Show SILVER AND LEAD it is confidently expected that great activity will prevail in the production of silver and lead during the present year and more interest is being taken than ever before in mining camps and districts where deposits of silver lead ores exist either separately or in combination during the past few weeks there has been considerable fluctuation in silver quotations tat ions but at this writing the price per ounce is above the old parity value of and as long as this figure is maintained which will be for years beyond a question of doubt silver producers will certainly be in a position to operate upon a regular and extensive scale with the result that many old mines will be reopened opened re and operated while new producers will be developed in many localities lead has made consistent advances of late and the outlook for this branch of the mining industry grows brighter and brighter lead is associated so extensively with other metals in ores that even fractional advances in price means much to the producer as accordi according fig to a late popular song every little bit added to what we have makes just a little bit more with either silver or lead as a by pro duct in ores or with either predominating there is a bright outlook for the producer and conditions are stimulating to say the least and with zinc showing greater strength there should be no lagging or delay on the part of mine owners this being the case three eight hour shifts with every available man at work should be the order of the day with them for now is their harvest time |