The Harrison times., 1916-01-08
MINING NOTES

The new JO.tOn Custom Mill ar
Zinc will be in operation neAt week
MANY small miners will benefit by
its services.
1t is estimated that Rush now has
a population of 1000 and that 1000
of them are mine laborers. The
growth of the town during the last
six months has been wonderful.
The Harry Churchill mill on Water
Greek, - miles from Marshall is
nearing completion. It's thorough
ly modern in character and includes
an electric lighting system for the
whole camp.
]. {. Shepherd will install machin-
cry at the Michigan mine near
Buffalo, in Baxter county at once.
The installation will consist Off
boiler and steam drills.-Baxter =
Bulletin,
". A McCurry and George Mark
le, who are operating the Markle
mine, shipped one car of ore last
month and have another in their bin
which they will start to haul to the
railroad at once
All the Shepherd mines, except the
Big Hurricane, are LAYING of this
week, while repairs are being made
on machinery at the Philadelphia.
The mill at the Big Hurricane start
ed on its tryout run and will be go
ing in full blast by next week.-YeH
vile Mine Reporter.
Geo. ". Scott, superintendent of
the Jack Pot Mining Co., was in
Yellville the latter part of last week.
and said they hoped to have their
mill in operation by January Goth.
aad they expected to have out suf-
hcient mill dirt and their mine OPP
ened up by that date to keep it run
ming on full time YeIlvile Echo.
Both the zinc smelling and the zins
mining industries in the Unite d
States enjoyed year of unparalleled
prosperity in 1915. According to
the best information obtainable ut
this time the recoverable zinc content
of zinc ores mined in the United
States in 1915 was over 500, 900
short tons compared with 406, 600
tons in 1911 and +lS.000 tons in
1913.
The fellville Mining Reporter says
two old prospectors of Yellville de-
clare they have discovered a brass
mine near Yellvlle. When confront
ed with the statement that brass is
not mined in It's true state, but is a
compound of zinc and copper, the !.
prospectors cited Deuteromor
where the promise is given, &C
brass from the hills The Repor
adds that the answer has caused j
revival of interest in the study o.
the Bible in the Yellville district.
ACCORDING to the L. S. Depart,
ment of Mines, which has Just issued
its figures for 1919, the output OF
zinc spelter made from domestic ores
was larger than ever before being
about 425, 900 tons worth S120,,
100000 as compared with 343, AIS
tons in 1914, an increase of about
SO, 900 tons or nearly % per cent
g quantity and OF $50, 900 in
value. Production was increased
during the first half was at the rate
of 40, 900 tons annually and at the
rate OF 1876, 600 tons during the last
half The total value OF Americas
mine production for the year aggre-
gates and one.half billion dollars.
the two biggest year in our history.
Zine prices in 1915 underwent the
most remarkable huctuatiCn in his
tory. Speter opened at St. Louis in
January at so cents pound and
Immediately began the long rise,
which except for one considerable
setback in March and a smaller one
in May continued until June 4, when
spelter reached 2G.5 cents pound
A sharp drop Immediately carried
the price down to l1.75 cents by
une,,22, after which it recovered "a
22.75 cents by July 8. Anoth.r
sharp break let the price 60 down tc
1915 c. nts in the middle of August
Several ups and downs followed, al
ter which the price rose to ~ cents
in the latter part of November.
sharp decline carried the price dowr N
to | ) cents in the middle of Decem
Der. A rapid recovery followed. and
spelter closed the year at abon
1925 cents a pound The averag
price for the year was II 2 cents n