The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-11-02
PRODUCTION OF LEAD AND
ZINC IN THE UNITED
STATES.

sud the production Of rtuc IN 1904 N~ts p
given out. some tiaae ago, bs the United T.
States Geological survey. but The detailed .
reports Of the lead aud zine industries IN I
1904, written by Nc. Chsrle- kirchhof. ]
have onls just been published. Many in /
tsresting facts eeaeerning the growth snd /,
prosperity Of thcse Industries are given or ,
suggested IN these reports. They are
pubii.hsd no~ sssKtracfs from the Sur h,
we've forthcoming volume -rhe Mineral I
Resources OF the United States" aud
may be obtained. tree of charge. ou app
icstiou to the Director OF The theological
Survey, Washington, d. c.
The Lead Mining Industry
The year 1904 WAS prosperous one Tor
the iesd mining aud smclting industry q
the United States aud year of e1irao. d.
mary expansion la the production Of
smelter. There vas large increase Ga
the production Of lead aud an even larger
increase ia the consumption OF that metal
/ The total gross production OF lead iu the
( country il given a. 505 .0oO short tons.
valued a, So. 4a2,OoO.
Ia The Mississippi Valley the produc-
ton OF lesd increased cousidersbly dur
ing 1904 sud this "a crease is stHl going
ou. In the lead-Iinc regions OF southwest
Missouri aud southeast Kansas the produc-
tiou Of lead approached the record OF 1901.
Tie principal producing camps yer, Webb
City Joplin. Gslcua. Duen~eg
and Grauhy- The greater part Of tli- ore
BE- smeltcd 10y local smeitcrs A certain
quantity oithe lead ore OF the district O..
converted directly into digmcnt
Ia southeasi Missouri further progress
has beet made hy au increased activity
among the older mines. The st Joseph
Lead Company, the largest individual pro-
puccr OF lead iu the country. has gained
in output by euisrging tie old Bouuc Terre
mill. by putting into operation new mill
At the Hoffman shaft shich viii bee capable
OF handling 1000 short tons OF ore ger day.
anu O., adding 90 the smelling facilities at
thc herculaueum works The Doe Ruu
Company. which 10 closely allied with thc
ST. joseph Lead Company. has operated 10
fun capacity The Desloec Lead Compan,
has sunk new shan aud has increased
its mill capacity 80 per cent. ThcCeutral
Lead Sompany produced onls $50 shout
tons OF lead m 1904. ss compared 18th
$3.50 tons iu 1898, The falling OF being due
Co the fact that the miucs aud works were
idle ior three months ar the result ct
strike mauguratcd boa order Co force "a
recognition OF the trst miners union
organized 10 the distrcct The cfort
failed The Ceutr. Lead Company has
been sold the American Smelters' Sccuri-
ties Company. The National Lead Com
psuy nov ships the product OF the Dcrb,
To- mines to the new shelter at Coums,ile
a H., which into operation during 1904
4 The Federal Lead Company produces con.
siderable quantities OF ore aud smelt.
u large amounts Of ore ON toll. The Min,
la Note Company did not produce a.
largely iu SOL a. 30 previous ,errs tn
To- old Shibbolsth Lead Mining Company, o
10 OF Cadet, Mo, has pas.ed into the hand
81 Of the American Lead sud Bar,ta Com
10 psny
r. The Coeare d'Aleue district Of Idaho
the most impairment single lead produc
ing distrie, ia the United States. TIA
b lead coneut. OF tic output OF these Idah,
mines is given a. los ,S5t short tons. Tn,
Federal Mining aud smelling Compau
controls the Warden group OF mines, vhic
% once belonged TO the Empire State Idah
~ Company the Mace group. formerly owue
4 in part 10y the STANDARD Compau, and
r, part constituting the Mammoth group. an
r. the Burke group, formerly the Tiger Poor
n man group. The year 1904 vas character
i, i1ed 10y a Tendency toward consolidation q
interest among owners OF lead mines A
estimate made III iall OF 1904 places d
A quantity OF oge ia sigat at the warde
} group At 40 900 ,ous.a at the Burke min.
at 10000 tons, aud at the Mace mines .
.soo.0oe tons