The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-03-12
SHIPMENTS FROM INTERSTATE CALLAHAN
TAX CAPACITY Of TEAMS TO HANDLE
TEAMS WORKING NIGHT, UNABLE KEEP AHEAD
OF pRoDucTloN-woNDE RFUL FUTURE
FOR THIS GREAT PRODUCER OF ZINC.

} A few weeks ago The Miner an
nouncod that the Interstate Callahan
mine is the third largest zinc produc-
cr in the United States. This was
rather a surprising statement to
great many people who are generally
quite well informed on the mineral
production of the country. and those
who have taken the trouble to investi-
gate have found the statement Is cor
rect The Franklin Furnace mines Of
New Jersey. rank first. the Butte n
Superior, Butte, second, and the In
terstate- Callahan ranks third. Whe-
ther the latter will be able to eventu-
ally pass the record of its big rivals
remains to be seen. The present out
put does not represent the capacity
of the mine. 1t simply represents the
milling capacity and that of the teams
to haul the ore and concentrates TO the
railroad
Hauling Day and Night.
There are now seven tour-horSe
teams engaged in hauling ore from the
Interstate Callahan to the railroad
Four of these teams are working dur
.ng the day and three at night. The
average load is about four tons and
each team makes three trips on a
shift making about 80 tons of ore ana
concentrates delivered at the railroad
per day The road Is badly cut up and
it is impractical to work more teams.
While the snow road lasted 1t was
possible to handle more ore and do 1t
much more easily
stop Mill and Mine for Teams to
Catch Up.
Much of the ore Is clean shipping
and this is piled up at the mouth or
| lhe main tunnel without passing over
the sorting belt, An average of over
30 tons Of shipping ore Is taken from
the sorting belt every day, and the
MILL which has only $50 tons capacity,
is taxed beyond that figure. with all
this clean ore and concentrates piling
up, 1t Is impossible for the teams to
keep 1t cleaned up and the mine and
mill are frequently closed down to
permit the teams to catch up. When
1t is borne in mind that the mine Is
working a comparatively small force
and that most Of the ore Is taken out
in the course of development, one can
| is'lv see what an enormous tonnage
can be taken from the mine when 1t is
opened up for extensive mining,
A Great Mine.
The opening up and development OF
this great body Of zinc ore has been
one of the sensations of that wonder
ful section, and there are men here
capable of passing judgment upon the
matter who predict that the Inter
state Callahan and probably other
properties in that section will event.
| ally be the worlds greatest source OF
zinc. While the main feature Of this
great vein Is zinc, 1t also carries con-
siderable lead, but the two are separ-
ate and distinct and are easily sep
arated by concentra ton. The vein Is
| from 20 to 40 feet in width, all ore ana
much of 1t of shipping grade.
Need Milling and Transportation Fa'
| cilties.
What will finally be the solution OF
the transportation question for the
Interstate Callahan and the Sunset
district still remains an unsolved
problem. but 1t is plainly apparent
that adequate facilities can not be
much longer delayed. The capacity OF
the Interstate Callahan mill Is insig-
lnificant compared with the capacity OF
the mine to produce ore, and certainly
the company will not be content to
have its output curtaied In this man
Ger. Even under the present Difficult
ties of inadequate milling and trans
| portation facilities, there is no doubt
| that the company is making good pro-
| fits,