Show BUYING BU YING SILVER SOi VEIl it is reported from washington that ilat the united states assay office has been to purchase sll silk ver at an ounce later the t b e price was ad advanced to per ounce and it is understood that regular purchases are to tb be maintained from time lime to time I 1 at this the market ineat the of the mint i T this his would indicate ft a steadily advancing quotation f lor or silver hilver and aad should encourage renewed activities in silver mining operations operatic ris throughout the states the bequir requirements of the government are heavy and should be ba met the greatest market tor for the however will be the orienta oriani and europe will require great greaf quantities to meet its financial needs to meet this insistent and increasing demand there has been a great grea revival ot of silver mining operations all over the country and especially is this the case in the western states and it Is in pleasing to note that this urge for or a greater production has lid led to the resurrection and rejuvenation of many ol of our alil old camps whose mines comprising the cream of 0 early discoveries were only neglected and abandoned when the price paid lorail borall ver fell ell that they could not be operated at a profit while many ne producers are being almost daily added to the list ot of profit makers everything today almost favors the silver producer the advance in quotations is the best item the most important but in addition tile the co country lias has better transportation facilities cili ties 1 better markets and the mining mini I 1 public has haas benefited by the experience per peri lence ence gained along metallurgical geological mining and milling hn lines V during the past few ew years labor Is higher and so go is machinery and supplies but these increases are more than offset by gains made in other directions sue such h tor for instance as the ability to hau handle adle low grade ores at a profit which were practical r ly worthless a few years ago the improvements made in mine and mill machinery and the greater un der standing ol of mining operations brought about by years ot of study and practice r silver mining really is in the lead at the present time lime but tile the gains bein greco recorded crded in copper slid and lead beem to indicate that tor for the next five or ten years the mining industry will lead almost every other occupation or pur pursuit sult salt lake silo min I 1 ing review I 1 I 1 |