Show I I i I FIRST LEAD BAR FROM NEW PLANT S Tintic Smelter Blows in Lead Furnace and Presents Bar Barto Barto Barto to Jesse Jess Knight The loyalty which has ever character characterized the working force employed ed by the Knight Interests was fully Demonstrated Friday night and yesterday morning when the first lead I ad furnace of the new Tintic smelter was put Into commission The nace was wa charged at 7 Friday l night and not only the smelter force but also the members of the general staff and the office force remained at the works all night on the possibility that they might be of ot some assistance in making the first run of the new plant a success The of office office office fice force did not balk at the hard manual labor involved in shoveling ore and wheel wheeling wheelIng wheeling ing charges but every ever man about the works did his utmost to aid In making the blow In a success It is the usual custom to blow In new lead furnaces on pig lead but in the case of the new Tintic plant Colorado or ore averaging 47 per cent lead was ud U ld The blow In took place without a hitch and the tIle new flew machinery as though it had been in commission for months No o chances for a hang han up were taken by b the management and everything was In per perfect perfect perfect condition when the first charge was fed to the greedy maw of or the furnaces The first bar of lead bullion was poured at 9 yesterday esterday morning and at the suggestion of ot Superintendent McCaffery was scored with the following Inscription First bar of lead bullion cast at the Tin Tintic Tintic tic smelter Aug 29 1903 1908 To Mr Jesse Knight The rue active acUe operation of the Tintic smelter smelter smelter ter marks a new era of production among the Tintic mines Ores of all characters are now being received from of the district and the entire plant plane will be put in commission slon at the earliest possible I moment |