Show LEAD I AI UMPIRE ASSAYS 5 Into 1010 Circular of ot llio tho A P 4 A It I Co Cre Cu Creoles ales oles Comment COlment Commenting on 01 the tho late Into circular Is II Issued sued by the tho American Amerl Smelting lie le lining company relative retlo to lead lcM urn um litre ire assays n sars the Iho ho Mining con contains the thu lowing following to Tho The Immediate Intent of oC tho the circular is n a I good one on It Is desirable from every point of to have hlo route IO specific pe clOo method or of assaying agreed to In advance by J both hoth parties partes If IC smelter control and umpire assayers nil all ni use ule different methods there thero cannot fall fail to tie he endless disputes The whole matter of lead INt assaying Is IshI III In ball bad The present methods of ot assaying n ate aro quite tUlto tulo unscientific c and It I would teem l eJ to 10 us that It I would uld be bet better ter teg for tor or all Ii parties If It a 1 straight chemical method were vere adopted as aa In tho the case of at copper Furnace methods except for tor ed cd gold and silver are ar becoming antiquated We Lle that the tho ho American Smelt Smelting SmeltIng SmeltIng ing Ac company as ns good busi busl business ness Hess neB men will vIli I sc see lee that a n method of which the th are aro suspicious must give e way WRY to some porno flO analytical nl process of which neither party can eln be ua sue BUS amount of ot load lead contained In lu the oro ore Is J tho the only corn com common COI cornmon mon sense SCUM s n of settlement The wet wel lead leal as In tho the case caso of ot wet copper can easily be bl reduced to the present hauls basis upon liven which smelter rates Iles are founded by hy deducting 1 I to 2 per cent the tho amount determined by th lh method methO Tho The methods of or lend analysis are now tho the subject of Investigation by a 1 corn com of the tho Colorado society and being bIng competent mid disinterested Its Is work will 11 no IQ doubt afford a n secure Icuro basis upon which to found a n better beter method f far ir tho the commercial assaying of lead lend ores I |