| Show government REPORT ON IDAHO unusual conditions in idaho idabo make it impossible to estimate accurately the lead output of the state but shipments are being made at the rate of about pounds of lead a year there will be a correspondingly despondingly ly large output of silver and a great increase in the total value of the states output of metals this statement is based on reports received by the united instates geological survey from its field office of salt lake city some of the large mines in idaho are greatly increasing their shipments notably the hercules hecla and morning orning JM the tamarack ouster custer is temporarily pora rily closed the marsh is not now producing and the output of the stewart will probably be much below that of 1915 the mines of the coeur dalene region are shipping lead ore and concentrates at the rate of over tons a month and zinc material at the rate of over tons a month blaine county has added little to the lead output leahi lemhi county is far below the record of former years and the wilber in fremont county is also producing somewhat less important changes are in progress in the metallurgical industry the hercules ore and concentrates are treated at the plant at northport North port washington where two lead furnaces are in operation and two more are to be built preparations are also being made to build a lead plant at kellogg for treating the ore of the bunker hill sullivan mine as well as custom ore new mills are being constructed for the ray jefferson Hypo and idaho continental and one is planned for the tamarack ouster custer As prices have become better wages and dividends have been greatly increased though the snow isnow storm mine is no longer a producer the output of copper in idaho is progressing at a better rate than in 1915 largely on account of increased shipments from the empire property at mackay other shipments came from the national caledonia and richmond A mill was constructed on little north fork for the horst powell property shipments of crucq crud zinc ore and concentrate indicate a good increase in the output over that of 1915 the consolidated interstate and callahan shipped over tons of zinc material during the first quarter of 1916 a figure that indicates a rate of more than pounds of spelter a year for that mine alone the success frisco greenhill and morning contributed considerable amounts and the terrible edith constitution ution hercules colonial and highland surprise were lesser shippers A mill was built for the constitution mine on pine creek receipts of gold bullion tor for the half year at boise show an increase over the same period of 1915 |
