Show The Mineral Wealth of Idaho Criticism has compelled Governor Shoup to issue a supplementary message relating to mines and mining this highly important interest having been entirely ignored in the original message In this the governor states that Idaho has added 175000000 in precious and valuable metals to the wealth of the world and the yield of our mines is rapidly increasing but the product for the year is not given We arc further assured I that Idaho now stands fins a silver and sixth as a gold producing state and I that she will in the next decade probably head the list of silver producing states in all of which r every one familiar with the great area and richness of ourmines will concur But statistics proving the productivity of our mines should be if they are not obtainable ob-tainable and should be given out Such statements give plausibility and influence to even official utterances which nothing else can The message recommends suitable suita-ble legislation for the protection of our mining industries and the psssago of a memorial praying Congress to pass a bill for the free coinage of silver and the continuance con-tinuance of the dutj of 150 per hundred pounds on lead imported into the country The importation of lead for the year ending June oO 1890 isstated at 32677840 pounds silver 0471168 copper 403050 pounds gold 62125 Eetchum Keystone |