Show IDAHO REPORTS BIG DECREASE IN LEAD MINED Metal Production for Year Two To Millions l Less Than Normal T The value alue of or the gold Sold silver copper lead and zinc mined in Idaho in 1919 1911 a according to tho the estimate of C. C N. N Gerry of or the tho United States geological survey department of oC the tho interior was about a decrease o of or from the value in 1918 The decre decrease se I in tho the quantity of ot all aU tho tiro metals produced produced pro pro- d but gold old as well as in tho tiro total value val o of oC the thc output was decidedly I great and t was s duo In part to tho the difficulty dlf- dlf I In marketing marketing- copper lead lend and zinc to the lower Jower prices for Cor these metals metals met met- I a als ls and to the high cost of labor and supplies In August a labor Jabor strike in t the tho he Coeur dAlene dAleno re region lon prevented prevents d shipments from man many of ot the lar largo larg o mines near Wallace Fortunately Labor la labor la- la bor troubles failed to close the mines I near Kello Kellogg G and the Bunker Hill Mill I smelter and refinery at Bradley were active throughout t the e year ear though not running at nt full fulI capacity The Tho mine output of gold old in Ir r. r Idaho was valued at about in 1919 a a. value close to that of or 1918 Tho The largest output out out- outPut put of or gold W was s made by the Gold Hill HIlI I i Iowa property in Boise count county though the dredge at Murra Murray in Shoshone Sho- Sho shone count county produced considerable gold In n Boise Dolse count county no dredges were operated and in to L Lembi county there thero was only a small dredge output The Tho mIne output of ot silver decreased from ounces in 1918 to ounces In 1919 1913 nearly 38 per cent an unusual decline decline and tho the value aluc de do- do creased creased from to about Decreases amounting to ounces or more were reported b by tho the Hercules Morning Hecla an and 1 Tamar Tamar- ack and Custer mines Smaller de de- de creases were reported by tho the Bunk Bunker r Hill mu Caledonia and Gold Hunter Tho largest silver producer of ot the tho state was was was' the Bunker er Hill Sullivan at Kellogg which was followed by tho iho Hecla mine at Burke Other large Urge producers pro pro pro- of ot silver were tho the Morning Caledonia Gold Cold Hunter Hercules and Tamarack and Custer mines The mines mince In n the tho Couer Cotter dAlene dAlena district produced about ounces of or silver or about 84 Sf per cent of ot the total of or the state te u III I OPP r i ID Tho The mine output of ot copper decreased from pounds In 1918 to about pounds In 1919 Tho The value alue o of f tho the output decreased from to about The rho Empire Copper company at Mackay V was S tho the largest larges t producer of ot copper but the tho output wa was s only about 40 O per cent of or that in 1918 The Iho l' l National Copper mine near Mullan ulIan produced considerable copper concentrate concen concon- but w was closed late In the year The rho shipments from the Richmond mine near Adair were considerably re re- re Smaller shipments came camo from Lemhi and Custer counties The mine output of ot lead which Is 8 s the tho most abundant metal in Idaho de decreased de- de decreased creased from pounds in n 1918 t to about pounds in 1919 Tho The av average price was somewhat lower an and I i tho the value of or the output decreased from I o to about The Bunker Hill Sullivan mine mado made the largest output bf bt lead the Hecla MornIng Morn Morn- l Ing ag and Hercules were tho the next largest largest larg larg- est cst producers Considerable lead was also produced b by the Tamarack Tamarac Cus Cus- Cuser t ler er Gold Hunter Consolidated Interstate Inter Inter- tt ts s tN state tate Callahan Caledonia donia and Sierra evada Xe N mines The Coeur dAlene district district dis dis- t produced about 1 pounds of or the total output of or lead In other districts of or tho the state largo larso quantities of or lead oro ore and concentrates were shipped chipped from the Idaho Continental Idaho Pittsburgh P Latest Out and In Independent Independent In- In I dependent miss mine near Ketchum In Blaine count county Large shipments were also made from the old Minnie Moore mine near Bellevue Believe II Big Drop la in Zinc The mine output of or recoverable zinc In fn Idaho decreased d from 4 pounds in 1918 1915 to about pounds in 1919 This decrease of or over pounds was largely due to hl highs high h costs and to the lower price of oC spelter The largest decrease was reported re reported re- re ported by tho the Consolidated Interstate Callahan Canahan which was active only about lour Jour months of ot the year scar Large Larse shipments ship ship- I ments meats of or zinc concentrate nearl nearly equal to those of or 1918 1915 were made by bythe bytho the tho Morning mine and shipments were tere made mado aleo also b by the Success and Frisco mines No zinc ore was shipped from count county The dividends paid b by bi Idaho mining companies for eleven ele months of ot 1919 amounted to about I |