwig are on tho the thep from Crom the tho holn being mined This from pre present ent development de de- de J SOO 00 level lovel slope p appears to be about feet In ln length and varies In width from about 1 12 feet teet at atthe the south end to about rt 70 feet a at t tho the north end They are pre pre- paring paring- to sink on this ore to tho the foot level le confident that these good values will continue with depth C t It Il It is s the tho purpose to Increase the shipments as rapidly as men can bo be ob ob- tamed to do tho the work Labor Labor Is Isery very ery mines of or the tho district arc scarce and md all In obI ob ob- less difficulty in ha more moro or having I 1 rr rr it t taming men u UI iu u t b w for tor tho the most part inefficient in spite of oC the fact that higher wages are being paid than at an any previous time time the shipments ship ship- It is stated officially that for fOI tho the Thompson smelter ments merits to the week ending August 16 IG amounted mounted toI to I 1170 tons averaging l' 3 35 per cent copper copper copper cop cop- per the week before 1031 tons of or 38 grade Tho The statement says SMS tho the West West- d da- da eni eln Nevada Is shipping 75 76 tons a to increase to 1110 which I the they expect tons per da day and Ludwig Is shipping tons per da day which will also bo be Increased In the near future fut o or as aa soon us Its both oth furnaces are arc In operation The Western estern Nevada Ne property was a great purchase for the Nevada Douglas com corn pany We Vc probably have e over worth of or oro ore blocked out In that mine and It cost the Douglas Nevada company around I