Show MONTANA lEADS IN I IN s I SilVER OUTPUT According to estimates of tho United States geological survey tho the of ot gold silver sll copper lead lead and zinc m mined In Montana In 1 1318 18 Is an Increase so o of The Tho value of or the tho gold output de decreased do- do e- e creased from 3 In 1 1917 n i to about In 1918 1915 1918 In spite of oC tho the fact that bOJ gold from copper ores probably Increased Tho The mine output of ot silver Increased from Crom 11 81 2 ounces In 1917 to about ounces in 1918 HIlS And nd the value of or tho output Increased from Cram to about This total makes the tho lading leading silver producer of or th the United States As In past cars most of ot this silver sliver came from copper ores arcs The output of oC copper Increased from pounds In 1017 1917 to about pounds pound In n 1918 1915 This fills represents represents rep rep- resents an Increase of nearl nearly pounds In quantity and over In value However the tho Increase was wan unusual unusual Tho The mine production of ot lead In Increased Increased increased In- In creased from 1 pounds In 1917 to about poun pounds a In iii 1918 HIlS The Value of at the tho th output Increased from to about Tho The output of ot recoverable zinc In Montana Increased from pounds In 1917 to about pounds In 1918 Tho The value alue of ot the output output output out out- I put Increased from to 19 13 Dividends paid by Montana companies companies companies com com- for tho the first eleven cleven months atInS of at InS amounted l to Tho Tile principal dividend payers were wenS the tho Anaconda North Norh Butte Butto Bute Butte Butto Buto Copper per I Zinc Davis Daly Dab and Barnes King |