The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-23
OUTSIDE CITIES ARE PLANNING WAYS AND MEANS TO GET AN TiMoNY ORE SHIPPED THEIR SHELTERS FROM EVERYWHERE IN ALASKA.
SEATTLE BUILDS A SHELTER
AkTlMONY SIMPLIFYING AND REIN. ING COMPANY ORGANIZED IN SEATTLE WITH OBJECT OF GET. TING ORE, AND WILL SOON BUILD PLANT.

SEATTLE, Aug. 22-In the local papers this morning appeared the announcement that Seattle is to have an antimony shelter The known Seattle business men, who realize that the antimony industry is growing, particularly in Alaska, where numerous prospectDr3 are now engaged in looking for ore which one short year ago, was thought to be almost valueless.
 CORPORATION PLANNED.
 According to the plans announced today, the business men will form a corporation for handling antimony ore. It will be called the Anthony Smelling & Refining company. As soon as the corporation is formed and the business launched, stock will be placed for sale in the hands of all of the local brokers. It is expected to sell fast among all of the old-time miners who are now residents of this city, for the req son that all of them have kept good account of anything which pertains to mining and have watched the quotations of antimony with interest. A number of them are associated in the movement for forming the cor poration.
 WILL BUILD PLANT.
 The promoters of the enterprise stated today when interviewed, that they plan to build a smelling and refining plant for handling antimony. second to none on the Pacific coast. It will be located in a place advan- tageous to all concerned. probably somewhere on the waterfront, in or der that the expense of transporting the ore may be lessened as much as possible.
 WHERE THEY WILL GET TIT.
 One of the most prominent mem bers of the company to be, stated today that he and his partners were spurred on in their efforts to or ganize by the fact that antimony ore is already being shipped out of Alaska Seattle. however, is get ting none of it and in keeping with the policy of the city as The Gate. way of Alaska" it Is necessary that the ore stop here instead of going on to San Francisco.
 It is planned to get ore from Alaska Idaho and Canada, for the proposed smelter. As far as can be learned, very little of it has been mined as yet, but 1t is expected that it's mining, smelting and refining will be a great industry within the next few years, as 1t Is much in de mand It is understood that good sized lodges of it, as yet untouched, are in existence in Idaho and in places in Canada, while Alaska, par ticularly the Interior, Is said to be veritable storehouse of antimony.
 PRosPEcToRs OUT.
 It is reported here today that number of prospectors were dis patched to Idaho several days ago to look for antimony. They are men experienced in mining, and are being grubstaked by local men in terested in the new smelting and refining enterprise. It is probable that a number of other prospectors will also leave for Alaska soon.
 THE PRICE,
 The local promoters state that when the smelter Is completed and they are ready to handle antimony ore. they will pay higher prices for 1t than the San Francisco smelter. They will be enabled to do this by reason of the fact that they will be fixed to handle the ore cheaper. And then. according to the state ment of one of their number today. they plan to give the prospector and miner the benefit of what he earns at his work. Included in the ar rangements are plans to mill the ore on a percentage basis, thus eliminating the "unit."
 OTHER CITIES WANT TT.
 It is understood here that San Francisco Los Angeles. San Diego and Oakland are all after the arti- mony smelting They are offering
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