Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1912-08-08
IDAHO INCREASES OUTPUT.
Mine Production Of Gold, Silver, Cop
pr, Lead, and Zinc in 1911 Was
Nearly 5000, 900 Greater Than in
1910.

The value of the mine output Of
/ gold, silver, copper, lead and zinc
in Idaho In 1911. according TO c. n.
/ Gerry, OF the United States Geo
logical Survey, was s19 JOG, 1874 in 1911
an increase OF s2.7S4,69S.
There were increases in the pro
dUction Of all metals except copper.
the most striking gain being in lead.
Silver also showed a good increase.
| Shozhone County mines yielded SIG,
| 306, $50 or over s. per cent Of the
value Of the states total output of
the metals.
Quarter of Million Increase in Gold
The production of gold was valued
at 81 ,372 ,387, an increase OF s275,545
compared with 1910 Nearly a third
OF the gold output was derived from
placers, and the value of the placer
gold was 1904, 327. compared with
sz42,546 in 1910, the increase being
due TO new drcdge installation in
Boise and Len1Ei counies. OF the
gold from deep mines 4,492 ounces,
or 81 per cent was derived from
lead ores; and 5000 ounces. or
57.2 per cent. from siliceous ores
From bullion in gold and silver mills
35.225 fine ounces of gold was recover
ed concentrates produced 4.72S fine
ounces, and crude oFe shippcd TO
smelters coAtaiEs1 6.sSl lie oIacts-
silver Output Greater.
The silver production of Idaho 10
1871 was valued at sz.343,s5e, against
s3.979, SCI in 1910. The largest Fart
of the silver came fpop lead ores
CoguL dAIene region, produced u
3S$.SSs ounces, or 80 per cent OF the
silver output Of the State. OF this
the Hrstsr DISTRICT produced i,zse go
ounces. tbs Lelanee aistrlct s-2Ilr asa
ounces: ara the rrrsa dis,ric 2,1s SO
ounces.
Nearly Two Million Pounds Decrease
in Copper.
The production OF copper IN ludHO
decreased from 7.O37 ,292 pounds, val
ued at $685. in 1910, to 5,l52,sSi
pounds, valued st s6.4,il7, in 1871
owing 70 the decrease in Shoshone
sIs.64S pounds to 1.ss5.22i pounds.
as a result Of the operations of the
White Knob and Lost Packer mines
Copper ores yielded 3,975.3si pounds
and nearly all the remainder was
derived from lead ores OF Shoshone
and Lemhi counties. Nest Of the
copper came from crude ore shipped
Lead Production Increased.
The output of lead in Idaho in 1911
was 272. 556.525 pounds, valued at sl2'
265. o44. against 22s, 25S,SS9 pounds
valued at sIO,043, 3S9, in 1910, an in
crease of over 10000 900 pounds, and
was greater than the record prodre-
ton of 1905. Crude orc Skipped 70
smeIters contained sS.sTs,613 pounds
and concentrates. largely from Shes
hone County, 2OS,577,9l2 pounds, The
production of Blaine County decras-
ed 9.421 pounds, while Lemhi
county showed an increase of l0.S2S,-
AS pounds. and Shoshone County 3d.
O7S .967 pounds. The Ureka district
with a yield of 11s.725.sS1 pounds,
had the largest production IN Shes
hone county and in the state. The
iead output of the Lelande district
was s4OSi.6 pounds and that of the
Hunter district was 45,S7S. 5oi poun-s
Record Production of Zinc
Idaho made a record production OF
Elnc ore in 1911. The output was
.S.34I .24s pounds. valued at $1,000 II
1911 against 5.60S,114 pounds, valued
a. SG2. SOS. in 1910.
There were 374 mines producing
gold. silver copper lead or zinc in
IdahC in 1911. compared with All in
1910. OF these, 217 were placer
mines. many of which made very
small outputs.
The total quantity of ore treated
or sold I'M Idaho in 1911 was 2.l1o.sS1
short tons, an increase of Ssi.I2S
tons over 1910. The average value
per ten was 1851.