The Elbert County tribune., 1914-07-24
COLORADOMETAL PRODUCT|ONIN1 1878
OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
CREASED, BUT SILVER, COPPER AND LEAD INCREASED.

/ pounds OF copper. 2o.2s6.1s3 pounds OF
lead. and 93,s42,857 pounds OF zinc
| representing 79 per cent of the state
yield). with total value of s9.919. .433.
as against s11.780.131 IN 1912. The
output of zinc carbonate was 135,760
tons of 27.45 per cent zinc, against
| 142,7S2 tons of 29.2 per cent in 1912.
| The production OF zinc sulphide
shipped was 94.636 tons of 23 per cent
zinc a. compared with 1884, .148 tons OF
"a per cent In 1912. Other classes OF
ore from Leadville showed little
change from 1912. The 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 at Cafion City, at the magnetic
plant of the United States Zinc Com
pany at Pueblo, 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 s4,072.4O0 in
gold. 2.769.080 ounces of silver, 3,373,-
935 pounds Of copper, 21,740,5 502
pounds of lead. and 6,867,41O pounds
of zinc, as compared with $4.115,345
in gold. 2,5t2. .096 ounces of silver, g.
O00.173 pounds of copper. 20.752, ,156
pounds of lead, and 6,375,073 pounds
of zinc in 1912 There was an increase
for gold of s5.593 in Dolores, s177,500
in La Plata, and s13403S in San Juan;
and decrease of s9O.213 in Ouray,
and s269,S63 in San Miguel. There
was an increase for silver of 1881
ounces in Dolores. 1G5,435 in San
Juan, and 1914 in La Plata, while
there was a decrease of 102,613
ounces in San Miguel county. Dolores
county (Rico) made 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 $312.S92 In
gold, 1GS,9S5 ounces of silver, 3f5,011
pounds of copper, 2,9Sa,59o pounds of
lead, and 2,121,947 pounds of zinc,
with total value of $714,157. as com
pared with s279,3S7 in 1912.
Boulder county's yield of gold bull
lion decreased almost one-half and
there was also a decrease of 1000
ounces Of gold in ores smelted. but
the silver output increased 90,049
ounces, and the lead, 103.67S pounds.
The total value for 1918 was 1S9,33O,
as compared with s1S1,333 in 1912.
Clear Creek county's output was
yer, 426,393 pounds of copper, $685.
6l4 pounds of lead, and 1,4S9,5IS
pounds of zinc, with a total value or
$l,004,726, MS compared with $l,02S,-
16G in 1912. Gilpin county's output
decreased s217,404 in gold and 42,9ss
ounces Of silver. with decreases for
lead and copper, the total value being
$1,035.740. as compared with $780,
796 in 1912. Ore mined in Gilpin coun-
ty through the NewhouseA tunnel has
been properly accredited to Gilpin
county.
The Pitkin county (Aspen) yield
was 562,30s ounces of silver, and II.
52S,3S6 pounds Of lead, an increase of
33,so4 ounces and 9.123,O53 pounds.
respectively.
creede (Mineral county, produced