Show THE MASON VALLEY MINES COMPANY smelter at thompson may be started U up P after a shutdown shut down for two years the gratifying n news has been received in salt lake that there is that the smelting smelling sm elting plant at thompson nevada of the mason valley mines company may inay go into commission again in the near fu ture and that the company will likely acquire the property of the bluestone mining smelting smelling Sm elting company adjoining its property near mason ten or twelve miles from the smelter the renewal of activities by the mason valley will surely give an added stimulus to the mining industry of that section as there are a number of small properties in that locality which could be successfully and profitably operated were the smelter at thompson to go into commission again at an early date the boston commercial in making mention of the possibility of resumption of operations by the mason valley company says when the price of copper declined a year ago the smelter was closed down it is understood the nevada douglas contract had expired and this too helped bring the management to its decision to shut up shop the smelter required high grade copper ores to be treated along with the high flux ing ores which come from the mason valleys own mine to smelt these ores and not simultaneously get the fluxing flexing worth was a distinct loss to the company now it is reported that the mason valley mines company will finally consummate the long delayed deal for the old adjacent bluestone mine A combination of the bluestone and the mason valley ores would make an all ideal smelter ore and this together with the present high price of copper have spurred the smelter company on to action the bluestone is owned by captain de lamar and superintendent week has been in charge of the mine for years the story from mason is that general manager IV B thompson of the mason valley company has called superintendent week to san francisco and the general opinion ie that the bluestone is about to go over to the smelter company in this case it is the expectation that the smelter will be started up immediately the bluestone has hundreds of thousands of tons of excellent smelting smelling sm elting ores and some of the biggest copper mines in california are anxious to smelt their ores at mason where there is no threatened litigation from smelter fumes damaging the agricultural interests |