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Show MASON SMELTER IS TO BE OPERATED , SqlJULako, Dec. 22. That there is fcrro'llkellhood of the smelting operations opera-tions of the Mason Valley Mines company com-pany being interfered with by tho Injunction In-junction suit to be determined within with-in the next day or two is the firm conviction of Walter C. Orem, general gener-al manager of the Novada Douglas company and the Nevada Copper Belt Railway company Mr. Orem returned return-ed Wedneaaay evening from the camp and on thl'd visit of Inspection be was accompanied by T. W. Bovcr, cashier of the Continental National bank of Salt Lake, who Is a member of the Nevada Copper Bolt company's board of directors "In the first place," Bald Mr. Orem,' Thursday morning, "the laws of Nevada Ne-vada recognlzo the important fact that mining Is the paramount industry of the state, and as a consequence tho lawB are moro favorable to mining, milling and smelting than to any other oth-er line of activity. As a last resort the Interests back of smelting enterprises enter-prises have the right of eminent domain, do-main, so smelting Is favored above agriculture. "The Mason Valley smelting plant Is located In the northorn end of tho valley, which Is the poorest part, and a long study of the prevailing winds i has demonstrated that fully 95 per cent of the time the winds are out of the south, which will carry the smolco and fumes over tho big mountains to tho north and far away from any agricultural agri-cultural community. General Mana- -ger Jules Labarthe of tho Mason Valley Val-ley company assures mo that he will blow in the smelter between Christmas Christ-mas and New Year's." Messrs. Orem and Boyer brought with them some handsome specimens of the natho copper ore boing found In bunches in the main ore body to the south on the COO level One sample, sam-ple, weighing 224 pounds, Is en route to Salt Lake to show local stockhold-prs stockhold-prs this inroqMnc now phase of the property. Those samples are good to look at, said Mr. Orem, but what was more gratifying to him was the fact that the Nevada Douglas company Is shipping 10O tons of C per cent copper cop-per oro daily to the now smelter, while within two or three days the Douglas tram will bo adding 150 to 200 tons daily to this Everything at the property Is running smoothly. This was Mr. Boyer s first visit to the Mason district and ho prondilnced himself as tremendously Impressed with the mineral and agricultural possibilities pos-sibilities of tho Mason, Smith and Antelope An-telope valleys. Tho Nevada Copper Belt lino Is proving itself a splendid Investment and with the advantage of tho ore transportation business from tho Nevada Douglas, Mason Valley and other mines ot the camn It will be on a big paying basis The two big mines of the camp are showing largo tonnages of rich ores, while tho agricultural and cattlo Industries are already Important and arc certain to increaso steadily. oo i |