The Dolores star., 1914-07-24

pounds Of copper. 9o.166.i8 pounds oe
lead, and ss.s43.SN pounds Of sine
Representing 70 per cent Of tho state
Yield. with Z total value OF e9.9l9.+3S.
~ against ei1.7s0.i3i in 1919. The
output OF zinc carbonate was l3s,76o
tons Of 27.i5 per cent zinc. against
1872 tons Of 29.2 per cent In 1912.
Tho production Of zinc sulphide
shipped was 94,G3G tons OF 20 per cent
zinc. as compared with 10i.f4s tons Of
"a per cent In 1912. Other classes OF
ore from Leadville showed little
change from 1912. Tho zinc carbon
ate ore was treated at zinc oxide
plants and zinc smelters In Kansas.
Oklahoma, Illinois and Wisconsin.
The larger part Of the zinc and zinc.
lead sulphide ore was first treated at
the sulphuric acid plant and magnetic
separation and wet concentration
plant OF the Western Chemical Com.
pany Of Denver. at the magnetic sep.
aration plant Of the Empire Zinc Com.
pany Mt Canon City. at the magnetic
plant of the United States Zinc Com.
pany at Pueblo. a small tonnage be-
ing treated at the Leadville district
mill by wet concentration at Lead
Vile. Zinc concentrates and the bal.
ance of the zinc and zinc,lead sui.
phide ores were treated at sulphuric
acid plants. zinc oxide plants. and zinc
smelters in Colorado. Kansas Okla
homa, Illinois. Ohio. West Virginia
and Wisconsin. Lead and iron con.
centrates from the milling plants and
residues from the sulphuric acid
plants and zinc smelters were Tin
some cases, returned to lead smelters
In Colorado. where were recovered
part of the gold. silver, copper and
lead contained In the original ores.
The San Juan region Of Dolores, La
Plata. ouray. San Juan. and San Mi
guel counties produced si,072, 400 in
gold, 2,769,0S0 ounces of silver. 3,373..
935 pounds OF copper. 2i,74O.5O2
pounds Of lead, and 6,s67,4lO pounds
OF zinc, as compared with s4.115,345
in gold. 2,5G9,096 ounces Of silver, o.
ooo.173 pounds Of copper, 20,752.15G
pounds OF lead. and 6,375,073 pounds
OF zinc In 1912. There was an increase
for gold Of 1888 in Dolores, sl77,5OO
in La Plata. and s134, 03S in San Juan;
and a decrease of $90.213 In Ouray,
and s2G9,s63 in San Miguel. There
was an increase for silver OF 1881
ounces in Dolores. 165.435 In San
Juan, and 1914 in Ia Plata, while
there was decrease of 102,G1s
ounces In San Miguel county. Dolores
county fItico1 made a large increase
in the yield OF copper. lead and zinc
but the production Of lead fell off
heavily In San Miguel and Ouray
counties.
Chaffee county produced s312,s92 In
gold. 1Gs,9s5 ounces OF silver, 315,01l
pounds OF copper. 2,9sa.59o pounds OF
lead. and 2.121.947 pounds of zinc,
with total value OF $714.l57. as COM
pared with s27s,sS7 In 1912.
Boulder county's yield OF gold bull
lion decreased almost one.half and
there was also decrease Of 1900
ounces Of gold in ores smelted. but
the silver output increased .90,Oi9
ounces. and the lead, 103,67S pounds
The total value for 1913 was 1S9,330,
as compared with S1s1.333 In 1912.
Clear Creek county's output was
$432. is9 In gold. 40S.527 ounces Of sil.
yer, 42e.s93 pounds Of copper. 1899.
Ga pounds OF lead. and 1,tS9,5ls
pounds Of zinc, with a total value or
H.004.726. rs compared with sl.02S,.
Ice In 1912. Gilpin county's outpu,
decreased s2i7.404 in gold and 42,9es
ounces Of silver. with decreases for
lead and copper, the total value being
$l,035.740, as compared with $780,.
1876 In 1912. Ore mined In Gilpin coun.
ty through the Newhouse tunnel has
been properly accredited to Gilpln
county.
The Pitkin county (Aspen) yield
was 562.30s ounces OF silver. and H..
b2s,3s6 pounds Of lead. an Increase OF
33.So4 ounces and 3.123,053 pounds.
respectively.
Creede Mineral county, produced