Show Leadvilles Big Smelter I In addition to the mining industry I Lea vle is tdday one of the biggest smelting centers in the west says the I Denver Republican I has two smelters ers going one of which alone has a monthly pay roll of 35000 The smelter smel-ter referred to is the Arkansas Valley smelter owned and jtfiducted by the Kansas City Smelting Refining company I com-pany under the personal supervision I of Manager James H Weddle The I Arkansas Valley employs over 500 men and from what can be learned the reports re-ports for the year will show that this big plant has treated more ore than any other smelter in the country The plant in this city Is the largest lead smelter in the world I is equipped with the best and latest improved machinery and new improvements are always in order so that there is generally a force of mechanics at work in some part of the big concern The Arkansas Valley is handling 600 tons of ore per day 400 tons of which is ore that comes from I the mines of this camp and 200 tons comes from the outside properties The main lead supply for the smelter is at the present time coming from the Coeur dAlene country |