Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-02-28

Metal I4AtItlSt quotes ltdu luIWl,
spot and March offered at $40; spell
ter quiet; East st. Louis. spot, $6.3o
as 10; March, $6,30M640.
A payment of $4,000 on the re
ported purchase price of $l50,000 has
been made at Nelson, Il. c., on the
Mountain Chief mine, near Renata, |
says 4 Nelson report. The purclEas |
ers were represented by J. W. Evyns |
president of the new company, and |
the vendors by o. Wheeler,
The United Copper mine is the only
producing copper mine in the state
that is producing at present accord ing
to Conrad Wolfe, president, in IA state
ment at Chewelah February 20. He
said the United Copper has prodl Iced
$1,750,0 900 and spent $250,000 for srnelt-
ing. 100000 for taxes, 5000 600 for
freight, $3.50 900 for labor, $300,000 for
materials and disbursed $l50,000 in
dividends.
The Rambler ariboo Mines, oper-
ating near Three Forks, b. c., has
cash surplus of $4i,93O, according to
report for the eight months ended
on December 81 last. This includes
The report shows receipts of $SB,70S
and disbursements aggregating $685.
III. The report of w. A. Cameron,
superintendent says the company
mined and mlled 5400 tons of ma
terial in the eight months The pro-
duction from this material was 400
tons of lead concentrates and 80
tons of zinc concentrates. The concen-
| in Ci nlfY g
The other two months were spent in
repairing damage caused by snow
slides. The report was accompanied
by checks for a dividend at the rate
of a cent a share, or totalof$17 800.
1918 Output 3. c. Mines.
The quantity of gold, lead and cop
per produced in the interior of British
Columbia was greater in 1918 than i'll
the last previous year but the produc-
ton of silver and zinc was decreased,
according to the estimates of w. Fleet
Robertson, provincial geologist, I'm his
report for the department of mines
While the silver output was less, Its
value was greater, than in the pre-
vious year, owing to advances in the
price of the metal.
The Boundary Yale district headed
the list for gold production for the
year, with 56,734 ounces out of the
I total of 1925 for the province Ross
, land came second with 3S,096.
Nelson district produced more golt
than in 1917, the increase being due
= to a larger tonnage from the Yankee
, Girl mine at Ymir.
OF silver, the largest number o
ounces was produced by SLOGAN Cit.
$ and district, with total of 1853, 265
|. which was nearly four times tn
amount produced by any other dis
= trict in the province.
IL The total quantity of lead produce
in 1918 is estimated at 43,949, sc
). pounds Compared to the previou
o year this was an increase in quantit
d but, owing to the lower market pric
r of lead, suffered a decrease in valu
r of $6393. Fort Steele produced tn
v largest number Of pounds during tn
n year, the total being 19,340,S00.
d The lead production of Nelson div
d sion came largely from the Emeral
E. mine.
e The production of copper durin
e the year was estimated at 63,3S7 81
A. over 100000 more than in the prev
1t Gus year. There was decrease in tn
value, owing to the lower market pric
n Skeena division headed the list {
% producers of this metal with 30,925
10 92S pounds, out of the total Of $685.
q. 010 produced in the province.
Copper mining is now firmly esta
lished as the most important for
Is of mining in the province" says M
a Robertson in his report. I'm 1918 tn
10 value of the copper mined exceede
ls by over 100000 the combined value
of all other metals mined, and
formed 3S per cent Of the total Walt
of the mineral production for the year
10 The quantity of zinc produced du
H. ing 1918 was about 36,149,S9 pound
AZ showing decrease compared to IL
ie previous years figures. This produ
d. ton was valued at $2.501,573