The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-01-03

g, 5o5,OOO ounces in 1918. an unusual
decline of nearly 20 per cent, and the
value decreased from $9,595slz5 to
about $9,2S6,e00. DECREASES amount
ling to 100000 nounce cor more were
shown BY the kIIercules, Mofning,
Greenhill Cleveland, Caledonia,s and
Bunker Hill mines. Fortunately the
ls1 celia, Tama rack &C. Custer, and Gold
Hunter made8sbetters record ssAsa The
largest silver producer of the state
was the sHefculesimine,. atNBurkeSafol-
lowed by the Hecla mine, near by,
which took second place from the
Bunker Hill & Sullivan, the third in
rank. Other important silver pro-
ducers we've the Morning, Tamarack &
Custer, Gold Hunter, and Caledonia.
The mines in the Occur d'Alenc dis
trict produced about 5000, 900 ounces,
or about 90 per cent Of the total of the
state. 4
creased from 7,827,574 pounds in 1917
to, about 5, l9s, OOOi pounds in 1918. The
value of the output decreased from
$2,136,o28 to about ST ,2S6,00O. The
Empire Copper Co., at Mackay was
the largest producer but did not up
hold Observation-Disclosures
The National Copper mine. near Null
Ian, produced considerable copper
from concentrate, and the Richmond
mine, farther east, made shipments of
crude ore. There were also smaller
shipments from mines near Salmon,
ins Lemhi county.
Z The mine output of lead, which is
the most abundant metal in idaho, de-
creased from 3o3,559,521 pounds in
1917 to about 3OO,274,OOO pounds in
1918. The average price was some
what lower. and the value of the out
put. decreased from $33,846,ll9. to
$22,760,000 The Bunker Hill & Sulli-
van was the largest lead producer, fol-
lowed by the Hercules, Hecla, and
Morning Considerable lead was pro-
duced by the Tamarack & Custer,
Gold Hunter. Consolidated Interstate
Callahan, Caledonia. Sierra Nevada,
and Last Chance. at Wardner. OF the
total lead, the Couer d'A1ene district
produced about 286.0O0,0O0 pounds. In
other districts of the state large ton
1ages Tof lead ofeN and concentrate
,ame from the Idaho continental, |
Pittsburgh daho, Latest Out; and In 1
dependence mines. near Ketchum, in
Blaine county. The Greenhill C1eve-
and, formerly large producer of
10th lead and zinc. was closed lin the
'arly part of the year. Toward the
nd of the year shipments from the |
Caledonia mine, near Wardner, were !
decidedly decreased. A notable pro- /
luction, however, came from. both the
1acla and the Tamarack and Custer
''''"'
The mine output of recoverable zinc |
II Idaho decreased from. 1884, 1876
pounds in 1917 to approximately A.
100000 pounds in 1918. This decrease
IF over 320000O0 pounds was due
largely to increased expenses and the
lower price of spelter One Of the I
main decreases was made by the't
largest zinc producer in the state, the |
Interstate Callahan. |
which was treating large tonnage Of |
accumulated tailings during the third
quarter of the year. while develop
ment was progressing in the mine.
The Success mine, which was former
ly a large zinc producer, shipped out
only about one-fourth of its former
output. Other zinc .shipme tents were
made from the Morning. Frisco, Her
cules, and Hecla. The Douglas prop
erty, on Pine Creek, was not as pro-
ductive as formerly on account Of
in transporting the ore. and
the Surprise Consolidated. in the same
district, was idle. Considerable ship
ments of zinc ore came from the
Observation-Disclosures, adjoining the In
terstate Callahan, and In Blaine countv
shipments were made from the North
Star and the Kusa property. i"aH
Dividends from Idaho mining COM
panies for the first eleven months of
1918 amounted to about $70O7. los.
Those for the Hercules and Bunker
Hill & Sullivan have been estimated
by the mining press. .I"g'
----------- -. ~