The border vidette., 1914-01-24
ARIZONA.

according to preliminary figures
 of V. c. Heikes of the United States Geological Survey. The
 total value of the mine output
 was about $71 eco, GOO, an in
 crease of nearly 6 per cent over
 the value of 1912, which was
 $67, ,O5O, ,784. The copper output
 was valued at nearly $64 4,OCO, eco;
 the gold at about $3, 94S, coo; the
 silver at more than $2, ,263, ,OOO:
 the lead at S612, eco, and the
 zinc at S51O,OOO.
 The mine yield of gold in Ari-
 zOna in 1913 was more than 191, . GOO ounces, an increase of per
 cent over the output of 1912,
 which was 1S1 ,936. .91 fine ounces.
 The mine production of silver increased about 8 per cent, am bunting to more than 3,773, ,OOO ounces, against 3, 49O, ,387 ounces
 in 1912. Most of the silver was derived from copper ore.
 With mine production of about 414, ,593, ,OOO pounds of cop
 per in 1913, Arizona led all other copper producing states. The output. in 1913 shows an increase of more than 49,OOO,OOO pounds, or about 12 per cent over that of 1912, which was 365, ,O3S, 649 pounds. As the price of copper was slightly lower in 1913, the value of the metal increased on ly about $3, ,5OO.OCO. There were II active copper smelling P tnts in the state, and ore and con centrates were also sent to six copper and lead plants in other states. Of the former, the great est increases in output were made at the Hayden, Calumet & Arizona, Copper Queen. Old Do- minion, Consolidated Arizona, and Swansea plants. At the United Verde and Detroit plants there was a little change from the figures of 1912. Those mak- ing less copper were the Shan non, Arizona Copper, ,and Pioneer plants. New plants Were com pleted by che Arizona Copper and Calumet & Arizona com panies, and another construction for United Verde ores. The dis seminated copper mines in Gila, Pinal, and Greenlee counties yielded approximately 145, ,5OO,- GOO pounds of copper. Included in this estimate of copper pro- duced are the outputs of the Miami, Ray, Arizona Copper, and Detroit mines. The Miami product did not greatly exceed that of 1912 The 3,OOO-t ton con- centration plant was active and the product went mostly to Ga nanea, Mexico. The Interna- tional Smelling & Refining Go. will build copper plant at Miami to treat this ore and that from the Inspiration mine. Test plants using the Notation pro- cess were operated at the Miami and Inspiration, as the saving by concentration alone is not suf- fcient. The Ray Consolidated Copper Go. greatly increased it's output, from nearly 36,OOO,OOO pounds of copper in 1912 tc about 52.OOO.OOO pounds in 1913, treating 5000 tons of ore per day. Production from Yuma and Pima counties was not what it could have been, since the Swansea and Pioneer plants were operated only a few months. At Globe greatly increased ship ments were made from the Su- perior 6 Boston, Iron Gap, and Black Warrior mines, and in Pinal county from the Magma mine.
 With an increase of more than 1O4 per cent, the mine produc- tion of lead was larger than in any other year. The total out put was nearly II, 100000 pounds valued at about $612, ,OOO, as against 6,SO6, 443 pounds, valued at $3O6, 29O in 1912.
 The mine production of re spelter was about g. 100, ,OOO pounds, valued at $51O,- 900, which was an increase of about 34O,OOO pounds, or nearly | i per cent, over the production of 1912. On account of the lower price paid for the metal. the total value decreased more than 800, ,OOO.-Mining Science.
 Mrs. Edgar Thomas will take of fho Pno1u tO