Show RAPID PROGRESS OF WORK ON REDUCTION PLANTS General Manager C B Lakenan and Edwin Berry secretary to Pone Fops Yeat Teat Yeatman Yeatman man of ot the Steptoe Valley smelter at McGill spent the day in Ely Wednes Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday day dayTo To the Expositor Mr Ir Lakenan stated the work wont of completing the mammoth plant was progressing satisfactorily and as fast as the force of men could accomplish it The section of ot the first unit devoted to the concentration of the Nevada Con ores is running regularly with three shifts employed and the other section of the unit will soon be In continuous operation on ore oreA oreA oreA A stock of concentrates is being ac accumulated accumulated accumulated cumulated in the storage bins to supply the roasters which are to be placed in commission In a short time By Bv that time the furnaces will be bein beIn bein in shape to receive the roaster product and prepare It for the converters Part of the building material for the blast furnace has been received and the work of erection is started The blast furnace Is to smelt crude ore that does not SOt need concentrating and was not In Included Included included In the original plans of ot the plant The product from it will go di dl direct reet to the In speaking of the rumors current about putting in a lead tack stack Mr Lakenan stated it would woul depend on the tonnage of lead ores developed in this section of the state and he believes it will be erected when the mines of the surrounding districts will Justify it by b development thus putting the question up to the owners of properties tributary to this point There have been no contracts signed with anyone any ne up to this time tIm to accept copper ores on a custom basis though such claims have been be n made by out outside outside outside side parties s but producers will probably proba probably ably a ly have h ve the opportunity of disposing of copper ores here before a great while The plant will be turning out the pure copper metal by the first of July ac according according according cording to the progress progress toward that i end being made at the present time and noting unfavorable ip III i anticipated to Interfere with the plans |