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Show MEW SMELTER PEOPLE EXPECTED 11 FIELD Activity Over Lead Propositions Lead to Conclusions by Local Lo-cal Parties. 'Out of the great chaos following tho numerous expert examinations of mining property, tho impression is growing strongly and generally that Charles M. Schwab la going over the lead and silver fields of tho West for the purpose of corralling sufficient properties to mnko him a successful factor In tho smelting field. Recently from Boston came the news that Schwab had failed in his attempt at-tempt In securing tho control of the United States company, tho main competitor compet-itor of the American Smelting and Rclln- ing company, and this move Is considered consid-ered as ovldenco of his desire to embark In the smfiltlng business, giving considerable consid-erable color to the rumor9 that aro now going the rounds. To Form Third Corner. Reports contlnuo to come from the promlnont lcati centers of the country of the Schwab and Helnie expert taking In tho proportion of these districts, th examinations ex-aminations being mado being, however, eo far a hundred per cont larger than tho sales following, but tho supposition is that theso two powerful Gcntlomen aro working together with one aim In view. The supposition Is gaining ground that thoso New York acquiring Interests, now In control of the Blnsham Consolidated, ure no leas personages than theso two financiers and nssoclato interests, and that they aro quietly and systematically working together to the end that they may form the third corner of the smelting smelt-ing buslncs of the country. Good Future for Lead Mines. Tho grent activity at Stockton and other Utah camps on the part of tho expert ex-pert fraternity, and the news that Eastern East-ern Interests or Now York rather, are waiting for experts hastening to report on their cx-iminatlons of various Good Springs properties, demonstrate that for the owners of the lead and silver propositions propo-sitions of the West there are great opportunities op-portunities In store. Thero have been of Into some very significant moves on tho part of prominent Salt Lake Inside Interests Inter-ests along tho proposed route of the Western Pacific railroad, and they stand In a position to make some very creditable credita-ble turns In case tho rumored plana of Schwab and associates are brought to a successful conclusion Will Be Welcome Acquisition. The mining interests of Utah will wel-como wel-como wltii open arms the widening of fcmeltlng competition. Many lessons havo been learned In the past, and the organisations organi-sations that make possible a rational ore treatment rato will find a wcll-merltcd reward from those who havo oro to dispose dis-pose of. |