East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-07-31

OREGON HAS DOUBLED
INCREASED OUTPUT IN GOLD,
SILVER AND LEAD SHOWN
IN REPORT.

IN REPORT.
The value of the mine output OF
gold, silver. copper and lead in ore
gon in llS, according TO Charles G.
Yale, of the United states geological
survey. was $1,746,402 compared
with $S49.SS6 in 1912 and $669,O16 in
1911. With the exception of copper
there was an increase in output of
all METALS that of gold being the
most marked There were fewer
mines in operation in 1913 than the
year before, but there was mate
rally enlarged tonnage from deep
mines, and the placer mines, includ-
ing one new iredge property, made
a record year
The gold yield for 1918 was ST.
62T,71O of which $1,177,0S2 was de-
rived from deep mines and S45062S
from placers of various kinds, The
state more than doubled its gold out
put for the year.
Not since 1902 has oregon produc-
ed as much gold as in 1918. The in
crease of gold yield from the deep
mines in 1913 was 596,lS7, or 69.51
per cent of the total gold increase,
and that from the placers was 1851,
5S2, or S0.49 per cent The placer
mines of the state, which in 1912
yielded S1S9,096 in gold. produced
S450,62S in 1918. The hydraulic
mines yielded s100,25O in gold in
1918; the drift mines S21,S22 and the
surface placers and dredge combined
sS2S,556. There was only one dredge
in operation, but the gold derived
from that source far exceeded all the
other forms of placer mining in the
state combined. There were 80 pro-
ductive hydraulic placer mines, 5
drift and 3S surface placers Unclui-
ing a dredgel, or 12S in all in 1913.
The 45 deep mines of the state min
ed and treated 1855 tons of ore in
1918, an increase of 64,956 tons. OF
| this 92,940 tons were milled, $685.
I tons were sennt to concentrating
mills, and 1101 tons sent to smelters
There We're also eases tons Of old
tailings treated, yielding Sail pei
/ ton. The average recovered value OF
! the siliceous ore in 1918 was $S.2l
| per ton in gold and silver, as com,
pared with $6.4S in 1912, and $50;
/ in 1911. In the milling OF the ore.
/ the average recover yvalue per tor
! from both boullion and concentrate!
/ was $7.7S in gold and - cents in sill
! yer
The southwestern counties of ore
gon, including Coos, Curry Douglas
Jackson, Josephine and Lane, mad
in 1918 a combined production o
gold of s1O2.52S, and 3,757 ounces o
silver valued at s2270 in silver. Th
decrease in gold and silver output II
1918, as compared with 1912. wa
s123,11e.
The northeastern counties of Ba
ker, Grant. Crook. Malheur an
of s1,525,1S2, of which Baker count
contributed $1,373,4s0. of 80 per cen
The gold increase in these counties /
1913, as compared with 1912. wa
$972,705. The placer gold yield
: 1913 was $37S,912. an increase {
e S316,199 or over 500 per cent. TIL
gold output from lode mines was 81
1920 in 1913. an increase of 1856
507 for 1913, or 1874 per cent
The yield of silver in oregon
e 1913 aggregated 179.036 fine ounce
valued at s10S.139. an increase
1885 ounces in quantity. and s73
: 034 in value, for the year. Bak
county has usually held first pla
in the production of silver. but
1913 Grant county made the large
: silver output-91, ,656 ounces. valu
: at $55,361 Aside from these ty
e counties, the silver yield was mere
nominal.
: The mine production of copper
T Oregon in 1913 was 43.330 pounC
II valued at $6,176, a decrease of 81
09O pounds in quantity and $36,255
n value from the yield of 1912,
/ In 1913 the state produced s7,2
y pounds of lead, valued at $3,s37.
K compared with 39,317 pounds. valu
$ at $1769 in 1912. Lead was prodt
d ed in six counties. Lane yielding t
u largest quanatity
y There are very few extensive mi
N ing operations being conducted
ot Oregon, most of the properties bel
N comparatively small producers. 7
III most important deep mining of
ar state, each yielding over 5000
per annum, are the Highland, Uni
and Last Chance (of the Cornucol
g Mines Company, Columbia, a
v Rainbow, in Baker county and
.is Pan Harrison IN Grant county. 7
s. placer mines yielding over $1O,C
Id are the Powder river dredge, Boul'
OF creek hydraulic, and Snyder const
re dated hydraulic in Baker county, a