The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-08-12
silver, 1851 ,7os pounds of lead, O.

silver, 11.s61.766 pounds of lead, q,
379,639 pounds of copper and 1885,, 1874
pounds of zinc in 1914. There were
increases for gold of $3,700 in Dolores,
and S6S,500 in San Juan county, but
decreases of S51 400 in La Plata, $73,-
500 in Ouray and s25,S00 in San Mi
guel. There were increases for silver
of $4,000 ounces in Dolores, but de-
creases of $4,000 ounces in La Plata,
1000 ounces in Ouray, $4,000 ounces
in San Juan and 191,0 900 ounces in
San Miguel. Dolores county (Rico)
showed an increase of 100000 pounds
of copper but a decrease Of 235,00O
pounds Of lead. Ouray county's yield
of lead and copper showed little
change. San Juan showed an increase
of 100000 pounds of lead and 200,-
900 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
$165,000 in gold. 264 900 ounces of sill
yer, $4,000 pounds of lead and TO-
900 pounds of copper-an increase of
100000 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 s322,000 in
gold, 235,000 ounces of silver, 3,67S,-
900 pounds of lead, 100000 pounds of
copper and 3,670.000 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
547 900 in gold, $4,000 ounces of sill
yer. 100000 pounds of lead, 100000
pounds of copper and 100000 pounds
of Zinc-an increase of $4,000 in gold
and 10000 ounces of silver, 10000
pounds of copper, but a decrease of
G2,000 pounds of lead, and an increase
of 100000 pounds of zinc
Gilpin county's output was s559,000
in gold, 10000 ounces of silver, 544,-
900 pounds of lead and 100000 pounds
OF copper, including ore mined
through the Argo tunnel.
The Pitliin 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,O00 pounds of lead.
Creede Mineral county, produced
s35.4OO in gold. 30S,oOO 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 l91D increased the yield of
lead and zine. 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
practical idleness in 1914.
With the revival of gold mining at
Ohio City and the discovery and OPP
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
$55.O00 in gold, $4,000 ounces of sill
ver 100000 pounds of lead and 1,S00,-
900 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
a time in 1914, was idle in 1915.
Summit county's production was
sG44,OOO in gold, 10000 ounces Of sill
yer. 100000 pounds of lead and g.
| 100000 pounds of zinc, as compared
with $GGS .G1O in gold. G7 7,0O9 ounces of
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