The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-03-27
!. ZINC MINING IN THE
SAN JUAN COUNTRY
COLORADO'S OLD CAMP GETS
NEW LIFE WITH ZINC
LEAD SEPARATOR.

], J. Clark of Denver. principa
owner of the great Kittimac mines ii
San Juan county has Just returned
from three months absence in Lon.
don and Glasgow. where he examined
the different methods of concentrating
ore used there and some other things
says the Denver Post. Large quaint
ties of complex ore from Australia are
brought to Glasgow for treatment by
processes which are not much uset
on this side of the Atlantic ocean
While there he met some of the large
stockholders in the Kittmac mines.
| Mr.. Clark said: ut has been decided
by the board of directors of our COM
pany to begin operations on a large
scale in the Kittimac and prosecute
extensive development work in all
parts of the property. In addition inn
portant alterations will be made in the
mill
81 found over there" said Mr. Clark,
"a greater demand for lead zinc mines
than for any other kind. There is an
immense amount of capital in England
that is looking for that class of min
ing properties. The idea entertained
by such capitalists is that the life of
lead-zinc mines is apt to be much
longer than gold and silver producers
and that they make more regular div
dend payers.
English and Scotch Investors look
more to the dividend feature than to
The return of their capital, and any,
thing that looks like a sure dividend
payer can always get a welcome re-
ception in those countries, They are
but they do want something that will
bring steady income and they find
the lead-znc mines are more regular
than those of any other class.
Just as soon as a custom mill is
erected in the San JUAN Mr.. Clark
continued that is to say the right
kind of mill, and it is found that the
miners are getting pay for their zinc,
they can get all the money needed for
development in Great Britain
San Juan Great Mining Region.
"They know the San Juan to be
great mining region and that as soon
opera ton, at least 50 mines in that
section will be going full blast, and
that Silverton will become the liveli-
est mining camp in the state,
"The new processes for separating
zinc will enable the mines Of San Juan
county to become the regular dividend
payers of the state. as matters will be
conducted on a commercial basis aud
will cause great activity in that dis
trjct for years to come.
Heretofore capital hesitated about
going into that district on account of
the zinc element. as there was no
known process that could make the
high grade zinc product demanded by
the zinc smelters. To-day there are
several processes that can make 40
per cent zinc, therefore instead Of be-
ing penalized for this mineral in their
ore they will be paid a good price for
It,
Capital, instead Of being shy and
unwilling. is now sitting up and taking
notice Of the San Juan district. SO il
Is up to the people of Silvertpn to get
together and work together and they |
will be well paid for it, as the San |
Juan has some Of the greatest mineral |
deposits in the west and, as the sep
aration problem has been solved, |
predict that Silverton will be very
lctive camp for the next Is years"
Gets Insight Into Conditions.
Mr. Clarks visit abroad gave him q
anger insight Of conditions in the cap
talized centers. For instance he found |
he official statement that the export !,
rade of Great Britain last year was
100000 greater than for the previ-
JUS year. and that all kinds Of business
we're Furnishing Several conferences
With some Of the large stockholders In f
he Kittimac company brought about /
he decision mentioned in the first part L
Il this sketch. to reopen the Kittilnac
mines. improve the mill aud prosecute
work on q much larger scale than has
,ern known there for several years. II |,
las also enabled him to attract much
new capital to that section Of our \
tate. All this Is good for the mining K
industry down there, as we shall see Il
re long, for some brisk movements Il
will soon be inaugurated that will
near, the REGENERATION of the entire