Show quicksilver IN 1910 preliminary figures collected by 14 D mccaskey of the united states Geologic geological ay survey from the individual proud cers ers show that the production of quicksilver in the united states in 1910 was flasks flacks or 75 pounds each valued at the new york average price for the year at this production represents the output as given by thle the largest producers for the first eleven months of the year and the sum of estimates made by them for december and also the final figures of the smaller producers A comparison of the statistics of production given above for 1910 with the final figures for 1909 flasks flacks valued at the average new york price for 1909 at shows that although there was a decrease in production for 1910 of flasks flacks there w was ts an increase in value of the output of the production of the united states for 1911 will probably show a further decrease owing to suspension of operations at several large mines in humboldt county nevada near fitting in the american canyon are the nevada almaden and dixie quicksilver properties on both of which development work has been done in nye county near lone ione on the west side of the shoshone range the shoshone mines in sheep canyon made a considerable production in 1909 from sorted ore treated in a battery of nine retorts in shamrock canyon north of sheep canyon development work was done on the jule and laz claims of the mercury mining company and a considerable quantity of good furnace ore was extracted |