The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1907-12-26
SHELTERS BID FOR ORE AND
ARE OFFERING BETTER TERMS

The American Smelling and Refining
company is ready to take ores from
the Goldfeld district at any time.
There might have been time recent
ly, when the company was not IN
position to do as it wished, owing to
the stringency of the money market
and the accumulation of stock, but
that is now passed.
g. w. Pierce, agent of the so-called
smelter trust, was emphatic in his
statement that the company desires to
do the right thing by Nevada and
especially by Goldfield at this time
He intends to remain on the ground to
assist in every way the removal of the
ores from the camp.
''The company really has two
classes of ore that it is treating, con-
tinued Mr. Pierce, "the first being
ores that run from $40 to 800 and the
other from 800 upward. OF course
the ore running below $40 is too low to
stand freight charges, especially to
Colorado; however, this grade is all
right for local mills and can be treat
ed at good profit to the owners.
But as to the other ores, i can safely
wants it.
New Schedule of Rates.
els there a movement on foot to
have more favorable rates to the ship
per put into effect in the Goldfeld dis
trictg' he was asked.
81 understand that there is, and ]
am waiting each day for definite in
formation along that line. The mo-
ment the ore begins to move, / under
stand there will be rates more 5ene-
fetal to the mine operators and
Iessees.
Asked why the smelter company had
virtually placed an embargo on Nevada
ores, Mr.. Pierce replied:
.sThe smelling corporation has felt
the effects of the depression in money
just as much as any other company. 1t
must not be inferred that the company
made unpopular rules out of purely
selfish motive. 1t has had considerable
difficulty in converting its vast
amounts of bullion into money, but
this has been accomplished, / am told,
and now the concern is In better po-
sition than ever to handle the ores of
Nevada, especially Goldfeld. We want
to help out the operators here to the
best of our ability, and you can say
for me that the company will go the
limit for the advancement of Gold
field IS interests
Mr.. Pierce was asked with regard to
the present settlement rates and said
that he understood they were one third
cash upon agreement OF assays on ores
ranging fro 800 upward, the balance
to be paid within 45 days. That this
rate would be made better is his firm
conviction, although he is not in po-
sition to say when this reformation
will take place
New Outlet to Colorado.
On this subject the Los Angeles
Express says: Goldfeld mine oper-
ators. whose ore has been refused by
the Salt Lake smelters, are to find a
new outlet for relief through the To
nopah & Tidewater railroad, which has
decided to establish special commodity
rates for ore from Goldfield to Denver
and Pueblo, Colorado, and Jerome.
Arizona.
AS it takes 60 to 90 days for the
Salt Lake smelters to realize on the
ore accepted from Goldfeld, for sew
eral weeks they have been unable to
procure the money with which to
swing the rock offered by the Nevada
operators, with the result that many
mines which were not seriously affect
/ ed by the labor troubles were forced
to suspend operations for the want of
market.
| This, however, it is said, will be
changed by the action of the Tonopall
& Tidewater, so far as Goldfield is con
eerned, the smelters at Denver, Pu
eblo and Jerome being in shape to han
die all the available ore.
This action, it is believed will al
least furnish temporary relief to the
operators.