Show SMALL OUTPUT OP OF METALS FROM OREGON the value of gold silver copper and lead produced in oregon in in 1926 according to the estimate of J M hill of the bureau of mines was a decrease of or 22 per cent as compared with the value of metals produced in 1925 the output of gold decreased 28 per cent largely because of the decrease in dredge yield the output of copper increased per cent and lead per cent as compared with the output of those metals in 1925 in 1926 it is estimated that ounces of gold were produced in oregon valued at as compared with ounces valued at in 1295 the buffalo monitor empire dredge cornucopia and bunker hill mines were yere the largest producers of gold the dry year seriously interfered with mining in all sections of the state the output from placer mines fell off considerably and there was a slight decrease in gold production from deep mines the silver production of oregon in 1926 was ounces valued at as compared with ounces valued at in 1925 a decrease of 10 per cent in quantity and 20 per cent in value the largest production of silver was from concentrates shipped from the granite district though copper concentrates and gold silver ore produced in eastern oregon added materially to the silver yield the homestead iron dyke copper mine began shipping late in Sep september fember after a shutdown shut down of several months copper opper was recovered from mixed concentrates shipped from the granite district the total production of copper in oregon in 1925 was pounds valued at as compared with pounds va valued aued at in 1925 the lead yield in 1926 was pounds valued at 1000 as compared with pounds valued at in 1925 the lead was a byproduct by product of gold silver concentrates shipped from eastern oregon in eastern oregon the largest producers of f gold from quartz mines were the cornucopia at cornucopia the buffalo monitor at granite the snow creek and the ibex in in the greenhorn district and the rainbow in the mormon basin district the superior dredge near bridgeport worked half the year being hampered by low water and the empire idle several weeks during low dredge near john day was the baisley elk at development water in the summer advanced and it is reported further horn near SU sumpter ampter was that the mill will start early in 1927 development was continued on the various copper pr properties berties per ties near keating mines near prairie city the and at the miller mountain taken over by the northwestern smelter at sumpter was smelting smelling Sm elting refining company during the summer but was not operated during 1926 development considerable in southwestern oregon there was work accomplished on various quartz properties galice gold hill and leland but milling near limited applegate by shortage of water and p production ro reduction from quartz was for the bunker hill was not up to expectations mines except hard the placer mines on oil likewise was the dry season the rule though a t number of placer Q r and short runs were nines mines were in shape to produce |