s to say in 1908: "The main ore
supply wi
ll be drawn from the company's mines,
but custom ore will be purchased and fair and square tr
eatment accorded the miner," it said.
The whole operation - like
the narrow-gauge railroad - never rea
lly panned out. The operation was idle for several years until 1913. Then, Romaine Fielding and the Lubin Motion Picture Company came to t
melter caught the director's eye. "Sundy was a thEMRTCr
illing day for the Silver City people," said the Independent that year. "
rama at the smelter below town, blew u
