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Show DRAGON SENDS OUT 53 CARS IN WEEK Fact That Ore Is Desirable as Flux Aids Big Tonnage; Bad Roads Hinder Tintic Standard. EUREKA, March 1. Taking full ad vantage of the fact that lis ores are es" peclally desirable at the smelters as a flux, the Dragon Consolidated sent out a total of lli'ly-tliree cars during the week. The Dragon ulso has some very good shipping ore, which is being scn't forward steadily, but the acceptance of the big tonnage at the smelters is made possible only because of its desirability as a (lux. , The Tlntic Standard, which in former weeks has been maintaining an avertce production of better than 100 tons a di was forced to slow down this week l.fcv cause of 'the almost impassable coinlltlon of the roads between the mine and the ' railroad. It is probable that the Standard Stand-ard output will be low for several duvs unless Die roads dry , up. Other big pr0. ducers in the district maintained their usual high average. Shipments for the week ending tonight follow: Dragon 53 Chief Consolidated Iron Blossom 0 Mammoth . . '. 19 Eagle & Blue Bell Centennial-Eureka .. j, Colorado ', jj Grand Central j Gemini ; g Gold Chain j Victoria c Scranton 4 Tintic Standard 3 Minnie Moore Tlntic Milling (bullion) Yankee 1 Bullion Beck 1 Total wo |