Show MINES M jJ AND MINING EDITED BY BV P. P W. W UNITED STATES ASKS TO LET SMELTER RUN HUN Goes Further Than Did American American Ameri Amen can to Get the Decree Modified t ALL GOES INTO Solves Problem of of Sending Roasting Furnace Gases Through Bags rise Tho United Unite S States S Smelting company in n filing In the United States Circuit court yesterday an application for tor a I of ot the decree of ot November November Novem Novem- ber C G 1906 which shall permit It t to operate its Ils lead furnaces in the Salt SaIl Lake valley valler goes goes further than did the American Smelting and R Refining t company com coin pany iu in securing curing a similar tion The United States company agrees to run through the bag house hous the thc gases from flom its roasting furnaces furnace as well as those from the blasting furnace p It lia has heretofore been t regarded 1 Impossible Im tin- po possible to conduct the gases bases from the tho roasting furnaces through the thc bags Corthe forthe for Cor forthe the reason reaton that the bags aro arc quickly destroyed But by doing experimenting experiment experiment- ing the United 1 States people aver er that tha thu they have discovered that b by IntroducIng Introducing introducing Intro Intro- zinc oxide Into the thc flue chambel'S chambers chambers cham cham- bers belS through which the thc smoke e. e dust fumes an and ga gases cs are arc conducted 1 to the bag house tho the sulphuric acid contents is neutralized an and 1 converted con 1 into zinc sulphate and as such is arrested by bythe N. N the time bags without Injury to them Sa Sas Sa's It Has lIus Solved Eol Problem The company's application enters caters I Into details concerning its ils experimentations lations and nd tho the construction and opera of oC its bag house and conten contends r that It is able to show by competent evidence that its lead smelter can n be conducted under the new conditions and with the proposed Cd restriction to ten per cent average sulphur contents of ot the time ores treated 1 without material Injury to vegetation or to the thc health of persons or animals As 11 a a. matter mattel of ot fact tact the company Is confident mt that with the new improvements improve improve- ments meats installed at Its smelter at nt a acost acost acost cost of or more than it could treat trent ores averaging much higher than 10 per cent sulphur with no t fumes mes escaping escaping- lg to do 10 damage qU the only of the original decree cr SK d for is instead of ot being prohibited from treating any ore containing more than 10 per cent sulphur It only be restricted to the average of ot not td teJ oc exceed ed that amount Would Te Resume Operations ulion It is un understood that an Imme immediate 11 heating bearing ang will be granted on the petition And in pic hc event that the modification modification tion asked e for is granted the company compan will at nt once be III in the market for tor lead leadore ores ore the Intention being to resume full operations at the plant This would enable such mines as the Color Colorado Colo Cob r rado Beck Tunnel lunne Uncle Sam and others which already have contracts with the United 1 States company com coin pany Ian to resume production The company in its application makes reference rence to a similar mo modification cation already been granted grantee the American merican company by bJ stipulation of oC th the plaintiffs In the famous smoke suit |