Show I I 1 i IS SURPRISED AT MILFORD'S PROSPECTS Says It Possesses Combination of Everything to Make Successful S Smelting Camp Col Henry Altman returned this morning from Milford where he es escorted escorted escorted es- es Frederick N. N ii Hubbell of the Vulcan Vulcan Vulcan can i iron works of ot San Francisco through an inspection of the mines and investigation of the smelting situation in that promising district Mr Hubbell's Hubbells Hubbells Hubbell's Hubbells Hubbell's Hub- Hub bells bell's firm builds smelters of from 15 to 1000 boo tons tos capacity and the plant is said to be as good a as th the best of smelters smelters With the return next week of Mr 11 Lewis Lewis of the Majestic and Royal companies it Is probable that the financial financial financial finan finan- cial end of ot the smelter plan will be settled settled set set- tied and a plant probably of tons capacity y will be ordered installed im in- mediately Mr Hubbell talking to The Telegram man this morning said I I was agreeably agreeably agreeably agree agree- ably surprised at what I found around Milford It has a combination of ot everything everything everything every every- thing necessary to make It very successful successful successful suc suc- as a smelting camp They have all the fluxes and nd the 0 O. K IC ore is extraordinary extraordinary extraordinary ex ex- ex- ex in its grade and a beautiful sulphide They have a shoot In the O. O K which has opened up into a regular room the top of which Is leached but the ore body uncovered is astounding I looked at the Hickory Harrington which seems to have all the ore a mine could wish forA forA forA for A peculiarity of the district is that the fluxing material all carries values I have not yet et seen scott a smelting district which impressed me as favorably Coke costs half of wh what t it used to there Isan is isan isan an excellent smelter site at Milford and the artesian water supply is ample The undeveloped part of the district offers remarkable prospects I was struck with the display of excellent excellent excellent ex ex- ex- ex judgment t by Col Altman and his associates in their choice of groups one group working in with another In Inthe Inthe inthe the character of its ores and making it possible for the company to select its own own smelting materials and make its ore cre re entirely self There are tons and tons of ore on the dumps which would be extremely profitable in smeltIng smeltIng smelting smelt- smelt Ing but would not pay to ship and there is an abundance of high-grade high material The O. O K people intend to make haste slowly and contemplate a ton smelter but they could furnish ore to torun torun torun run tons a day No doubt they will push the enterprise along early in the spring and they will open up a market for all the smaller producers in m the district district district dis dis- dis- dis because their fluxes will ill handle anything Thus they vill will avoid freight charges and will have no necessity for selling to the smelter combination Mr 11 Hubbell spoke further In praise of various properties in the district He will leave soon for British Columbia where his firm is putting in a plant for forthe forthe forthe the Lardeau company in the Trout Lake country |