Show SUMPTER SMELTER DOING WELL special correspondence sumpter oregon oct 20 the oregon smelting smelling Sm elting refining ning companas comp anys smelter was blown out today after a successful run and will be blown in again nov 1st ast for continuous operation manager keith has made ore contracts sufficient to keep the furnace steadily in blast for several months the two wo heaviest shippers to the smelter are the united elkhorn mines of baker city and the columbia mine of bourne several new shippers have entered the list and will continue shipping during the winter the standard mine is closed down awaiting the installation of heavier machinery in the mill but will be again in operation nov 15 at the belcher mine in the greenhorn district a twenty stamp mill and cyanide plant are being erected in the same camp a thirty five foot ore shoot has been crosscut in the morning mine the imperial G M company has bonded the ruth mine in cable cove which will develop extensively in the meantime the comp company any is making regular shipments to the smelter the buff buffalo alo monitor near granite is opening up a body of high grade ore and maintaining shipments of a value of per ton the north pole peacock queen of the west and cornucopia are among the regular shippers |