Show MINES AND MINING I The Increase of Smelting Clinr cs Thule Ore Owing to the fact that the InterState Commerce law has increased the shipping I ship-ping charges on bullion the smelting companies have increased their working I charges from 100 to 200 per cent in advance ad-vance of their former prices Nearly all the loW grade ore mines that were producing pro-ducing largely a short timo ago have been obliged to closedown Silicious and sulphide ores containing from I 15 to 20 ounces of silver could be worked to advantage when the I smelting charges were about o but when raised to 10 and 15 to continue work I would prove disastrous Some samples from a new development in one of the old Tintic mines were brought in to be tested today Judging from previous tests made on the same kind of ore the sample will assay between be-tween 100 and 150 ounces in silver and from 8 t 28 in gold Owing to some unconsummated business the name of the I mine couldxnot be learned |