Show ORE SHIPMENT FROM MACKAY miner mackay idaho twenty three cars of fine copper ore were shipped from the empire copper company mines during the past week the consignment going to the smelters shelters sm elters at garfield utah of the twenty three cars shipped five were mined by the empire copper company and the remainder came from ground being mined by leasers leaders of the company tle banner car was from a leasers leaders lea sers ground going twenty ounces of silver and 2 worth of gold per ton netting the producers a handsome profit for their efforts this will be the last ore shipped from the mines until spring weather sets in and the shay road is again opened for traffic as the track is now well blocked with hard packed snow in the mean time the leasers leaders and the company will follow about the usual order of work and by the time the road is again open for shipping there will be accumulated a large shipment of the copper rock the leasers leaders on the empire copper com payns kayns mines are doing very well and with time the production of ore should be greater and more economical giving a larger profit to those engaged in this profitable business the copper market seems somewhat improved in the past few weeks and those high in copper circles are predicting better prices for the red metal in the near future |