Show THE ALMEDA consolidated courier grants pass ore during the week a courier representative made an investigation of the conditions at the almeda mine and smelter and found the affairs there in a most satisfactory condition the mine employs a large force and is taking out a heavy tonnage of ore every evary twenty four hours this ore is for the most part dart of a high grade becoming richer as a greater depth is reached work is going on in several tunnels and from each of these the ore is run by gravity to the smelter where it is rapidly turned into matte of a superior grade at one time there was considerable difficulty in smelting smelling sm elting but all of this trouble has been overcome and the product is now turned out in large quantities and is at once conveyed by f freight wagons to the southern pacific depot at merlin two car loads of matte each week ara are shipped from that point and it is ey ex pecked that a large tonnage will be the result within a short time at present the roads between the almeda mine and merlin are in fine condition and this enables teams employed in freighting in coke and taking out matte to haul heavy loads it is not likely that rain will interfere with this work before the first of the year and the chances are that not even then the rains after all will serve a good purpose as they will enable the road builders to complete the auto truck line from leland direct to the mine when that time comes it will allow this large corporation po ration to reduce the cost of freighting from the smelter to the railroad fully one half perhaps more the busin business essof of hauling freight over this road to all the mines in the district will be a monopoly to be enjoyed by the almeda company alone as it can cut out all competition not alone will it be a good thing for this company but will be highly advantageous to all the other mines in the district the one thing that has stood in the way of the success of mining in general around galice has been the high cost of transportation the amount of activity going on at the mine and smelter is convincing evidence of the prosperity which abounds there it has been a long pull dull a strong pull and a pull all together proposition for more than ten years with the company but from the very first there has been abundant faith that the ultimate result would be a grand success it is true not all the difficulties have as yet been overcome but the goal of prosperity is in in sight and when that is reached the almeda mine will become one of the great producers of wealth on the pacific coast |