The Keota news. (Keota, Weld County, Colo.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-31
Ae PRODUCTION IN 1915 SHOWS
INCREASED OUTPUT IN MOST
METAlo.
I'm the Increased Average Value Of
Metals, with the Exception of
silver. the Net Increase In
vaius 10 Nearly
91oy0o0'o00.

ripple Creek.-The mine output OF
dorado metals for eleven months OF
is. with an estimate for December.
bm data compiled by Charles w.
anderson. of the United States Geo
.ical Survey. indicates q yield for
) year OF $:?.S30.000 in gold. q.
900 ounces Of silver. 66.664.0 900
Iunds Of lead lin terms Of lead In
ID bullion and lead In leaded.zinc
kide). 100000 pounds OF copper.
ID l0O.OOO.00O pounds OF zinc, lin
rms of spelter and sinc in zinc OK.
e., with q total value Of $43,100,000
impaired with SlS.Ss3.106 in gold.
,s6.OG5 ounces Of silver. 74.2l1. 1913
bunds OF lead. 6.639.l73 pounds Of
upper, and 9G.774.960 pounds. Of zinc.
ith total value OF 81. 460.126. in
bll. This shows an increase Of g..
Ii 200 in gold. decreases Of 1.718.000
,inces of silver. and 7.550.000 pounds
lead. an increase Of 100000 pounds
< copper. and 100000 pounds Of
Inc With the increased average
alue OF metals. except silver, the
alues show a decrease Of $1.3S0. 900
br silver. an increase OF $500. 900 for
cad. an increase Of $4,000 for COP
Yer, and an increase Of $S;0e5, 900 for
inc
The tonnage treated BY the Globe.
4eadville. Pueblo. Durango and salida
Imeters was approximately the same
10 In 1914. Increased shipments Of
copper ore were made from Rico to
plants In Utan and copper matte was
phipped from Ouray to Utah. Cyanide
precipitates and copper ore were
shipped to Omaha. Some Rico ore
was shipped 10 San Pedro. New Mex
'co. The mating plant at Ouray was
operated during the greater part Of
the year. The tonnage treated at the
United States Zinc Company's mag.
|netic,wet concentration mill and smell
ter at Pueblo showed heavy In.
crease. The Western zinc oxide plant
lat Leadville was placed in successful
operation in April and operated
throughout the year on Leadville zinc
carbonates.
The gold output Of Cripple Creek
teller County,, was 31s.5ss.245. an
Increase Of $1,543.129. The yield was
also $507,32S larger than the 1908
yield, which was the largest yearly
output since 1906. Cripple Creek. to
the end Of 1915 has produced, 3272.-
$4,000. The Roosevelt tunnel con-
ttnued to lower the water in. the
mines. except In the Vindicator.
Golden Cycle. where electric pumps
are used. Several shafts were extend
cd to the depth of ], 900 to 1000 feet
Work on the extension Of the tunnel,
stopped November 4, 1914. when the
FL Paso plant was destroyed by fire
was resumed March 2. 1915, the tun-
mel then being 1922 feet long. To-
ward the end of the year the tunnel
was approaching the Elkton property
and the flow was in excess Of $4,000
gallons per minute. "a.
The Golden Cycle ,cyanidation mill
at Colorado City and the Portland
cyanidation mills 1T Colorado Springs
'hd Victor were operated; steadily
with an increased output. The STRAIT.
IONS independence mill was included
III the sale of the mine to the Port
Iahd Company. The Union cyanida.
tioh plant at Florence, was idle and
me smaller plants In the district were
not as actively worked as heretofore.
4ne tonnage of smelling ore increased
apprsciably. The discovery Of a body
VI exceptionally high grade ore In the
Nfesson mine In December, 1914, re-
suited in q greatly incrca sod outnut of