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Show ONE DOLLflT CHARGE'S ORE ASSAYS One dollnr Is the price the federal government will now charge for ench metal determined in ore assays by tho United Stater ussnyer in Salt Luke City, Helena, Hoise and Carson City, accord-ing accord-ing to an order issued by Secretary McAdoo of the treasury do-partment do-partment at Washington, D. C. Tho cost heretofore had been three dollars for each metal. Director Robert Wooly of the United States mints was In the West and Salt Lake City some months nim on a trip of inspection, the first since his appointment. One of the things ho noticed wns tho cost of assays and he thouirht it excesisve. h Returning to Washington, he recommended to tho secretary of the treasury a reduction to one dollnr nnd the order is the rosult Director Wooly believes, according to advices from Washington that lowering tho rate will encourno mining nnd pnrticulnrlv prospecting. Two months ngo the Snlt Lake City assay office was equipped with nppnrntus for nssnying ores. Theretofore only bill Hon wns nssnyed. For instnnce, n sample u( ore assaying (mid silver, zinc nnd lend will cost tho owner ono dollar for each of ii in found metnls under the new schedule rate for tho work n nian applies to Tungsten nnd tin. lt a,8 However, Assnyer Gammon, it is understood, has wril -n to tho director of tho minla recommending thnt tho price on those twn metnls be more thnn one dollnr ench, since thnt nmount does not meet tho nctunl cost of tho work. Nothing has yet been heard from the recommendation. Gammon expects word nny dny. The commercial nssavers clmrge five dollnrs for tin nnd three dollars for Tungsten. |
