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Show Idaho Ore Shipments. The season for the shipment of ore from Idaho to Salt Lake lor redaction b almost closed. Euly last ipring it was generally anticipated that the ehipmenta from this source, which bad aggregated considerably the previous pre-vious season, would be . materially increased, in conseqaence of the greater facilities for shipment and the increased developments. Tbie, however, how-ever, has not proved correct; the shipments have really beeQ less, and some rea:o3s therefore wn be assigned. as-signed. The Custer mine, which made such heavy shipments during tbe previous season has not sent any ore down this year, which makes a marked difference. differ-ence. The mine ia being constantly worked, but the ore ia kept on the dump, it being tbe intention of the company owning tbe CuBter to erect a mill near tbe mine next spring. The great difficult? with nnnhpm Idaho mining interests is that no mills have been erected by which the precious can be extracted from the base metal and meta loids, and thus ea.e the great expense of freight. In j order to make tbe shipments from Idaho to Salt Lake profitable, the ore must be unusually rich, and as the general character ie not of sufficient richness to warrant this, it is but reasonable to presume that Bucb persona as are working properties in northern Idaho are dumpiog the ore and awaiting the erection of mills. There is every reason to believe that with the opening open-ing of next spring, a number of reducing re-ducing works will be erected, which will necessarily increase the amount of labor in the mines, as it will ren der the working of moderately low-grade low-grade ore-be-iriDg properties profit able. This will at the same time end the ore shipments to Salt Lake from ium quarter. Frobably the laet lota are now on their way here. Tnese include a shipment ship-ment from tbe Ramshorn and other mines. |