The Elbert County tribune., 1915-12-31

increases for gold of s3.700 in Dolores,
and $6S.50O in San Juan county, but
decreases OF s5I,400 in La Plata, $73.-
500 In ouray and y25.s0o in San Mi
guei. There were increases for silver
OF $4,000 ounces in Dolores. but de-
creases of 1900 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
of copper but decrease Of 235,0O0
pounds OF lead. Ouray county's yield
OF lead and copper showed little
change. San Juan showed an increase
or l,4oU,oO0 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 middliuss were shipped from the
Tomboy group in 1915.
bouiuer oounty's production was
$166.O00 in gold. 264 900 ounces of sill.
yer. $4,000 pounds OF lead and TO-
600 pounds of copper-an increase of
$4,000 in gold, decrease OF $4,000
ounces of silver. an increase of 294,-
600 pounds of lead. and an increase
of $4,000 pounds OF copper.
Chaffee county produced $4,000 in
gold, s35.000 ounces of silver, 3,G7S,-
OO0 pounds OF lead, 100000 pounds of
copper and 100000 pounds of zinc
slight decrease for all metals, er-
cept zinc, for which there was an in
crease Of 100000 pounds.
Clear Creek countys output was
$4,000 in gold. $4,000 ounces of sill
yer, 2.S7O.000 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 a decrease of
62.0O0 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
VI NoPPflr ore IUtnPu
through the Argo tunnel.
The Pitlxin county (Aspen) yield
was 411,000 ounces of silver and 49,
100000 pounds Of lead-an increase OF
10000 ounces of silver. but decrease
of 4,350,000 pounds of lead.
Creede tMineral county, produced
$3H.400 in gold, 8OS.0OO ounces of sill
yer, 100000 pounds of lead, 1900
pounds of copper and 100000 pounds
of zinc-an increase of $4,000 for
gold, a decrease of 100000 ounces of
silver, but an increase of 1000 900
pounds of lead and 100000 pounds of
zinc. The tonnage of crude ore
shipped from Creede decreased, but
the 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 covnty's production was
not large, but showed an increase for
silver and lead, and an Improvement
in activity in considerable contrast to
a practical idleness in 1914.
With the revival of gold mining at
Ohio City and the discovery and op-
Grafton since July OF 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 $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, 100000 pounds of lead and o.
100000 pounds of zinc. as compared
with sGGs.610 in gold. CT ,009 ounces of
silver. 1,5G5.231 pounds of lead and s.
11l,941 pounds of zinc - small de-
crease for gold and silver, a 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 $4,000 in
gold. 172,0O0 ounces OF silver. 1,232.000
pounds of lead, 10000 pounds of cop
per and 10,500,00O pounds of zinc, as
against s512i5 in gold, 127.0so ounces
of silver. 1,177,3s5 pounds of lead. 2s,-
los pounds of copper and 7.522.09S
pounds OF zinc in 1914. an increase for
all metals, particularly for zinc. All
the ore came from Red Cliff. the
Pruah Craek district hainu idla