The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-06-17
OPERATIONS AROUND MULLAN SHOW
GOOD RESULTS IN LEAD, ZINC, COPPER
CARBONATE HILL REINDEER. QUEEN ARE MINES IN THE
MANNe-Be PAYRoLLs AT THE MORNING AND
HuNTER-WoRN AT THE NATIONAL

If operating mines with many years
of steady production ahead of them
and mines in the making with every
indication of becoming producers equal
wealth, count for anything in reckon
ing the future of a town to which they
are directly tributary then the future
of Mullan is assured beyond the eX-
pectations of the most enthusiastic
booster of that bustling mining center.
There is hardly a limit to the possiblli-
ties of mineral development on all
sides of Mulan, and this includes lead,
zinc and copper, with silver as an i'm
portant by product with each. These
conditions are not new so far as the
people of Mullan are concerned For
more than a quarter Of century the
people there have looked forward to
the day when the surrounding noun
tains, pregnant with mineral wealth.
would give up their treasure to enrich
the fortunate owners and bring pros
peritv to the town. Recent develop
ments, along with the steady operation
of the older mines, lead to no other
conclusion than that Mullan is enter
ing upon a period of remarkable pros
perity and that the faith of the pio-
neers was we'll founded.
The Morning.
After many years of successful op-
Grafton. interrupted by numerous
shutdowns from various causes which
were alike discouraging to the owners
and to the population dependent upon
it, the Morning mine, situated almost
within the corporate limits of Mullan
now seems to have entered upon the
most successful and permanent period
of its existence. Modern milling meth
ods recently introduced have made
possible the recovery of the zinc con-
tents in the ore which had heretofore
been lost and which was also serious
handicap to the lead, with the result
that zinc has come to be an important
factor in the production of the mine
The character of the ore has improved
with depth, and 1t is said that the
showing is now the best in the history
of the mine. over 500 men are on the
payroll of the mine and MILL and the
monthly disbursements in wages i'm
mediately find its way into every
avenue of trade.
The Hunter.
Another mine almost in the corporae
limits which contributes much to the
prosperity of Mullan even if it does
not to it's stockholders is the Hunter.
One of the oldest mines of the district,
and employing probably 200 men, the
Hunter seems now to have solved the
milling problems which have so long |
stood between profit and loss. Flota- |
tion is the magic process that turned
the scale, and now a large amount of
high grade silver ore which could not |
be successfully treated through ordi- |
nary concentration methods Is now be- |
ing recovered and the old mine now
appears to have many years of profit
able operation ahead of it.
The Snowstorm.
While the lower workings of the |
Snowstorm have recently been aband-
oned, 1t is reported that there is a large
amount of low grade copper in the up
per levels that can be profitably mlneG
with the present high price of copper
and that this will now be worked But
whether it is or not, there is nothing
to indicate that the Snowstorm COM /
pany Is going to withdraw from the /
district. 1t holds an option on Mis-
soula Copper which it manifests no
disposition to relinquish, and there are
those who believe the Snowstorm COM l.
pany Is back of the option recently /
secured on the majority of stock of the
Reindeer Queen. Be that as it may,
IL is not to be believed that the Snow
storm company will long remain idle
under the present highly favorable
conditions of the copper market.
The National.
Regardless of the attempt of certain
interests to dscredit it, the people o.
Mullan believe that the National will
soon be working a large force and the
mill running on profitable ore. A few
men were put on recently and shaft
is being sunk on large body of ore
that carries per cent copper. 1t Is
announced by the management that
when this shaft is down 200 feet anc
drifts run making the ore available
the mill will be started and it Is ex-
pected to be kept in steady operation
The present state of the National rep
resents an expenditure of approxi-
mately half million dollars, and the
men who put up the bulk Of the money
did so after most exhaustive investi-
cation Of the extent and character of
the ore body and thorough milling
tests. Why the property was closed
down so soon after beginning opera
tions is not known to the public, but ~