The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-04-19
STATES MINERAL PRODUCTION
AS Published in'the Last Issue Of the Idaho
Mining Journal

and accuracy. Mr.. Click. has Wis
tied all the districts of the State, as
well as the mines, and his data is of
the most stable character From his
report we CLEAN the following:
From the date Of the first dis
covery of the precious metals in
Idaho in the early sixties to the
present this State has taken and
holds an enviable position among the
mining States of the west. True,
Colorado and Montana seem to have
forged ahead more rapidly owing to
the fact that these states for some
reason seem to command all the nee
essary capital to develop the rich
mines there, while Idaho, though
wonderfully rich in all kinds of nat
ural resources, especially in gold, sill
yer, copper, and lead, did not at
tract the attention of men of capital
until comparatively recent date;
but now that her wonderful proper
ties are becoming known in the cen
tiers of the worlds commerce, Idaho
is rapidly taking the lead 1t may
be truly said, without Boosting and
preserving conservative limits, that
Idaho has greater wealth of mineral
resources than either Colorado or
Montana. Her placers have been
the wonder of the nation. and are
still pouring their millions into the
lap of commerce. Her lead mines
now produce nearly half of all the
lead produced in the. United States.
Her gold quartz mines have been
touched only in places, and her
mountains of silver will reveal a
wealth as marvellous as hat of the
Indies.
GA conservative estimate of the
wealth of gold and silver added to
the world from Idaho since the dis
covery of gold here is in excess of
$3.50, 600, 900. Over $40, 900, 600 in
gold and silver has been turned into
the various assay offices of the Unit
ed States since the organization of
the Territory. Since Idaho became
State, in 1890, she has produced
in gold and silver saying nothing
about lead and copper, $72, 744, SIS.
BY years the output of gold and sill
yer, as given in the Statistical Alb
stract issued from the United States
Treasury Department, is as follows
1890, 1868, 838; 1891, Sc, 1913, $40
1892, Sc, 1876, 451; 1893, $6,7O3, 159
1894, Sc, 333, 891; 1895, So, 804, $50
1896, 50, s13, 757; 1897, 80, 038, sos
1898, 80, 692, 107; 1899 (estimated)
80, 603, OPS. The estimate for thu
year 1899 of the product of gold
silver, lead, and copper is as fol
lows: Gold, 50, 500, 900; silver, Sc,
1903, OPS; lead, 81, $50, 41O; copper
100000, or total of $13, 623, Alb
Apart from her large mountains O
mineral bearing quartz, her placer
are extensive and valuable. TIL
Snake river bars are rich in fou
gold, which modern methods O
treatment are now rendering avail
able, and soon this vast wealth 0
the yellow metal will be poured int
the avenues of commerce. With in
creased transportation facilities an
the improved methods of treating tn
baser ores the mineral wealth 0
Idaho will soon be doubled.
The report gives the output b
couties of gold and silver for th
past year, together with other inter
esting data, which we of course cul
tail very considerably in the follow
ing brief synopsis:
ADA Production. SO, 40 Til
county has large placer fields and
nnmber of promising quartz prope,
ties, hone of the latter, however, bt
ing extensively developed at tt
present time.
Observation-Disclosures, 81, A!
Very little mining; stock raising
the chief industry.
Decentralization, 50, $50. A
in Bannock, stock and agriculture al
principally followed.
BLAINE Production, 1918, So
This is one of the best counties
the State, having many great mine
among them being the Minnie Moor
Queen of the Hills, Idahoan, MI
doom, Croesus, Tip Top, Red Ell
plant, Hattie, Donovan, Camas n
l, Camas No. 2, Red Cloud, ia
hawker, New Comet, Sunday, Ty
annis, Fair Play, Star, Lucky 30
Lone Star, Aetna, etc. f'In near
all the mines of the Wood Riv