Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-09-17
ZINC PRICES
ADVANCING
From S48 to $50 Per Ton Paid
for 60 Per Cent lack

OF conditions prevailing in the WiSC0u.
sin lead and zinc region, gives the fol
lowiug encouraging report fer the week
ending sept. t.;
Reports from several districts in the
field covering prices paid during the
week for zinc ore reflects range run
| ming from SIS to $50 per ton, for SO per
| cent jack This price is encouraging u
rapidly increasing production of hleude
Of all grades, Seahoard quotations
ruled at the close of the week at S5.S;k
and S. 80 to- $6,,5 st, Louis, lmporta-
tion uf zinc ore from Mexico is begin
ming to manifest itself in volume, but
! little fear is entertained that the influx
of outside ore will affect current quota
tious.
Linden.
This district, after a period of depres,
sion, is waking up and shipments
showed better form for the week of
Sept 5, Linden Zinc Works shipped to
| Depue thirty two tons Ganville Min
ing company to Depue, thirty tons;
Ross Bros, to Mineral Point, thirty two
tons, Optimo No, to Depue So per
cent ore two cars, sixty five tons; ono
car low grade to Linden Zinc Works,
forty tons. aud eight ears of sludge to
Linden Zine Works, 800 tons,
The zinc range ON the Ross mine has
opened up, showing more breadth and
clearing facing l20 feet wide. Gilman
mine, operated by SAKE POLAND COM
pany, is showing ore in heavy formation
on II cross cut driven from new shaft
to borings, showing strong beds of zinc
ore, Optmo No > is milling ten tons
of zinc ore daily, assayiug as high as 30
per cent zinc content. The separating
plant is running double shift, after
making necessary alterations in hand
ling Of fumes and installation of three
new transformers, Prices for zinc ore
early in the week showed mp we'll at
this point, $50 per ton being reported on
an assay basis Of 90 per cent zinc.
Big things are expected from the
Glanville mine, where heavy ore runs
were uncovered in the bottoms only
fifteen feet from the surface.
Mifflin.
Shipments via Harlter fell off last
week the Peacock Mining company
responded with two cars to Mineral
Point, sixty three tons Lucky Six to
Depue one car, thirty ono tons, The
Peni IL carrying 300 tons of high grade
concentrates b, NJ. q b., 200 tons;
Lucky Six, 100 tons.
From Livingston Siding the Coker
mine shipped four cars, l55 tons, to
Mineral Point, Rundell mine to Cuba,
three cars, i3 tons, The Coker is re-
covering 100 to 200 weekly; the Rundell
il making about as good II showing.
Tho Mineral Point Public Service
company has entered the village Of
Livingston with its main transmission
line and all the mines in the Mitllin
camp are now in communication with
this source of power.
Montfort.
Tho o. +. David mine il running ON
day shift with thirty men and making
about three cars of zinc ore weekly.
Ores assay IS per cent zinc content.
Present prices show Il big gain over
the figures paid for August deliveries.
Shipments last week included two cars.
ninety tons, to Depue, H., direct.
The Wisconsin Zinc company has
|
village which will be thoroughly ex-
plored with drills
Galcna.
Last week + deliveries took on volume
as Of old and nearly all Of tho producers
were represented.
Cuba City.
Increased deliveries of raw ore at
separating plants give the impression =.
/ that continued operations are planned
and heavier deliveries of high grade
ore will be made from here the re-
nainder Of this year.
Hazel Green.
| ore deliveries continue steadily from
/ the Kennedy mine, four cars going to
/ Mineral Point the week Of Sept 5, 1856
/ tons, and three cars from the Cleveland
mines to Depue, l2O tons.
ShullsburG
! 4 good piece Of news came from this
/ district last week when the reports
/ showed two cars Of zinc ore shipped
from the Milwaukee, Shullsburg mine
to Dupue, siAty.three tons. Tho
Milwaukee Snullsburg is fully equipped
and big ore deposits are blocked out
Plattcvillc.
/ Whereas fifty 10 sixty ears of zinc
are shipped weekly SO far this year tho
week Of Sept, ;, showed deliveries Of
/ i'll cars.
Had the GALL All Rlaht.