The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-07-13

Fey, the output indicates a Is per cent
decrease in the yield of gold, very lit
tie change in the production of silver
small increase for lead, an increase
of 30 per cent for copper and a small
increase for zinc. AS the average
prices for silver lead copper and zinc
are much higher than in 1915, this out
put represents a considerably increas-
ed gross value.
Nevada.
Mine reports received by the u. S.
geological survey from V. C. Heikes
of the Salt Lake field office indicate
that during the last six months the
mining industry in Nevada has ex-
perienced one of its greatest REVEALS.
Old mines closed down for years have
resumed or are being put in shape for
production, and the regular producers
have increased their output to the
fullest capacity. At many points the
use of tractor engines, hauling on each
trip as much as 80 tons of ore be-
tween mine and railroad have helped
to improve conditions, as formerly
there were not teams enough for all
purposes The many milling plants Of
the state are reported to be in full
operation, and number have adopted
saving. In the Yellow Pine district
five dry mills ore operated on zine
ores. Only one of the two copper
shelters in Nevada was in operation.
Oregon.
No changes of moment in the min
ing situation in Oregon are noted by
geological survey for the first six
months of 1916. The bullion receipts
of the mint and smelters at San Fran
cisco show that the output of gold has
increased $1O7, 900 and that of silver
$4,000 ounces in the first five months
of 1916 over the output of the cores
ponding period in 1915. The increase
in gold is due entirely to dredging
operations. The Powder River Gold
Dredging company which in the first
half of 1915 had but one dredge opera
ting, near Sumpter, Baker county, has
been working with two dredges dur
ing the first six months of 1916. With
the exception Of three deep mines, all
in Baker county, this is the largest
gold mining enter rise in Oregon.
California.
There has been much greater activ-
ity in the mining industry in Cali
fornia for the first six months of the
year as compared with the condi-
tons in the first half of 1915, but it
has been largely in the direction of
the reopening of old properties which
have been idle for years. Chas G.
Yale of the United States geological
survey, reports that the United States
mint at San Francisco and local smell
tiers and refiners are in receipt of
$S66,000 less California gold, and
$4,000 more ounces of silver, in the
first five months of 1916, than in the
corresponding period of 1916.
Aside from the gold silver, copper
and> lead mining industries of Cali
fornia, there has been thus far in
1916 a heavy demand for such min
eral substances as chrome, tungsten,
magnesite manganese anthony, etc,
and great many mines of this char
acter have been opened and are ship
ping. For the first time in history
many of these mines are shipping
crude material to the eastern sea-
board by rail, the high prices now
permitting this.
Washington.
The mines Of Washington, for the
first six months of 1916 promised in
creased production in the five import
ant metals for the year. Though the
shipments of zinc ore were made in
1915, the rate has been increased so
that probably 1900 tons of material
will be marketed for the half year,
according to reports received by the
United States geological survey from
its Salt Lake office Shipments of
crude ore from the Norman mines,
near Northport, and concentrates
from the lead zinc property at Metal
to-. ,,,i1t ,,o,,,1t In npnE{Jaro l1a NM.