The Colorado statesman., 1916-01-01

silver. 1861, 766 pounds of lead, B.
379,639 POUNDS of copper and 1,3S2,334
pounds of zinc in 1914. There were
increases for gold of $1,000 in Dolores,
and $6S,500 in San Juan county, but
decreases of S51,400 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 1900 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 $4,000
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,-
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 county's production was
$165,000 in gold, 100000 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,
900 pounds of lead, and an increase
of $4,000 pounds of copper.
Chaffee county produced 1922 900 in
gold, 235,000 ounces of silver, 3,67S,-
600 pounds of lead, 100000 pounds of
copper and 100000 pounds of zinc
a slight decrease for all metals, eE-
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, 100000 pounds of lead, 100000
pounds of copper and 100000 pounds
4 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 county's output was $559,000
in gold, 10000 ounces of silver, 544,-
900 pounds of lead and 100000 pounds
of copper, including ore mined
through the Argo tunnel.
The Pitllin county (Aspen) yield
was 411,OOO ounces of silver and 49,
100000 pounds of lead-an increase of
10000 ounces of silver, but decrease
of 4.350,00 pounds of lead.
Creole Mineral county, produced
S35,400 in gold, 3OS0OO ounces of sill
yer, 100000 pounds of lead, 1900
pounds of copper and 100000 pounds
of zinc-an increase of $4,000 for
!, gold, a decrease of 100000 ounces of
4 silver, but an increase of 100000
J pounds of lead and 100000 pounds of
zinc. The tonnage of crude ore
: shipped from Creole decreased, but
!, the operation of the Humphreys mill
idle in 1910 increased the yield of
lead and zinc 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 a 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,SOO,-
!, 900 pounds of zinc-an increase of
? $4,000 in gold, decrease of 10000
ounces of silver, a 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 Lineup, moved in 1914
from Riverton, Wyo., and operated for
time in 1914, was idle in 1915.
Summit countys production was
/, $644,000 in gold, 10000 ounces of sill
yer, 1,760,000 pounds of lead and o.
: 100000 pounds of zinc, as compared
! with $66S,610 in gold, CT ,009 ounces OF
silver, 1,565,231 pounds of lead and s.
111,941 pounds of zinc-a small de-
crease for gold and silver, a small in
crease for lead, but very large in
crease for zinc. The four dredges at
!, Breckenridge produced about the
! same yield of gold as in 1914, and the
zinc shipments from Breckenridge in
creased heavily. Some lead and zinc
shipments were also made from Ko-
komo and Montezuma.
Eagle county produced $4,000 in
gold, $4,000 ounces of silver, 1892, 900
pounds of lead, 10000 pounds of cop
per and 10,500,OO0 pounds of zinc, as
against $51,245 in gold, 127,OSO ounces
of silver, 1,177,3S5 pounds of lead, 2S-
los pounds of copper and 1928, 09S