Mohave County miner., 1910-11-12
SmeIter War Very Bitter Says Report
 From Butte,

SOAOlAS bO Odlh Ol iululuS m0Q WnO have shelter arrangements with the International Smelling company and allied smelling interests like the Amalgamated, Cole-Ryan people, the fight between the International and the American Smelling & Refining company is more bitter than the pub lie has been understanding. With the erection of an international shelter in the Ely district, as contemplated, every field of the American Smelling & Refining company except Colorado will be invaded by the new smelting company. Colorado is not an inviting field for the Cole-Ryan people, as ore production has fallen of so greatly in that state that the Guggenheims can operate only three of their seven fur naces in that state.
 The International and its allied in- terests now have the big shelter at Anaconda, one in Great Falls, the new plant at Tooele, Utah, the Calumet & Arizona, and the Cole-Ryan plant at Cananea, Mexico, these covering the entire field from which the American Smelling & Refining company draws it's ores.
 When the latter had clear field its charges for ore treatment were high, allowing profit of 4S to 6S per ton. The excessive shelter charges made many enemies among western miners, and the International interests have a big advantage in that fact alone, while its smelling plants are all new and modern. With these advantages the International will be satisfied with profits of Is to l.5OS per ton and it's purpose evidently is to prevent the American Smelling & Refining con- pany from renewing any of it's old and highly profitable contracts.
 The days of enormous smelling earn ings are over. The best contracts the American Smelling & Refining con- pany has left is that of the Utah Cop per company, and it is said that the profits made by the smelting company are something and would shock stock holders of the Utah Copper if they knew their extent. The International interests expect to treat a normal ton mage of custom ore of about 800 tons per day. AL profit of only Is per ton it would amount to 1895, ,000S in one year, or half as much more at i5OS per ton. It is expected that this will represent a tonnage the American Smelt1ng & Refining company will lose, upon which it has been making a profit, at 5S per ton, of 9,l25, ,OOOS.
 Although there has been a kind of denial of the reported extensive pur- chase of property in the Ely Nevada, district by the Cole-Ryan interests mining men at present in this city, are positive in their declarations that the story given out is true, as it comes direct from an officer of the East Ely Townsite company from whom the property was secured. It is stated with some degree of authority that the amount paid by the Cole-Ryan people was in the vicinity of 5000, OOOS. The recently acquired property gives the Cole-Ryan interests some 300 build ing lots in Ely and includes valuable water rights.
 "I don't think" said a man who is in the city from Ely and who IS quite close to the Cole-Ryan people, "that the new owners intend to give much attention to dealing in building lots, and have reason to believe that the question that is already engaging their attention is that of the erection of a i large shelter, but whether this smell ter will be erected in Ely or at the Giroux mine is a question yet to be decided. It is believed that the selec- tion of a shelter site will soon be de- | cided so as to commence work on the buildings this fall and if necessary carry on work the greater part of the winter.
 ''The big question to be solved is whether it will be cheaper to pump water from East Ely to Giroux for shelter at that place or to build shelter outside of Ely and construct a railroad to the mine. The purchase of the immense tract of ground is attract ing the attention of the entire mining world as it is believed that it means much for the further extensive de- velopment of the mining properties of the west. |