Show STRONG POSITION OF LEAD special correspondence spokane wash aug 10 american lead miners are in a decidedly strong position made so by the stiff tariff and the fact that few important lead mines are being found in the united states outside of the coeur calenes dA lenes and the camps in missouri said F gushing cushing moore state mining inspector of idaho who is making a tour of the coeur dalene district for the present at least he added lead is in a much stronger position of defense than the copper mining industry the lead silver mines of the coeur calenes dA lenes rank first and probably will maintain that place for many years the heavy product byproduct by of silver adds much to their profit earning capacity there is much activity in the coeur calenes dA lenes the boise basin placer district the salmon river country and the elk city district since early in the the doise boise basin has been an important placer camp yielding in the neighborhood of by the hydraulic process alone gold dredges have been in operation the last few years and they are working satisfactorily more dredges are being installed and quartz mining is also taking on new life the prolonged scarcity of money for industrial du investment coupled with the zero price for copper seems to have given gold mining the preference with the average run of mine investors real estate investments have been the prevailing craze with most people having surplus money but a twenty per cent decrease from last years record crop will probably result in a measurable boost for legitimate mine promotion and other industries of like stability and profit earning power notwithstanding the low price for copper and the normal price for both lead and silver american mines 8 so far this year have made good dividend records |