The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-01-11

was over 100000 more thar
that of 1921, according to the
estimate given out by the United
States geological survey This in
crease is due to the higher prices OF
metals in 1922 rather than to an in
crease in mineral output However,
the higher prices gave a wonderful
impetus to production during the last
half of the year. and the new year
starts out with all conditions favor
able to record production With the
exception of copper, probably So per
cent of the mineral production of the
state came from Shoshone county, and
while the outlook is favorable to a
large increase in other counties, not
ably in Boundary, Bonner, Blaine
Custer and Lemhi counties, Shoshone
county will continue to maintain its
dominating position as the chief min
eral producing section of Idaho. Fol-
lowing is the review of mining in Ida
no in 1922 by the United States geo.
logical survey:
Mining in Idaho, 1922.
1.-THE value of the gold silver cop
per, lead and zinc produced from the
mines in Idaho in 1922 according to an
estimate by c. N. Gerry, of the Unit
ed States geological survey, was s1S,
s99, 800; in 1921 it was $15,776,S19. The
production of zinc and copper increas-
ed, gold decreased, and silver and lead
were nearly the same as in 1921. The
increase in total value was due largely
to the increase in the price of lead. In
general mining conditions improved in
1922. The labor situation was better
metal prices were increasing and the
freight rates were reduced. Produc-
ton was retarded, however by the
idIeness of the Hercules and lamar
ac1 & Custer mines for about seven
months and the Callahan for 10
months.
Gold.
"The mine output of gold in Idaho
in 1922 was valued at $4,000, as COM
pared with s545, 7S1 in 1921. AS in
other recent years, a large part of the
gold output in 1922 came from the
Gold Hill & Iowa mine at Quartz
burg, and the dredge of the Yukon
Gold company. at Murray, but the out
put from both these properties de-
creased. The deficiency was made up
in part by gold from the Idaho Metals
mine, near Mackay, the Talache mine
in Bonner county, and the Independ-
ence mine in Blaine county. One or
the iteresting features of the gold in
dustry was the initial work Of the
South Park dredge at Featherville'
Gilmore county. No cleanup was re-
ported from the hydraulic work of the
Idaho Gold & Ruby company, in Boun-
dairy county.
Silver.
THE mine output of silver decreas-
ed slightly, from 6,OSO,52S ounces IN
1921, to 5,9sS,OOO ounces in 1922. The
largest silver producers in the state
were the Bunker Hill & Sullivan at
Kellogg, the Hecla mine at Burke ana
the Morning mine of the Federal MIN
ing & Smelling company. The Hercu-
les mine. usually one of the largest
producers of silver, was active only
five months and the output from me
Gold Hunter and Tamarack & Custer
was less than the average A large
quantity of silver came from the
smelling of concentrate from the raj
ache mine in Boundary county, ne"
source The Independence mine III
Blaine county. produced much silver
from lead ore and the Ramshorn mine
in Custer county. was a large produe-
er from silver ore. The mines OF the
Occur d'Alene district produced a.
$4,000 ounces. of silver, or "a per cent
of the total for the state.
THE mine output of copper increas-