The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-24
ground before IL will begin to throw dir, or lay

ground before IL will begin to throw dirt or lay
iron, and so the two interests are wide apart
~ Within year zinc prices have advanced fully
has climbed from loss than $50 ton Tor orc 10
$40 where II now stands For short time.
s cory IN The spring Bellyille and lnhigh ores
soid az Joplin Tor S55. and although the market
has dropped OF since. these ores continue 10 com
mand good margin above tho ruling price for
this advance has been the general upward ten.
dency OF all values but the zinc market has forged
ancad OF all others Is significant in this CON
zinc is actually consumed by the using. There
can be no scrap zinc. Iron. lead. copper. silver
and geld may be melted and romclted and used
forever. When a. pound Of the other metals has
peen produced. the worlds supply Is increased
Just mat much. Ices the natural loas caused by
wear, but zinc Is volatile, and is obtained iron,
,he ore By different process Of vaporizaton and
In electric batteries the ncids destroy H. En-
pioScd TO extract gold 1t disappears
T. That tho zinc mines Of Europe are fast bccom
ports In 1895 the United States exported, 70 be
rsis in oI Giurops g,ncpal IN England and
The export demand was 81 bound, In i isss
y amounted 70 IL, 1890 600 and in 1893 Il reached
10000 In addition there was an equally
.he metal OF zinc In 1890 the export demand
was only 5000, sos, pounds; In 1907 when tho
on the Uned states ' Tor ofe oup eSpSra,o S," "
spcltcT jumped 20 geo 100; in 1897 TO e. 400 662
pounds, and In 1893 II was 20. 98S, AL pounds.
considering these facts and the further fact that
the domestic demand has increased from Is, 600 900
pounds In 1890 To 22I 900 in 1899 Il is not
difficult 70 find the cause OF the Increased interest
IN NE Arkansas belt, where the ore seems To pre-
van III such vast quantities. II Is estimated that
uurlng the winter and spring months OF the present
year one half million dollars Of New England
capital month was invested in tho mines OF un.
developed lands OF the Missouri Kansas district
The zinc deposits Of northern Arkansas may
DC SAID 70 lie in the counties Of Lawrence. Fulton
naAter, Marion, Seatcy. Newton and Boone but
The richest finds have been made In Marion Searcy
Newton aud Boone. and outside Of these four
counties there has been little or no prospecting
One OF the serious hindra nccs of the Mining in.
dustry In Arkansas has been the fact that none
OF the domestic smelters has bought ore from
her mines. The only market for several years
Belgium smelters, but recently the Lanyon Zinc
Company, which has erected numerous nam
@ s''i Say p s s1 fs' # Ksns b es
GUM has dictated prices Of Arkansas zinc, but
now the Kansas smeltcrs operated as they arc
at a saving OF two-thirds the total ordinary ex.
pense because Of FREQ fuel. arc lively competitors
nnd have stiiicned the prices. The ore from the
Morning Star mine goes to Belgium. tits sacked
anu carried over the mountains by wagons 10
Buffalo City on the white River, thence by steam.
boat or barge to Batcsville. where IL is put on
ears From the mine 10 Buffalo City the dis
tance is eight miles over a high mountain ard
by the worst Of roads. The cost 81 hauling is
SO ton and the team can pull about 500 pounds,
carrying the orc 10 llatcsvilc is 81 so a ton.
Frederick r. Thhits Of Boston thinks the
worlds supply Of zinc could be easily corncrcd.
lie says
Zinc is unlike copper and other metals. Being
a negative metal II Is entirely consumed by Tho
action of electricity. II is the only metal which
can he used successfully in gnlvanizing iron and
steel. The supply 81 the world could he easily
cnrnercd as there would he no fear of bringing
into the market scrap metal. as such a thing does
not exist. Zinc ore has sold during this year a,
800 and at StS ton. The foreign demand for
tits large. ond can be exported at from $50 10 S3i
a ton at q good profit. and the foreign mnrkc,
is sufficient 10 take not only the surplus hut the
greater part Of the production of the United States
at the present time.