The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-12-30

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pounds of zinc in 1914 There were
increases for gold Of $500 in Dolores.
and Sos. 800 In San Juan county. but
decreases of ISL. 400 in La Plata. $751;
500 in Ouray and t25.S00 in San Nj
guel There we're increases for silver
of $1,000 ounces in Dolores. but de-
creases of 1900 ounces in Ia Plata,
1000 ounces In Ouray. $1,000 ounces
in San Juan and 1Sl 900 ounces in
6za Miguel. Dolores county (Rico)
showed an increase Of $50. 900 pounds
Of copper but decrease of 235. 200
pounds of lead. Ouray county's yield
Of lad and copper showed little
change. San Juan showed an increase
OF 100000 pounds of lead and 2OO,-
600 pounds OF copper, and San Miguel
county showed an increase of S60, 900
pounds of lead and 100000 pounds of
copper. The Sunnyside mine Of San
Juan county made 4 greatly increased
output OF zinc concentrates In 1915.
and the Smugsler Union mine Of Tel
luride began shipping zinc middlings
In large tonnages In January. 1915. No
zinc middlinzs were shipped from the
Tomboy group In 1918.
Boulder oounty's production was
$166.0OO In gold, 264.OOO ounces Of sill
yer. $4,000 pounds Of lead and TO-
900 pounds Of copper-an increase OF
$4,000 in gold. . decrease OF $4,000
ounces Of silver. an increase of 1884,
nm Fln,tnAa s,S i,,n IA
of $4,000 pounds Of copper.
Chaffee county produced S322 900 in
gold. 235.OOO 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, 2.370,O0O pounds of lead, 100000
pounds OF copper and 1900, 900 pounds
of xinc-an increase Of $4,000 in gold
and 10000 ounces OF silver, 100000
pounds of copper, but a decrease of
$1,000 pounds Of lead. and an increase
of 100000 pounds Of zinc.
Gilpin county's output was $559, 700
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 411.000 ounces Of silver and 49,
100000 pounds of lead-an increase OF
10000 ounces of silver. but a decrease
Of 4,350.00O pounds of lead.
Creede (Mineral county, produced
$35.4OO in gold, 3OS,OOO ounces Of sill
yer, 100000 pounds of lead, 10000
pounds Of copper and 10000 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
idle in 1910 increased the yield of
lead and zinc. A considerable quan.
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
600 pounds Of zinc-an increase of
$4,000 in gold, decrease OF $4,000
ounces of silver. 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
time in 1914. was idle in 1915.
Summit county's production was
$C44.00O in gold. 10000 ounces of sill
yer, 100000 pounds of lead and o.
100000 pounds of zinc. as compared
with $66s,610 in gold, G7,OO9 ounces of
silver, 1,5G5,2S1 pounds of lead and s.
111,941 pounds Of zinc - 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 sold 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.000 in
gold. 172,00O ounces of silver, .232 900
pounds of lead, 10000 pounds OF cop
per and 10,500,o00 pounds of zinc, as
against s51.2i5 in gold, 1880 ounces
OF silver, l,l77.3S5 pounds of lead, 2S,-
l05 pounds of copper and 7.522,O9S
pounds of zinc in 1914. an Increase for
all metals, particularly for zinc. All
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