Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-01-03

tette mine, but the plant burned in
August. Production from National
and Seven Troughs was comparative
ly small.
Nevada in 1913 was the leading
state in silver production. which came
mainly from the silver ores of Tono-
pah. The mine production increased
to about l5.30O.000 ounces. or about
Z per cent Eleven of the Tonopah
mines produced ll,923.651 ounces of
silver, which was extracted from @e
ore largely by the cyanide process.
In 1912 the district yielded 10.144.9S7
ounces of silver. The Belmont mine
followed by the Tonopah Mining and
West End Consolidated were the larg
est producers. On the Comstock lode
n Storey county the silver ores
yielded about $1,24S,000 in gold and
silver. This is slightly less than the
output valued at $1,352.0S0 in 1912.
The newly opened mines Of Roches-
ter, in Humboldt county. increased
production in 1913. These are essen
TALLY silver ores. In September, 100
tons per day were being shipped by
way of Oreana, a new narrow-gauge
road to this point being completed.
At Virginia City the Mexican mill
turned out much bullion, not only
from the Mexican mine but also from
the Monte Cristo mine. which was
leased. The Buffers plant OF the
chollar Leasing company was active
on Chollar and Potosi ore and the
aew Comstock Phoenix mill in Six
Mile canyon was operated
An increase estimated at per cent
IN the mine production Of copper.
from S7,477.494 pounds in 1912 to
about SS.S6s.S90 pounds in 1913, IS
due to a slight increase in the output
of the Nevada Consolidated and Gil
roux mines from copper 'porphyries"
at Ely and in larger output of cop
per matte at the Thompson smelter
from Mason valley, Nevada Douglas
and custom ores. Shipments of cop
per ore were made from the Pyramid
lake region in Washoe county since
transportation reached the district
The lead mine output decreased
from 19,500.100 pounds in 1912 to
15,300,000 pounds in 1918. or about
II per cent. This decrease is largely
due to the falling off of shipments
from the Bullionville failing dump
near Phoebe. The yellow Pine dis
irict in Clark county had its usual
output of about 100000 pounds. The
lead mines in Eureka county did not
all resume work, but the production
of lead was greater than for several
years.
The output OF recoverable spelter
from zinc ores sold or treated in
creased from 1S,922.9Ss pounds ~
1912 to l5,137 900 pounds in 1913, or
about l3 per cent Practically all of
this output is from the yellow Pine
district from carbonate ores The
yellow Pine property and the Potosi
mine were the largest producers OF
zinc Two copper plants at McGlll
and Thompson were in continuous
operation. Al Tonopah seven milling
plants. using practically the cyanide
process. treated $685. 900 tons of sill
rnous ores. In the Manhattan camp
'our mills operated. treating approx
matey $4,000 tons Of ore All thu
milling plants on the Comstock lode
and at Silver City were in operation
with steady tonnage maintained.
new milling plant constructed II
1913 on Cedar Hin ground Of th'
Sierra Nevada mine is treating ahou
% tons of ore DAY new eyanid
liant was nearly c mpleted az Auror
70 treat gold ores. II is equlppe,
With a. STAMPS ind six tuhe mill.
The total ore tonnage sold or treatc
IN Nevada probably exceeded s,Ie0.oo
4 'ons In 1913, against l7e9.s65 tons !
q ials The new i0o.ton cyanide mi
Tor .de nnckhorn mlnes In EuYek
county was completed and operate
In 1919.