Show LEAD AND ZINC NC MINES N Q WLL Detailed Geological Sur Survey vey Make a fine Showing REGION WEST IN PANAMINT RANGE SCENE The figures for tor the production of lead leadin in I id tl the production of zinc alec in Lu 34 were KI en out Mine time ago by the United Suites geological survey but lait the detailed of the lead and mine in ini i written by Mr Charles ae only just been published Many in int t reusing fact tacta concerning the growth and prosperity of o these industries ar re glY ui I or suggested in these They re rt now OH na extracts ext teta from the surveys forthcoming volume The Min Mm r rl l of the United States may be l obtained tree free of ot charge j on n aft MD ration to the director of the ea al survey Washington D C The Lead Mining Industry Th The year w was M prosperous one for fw the lead ItI mining and iM Industry of 04 ili I Ii United States and nd a year of extra rilin iry expansion in the production of vi tier There was wag a large Jare increase in InU th U production of toad lead and ami an even larger iu lu the consumption of Ut that metat The Tue total grow grotta production of lead In the country la Ia given as aa short tons toni vat val valued tied at in the tiie Mississippi valley the production t i Iced increased d considerably during and this increase fa Ia still tIIt going on OH In lit the thel l regions of southwest Missouri id nd southeast Kansas the production of 1 lt ail att approached the record of 1901 Th rIte principal producing camps were Webb I tty Galena Duen v ft ti and Granny The greater part of title this r is ic smelted by total lota smelters A eer certain tain quantity of or the Iced ead ore of the dIe M tiu is converted into pigment The Missouri Field FieldIn In southeast Missouri further i o r se seli li t been made Uy Ity an increased activity ann the oW r wlm Tate St Joseph Ji at l company the largest individual pro trU of lead in ip tb the country has hea gamp In lk output by enlarging the old oki Tone mitt mill by putting into operation a Jw lW mill at tn the Hoffmann shaft which wIlt sill Ue lie of f lu 0 short of ore per Ua day ami aist by adding edding to tin facilities at the works The Doe company which is allied with the St Joseph Lead company has operated tu to full capacity The fht Desloge g Lead c n uny has ban sunk stink a ww shaft and has ha its tte mU ca capacity pity St O per cent Tho h Central I produced only short tons tone of or lead id in 1904 as ac with OJ tm in 1903 3 the falling off being due to tOti ti fact that the mines and works were II it for three m as the result of a astrike astrike strike inaugurated in order to force a ar ar r of the first miners In III the district The effort failed fh l uis been sold oItI to the American Securities The National Lead company hoW iov ship the product of tie the Derby mines minest ml es est t the new smelter at in ft went Into operation during Th ih Lead Lad produces coti of ore end ami smelts 1 irge amounts of are re on toll The Mine La IL Motto Motte did not produce as largely In as In years Itte old cid Shibboleth Lead Mining t 0 t Mo has passed into the Imitate hands of the American Lead A Bar ta Utah Idaho Colorado I tah has increased its Ita output by en operations in hi the Tintie district litre the Gemini l Central end and Mammoth ara ar the shippers At Park City the ami th Silver King are the 1 ading The Thc State has tM l a new 1 plant at Junction The rue district of Idaho is tb most important single lead producing district in the Untied States The lead iced of the output of these Idaho is given as short tou The Mining Smelting company eon oon truls the group of mines mimics l b belonged lo ig d to the Empire State company the Mace group former fortner h l owned in part by the Standard corn com 1 IM lu In part constituting the Main Mam nu th group and the Burke group for tiny the group The TheS v S nr ar INI was vaa characterised by a t of interests among owners of lead mines An Aim estimate made In lit the fall of 1 M 4 places the quantity of r rE in sight eight at the Wardner group at l tuna tons at tat the Burke at itt tin and at itt the Mace mines at t talas ns In Ira Colorado Leadville continues to be bed d Hi t principal camp Fresh di ov rl i at t hold out ant the pr of a considerable increase m in the ii The Zinc Industry rio production of spelter In toe the United Ft leu in 01 amounted to short veined valued at a g v th tit a production of ot tons toRs in increase in the production I t i zinc taken place in where iR HA W plants were started by the Caney 4 me company at Can Caney y by the me company at Chanute and by the then n hinc company at Altoona The Thet t Harp company at La which started in 3 had a fuTi ars production The plant of the Mining A Smelting company was The large works of the Edgar Zinc me company at Cherryvale controlled tv aly the United States Steel corporation a their full product in 1904 in I Illinois the Illinois Zinc company built an addition of 10 retorts and toe Mineral Point Zinc company controlled l b tho New Jersey company is IC large new works at Depue Dur 1904 W UN the new works of the company of Cleveland were started blurted at W t Va Vat The Unit ti til ld State tatu Zinc company ut at Pueblo Cole Colo ColeT T is owned by the American Smelt Smell A at company lias put up U two u tit the by 35 per Time production of Missouri wa wag re ye restored stored t to ite former place by th the Ion of t the operatic of th the ilant lant bY y Me MIT A B T Ta a Jual jt at works l have a e wade made a larger product the Indiana plants were idle hue alto altogether gether ge ther The rhe production of toc ore was also atoo by causes in the Mis in the Rocky Menu Moun Min regions in Wisconsin Kentucky Mr Vir Virginia ginia and Tennessee |