Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-12-16

copper mines contribute $911, DAG, which
appears to be a slight decrease from
the figures for 1903. Madison and
Lewis and Clark counties follow next
and only smaller amounts are contribut
ed by the other counties. The most i'm
partant placers are in Madison county,
and 20, 566 ounces, or about the same
amount as from Idaho, were derived
from the placers. By far the largest
part of the silver, or 10, $50, 682 ounces,
is produced by Silverbow county.
Nevada is one of the states Of large
increase. The production of gold
reached IS, O6O, 494 in 1904, an increase
over the preceding year of 1890, la.
Practically the whole of the increase
should be credited to the new camp OF
Goldfeld, which produced over $780,
900 during the year. The returns from
silver producers indicate an increase OF
1898, 91S, of which the greater part is
derived from the Comstock mines.
Tonopah remains very productive, with
an output of about 81, 23O, 900 of silver,
commercial value.
In New Mexico the gold production
in the year was $381,93 an increase of
s112,3O7 over 1903, which is derived
largely from the Rosedale district, in
Socorro county, and the Hillsboro dis
trict, in Sierra county. Small decreases
are reported from other counties. The
placers yielded STAG, 424, A small in
crease, mostly from Socorro county, is
noted in the unimportant silver produc-
ton.
Oregon shows a stationary gold pro-
duction of 81, Alp, 1876, of which about
one-third is derived frem the southern
part of the state and the remainder
from the Blue Mountains in the north
eastern part of the state. Baker county
in which the important Cracker Creek
mining district, near Sumpter, is locat-
ed, led in production, with $738, 973, of
which SOL, 1855 was derived from placers.
The silver output Of Oregon is unim-
portant and principally derived from
Baker and Grant counties.
South Dakota produced within small
territory in the Black Hills gold to the
value of 81, 1858, GIT, an increase of more
than $500, coo over the output of 1908.
This industry is based on the mining OF
a large scale Of low grade amalgamat
ing ores of the Homestake type and
siliceous ores of higher grade whiC
are reduced by cyaniding or smelling
The silver production Of Texas, est
mated for 1904 at 1896, 576 fine ounces,
is to large extent derived from Tic
mines Of the Preside Mining compan.
at Shafter, Preside county. The ores
carry silver chloride and are reduced |.
an matchmaking process.
In Utah the gold product decreased
$154, III IN value, and amounted to 81,
189, 292. A decrease of about 10000
ounces in Tooele county in which is
situated the Camp Floyd district OF
cyaniding ores, is largely responsible,
for this, but the decrease is to large
extent counterbalanced by the increas' {
output of Salt Lake and Juab counties,
in which are situared the Bingham am
Tintic camps. The growth of the
Bingham camb is especially remarkable.
The silver production of Utah shows
loss of 154, 565 ounces, but on account
of higher prices paid for the metal the
value increased $3.50, 14S. The state
produced total of 2,049, 446 ounces :,
being third in rank after Colorado and
Montana. The decrease is due to
smaller shipments from the Park City
mining district. A large increase of
silver is reported, however, from the
Tintic district and from Bingham. =
Mining World.