Salt Lake Tribune | 1911-03-02 | Page 6 | Local Assay Office Has Good February

I LOCAL ASSAY OFFICE HAS GOOD FEBRUARY February, usually" looked upon as tho unlucky month of the year for mines and mining, was' unusually satisfactory for Hie Salt l.ako United States assay office, the month Just closed being the best February Feb-ruary sinco the local office was cstab- llshcd. In this period 7.".07 ounces of gold, valued at $135,941. and -tr.0-1 ounces , of silver valued at ?U1U2 were purchased. I making a total value of ?13S.i)4::, This was over $.1S.000 In advance of the same month of 1910. February usually Is an unsatisfactory month owing to the weather conditions I that prevail In the hills ami the difficulty I of sending out ores and bullion. There wero just twenty-two business days In the last period. There is every reason to export ex-port that the local assay office will bon-olit bon-olit from the improved mine conditions of the western part of the country. Utah especially, and in the increased activity now so apparent throughout, the state of Nevada.