The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-01-01

silver, 1851 ,766 pounds of lead, q,
379,639 pounds of copper and 1885,, 1884
pounds of zinc in 1914. There were
increases for gold of s3,7O0 in Dolores
and $6S,500 in San Juan county, but
decreases of 5l,400 in La Plata, $751;
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 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
of copper but a decrease of 235,000
pounds OF lead. Ouray countys 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 middlings were shipped from the
Tomboy group in 1915.
Boulder oounty's production was
s165,000 in gold, 264 900 ounces of sill
yer, $4,000 pounds of lead and TO-
900 pounds of copper-an increase of
s66,000 in gold, a 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 s322.OOO in
gold, 235,O00 ounces of silver, 3.67S.-
900 pounds of lead, 100000 pounds of
copper and 3,67O,OOO pounds of zinc
a slight decrease for all metals, ex-
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, 2,37O,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
G2.000 pounds of lead. and an increase
of 100000 pounds of zinc
Gilpin couuty's output was 1858, 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 Pit!Sin county (Aspen) yield
was All 900 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 mineral county, produced
$35. 400 in gold. 3OS.0OO 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
| (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
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,-
600 pounds OF zinc-an increase of
$4,000 in gold, a 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 production was
s644, 900 in gold, 10000 ounces of sill
yer. 1,760,00O pounds of lead and o.
100000 pounds OF zinc, as compared
with $GGs.61O in gold. G7 ,0O9 ounces OF
silver, 1,565,231 pounds of lead and s.
111,94 pounds of zinc a small de-