The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-05-23
OUR MINERAL OUTPUT
Montana'S Enormous Production in
the Year 1896
NEARLY FlFTY-ONE MILLIONS
Copper Alone Amounted to More
Than S25. 100000 = silver
Bow County is a Long
Way In the Lead.
NEARLY FlFTY-ONE MILLIONS
special Dispatch 10 the standard.


den. assayer In charge OF the United
State assay Office at Helena. of the miner
al output Of the state during lSs, which
was made public to-day. The report has
been forwarded 10 Robert Il. i'rcstcn. d.
rector OF the mint at Washington, who
gave Mr.. Braden authority 10 publish 1t.
The total mineral production oi Montana
last year was $50, 10, ,0ss.ls, divided as fol-
lows; Gold, 2ll,sli,9Sl fine ounces, valued
at s4,aso.67l; silver, 15.I9, "a fine ounces.
having a coinage value OF $o,32i,sI7.E;
copper, 2s2,oss,is3 fine pounds, valued at
81, ,35s540.T; lead. 22,52l, $40 fine pounds, val
ued at s6io,009.N.
Mr.. Braden says that the silver mining
industry In Montana is steadily decreasing
In Importance. The fact that the state IL
still producing large quantities of silver
is due to the increased output of ITS cob
per mines. The gold production, however.
Is growing, and will be much greater the
present year, It is thought than in 1876.
The largest exclusive gold producer In
Montana, the Drum Lummon mine at
Marysville. operated by the Montana Min
Ing company. limited. was closed down
producers that did not produce much dur
ing last year will have largely increased
outputs during 1887 and as the placer pro-
duction of gold promises to be even great
er than last year. the figures for lss, will
show a large aggregate Increase In the
yellow metal.
Silver Bow county. Of course. leads IN
the production OF gold silver and copper.
II Is credited with the following produc-
ticn: Gold. 81 .256 50l 40: silver. $lt.37s3ls.s9
coinage value): copper. 22s sG2 pounds.
Lewis and Clarke county came next to
Silver Bow county in the production OF
gold. having s6o3. So to Its credit. Jeffer-
son county ranked second In the produce
tion of silver with 81 .D2. coll. and also
second In copper with 50s.4,6 pounds. Mis-
soula produced more lead than any other
county In Montana. shipping altogether In
1896 4. SAG. 2O5 pounds. jefferson came second
on the list Of lead producers. with 3ss7 ,s46
pounds.
Mr.. Braden's report Is a careful review
OF the mining industry In Montana and
contains a compilation of detailed infor-
nation which took him four months to
compilation of the kind ever issued In his
state. After making reference to half a
dozen appended tables showing in detail
the production Of the precious metals in
Montana for 1896. Mr.. Braden. IN review
ing the situation, says:
"A study Of these tables shows that the
total output of gold. silver. copper and
lead by the state during this period at
tained a total value of S0, 49,. .Os9. 10. Esti-
mating the voting population of Montana
| a, n ON as uas Indicated nv the vol. a,
- .,,a,,,r, .,~a,,, a., 200, ,,,,. ~
'"e :" '",' %
eauiVa'eh' u p'o"ucuo' Vi si''if'' Pei
capita OF the male population over the age
OF Il years. None other OF the United
States will show as great addition TO the
wealth of the world I'm any one industry
| a, nro,or,,on IN i,s total manhattan dur.
r.. ,,,,., ,,,r,,i,so, -, ~, a. +.
"s '"e s' a' ''''' " '"s
mines oi Moh'ana-
The output OF goid Tor TINS period was
I'll. &l fine ounces OF "A value OF 81. A.Sso,6n.
| while the total production of silver was
| during the same period L. I2O. O22. "A fine
| o,no.s NJ tho coipa ya x,,iua of s,o s,i ~ A.
%. ,o,,,na,,son a, ,ha ,oro.o,,,,r ,,,,,r.,.
'"e
SHOWS 'hat WINE 'he proouc'ioh u Eoih
increased 2,ois,Z'' hne ounces, or $'s.oJo."N,
during 1896 over that Of the preceding year