Show I AT vi r MAMMOTH 1 I Heavy Tonnage of 01 Malic ial lal le Cumins I Helping I lI Out hi I XI i Krom time the thC furnaces of the Mammoth lammot smeller operated h by the limo tl management 01 o. Ih the United States Stales Mining und company of this timis city ciU ther hm s now com corn coming tag ing to time the plant In this ale valley an nn a lor of tons ton of copper gold goll CUd and ant silver bear sl er Ing matte matto mate dally daily th's tims to bo be bo Increased will time the t enlargements that are aie fn to 10 follow h hi ha hia I a 1 short holl hollIm Im time A correspondent of thi timi til Mining Record Denver r. writing fron ron s Pass Pas Oregon and telling ceiling of influence of the Mammoths Mammoth's furnaces or In In that locality says ars The Time building of a smelter on the Mammoth Mam Marn- moth J Hh Copper r Mining company's proper r rte te at Kennet northern California am an time Die UJ general development of the coppet coppel mines of ot that distrI district t t has given n a numb mie mud r impetus l to ti op copper er mining on tip tlc Un Oregon on side of the line ln The entile entime tee J-ec of Shasta Shala and SI counties Cal Cab and Josephine md ld Jackson conn loun tie Il Ure Oregon on aie al' al all al one ct the time for forIa formation Ia mation lon ani and general character of time the ore on und and Vi being Ill practically Identical will sIti HI time Ihl exception thai Ihal time the tl southern regol prod wet ct s more morl 1 ou In composition tor lor this rn reason on tt the southern n Or Oregon on cop copper coppe pc per pe Ol OIL OIL- is In 11 great demand with the Cal Call fornia smelters for Time The smelter leler alone can u use e eIn t r very In eat gm-eat t part hart of t the hI ores Oles fron on 9 fon southern Oregon copper copel ln mines ansi anil nr fr nr- nr are art now under why way 1 lo to from Cram t lh the ht copper opp r pr prOperties of o Jo Josephin l' l county fh rIme Tho Kennet smelter on thi th Mammoth company company's properties Is i three furnace plant and Is located on thi thu Hi main line of time the tl Southern Souther Pacific easy busy a teach each Jaeh of all al southern Oregon Orgon am ant northern California whippets The plan I Is three miles mies fron corn the Mammoth mine mInI but hul on ah nh elevation lle aton some rome 11 feet teet lowe than the th main adit tunnel Time The he ore h ii I conveyed h by gravity tram I from rom the time mInt mini min to 10 time the bins of the smelter The Thu three furnaces mire Jire each tuh t I- I Iby b by l ISO O Inches at tin tim have ha c a foot toot shaft and anti a ca capacI pacI of or 3 3 liO or ai iI 1 tons Ini daily Since Lbs thi plant was vms blown n in n It has buns averaged a 31 i 2 tons Ions pr P every ery 2 24 21 hou houis s for each furnace or oa i total capacity for 01 the plant of over 11 0 10 Air h h three Con tons Ions dairy al A Is 18 supplied by tl ners blowers electrically operated The Time ore of time the Mammoth copper mInI mine Is ls a u heavy sulphide and amid carries caries grade grale values throughout hout The Thc tion of or Its Is contents Is as follows Silica 10 It per cent Iron 35 Si per cent sulphur 45 per cent the average copper alue values at tr 5 i per Ier cent with wih about 3 A ton on In goland gob gol golland and 1 I a 10 ton In sliver The Tue compan Is I procuring Its ls lime rock for Cor fluxing from fromn a quarry above the smelter smeller I I time the I oie oreS ore th the rock Is conveyed b b lt jr 1 Ity gra tram to the smelter As alread stated the ll company compan has imas more moie difficult In 11 s securing silica than anything else Foi Fol this purpose ores OrS ha c ha c l fn on shipped hl Nevada and nul California lu but ii i time the 11 future southern Oregon will trill wi lie he to for I this hl grade of copper It 1 Is 18 in the time same legion Hon that the Da Da- mines o of which time the Ul company has imas hill lut recently centy acquired ac control ale aie local located I-I I and which aI al aie soon to ho lie equipped with whim |