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SoS. 6e6, and will increase the out
put to ar least $50. 900. 600 for 1895.
The silver output for Colorado
for 1897 was sI4,756, Dos, the lead
sales amounted TO s3,375-S77, and
copper $1,000, 334. Most people
look upon Colorado as strictly a
mining state, and are surprised TO
learn that the agricultural and dairy
products last year amounted to
s33. 600, 600. The frnit-raIsing IN
dustry of the Centennial state IS
also important, as the fruit crop
for 1897 sold for S.. 500. 900. ST.
Louis people know OF the Arkansas
Valley cantaloupes, and Colorado
watermeions are now competing
with those from Georgia. The oil
production of Colorado last year
was worth 5000, 900. Many peo
pie will not believe that Colorado
has more coal and iron than Penn
sylvanis, and that the coal output
OF 1897 brought so, 900, 600 Build
ing stone is worth $1,000, 600 a
year 10 the state and the lumber
sales amounted 10 81, 500, 900 last
year; live stock from ranches and
ranges, 50. 500, 900, and live stock
sales at the Denver stock yards
about 81 900, 600 per month. The
81 wool clip OF Colorado sold for
$500, 600. and the iron and steel
sales amounted to 81, 900, 600. All
these facts show that Colorado is a
great state, outside OF its mining
industry. and that prosperity is
returning there under the gold
standard.
Cripple Greek IS now producing
in round figures 81, $50, 600 OF gold
per month, which is an increase of
about $40, 600 per day over the
same months OF last year. New
shippers arr now being added each
month. Cripple Creek is without
doubt the greatest high grade gold
camp in the world. Other parts of
Colorado are also prosperous. For
instance, the Idaho Springs district
now has over $50 producing mines,
and the list OF producers is in
creasing. The gold output OF this
district increased more than 100
per cent in 1897. There are now
in operation in that district thirty
four stamp mills and concentrating
plants, with capacity of treating
I,27o tons of ore per day, or 3S, 200
tons per month. This refsIs only
to the low-grade ore which is
treated at the mills. The high
grade ore output is about the same
in amount and is shipped direct to
the Denver smelters. The great
improvement in treating ore has re-
duced the price SO much that ore
carrying values OF 81 per ton can
now be treated at profit in that
district, and thousands of tons OF
ore that were thrown over the
dump years ago are now being
treated at a great profit. The
sales OF mines in the Idaho Springs
district last year amounted to ST.
$50, 900. This does not include
sales OF less than IS, 600. That
district is one of the Oldest in the
state, gold mining having been
carried on there for thirty-nine
years. Some OF the deepest mines
in the state are located there. The
California mine is now 1900 feet
deep and is still producing. The
Stanley is 1900 feet deep and has
fifteen miles Of underground work
ings, and has produced more than
$1,000, 900. On the same vein,
farther up the hill, is the old Black
mine that, after producing more
than 500, 900, was compelled to
cease operations on account Of the
heavy inflow Of water. This prop
erty has recently been taken hold
Of by party Of well-known Dem
yer and Missouri mining men. This
company owns about 100 acres Of
ground. and will drive the tunnel
600 feet. The tunnel is now com-