Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-31

silver, 11,S61,766 pounds of lead, q
379,639 pounds of copper and 1.3s2.334
pounds of zinc in 1914. There were |
increases for gold of $3,7O0 in Dolores. |
and $6S,5OO in San Juan county, but
decreases of s51.4OO in La Plata. $780,
500 in Ouray and $25,S00 in San Mi |
guel There were increases for silver
of $4,000 ounces in Dolores. but de-
creases of $4,000 ounces in La Plata.
1000 ounces in Ouray, $4,000 ounces
in San Juan and $4,000 ounces in
San Miguel. Dolores county (Rico)
showed an Increase of 630.OOO pounds
of copper but a decrease of 235,O00
pounds OF lead. Ouray countys yield
Of lead and copper showed little
change. San Juan showed an increase
of 1,400.000 pounds of lead and 200.-
900 pounds of copper, and San Miguel
county showed an increase OF 960, 900
pounds of lead and 100000 pounds OF
copper. The Sunnyside mine of San
Juan county made a greatly increased
output of zinc concentrates in 1915.
and the Smuggler Union mine Of Tel
luride began shipping zinc middlings
in large tonnages in January, 1915. No
liuC uluuiluSo Wcio bhippSo Aoh eAo
Tomboy group in 1915.
Boulder county's production was
$165. 900 in gold. 264.000 ounces of sill.
yer, $4,000 pounds of lead and 70,
900 pounds of copper-an increase OF
$685. in gold, a decrease Of $4,000
ounces Of silver, an increase OF 294,-
900 pounds of lead, and an increase
of 46,00O pounds of copper,
Chaffee county produced $322.Oo0 in
gold, 235.000 ounces of silver, $685.
900 pounds of lead, 100000 pounds of
copper and 100000 pounds Of zinc
a slight decrease for all metals. ex-
cept zinc, for which there was an in
crease of 100000 pounds.
Clear Creek county's output was
1000 in gold, $4,000 ounces Of sill
yer. 100000 pounds OF lead, 100000
pounds of copper and 100000 pounds
of zinc-an increase of $4,000 in gold
and 10000 ounces of silver, 10000
pounds of copper. but decrease of
62 900 pounds Of lead, and an increase
of 100000 pounds, of zinc.
Gilpin county's output was $3.50, 900
In gold, 10000 ounces of silver. 544.-
900 pounds of lead and 100000 pounds
OF copper. including ore mined
through the Argo tunnel.
The Pitkin county tAspen) yield
was 411.000 ounces Of silver and 49,
100000 pounds of lead-an increase Of
10000 ounces of silver. but a decrease
Of 4,350.O0O pounds OF lead.
Creede Mineral county, produced
$3s,400 in gold, 30S.O00 ounces Of sill
yer, 100000 pounds of lead, 10000
pounds of copper and 100000 pounds
of zinc-an increase of $4,000 for
gold, decrease OF 100000 ounces of
silver. but an increase of 100000
pounds of lead and 100000 pounds OF
zinc. The tonnage of crude ore
shipped from Creede decreased, but
tho operation OF the Humphreys mill
| idle in 1910 increased the yield of
lead and zinc. A considerable guam
tity of zinc concentrates has been
stored.
Hinsdale county's production was
not large, but showed an increase for
silver and lead. and an Improvement
in activity in considerable contrast to
| practical idleness in 1914.
With the revival of gold mining at
Ohio City and the discovery and op-
| Grafton since July OF n large deposit
| of zinc carbonate at the Doctor mine.
In the Elk Mountain district, with
shipments of zinc sulphide from
Whitepine. Gunnison county yielded
$4,000 in gold. $4,000 ounces OF sill
| yer, 100000 pounds Of lead and 1.s00,-
900 pounds of zinc-an increase OF
| $4,000 in gold, a decrease of 10000
ounces OF silver, a decrease of $4,000
pounds OF lead, but an increase of
100000 pounds OF zinc. Shipments
of copper ore began In October from
the old Vulcan property at Vulcan.
from Riverton. Wyo., and operated for
time in 1914, was idle in 1915.
Summit county's production was
sG44, 900 in gold, 10000 ounces of sill.
yer. l.76O.OO0 pounds OF lead and 81
| 10000 pounds of zinc. as compared
with sGGs.6 in gold. 67.OO9 ounces of
silver. 1,565.231 pounds of lead and 81
| l11,9i1 pounds of zinc "a small de-
crease for gold and silver, small in
crease for lead, but very large in
/ crease for zinc. The four dredges at
Breckenridge produced about the
same yield of gold as in 1914, and the
zinc shipments from Breckenridge in
creased heavily. Some lead and zinc
shipments were also made from Ko-
komo and Montezuma.
Eagle county produced s9s,00O in
gold. 172,0O0 ounces of silver, 1892 900
pounds OF lead. 10000 pounds Of cop
per and 10.50O.000 pounds of zinc. as
against $51.245 in gold. 127.0sO ounces
of silver. 1,177.3s5 pounds Of lead, 2s.-
105 pounds of copper and 7.522.O9s
! mounds of zinc in 1914, an increase for