| Show AFFAIRS SATISFACTORY U S All Right so Manager j HoldenGoes to Boston I I THE FORTHCOMING REPORT It Is Looked Forward to ns a Turning Turn-ing Point in Development and Handling of Ores Nevr Strike In the Coujjor The Strike in Silver CordSmelter Conditions Pro noilnced Satisfactory A JVIc Xenzie Returns from Alaska Option Op-tion on the Lion Con for 850000 The affair of the companY at this end of tho line hi superb condition Bert Holclen managing director of the roiled Slates company left on a Boon Bo-on dispatch I last night where ho will join the directors and general olllctrs in considering the report of the company port submitted by tho Messrs Dee reux who conducted the recent examination ex-amination of the mines What the tenor of the expert findings Sir Holden would not divulge until after they have been shown him In Boston It is said by others that they were most favorable to the plans the company had in view that of the building of a suitable plant for the reduction of ores abounding In the Old Telegraph the I I Niagara and Galena That assumption assump-tion correct the most natural thing I for the managing diicctor was his visit to the almost peerless plants of Montana Mon-tana and his consideration of the methods meth-ods of modern reduction with those who have studied them out A favorable report from the Messrs Dcvereux means that Montana methods w ill be incorporated In the smelter that is to I he erected by 1 the United Stales Mining company and further that there shall I ho no delays In preparing the plans approving them and placing the contracts con-tracts for the vast tonnage of material embraced in the undertaking In the I meantime the work at the United States companys Bln ham properties that putout I put-out over 40000 tons of ore the year previous 1 pre-vious to their sale will continue as In the past under the direction of Superintendent I Super-intendent Mabcrry and a lull force omen o-men while a half dozen sets of lessees will extract what ores the company may consent to market With the Centennial Eureka of which he Is also the managing director Mr Uolden goes away eminently well pleased with the conditions in l which Manager Allen and Superintendent Brown have placed It Not only has Mr Allen greatly Improved and economized econo-mized on the method of handling the ore between the mines and railway hut he bus opened up new ore bodies with the skill of a master miner in eased the tonnage and has everything from the lowest level to the surface In superb condition Mr Holden did not know how long he would be required to absent himself but will return as soon as conditions In the East are such as to permit He was accompanied on his departure by 1 Mrs Holden who confesses to a most I enjoyable visit with old friends |
