Gilpin observer., 1910-01-13
STATES RECORD
FOR THE YEAR

paper reports:
President Victor c. Anderson of the
State School of Mines speaks highly
of the pitchblende found in the mines
OF Gilpin county. He says it is the
highest grade produced anywhere.
Adds that metals, metallic and nom
metallic, produced on a commercial
scale in Colorado number thirty
three: Gold, silver, zinc, copper, coal,
fire-clay, fluor-spar, Fuller's earth,
gypsum, lime, iron, marble, mica, Pc
troluem, silica, sulphur, tungsten,
uranium, koolin, garnets and other
precious stones, granite and other
building stones.
Irrigation work throughout the
state during the past year reported
as unprecedent.T The government leads
in expenditure. The Gunnison project
to win over 100000 acres of land
heretofore practically worthless for
agriculture.
Fruit crops of the state yield an
income of s7,5OO,OOO. Apples finding
extensive markets aboard. The hand
ling of this showing requires over
eight thousand cars.
Irrigated acres in the Arkansas val
ley produce values up to nearly eight
cen million dollars.
Dairymen came in for share OF
S31 100000 product. Think of it,
eighty million gallons of the wet pro-
duct from the COW. That ought to
make one pause to think And the
consumption of ice cream 100000
gallons. Enough to have frozen the
North Pole solid, that none could
have taken it away.
Denver's postoftice has a million
dollar mark to its credit for business
during the year.
The live stock industry of the state
has an increase of nearly six million
dollars.
The wool output has a valuation of
$4,000
Land values thought not to be too
high, all things considered.
Colorado reported to stand second
in the product of the bee.
Building records in Denver broken !;
S120O0,OO0 permits in 1909. Heavy
demand for property.
From 100000 to 100000 tourists
viewed the mountains during the past
year.
Colorado credited with $4,000, 900
output from the mines, a $4,000, 900
gain.
Uranium ore from Gilpin county
was worth $4,000.
Gilpin county, by an authority, is
put down at 81 .153,S3S as her product
OF gold, a gain Of s54,S6s. Silver.
s135,OOO; lead s26.25O; copper, $685.
900; spelter, $4,000 Total, s1.473 ,0sS.
Cripple Creek the best producer of
gold in the country, and credited with
over SIS 5,00O,0 900.
The San Luis valley output of sheep
and hogs amount to nearly five mil
lFou uoiietl D, Will LIE iheiiHood VI
S1O,OOO,OO0 being spent for irrigation
during the next three years.
The rainbelt (eastern) section of
Colorado made a record for grain dur
ing the past year. Corn forty bushels
to the acre, at 55 cents per bushel;
wheat, twenty-eight bushels to the
acre, at 80 cents, and so on down the
list.
Northern Colorado, a great deal Of
money being invested in irrigation
projects, also railroad extensions.
Routt, Grand and Rio Blanco have
much undeveloped territory. A good
showing made and the outlook most
promising for this year.
Farmers and stock growers of
southern Colorado CLEANED nearly six
million during the past year.
Sweets from the sugar belt own
to an increase of s1,OOO,00O over last
year. The grower Of the belt claim
ed to have received over seven mil
lion dollars for their share in the in
dustry.
The marble interests and other un-
metallic products have had excellent
returns, Yule Creek marble; Platte
Canon granite has a red tinge; Sail
da section for the dark material; Sill
yer Plume, gray; with sandstones
from quarries at st. Vrain, Fort Col
Inns, Turkey creek. Texas creek,
Howard and Morrison.
The oil industry of the Florence
and Boulder districts have good
showing with new wells opened dur
ing the year. Colorado oil Is a good
domestic product. Boulder has two
refineres and q like number at Flor.