Show MASON VALLEY SMELTERS NOW 1 READY TO RESUME OPERATION BUT 0 it is now stated that the thompson smelter of the mas mason on valley mines company near wabuska babuska Wa buska neva nevada da probably will be blown in by the end of december and is now ready to resume treating ore operation of the smelter hay has been delayed by protests filed by the western pacific and indian valley galley railroads against rates awarded by the interstate commerce commission governing ore and concentrate shipments from plumas county to salt lave lale and to wabuska babuska Wa buska known as the plumas differential rates application has been made by western railroads for permission to increase rates on ore shipments from western points to eastern destinations but it has not been made known whether this proposed rate advance would affect the mason valley company in transporting ore from plumas county additional competition for the mason valley company in in plumas county is said to have developed in efforts to secure special rates on concentrates from the engels mine to the smelter at tacoma washington |