The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-03-26


The mines OF Idaho during 1913
have again outstripped ali former rec
ords OF ore production and further
demonstrates the wonderful vitality
'nd endurance OF our principal ore
/ deposits after 50 many years Of active
/ production. This is especially true
/ OF our Lad silver bearing ore re-
sources, particularly In Shosho Z
! county. and also In other lead-silVef
ore bearing countiss Of tie state,
where marked progress was made 10
several notable instances that lead to
tie safe conclusion OF vevived in
terest in tuese old districts and of
their again assuming cUmmanding
position in the production OF this de-
sired mineral
| Great strides we're made in the de
| selopment of new ore resources in
| both the old ard new mines of the
state; very little outside capital be-
came Interested in this industry In
Idaho during the year and the ne~
ore developments was largely aLtrin-
| uted u CONSTANT efforts OF estaU-
! lished operators, with a few rotaUle
| exceptions. Metal values maintained
a fair average p ice throughout the
year, "eakening towards the end, and
! there was good demand for labor
and the demand was we'll supplied.
! The total gross value Of the metal
! contents In the ore and bullion ship
ped from Idaho during 1913 Will ag
gr gate approximately S24, 600, 900, Of
@nich probably u, 900 900 ~as paid
| IN dividends by the larger operators.
the state during the past year
/ again assumed first place among Gbe
states OF the Union In the matter or
lead production, excepting the Mis-
/ souri, output by several thousand tons
add also a marked increase 10 silver
aud zinc production which far exceed
ed the output Of any previous year In
| these three metals
OF the total output from the state
II sliver-ead ore prod uction, She
shone county mines are credited ~ith
/ fully 30 per cen and over 80 per cent
OF the zinc ore output Their con-
tinued expansion and general activity
called for the employment of very
large force OF men throughout the
year, aggregating iully 4. 600.
: : No . a
/ accidents in Idaho mines, 25 Of which
we're attributed to Sboshoue county
! operations. ana With three exceptions
we're due to he personal c4relessness
/ Of the men involved. In addition to
this, there were also IS serious acct
deus and IS cases of slight injury.
! This list uf accidents aas incident to
/ the mining Of fully 1000, 600 tons Of
ore and an almost equal amount Of
.aste used for filling, IN addition To
! the elaborate system OF timbering
eli ploye1 IN most Of the mines. Tie
percentage II accidents per thousand
/ men employed vas 4l9.
7 4 : l = n
SOURCES
Practically all the lead ores of the
/ Rocky Mountain states carry impoT-
/ tant AS ocia ed value In silver, anu
most Of them carry an appreciable
value in gold; tins variety OF ore is
classified a. lead-silver ore where the
lead values are predominant, which
IS generally but Mt dlSays the case
IN Idaho. The silyer-lead industry
started about a. remote a point from
IT'S present magnificent exaJ pie O.
development ana production as 1t i
possible To reach for IN 1879 a lead
smelter was erected for the treat Aent
OF silver suld bearing ores from the
Gulconda ana other mines in tne
South Mountain Mining district and
produced several hundred thousand
dollars worth Of Iead-siiyer bullion in
the 20 tnNestern corner OF Owt hee
county.
From Owyhee county, extending
east through Cassia county aud north
through Biaite e, Fremont, Custer an.
L NH cuulti :, ancient sediment
AIRY formations are widely mautfest.
extensively intruded AitE igneous
dlkes aud all mofs or less rIchly min
eralILed vita lead-siIyer aud other
ores. aud SHOW s1u4e conspicuous eX-
au3 Iles Of successful and profitable
mining operations TOR this class Uf
uILer3l.
This is especially true u the
Blaine, Custer, Fremont and tsmhi
counties forma ions each Il whit
nads an important grod.ctl1n -
rich mineral Of tHIs class dIrl 1913
and present so-ae splendid opuortua-
ities aad anticipati5gs Tor pfinnsd
sucee-s in TINS line of -rforr
PIIT>BCR6H-IDAHO AND LAT
Isl DUT MINES.
10 L mul county an interesting
ana prospectlyeiy permanent lead Ell
vzr district y being developed at uIl-
uors. near TIE aean al tine Lsmbi
river
THIS district sas Afforded toe Con.