Show IDAHO'S 1917 MINE OUTPUT IS INCREASED I Production In 1917 b by the mines of ot Idaho is placed at according accordIng accord accord- Ing Ins to the he United States geological es es- es This Is an Increase of more than over or o 1916 Tho Time dividends from Idaho mining for eleven months amounted to nearly Tho The principal contributors were tho the Hecla Bunker cr lull Hill Hi Sull- Sull Sulli van Caledonia Hercules Consolidated Interstate Callahan Pittsburgh Idaho Vilbert Ibert Empire Copper Big BJ Creek Leasing 11 g Do Douglas mm gla s H Richmond ich m on d 13 lack Black BlackHawk Hawk Hawl Leasing and Tamarack CUster There were decreases In all al the five metals except lead in which there was wasa a a. slight increase Idaho was freer from labor troubles than the tile nel neighboring neighbor neighbor- ing states particularly Montana and Washington ton The average prices of sliver silver copper and lead load were unusually unusual good and ani ant e cr every effort cHort was made to ship lar larger cr quantities of or ore ore particularly lead ore Tho The now lead smelter of the Bunker Dunker Hill Hi Sullivan al near Kellogg began operations In Ju July and the lead leadplant leadplant leadplant plant at Northport Wash was active during the tho entire year ear treating principally prin prill- Idaho silver lead lead siver-lead ores omes The rhe output of or crude ore and concentrate both lead led and zinc Increased from tons in 1916 to about tons in 1917 There was vas a decrease In the tire gold 01 output output output out out- put front from In 1916 to about In 1917 duet due principally to the fact that tho the large largo arse dredge at Idaho City Bolso count county was Idle The production of silver was about ounces sl slightly ht less than that of or 1916 when the state produced 12 ounces The price however howo was so much better that tho the value of ot the output Increased from to about 9 The mine output of copper decreased from pounds in 1916 to about pounds In 1917 1937 The Tho value de do- creased crease l from to about 1971 Tho properties at Mackay ac a In Custer Custer Cus Cus- ter count county and amid ld principally the mine of ot the Empire Copper company contributed contributed con can most of ot the tire copper output Tho The output of lead lead Increased from 37 pounds In 1916 Int to about pounds In 1917 and the tho value alue Increased from to about 3 As the price of zinc Inc decreased considerably considerably con con- toward the end of or the year oar the average a was only about aboul 9 P cents cent r a pound The state tate output decreased from rom 86 pounds In 1916 to about pounds of or recoverable zinc In 1917 The value was vas approximately approximated |