Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-07-26 | Page 9 | Shutting of Mercur Mill Cuts down Precious Metal Supply

SHUTTING OF MERCUR MILL CUTS DOWN PRECIOUS METAL SUPPLY DurDin Burning Burning- nf Nn I In Also Jo DiminIshes n of Locel Assay 4 Office Through the shutting down of the Mercur 1 mill and the burning of ot the National National Na Na- mill mm In Nevada Ne the amount of or I gold and silver handled at the local assay office was greatly diminished during the past year car according to the tho annual statistics Issued yesterday a The latter Jatter mill however howe expects to resume this month and nd oth other I mills are startIng starting start- start Ing nS up promising promising- an Increase for tor the next year The report shows show that during tho the past year cal ounces of or fine tine gold were handled here with a valuation of or and ounces of ot fine finesilver silver valued at making the tho business s done just lust 33 In tho the previous year ear 62 worth of or gold old and silver was handled making this years year's amount less Jess No successor to the recent assa assayer er who ho resigned has been appointed or nominated The working force torce of ot the theoffice office however was decreased Sometime some sometime sometime time ago from eight to four tour men