Show MASON VALLEYS VALLEY'S NEW TON I FURNACE IS BEING TOTED OPERATED Reports Report from the Mason Valley Valoy smelting smelt smelt- in jug ing plant are to t. t the effect that tho the now noW furnace just blown blown in is operating like a n This big ton furnace was w blown blow in last Thursday and those who vho have been to t Thompson since then claim it is working as D thou though h it had been bon in commission for several eral months The old furnace will wi now bo overhauled over over- hauled and enlarged to the size of the new one With the two furnaces in an operation fully 2000 tons of ore a a day dy can be handled handle and the mine mie owners prospectors and leasers leaser Jearl of tho the big biJ ington district and numerous surrounding surrounding surround surround- Ingon ing districts will wl bo be in a R position to increase their production to double the present output Jules Jule Labarthe tho the manager o of ot the smelter is certainly makin making a record as a R and ad ia is doin doing a great eat deal of good for fOT the tho country This Tha is 19 i the first manufactory to be constructed constructed con con- in the district and it is is proving provin a parn paying one as shown ShOw by the enlargement of ot the plant to handle more than double its it past ca ca- ca The smelter has stimulated pst the mining industry of this great reat copper copper district and tho entire entre western portion of the state ette porton The unit of ot tho the smelter which has nas been In in op operation ton for nearly a year year had ad a a Pretty capacity for or ordin ordinary neary ores of tons ton per por da day but the perfect flux made by pr the different ores orea of the tho district made mado it possible to keep this unit o running through between and BOO tons of ore per day and tho the record run rn through h the tho ton plant was tons tone in one ono day George Georgo E. E Gunn of the Mason MaBon Valley company compan who paid the smelter a visit last wee week is is plant delighted with the operation of tho One pleasant feature of the tho business busi ness is is the friendly relation of all shippers to tho the al smelter and the com corn pan PW pany x They hailed with delight tho advent of the smelter and look upon it as s the one thing wi with h th the railroad which has the helped to bring this section to the front and allow alow them to make some mone money |