Show OREGON MINES l SHOW SHo DECREASE IN OUTPUT A preliminary estimate of or tho the production production production pro pro- of of or metals In Oregon In Sn 1919 compiled complIed b by Charles G. G Yale Tale of or thet San Francisco office of or tho United States geological flUr e survey dep department of or the interior shows a decrease in the tho gold and lead produced but an nn Increase In the tho silver sll and copper Acc According to the mines report the output of ot gold in 1918 was and tho the estimated output of or 1919 is s a decrease of or about The output of ot silver slIver in 1918 was fine fino ounces valued at in 1919 it was fIne ounces valued at 3 7 0 Tho The output of ot copper In ht 1913 1918 was pounds valued at in 1919 it St was 2 pounds valued at an increase in in quantity of ot pounds and a a decrease in value alue of ot Tho output of ot lead In 1918 was pounds valued at tho the output In 1919 was 2000 pounds valued at UH a decrease in quantity of oC pounds and In value of ot Tho The decrease In the gold Sold output of ot the tho state was duo to some somo extent to the scarcity of ot skilled labor and the tho in Increase increase In- In crease In its cost and t to war conditions generally generall but was due duo mainly to scarcity scar scar- eft city of ot water and power for hydraulic dredge and deep mines The water in fn tho the streams of ot the state was so low during during- the last Jast two t months of or the that year car hydroelectric power was entirely cut off from Crom largo larSe properties Including Including- tho the dredges being furnished for domestic domes domes- t tic use uee only The THo larger dred f dredges es were n Ilna De 1 jL for tor lack of ot power so BO that the dredges of ot the state which ordinarily produce 57 per cent of ot tho the placer gold sold and per cent of or the total gold produced combined only or less than in 1918 a decrease of 22 per cent The larger Jarger deep mines were similarly affected Direct returns from Cram nIl all the dredging companies and the larger deep mines mince of or the state show V a a. general falling falling fall fall- ing Ins Insoft off oft In n the output of gold bold for the year car |