The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-09-23

As was natural under the eircum
stances. there was much activity IL
smelter building during the first hal
of this year, with further increase,
under construction or planned for tn,
immediate future.
In Pennsylvania the American Yin,
& Chemical company completed tn,
new plant at Langeloth as planned
with 3648 r~etorts, and immediatel,
began construction to exactly double
the capacity for both spclter and sui
phuric acid. The New Jersey Zinc
company added about $50 retorts a
the Palmerton plant. The American
Steel & Wire company began the con
struction of a large plant at Donora
about rs miles south of Pittsburg, or
Monongahela river. The plant will
contain 5000 retorts. with a planned
capacity of 10000 tons a year of spell
ter and the equivalent quantity Of
acid. 1t is expected hat a portion OF
the plant will be ready for operation
at the beginning of 1915. In Yves,
Virginia both the Grasselli Chemical
company and the Clarksburg Zinc
company made additions.
In Illinois the CRANKY Mining &
Smelling company completed the plant
at East st. Louis, with 1920 retorts and
an acid plant. An addition which will
double the capacity is planned. The
Hegeler Zinc company constructed
1900 additional retorts a. Danville,
doubling the capacity of both the
smelling plant and the acid plant.
The Matthieson & Hegeler Zinc COM
pany added 912 retorts at La Sale,
and the Robert Lanyon Zinc & Acid
company will add 500 retorts It Hills
boro. The plant of the Sandoval Zinc
company was destroyed by fire early
in the year but has been rebuilt and is
now operated with about 900 retorts.
In Missouri the Edgar Zinc COM
pany is operating 1000 retorts against
100 at the close of 1914. The old
smelter at Nevada was dismantled at
the beginning of the year, but is being
reconstructed and will start with 672
retorts.
Zinc Smelling in Kansas.
In Kansas the ]. b. Kirk Gas &
Smelling company rebuilt several
h1oekc ~ tho old Topunn cp,al+ar Of
lola and operated it until June 30,
when it was purchased by the United
States Smelling company which also
purchased on June Is the plant of the
Altoona Zinc Smelling company. A
new smelter constructed on the site of
the old plant of the LaHarpe Spelter
company by the Nicholson Construc-
ton company was likewise purchased
by the United States Smelling COM
pany. Additional retorts are under
construction at all three plants, and
smelling capacity by 5000 retorts over
that at the beginning of the year. At
Caney the American Zinc, Lead and
Smelling company is operating 94S
additional retorts and has 1924 under
construction, which will be completed
In September. AT bearing the same
company has added $40 retorts. The
Cherokee Zinc company reopened the
old smelter at Bruce, with S96 ~retorts,
which was purchased in July by the
Cherokee Smelling company. The
CRANKY Mining & Smelling company
added 1900 retorts at Neodesha, and
the Pittsburg Zinc company is build
ing 448 additional retorts. The Jop-
lin Ore & Spelter company purchased
the old Cockerill smelter at Pittsburg,
rebuilt the furnaces and replaced the
hand roasters by two mechanical
roasters. The plant of the Chanute
Zinc company vas taken over by the
Chanute Spelter company.
In Oklahoma.
In Oklahoma the Bartlesville Zinc
company is adding 2016 retorts at Col
linsville. The National Zinc company
added ITO retorts at Bartlesville, and