The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-05-29
OUTLOOK FOR ZINC
MORE ENCOURAGING
So Says Manager of
Interstate-Cal-
lahan
GET READY TO START
New Sorting Plant and Mill
Improvements.-Push
Work on Nipsic
w. NEWTON, manager OF the
Interstate Callahan mine, re-
e.,o,,, AIou, Xnrlx Ia Of

Interstate Callahan mine, re-
turned from New York last
Monday, where he had been to
attend the annual meeting of the
board of directors, Of which he Is
member. The result of the meeting
was told in a special dispatch to the
Miner last week, but further interest
ing details regarding the immediate
plans of the company were given by
Mr. Newton while in the city yester-
dav Regarding work in the Nipsic.
he stated that men are already On me
iob and the work of developing that
promising vein will be pushed with
the utmost speed. The crosscut from
the No. 6 level Of the Interstate Gala
han cuts the Nipsic vein HOO feet pe-
low the upper tunnel, in which there
is a shoot Of high grade lead-sllver ore
ranging in width from 1S inches 10
two feet A raise will be started at
once in the lower level, and IN view
of the promising showing of ore thele
and the excellent showing above, MY
Nevton expresses confidence that an
imnortant ore body will be found IN
the raise At the same time the vein
will DE further explored by driftins
and the ground thoroughly prospected
nv crosscuts. The Nipsic group OF
claims is owned entirely by the inter-
state-Callahan company. The COM
nany also owns control of the SILVER
State group, which Is crossed III
reaching the Nipsic, and also the con :
troll of the Blue Grouse group adoom-
ing. all combining to make large
acreage contiguous to the Interstate
Callahan proper and of great proven
and prospective value. The Nlpsie
was originally known as the fathei
lode and it is significant in connection
with its development at this time tha'
% carloads of ore were shipped IRON
the upper workings years ago Whici
returned As per cent lead ana ~
ounces of silver to the ton.
Outlook for Zinc.
While in New York Mr.. NeWtol
had an opportunity to investigate th'
metal situation and to get the iii
p,essions of men who keep IN touci
with business conditions which anec
the metals. Speaking Of spelter par
ticularly he said that the opinion pre-
walls that the price will advance to
cents, and that while 1t may fiuctuat
from that level, the belief Is genera
that increasing demand will hold
around that figure. While this Is ho
q high figure compared with the cost
of mining, it is nevertheless sufnc'eh
+, insure a substantial profit and JUS
tifv a resumption of operations. IN
zinc PRODUCERS of the country al
making systematic efforts to 1nd ne'
uses for the metal and these promis
to be successful. However, II Is ho
exnected that these efforts will resul
in anv immediate relief to the situa
ton. the reliance of producers at th'
time being upon the increased deman
from galvanizers, brass MAKERS e'
That the Interstate Callahan compah
is looking forward to an early III
movement in the zinc market is IL
dicated by the Improvements men
toned by Mr. Newton which VIII
carried out at once. With these COIL
nIeted. and with the large amount
ore blocked out in the mine, the II
tsrstate- Callahan will be in posltle
:, heein operatons without day
DELAY when the price of zinc ana u
condition of the market Justine
which IT is believed will not be vel
long.
New Sorting Plant.
Heretofore the ore from the lnte
state-Callahan mine has been tran
ported direct to the mill and the
passed over the sorting belts FRO
which the waste rock was thrown o
end the high grade recovered
shipment crude. This system "
now be changed so far as the waste
concerned. A sorting plant Will
built at the mine where the waste
be removed from the ore. Upon q
livery at the mill the ore VIII pa
ever the sorting belts as at prese
when the high grade will be tax
out This change is expected to
suit in getting rid of more waste
permit recovery of more high gra
ore and at the same time relieve
tramway Of an unnecessary load.
Mill improvements.
The mill will also receive attent
that will place 1t in first class con