The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-19
MlSSOURrS MINERAL WEALTH
A Years Product Of the Stste st
Francois County Produces the Lead
Joplin the Zinc.
St. Francois County Produces zoos
Per Cent. Of the Entire Lead Pro
duct Of the State.

Per Cenf OF me tntlTe leaO RIO
duct Of the State
Mine Inspector George X. vii
liams has favored us with copy OF
the 10th annual report of the STATE
Lead and Zinc Mine lospector of
the State of Missouri, from which
we copy the following excerpts;
The year 1902 marks the record
of the largest production of mineral
in the State of Missouri. The ont.
put of both lead and zine ores has
an aggregate value of 81, 80, ,9S5,
which compared with the value OF
the same ores for 1901, shows AN
increase of $22 2i2, no, or 2l1S per
cent. The output of zine ore was
4G9 SOC, ,0CO pounds and that oi
lead ore 2J3, j2O 600 pounds The
increase in production of zine ore
as compared with 1901 was ; ,6G6.
600 pounds, while the increase il
the production of lead ore for the
same period was 33 S36 OOo pounds.
The amount received for the z!rc
ore product was S7,0j2 SIS, as
against 50. 3OS ,G7l for the previous
year, which is an increase of ST..
| IA lj7. The better prices received
is Indicated by the considerable dill
ference between the percentage of
increase in production, which Wa
but ). 20 per cent, while the value
of the ore was increased - - per
cent. Lead ores were valued ai
S5,3lS. l51, which compared with
81. $40, $50 for 1901, shows uu in
crease of Sjl7.47O. The increase
in the value Of lead was T. - per
cent, while the increase in output
was l5. 4G per cent. The price re.
ceived for lead on an average ~
jasper county aud the Southwest
generally was well maintained, al
though the product fell short OF the
previous year. The Southeast,
however. made larger gains in its
output; but unfortunately III TINT
district where our largest produc-
ing lead companies are located,
much of the product is smcltrd hy
the same companies producing the
ore. Estimates are, Therefore, mad,
us of the value of lead concentrates,
instead of the actual value at which
the ore is sold and So reported from
| all other sections of the state. W,
fail to see why the Southeast Shouto
have an average of - 90 per ton
less for its lead concentrates tnW
was realized from them for the yrul
1901. while the balance of the Stat,
maintained the price, SonthraS
Missouri mines seventy per cent uI
our entire lead product and the dIl
ference in its estimated value OF Tia,
ore makes difference of quartz
: of million dollars.
The price received for the bette
grades of zinc ore averaged $50. .
per ton, while the lower grades an'
the silicates averaged $lS.22 pc
ton. The price received for aI
t grades of zine ore averaged $50 Oh
] The lead ores OF the Southwes
and Central districts average
$45 90 per ton, while the lead con
. centrates of the Southeast dlstrlc
averaged $40. 70 per ton. The prlc
u received for all grades of lead ore
G including dry bone, averaged 81. q
!. per ton. Dry-bone averaged go. !
d per ton. Prices for the curren
}. year for both lead and zine ores ar
: decidedly better than was realize
s during the year 1902.
y Omitting, as We are compellc
e for want of time and means to co
e lect the data, the large sum derive
s from the mining of tripoll aud tn
/. several clays. is lost to us in sun
&c ming up the aggregate value of Il
y product of our various mines. OF
1t mineral product for the year 100
,r shows values ms follows:
;, MA, ,,-o, 81 OK ~.