The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-01-20
LAST YFAR'SoUIC
SILVER OUTPUT

fTeilHluary HgufeS c0llecCed Dy n.
ID. McCaskey, of the United States
geological survey, from the individual
producers show that the domestic pro-
duction of quicksilver in 1911 was
,S2l flasks of rs pounds each, val
ued, at the average San Francisco do
mestic price for the year at $46.01, at
81, 1,003,9S4. A comparison of these
figures with the final figures published
by the survey for 1910 shows a gain Of
1,220 flasks and of $45,831 in value.
There were % mines producing in
1911, of which 10 are in California.
The production for 1912 will prob
ably show little change in the aggre-
gate from that for 1911, but there may
be a slight tendency toward increase.
The present producers, however, with
a few exceptions, can probably not ma
terially increase their normal output.
Increased Output in California.
The production of quicksilver in
California in 1911 was 1871 flasks,
valued at $SS0,2I7, a gain of 1920
flasks and $79,733 compared with the
made notwithstanding the completion
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solidated mine in Napa county and the
falling off in output of several other
producers, and is due chiefly to SUBJ
stantial increases in production at the
New Guadalupe and New Almaden
mines in Santa Clara county. The New
Idria mines, of San Benito county, the
largest producers in the Western Hem
isphere, continued their important out
put, producing nearly half the quick
silver yield of the country in 1911.
In Colusa county there was nomi-
nal output from the Manzanita mine.
In Lake county the Helen mine yield
ed an increased production, but there
was falling off in output as result
of the final cleanup at the Great
Western mine. In Napa county the
Aetna and Knoxville mines both in
creased their production, but the clean
up at the Napa mine had been CON-
pleted in 1910 and for this reason there
was a considerable decrease in output
for the county. In San Benito county
there was a decreased production from
the New Idria mine and an increase
! from the Esmeralda properties, the net
result being falling off for the coun-
! ty output in 1911. In San Luis Obispo
county also there was decreased out
| put, but in Santa Barbara there was
small output, all an in increase from
operations at the Los Prietos mine. In
Santa Clara county there was a mark
ed increase in production from both
the Guadalupe and New Almaden
mines and a small production from the
Comstock. In Sonora county there was
increased production from both the
Culver Baer and Cloverdale groups,
but in Trinity county the output from
the Altoona mine decreased.
Production in Other States.
There was no production of quick
silver in Arizona, Oregon, Utah, or
Washington in 1911. In Nevada at
shone mines development work only
company completed the erection of a
25-ton Scott furnace on its claims near
lone and produced quicksilver toward
the close of the year. In Texas some
prospectir was done on the Maria
and Mariposa and other claims. The
Chisos mine was actively developed
and continued important production.
The total output from Nevada and
Texas combined in 1911 was 2,690
| flasks, valued at $l23,767, against q
combined output of 1890 flasks, val
ued at 1857 500, in 1910.
MarKet and Prices.
Owing to the breakup of the ar
rangements between most of the do
mestic producers and the selling CON-
pany for the marketing of the output,
prices fluctuated considerably in 1911,
owing principally to the discovery Of
the absence of reserve stocks and lin
tied domestic supplies, and to inde-
pendent sales by the larger producers.
Frequently the demand considerably
outran the supply and prices rose
sharply. The average domestic price
for the year was $46.01 at San Fran
cisco, against $46.51 in 1910, $45.45 in
1909, $4417 in 1908 and $1,000 in
1907.