The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-25
|[sLIiT TARIFF
/ LAW IS SUCCESS
States j. F. Callbreath TO
Senate Finance Com /,
.SONS ARE GIVEN
Costs Much Great
h in United States Than
"A Abroad.
AsONS ARE GIVEN

4 calIbreath, secretary OF the Amer
N!ning congress.
how dealt TO the lead mining in
= would not be confined TO that
IN alone. Large sums are spent
"a. timber, machinery, tools, eX-
|rss, agricultural products and
M The producers and their en-
a would therefore not alone he af-
4 but the coal miner, the maRufac-
i of machinery, tools and eXplo-
4 and their employees; the farmer
4 lose his best market. and many
|nnds of railroad employees would be
a into idleness II the lead industry
a be destroyed In Colorado alone.
4 estimated that a single railroad
4 lose $4,000 annually in freights
cuseuuence OF the destruction of
|ksic Industry. The successful and
|nIc recovery OF gold and silver
aIlIcIous ores By the smelling pro-
requires the use OF lead bearing
Without them the smelling cost
|eious ores would be so great as to
nt the mining OF low grade gold
pd would be diminished.
Costs.
Inspecting for lead ores in the west
Ionr hand In hand with prospecting
Ee more precious metals; TO discour-
ne is TO retard the other. Between
1fst discovery OF lead deposits and
Farseting of the refined metal.
Berles OF complex operations in
Z, many OF which may be properly
E as manufacturing processes The
|lptDg OF mines, even with the aid
clmited capital, cannot be carried
q certain limits. AT its best, this
k expensive, tedious and filled
kaEards. we submit that the costs
Inspecting and developing. even
fmitless and disappointing. are
q charges against the production
b unfortunate that the returns OF
3it CENSUS are not available for use
" time II is fair TO assume, how
That the conditions are at least no
q II not much worse, than shown
he census statistics for the year
the only year for which complete
fds aSe available. AT page $40 OF
on Mines and Quarries. II is shown
there we're that year but 447 of the
nhferous lead mines which marketed
product and that OF these 447 mines
" paid a dividend 70 the stockhold-
non the production OF that year.
nn'1cant that these dividend
8 mines had a large tonnage, indi-
j expensive development. the aver
optput OF each Of these mines for
Ihr being approximately $4,000 tons
grade milling ores.
le II Is TO be noted that mining
<dS are constantly improving, sta
lhow that more than 90 per cent
Total expenditures IN the produc-
me argentlferous lead ores of the
States is paid for labor, The claim
netimes made by persons opposed
tsrih duty on lead and zinc that
n the mining districts Of the west
phtaiDed at wastefully high level,
submit that mining work calls
!iued, experienced men: that the
on 10 one OF great hazard; and that.
pparlsQn with wages paid for other
OF SKILLED labor throughout the
"a The rate is not too high. The
psularly speak are those who are
q In the operation OF low grade ar
'fous lead ores.
Grade Ores.
not generally known that the GEN
efhge OF all the lead ores pro-
the United States carries less
per cent OF lead contents. In
lsO2, for which the only complete
sn are available, the average con-
all the lead ores produced In the
states was "a per cent. or lSs
per ion Of ore The remaining
9i the ore gangue is worthless
Sncn must be gotten rid OF, the
oy the process Of concentra-
~ the remaining part by the more
'e process OF smelling. The proc
concentration requires the con-
M OF expensive mills as near the
u lie possible to find the neces-
rMer supply. The strain upon
ts,us is such that a very few years
auoh so depreciates the machin-
70 require its almost entire re-
h'' tae shells of the crusher rolls
~ pulverizlng requiring replace
soout every sixty days. depending
upon the character OF the ore.
ae nigh grade ores. which do not
concentration. eliminated, the
rpia The ore which Is treated by
rfn ,' averages about per cent lead
or 100 pounds per ton. The
etnciency Is required TO effect an
saving Of rs per cent OF these
ana In order 10 make a product
ry 10 the smelters who pur'
e ore u is necessary 10 concen
nom twelve TO ilfteen tons Of ore
ION OF concentrates.
twelve tons Of ore mus
fS,,au su aud trammed and manufacturer
lse one ton OF ore 10 be sent e
oer. there 10 he renanufacturec
,re process before the product Il
'or market.
Mining,
htrna htaa zinc bearing ores after th'
rsstuon process is carried out. I
sseIy to go through another proc
|sad aef 10 separate the zinc from
dsr 9r else pay penalty To the LEAF
n NM nLerause Of the excess of Z!p
TSn TSs necessary greater smeltinI
niue ,ead smelling process save
eanno, vi gold Rnd silver IN the ores
Iyn;,, at the same time treat IN
Its MI. VerF recently, the occurrenc
ds,s.Il the lead bearing ores was
yu1,ment usren TO production.
ies t,s that raw product whicl
M i, tNo processes Of manufactur
douh,s available for use is eDtitIe,
ierico protection. The lead mine
N ll'N flllEl NpIflIclIAp'
cpah, which would quickly be
e~nompetitor were our markets Z
Il IN are of very high grade, =
1se ia ianulre but ono process befor
N Ieedy for market. II we ar
a,inss so"lpete with these high grad
A inn operated by cheap labor,
Etsy ypsossihle ~ 10 keep alive The lea
m VI the west. Our miners re
'tr e,,k..raee OF from 81 TO 81 pc
3 fecsi,n fein hours' work. The Mexlca
H., 'welvc hours worry That on
'esic Hlers cannot compete wilt
ks of miners because or the di!
fradi wages rs obvious even thong
the MI, nfc was equally high. br
Bts,uusn lower grade ores OF th
oH thss, no argument Is neccssaT
NJ Boev. the low grade lead mine
for mountain states, payin
x.f1 la .