Salt Lake Tribune | 1912-12-08 | Page 30 | Idaho Output for Year is Generous

IHO OUTPUT FOB HjSGEIlUS Robert N. Bell Finds That the Future Gives Promise of Better Results. A record-breaking production of mineral min-eral In the north Idaho belt, which Is chiefly the Coeur d'Alcnc region, Ih predicted pre-dicted within the next twelve months by Robert N. Bell, state initio lnsnuc-lor. lnsnuc-lor. who finds, at the concliiKlon of an Innpectlon. that the production ot 191-wjli 191-wjli bo larger than that of last year " am gratified to find tho mining Industry In-dustry of the Coeur d'Alcnes u such i u thrifty condition." said Mr. Bell. While gradually receding values and IncrcabCd costa in some of tho deep mipos urn going go-ing to affect materially their prnllt-j sharing ability, the good metal values, that prevailed recently have, greatly stimulated production In all classes or 01 "There Is not an Idlo mill in tho district dis-trict and I look for another record-breaking record-breaking yield of molals. probably exceeding ex-ceeding 300,000.000 pounds of lead ana S.000,000 ounces of silver, together wltn u large output of zinc and copper. "I feel more optimistic than ever about tho productive possibilities and future endurance of l.ho district aa a whole, for It has afforded somo remarkably Interesting Inter-esting surprises In tho development of big. brand new commercial ore channels chan-nels during Iho last two years and others are assured."