Show THE LEAD MINE INDUSTRY the year 1904 was a prosperous one for the lead mining and smelting smelling sm elting industry ot the united states and a year of extraordinary expansion in the production of spelter there was a large increase in the production of lead and an even larger increase in the consumption of that metal the total gross production of lead in the country is given givan as short tons valued at 26 in the mississippi valley the production of lead increased considerably during 1904 and this increase is still going on in the lead zinc regions of southwest missouri and southeast kansas the production of lead approached pro ached the record of 1901 the principal producing camps were webb city carter ville joplin galena duenweg and granby the greater smelter part of this ore is smelted smelter by local smelters shelters sm elters A certain quantity of the lead ore of the district is converted directly into pigment in southwest missouri further progress has been made by an increased activity among the older mines the st joseph lead company the largest individual producer of lead in the country has gained in out put by enlarging the old bonne terre mill by putting into operation a new mill at the hoffman shaft which will be capable of handling 1000 short tons of ore per day and by adding to the smelting smelling sm elting facilities at the herculaneum Hercula works the doe run company which is closely allied with the st joseph lead company has operated to full capacity the desloge lead com pany has sunk a new shaft and has increased its mill capacity 50 per cent the central lead company produced only 3 short tons of ton lead in 1904 as compared with tons in 1903 the falling off being due to the fact that the mines and works were idle for three months as the result of a strike inaugurated in order to force a recognition of the first miners union organized in the district the effort failed the central lead company has been sold to the american smelters shelters Sm elters securities company the national lead company now ships the product of the derby mines to the new smelter at collinsville Col linsville III which went into operation during 1904 the federal lead company produces considerable quan titles of ore and smelts large amounts ore on toll the mine la motte company did not produce as largely in 1904 as in pr pre years the old shibboleth lead min mill ing company of cadet mo has passed into the hands of the american lead and company the cour dalene district of idaho is the most important single lead producing district in the united states the lead con tents of the output of these idaho mines is given as short tons the federal mining and smelting smelling Sm elting company controls the wardner group of mines which formerly belonged to the empire state idaho company the mace group formerly owned in part by the standard company and in part constituting sti the mammoth group and the burke group formerly the tiger poorman group the year 1904 was characterized by a tendency toward consolidation of interests among owners of lead mines an eftim estimate ate made in the fall of 1904 places the quantity of ore in sight at wardner group at tons at the burke mines at tons and at the mace mines at tons in colorado leadville continues to be the principal lead producing camp fresh discoveries at leadville hold out the promise of a considerable increase in the production utah has increased its output by enlarged operations in the tintic gintic district where the centennial eureka gemini grand central and mammoth are the principal shippers at park city the daly west and the silver king are the leading producers |