The Colorado statesman., 1914-07-18

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lead, and 93,S42,S57 pounds of zinc
representing 79 per cent Of the state
yield), with a total value of sy,919, ,433.
as against $11,7S0,131 in 1912. The
output of zinc carbonate was 135,76O
tons of PAS 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, as compared with 104,14S 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 Canon 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 lin
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, 400 in
gold, 2,769,0S0 ounces of silver, 3,373,-
935 pounds of copper, 21,740,502
pounds of lead, and G,S674 410 pounds
of zinc, as compared with $4,115,S45
in gold, 2,562,O96 ounces of silver, g.
OOO173 pounds of copper, 20,752,15
pounds of lead, and 6,375073 pounds
of zinc in 1912. There was an increase
for gold of S5,593 in Dolores, s177, 500
in La Plata, and S134,O3S in San Juan;
and decrease of $90,213 in Ouray.
and S269,S63 in San Miguel. There
was an increase for silver of 1881
ounces in Dolores, 165435 in San
Juan, and 73,174 in La Plata, while
there was decrease of 102,613
ounces in San Miguel county. Dolores
county (Rico) made a 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 s312,S92 In
gold, 1GS,9S5 ounces of silver, 315,O11
pounds of copper, 2,9S9,59O 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 decrease of 1.9OO
ounces of gold in ores smelted. but
the silver output increased 90,O49
ounces, and the lead, 1O3,67S pounds.
The total value for 1913 was 1S9.SSO,
as compared with $1S1,333 in 1912.
Clear Creek county's output was
$432,4S9 in gold, 4OS,527 ounces of sill
yer, 426,393 pounds of copper, $685.
GA pounds of lead. and 1,4S9,5IS
pounds of zinc, with a total value or
$l,OO4,726, as compared with S1,02S,-
16G in 1912. Gilpin county's output
decreased s217,4O4 in gold and 42,99S
ounces of silver, with decreases for
lead and copper, the total value being
Sl,O35.740, as compared with $780,
1876 in 1912. Ore mined in Gilpin coun-
ty through the Newhouse tunnel has
been properly accredited to Gilpin
county.
The Pitlkin county (Aspen) yield
was 562,30S ounces of silver, and II. 3
52S,SS6 pounds of lead, an increase of
S3,SO4 ounces and 9,123,O53 pounds,
respectively.
Creede (Mineral county, produced