Show production SINCE 1877 utah mines have made a wonderful record in the past quarter of a century the total production of gold silver lead and copper for the twenty four years ending december 31 a year ago according to the compilations in the office of the state statistician in dollars and cents reached the enormous sum of the record for this year is yet incomplete and can only be estimated but it is believed that the output will be close to it is estimated at bringing the grand total up to this gives an increase this year over last of a little over which the mining review considers to be a very conservative estimate the table of production by years Is as follo follows wg the bereau of statistics gives the production of gold from 1877 to 1901 inclusive at ounces of silver dur during ing the same period ounces of lead pounds and copper pounds the price of silver ranged from per ounce in 1877 down to cents in 1901 the quotations given on lead ranged from to per hundred copper is quoted at from 5 to 13 |