In a few days, the company will begin roasting the matte to recover the gold and silver, which it contains. This matte is a furnace residue, which carries from 55 to 65 per cent of iron combined with from 25 to 35 percent sulphur, antimony, arsenic, lead, silver, gold, copper, etc. The roasting is for the purpose of expelling the sulphur, arsenic and antimony. The matte is broken into chunks, about the size of Brazil nuts, and piled on top of a couple of cords of wood to the height of three or four feet. Fire is then set to the pile and it is allowed to burn as long as it will. A pile is nearly ready and will be lighted in less than a week. When it is started, the residents of this burg will probably get occasional whiffs of air charged with vapors that will not be apt to remind them of the fragrance of the flowers of Araby the Blest!

The smelting company has contracted for 30,000 bushels of coal, more than required to run until January 1st. If the roads are kept open, it will run all winter.