Show I TO T LOCAL OCA I ASSAY I GROWN ECH YEAR YA I IThe II I I Ihas The local United States assay office has baa now been open nearly four Cour years During that time the tue business of oC the he office I I has shown a steady annual Increase onIl until un on- ln- ln til II Il It is estimated that the 1911 lOl report will wll be more than double that of oC 1908 1808 the first year car the er office 0 was wits open During 1808 the office handled c worth of precious metal in 1909 1009 the tue amount was In 1910 1010 1311 a mark ol of was rea reached hEd and it I Is estimated that the 1911 11 will swill wil b tic about During October the office handled 1053 ounces ounce Olnes of oC silver valued at J 60 and ounces of r gold gol o valued at This I Is a total of or which is somewhat IE less than th the g general monthly average I which hiss has been running from to The falling off Is due to the re remodeling remodeling re- re e I 3 I lt f tf modeling 1 of the National 1 mill and the consequent by that corn com con con- conI pan pany pary I The only exclusively gold gol property in Utah mal making ng shipments to the local lON 1 assay assay as- as say office is the Consolidated Mercur mine mInI its I shipments Is have h been ben reduced Con 01 ot late lato by reason of the I 10 lower loser er grade rate ores which do rIO not give I e the tIle company ny pronto profit t. t The management is still pushing ahead Its Is development work in the hopes of oC opening up higher I I grade ore bodies bodle The rue impression has gOI gone lout out that operations would soon om be discontinued discontinued dis dis- continued at this property but lut the owners owners own own- ers era say sav that as lS Ion long as al thc they can an make a ait little it lie profit the they will wl continue mill mi runs and mine minE development dp With nth plans that h have e been made mac for operating mining prop properties on Gold mountain it is 15 probable probable that more gold ore will wil bo ho added to the tonnage from this state within a year car The Nevada p ada mines nines are said aid to be ho the tho largest largEst contributors contributors tors to the local 1 offices of ot yellow jellow clow metal |