Show BIG SMELTING COMPANY OF UTAH OPTIONS CONTROL OF AMERICAN BEAUTY according to recent advices advises from elko nevada the Ane american rican smelting smelling Sm elting refining company has closed a deal involving a controlling interest in the J J mining company which is operating the american beauty lead silver mine in the ruby range 34 miles south of elko and will supply money for the operation and development of the property A wagon road over rugged country for 10 miles which is under construction will be completed within 10 days and shipments will commence by december 1 and will be continued throughout the winter when snow comes transportation will be by sleds to lee thence to elko by trucks the ore in the american beauty is in a f lat flat fissure dipping into the mountain an incline tunnel has been driven feet in ore and there are several places on the surface where shipping ore is exposed the men employed in road building are experienced miners and will be employed in the mine A portable air compressor of the hothead type used in road work will supply power for drills an option on the american beauty mine mine was sec secured ared a year ago by clarence johnson who organized the J J mining co johnson opened ore in several pl places aces on the surface and in an incline shaft and took out a small carload which he shipped this shipment was packed out on mules to lee and hauled to elko johnson was unable to meet a payment of due in in july N H getchell of battle mountain advanced the moneyed secured the controlling interest in the company work was at once started on a wagon road and preparations were made lade to ship there is said to be worth of lead ore available for immediate shipment the southern pacific railroad has built a loading chute at elko so that the trucks can dump directly into gondola cars john robinson and H U castle attorneys for the J J are interested with getchell in the ie company S M engineer for the A S R and d P N richard manager of the ore purchasing department represented presented the smelting smelling sm elting company in the deal |