The silver lance., 1899-01-06
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BI-METALLIC SHELTER

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BI-METALLIC SHELTER.
The work of the Bimetallic smelter,
Leadville, for 1898, was as follows:
Of Tons ors o3naas GoId Silver Silver
Lake county ...79,472 16.7S0 2225, ,393
Pitkin knSe eoSnay.. sn"s's ''7 ...' 4s4 81 81
Ghaffee county 26 So II
Eagle county,. 122 1O4 337
Mineral county S.699 141 475 sos
Totals :. ...sS,sss 1855 2,7O5, rs
Lead Copper
Pounds. Pounds.
Lake county ...........2, s39, 1926 4l3,111
Mineral county ....... 1889 164 SSS
Totals ........ .....2.s5sOo1 57s,1so
Values in ores:
Gold, 11.59S ounces at $20.67. 7.........$ 1863, 200
Silver, 2 105. 725 ounces at 5S1c..... 1,5S1 $40
Lead. 2.s5s,ooi pounds at 1858 per -'e
Copper, 5iS,iso pounds at i2c....... sssI
Total value ...............s2 81. 11s 77s
THE GUGGENHEIM SHELTER.
Below is statement of the metals
produced by the Philadelphia Smelling
and Refining Company at Pueblo for
the year 1898, the product for the
month of December being in part es-
timated:
Silver, 1920, ,S23 ounces at 5sAc. s 1880 s79. 40
O.3Jb, DS.3
Lead. 5Os4l,9O2 pounds at $3.63
Copper, ., S95,0O2 pounds at lie. 64S 450. %
Total -............... ....... SIC, 271. 1879 O8
For Colorado only Gncluded in above)
the values were:
Silver, 4,934502 ounces at 5skc. 80 S74 347 Al
Gold, 134 500 ounces at $206 2,7S4, ,22s. SO
Lead. i. 2S2 pounds at $363
Copper 4.6ii 252 pounds at lie. So75s7.72 5s7.
Total for Colorado ores Sc. 7ss, ,452 6S
OSTON-COLORADO SHELTER.
Value of the shipments of the Bos-
ton and Colorado Smelling Company
for the year ending December 81, 1898.
at the prices actually realized:
Colorado ....... 81. .9O4. 72O 1886, 7s5 sls5 252
Other states and
territories .,.... 4o.s52 15a.44s 1922
Totals So. ... 81, ,S45, ,o72 $3.50, ls4 1896. .5O4
Totals.
Colorado. total value. 81, ,936 7Os
Total outside ...............-.-...... 3s9,O53
Grand total .....................s2 81, 825, ,7s1
The output was divided as follows:
Gold. 65 073 ounces at $40. 81 per OF. 81 345 072
Silver. lob. .191 ounces at 5S4c $50, 1884
Copper, 900 pounds at 10.6c.... 800. 504
''"i coLoRADo ed.eds SHELTER. ''-''-'' wv
The Colorado Smelling Company,
with plant at Pueblo, makes the fol
lowing report for the past year:
Copper Lead Silver Gold
Pounds. Pounds. Ounces. Ozs
Colorado ..173,664 II, ia 1,2sO,9A $500
and terrs. 1896 1s.74s.oss 75O,52i 1896
Total =. .2l465o 2s.534. 1852 2Os1. .446 60, 1876
The values reached We're:
Gold 1876 ounces at s20.6 81. 256. 653
Silver, 2,031. .446 ounces at 5SAc..... 11S3,317
Lead, 2953f.752 pounds at 1888 per
Copper. 2i465O pounds at I2c....... 25,75s
Total ............. ................ 50, ,5g7, ,s87
NATIONAL SHELTER COMPANY.
Statement of the National Smelling
and Refining Company. South Chicago,
on bullion dore bars and ores received
from smelters and mines in Colorado,
for the year 1898, December estimated:
Lead Silver Gold
Bullion. Pounds. Ounces. Ozs.
Colo Smelt. Co.. .26 ,6l0, 702 1.954,594 66,21s
Dore bars -
Pueblo Smelt. Co......-... 2.s56,299 $500
Colo. Smelt. Co.....-..-..-. 40 1858
Taylor & Brunton. .-.-s... 124 LOSS
Value of material handled:
Gold 107, ,534 ounces at s20.67. 90, 72s
silver. 4.Sl1 O66 ounces at 5sAc.... 2sO1, ,446
Lead, 26. go. .702 pounds at 1888 per
100 .................. .-..-.-...'..''. soo'soo
Total values ....................s5 IS 900, ,142
The product of the Arkansas Valley
works at Leadville, for the year 1898,
amounted to:
Silver 1886 ounces at 5s4c.....sl $40 05l
Gold. as. 479 ounces at S2D.6I......... l,56O l9l
Lead Is l55 tons at S12. go. 0.-.......... 1,3ls093
Copper. 1.OS7 tons at $3.50. 25s2oo
Total values .......-.............A.9 "a. 1856, 500