Show SALT LAKE CAPITAL AT KENNET special correspondence kennet california feb 18 salt lake capital is making northern california one of the greatest copper producing districts of the west the U S smelter launched some time ago a subsidiary company viz the mammoth copper mining company to carry on mining and smelting smelling sm elting in shasta county the mammoth mine was purchased for a quarter of a million and its immense ore bodies thoroughly developed the ing satisfied itself as to the extent of the ore deposits erected one of the most up to date smelters shelters sm elters in america of 1000 tons daily capacity two furnaces have been in constant operation for three months and the third will be blown in on the dinst in all probability a reverb oratory furnace for treating the ore fines and flue dust will be installed in the near future another salt lake company which has a property of exceptionable merit in shasta county is the balaklava Balak lala company which is affiliated with the bingham consolidated company its mine has been systematically developed under the supervision of mr grant snyder snider and mr robert white is now on the ground preparing for the erection of reduction works which will consist of blast furnaces reverb oratories and roasting furnaces many other properties of merit here are lying idle and undeveloped awaiting the arrival of capital to make mammoths Mam moths and bal of them W S KEITH |