| Show Ore and Salt Only a few weeks ago says the Butte InterMountain Mr W A Clark of Butte after a consultation with the representatives re-presentatives of the leading silver mining min-ing and milling companies of this district was requested to write to the Union Pacific officials at Omaha a letter setting forth the urgent necessity of a reduction in the freight rate on milling salt Mr Clark complied with this request He wrote a strong letter in support of the following propositions First that the silver ores of Butte become be-come baser with depth requiring more salt to chloridize them < Second that the silver ores of Butte are of low grade having an average value in the most prominent mines of less than 40 per ton Third that the cost of mining is increased in-creased with depth with no compensating increase in richness I was upon these very propositions which were fully endorsed and the correctness cor-rectness of which every intelligent man in this community understands that the request for a reduction of the freight rate on salt was made by Mr Clark I the ore of the silver mines here constantly increased in richness does increaed rchness anyone suppose sup-pose that the mill men of Butte would unite in a petition to the railroad peoplo as above indicated Butte a low grade camp I is permanent and immensely productive but it is low grade Its most enthusiastic admirers never claimed it to he anything else |
