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Show STEEL CGNTRACT LET BnNjH WEf American Bridgti Company Gels Coulract lo Supply Four Hundred Tons. Another big step forward in the construction con-struction of the Mmhoii Valley .Mines company's custom copper smelter at the Mason district of Nevada was taken on Thursday, when General Manager Jules I a hart he entered Into the contract for all the structural sleel required at the plant. Tho American Bridge company was the successful bidder, the contract calling for approximately 400 ton? of steel, which involves a consideration of about StO.OOfi. ' The steel Is for the blast furnace and converter building. the sampling mill and powos- house, also for the ore bin girders. The plans for the brick work On these arlous structures and for the Hues and 200-foot, stack nro being rounded round-ed out and the managament will be readv to place (he Ktoel In position as soon' as It can be delivered. The contracts con-tracts for the complete electrical equipment equip-ment and gathering locomotives were let two weeks ago. so tho detailed plan part of tho construction work is now practically prac-tically finished. The smelter Is to have an Initial capacity ca-pacity of SOU tons dally, hut. as stated in the recently submitted annual report. it.be plant Is so arranged that It can be brought up to -'000 tons daily with tho least exertion and delay. |