Gilpin observer., 1915-12-30
silver. 11.sS1,7se pounds Of lead. s.-
879.639 pounds Of copper and 1.3S2,334


S7e,639 pounds Of copper and 1.3S2,334
pounds Of zinc in 1914. There were
increases for gold of s3.7o0 in Dolores
and s6S,500 in San Juan county, but
decreases of s51,40 in La Plata, $73,.
800 In Ouray and $25.800 in San Mi
guel. There were increases for silver
OF 10000 ounces in Dolores, but de.
creases of 10000 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 100000 pounds
apf copper but a decrease of 235, 1000
pounds Of lead Ouray county's yield
OF lead and copper showed little
change. San Juan showed an increase
OF 100000 pounds of lead and 200,-
600 pounds of copper, and San Miguel
| county showed an increase OF 100000
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
zinc middlinss were shipped from the
Tomboy group In 1915.
Boulder county's production was
$166,00O in gold, 264,000 ounces of sill
yer, 100000 pounds of lead and TO-
600 pounds of copper-an increase OF
$66,oo0 in gold, a decrease of $4,000
ounces of silver, an increase of 1884,
600 pounds Of lead, and an increase
OF $4,000 pounds of "copper"
Chaffee county produced $4,000 in
gold, 235,O0O ounces of silver, 3,67s,-
600 pounds of lead, 100000 pounds OF
copper and 100000 pounds of zinc
slight decrease for all metals, ex-
cept zinc, for which there was an In
crease of 100000 pounds.
Clear Creek county's output was
$4,000 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, 100000
pounds of copper, but decrease of
$4,000 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 (Aspen) yield
was 411.0Oo ounces OF silver and 49,
100000 pounds of lead-an increase of
10000 ounces of silver, but decrease
Of 4,350,00 pounds OF lead.
Creede Mineral county, produced
$3a,400 in gold, 308,O00 ounces Of sill
yer, 100000 pounds of lead, $4,000
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
the operation of the Humphreys mill
ddle 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, bat 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 a large deposit
of zinc carbonate at the Doctor mine.
in the Elk Mountain district, with
shipments of zinc smphide from
Whitepine. Gunnison county yielded
$4,000 in gold, $4,000 ounces OF sill
YER. 100000 pounds of lead and $780,
600 pounds of zinc-an increase OF
$4,000 in gold. decrease of $4,000
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.
The dredge at Tincup, moved in 1914
from Riverton, Wyo., and operated for
a time in 1914, was idle in 1915.
Summit county's production was
s644,000 in gold, 10000 ounces Of sill
yer, 1.760,00O pounds of lead and o.
100000 pounds of zinc, as compared
with s66s,G10 in gold. 67009 ounces of
silver. l.565.231 pounds of lead and s.
1884 pounds Of zinc 1t 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 10
komo and Montezuma.
Eagle county produced s9S,O0O In
gold. 172.00O ounces of silver. 1889 900
pounds of lead, 10000 pounds of cop
per and 1o,5OO,oOO pounds of zinc, as
against $5l,2i5 in gold. 127.0SO ounces
OF silver, 1,177,SS5 pounds OF lead, 2S.-
lO5 pounds Of copper and 7,522,09s
pounds Of zinc in 1914, an increase for
all metals. particularly for zinc. All