Show J RANK sECOND IN 11 PRODUCTION Of SILVER METAl HETU ORS ORE WASHINGTON Oct 7 The 1 The completed ed figures for 1 1012 1 Issued Isue by George 1 E. E Roberts director of tho the mint Iho show that thata i ia a new peak w was touched touche last Jast year in th the thc production of or sliver silver And nd not only did the output rea reach h the enormous total o of 37 fine ounes ounces but but its Us value was aS iGO much greeter greater than that of oC the output of oC any preceding year ur since Ince 1895 1596 which he show to have been boen worth less Jess than a halt half million mil mU- mi lion lon dollars dolar more rore It ft compared compare with wih a production of or tine fine ounce ounces worth orth in 1911 and fine I valued at O In 1910 Because of or the hl higher her price of silver diver the output In the tho period perIo from 18 1853 to 19 1393 was more valuable but It Is If necessary to togo togo too go o back more than two decades to find a year ear In la which the quantity produced oven approaches that of 1912 In 1892 th the output out out- put nut was wa fire fine ounces ounce and lh the f I I i value alue Then as a will 1 of be b. b seen een I In tho the following table both price and production production pro pro- pr- pr t began to decline In 1595 the output output output out out- i put ducton fell fel blan below ro ounces Ounce hut but but rallied to O fine ounces the na not next t. t year ear and remained between and until 1911 when for tho the first nut time since 18 1892 It roe ro-c above OO fine ounces g. g By tar far the greater Part o of the thc country 3 output comes come from Irom six states state These are arc in the order of or their Importance as aa producers Nevada Ne Utah Montana Cole Colo 1 i rado Idaho and Arzon Arizona Arisona The co combined silver production of oC these states la last t y ar r I was u ounces 5 or more than 33 93 P per r cent of or the total Nevada ada was wad a an anthe j tu the leader with an output of or l. l OI I fine ounce lunte a 3 gain aln of Ir 6 over I the tile previous lou year par Utah was a n close cose second sec eec ec ond end with a production of or 6 fine ounces wih compared with th In tn Hut 1911 I a a. gain of oC fine ounces ounce This was wa much the boat best showing made by br an any stat The Increase In Nevada a was due t I largely ITel to the activity at nt Tonopah ant and and In Utah to th the greater output of o the tile Sliver Silver SJ Cr Kim Kins Coalition th the DIY ly I West st. Daly Jude and other Park City properties as os well ell el as al to the fine ne showing made b by the CentennIal Eureka Eureka In Tin Tin- tie tic tc In Idaho the tho principal source of sil silver all all- 81 IB is the lead which carr good vet ver II ore ores orel carry silver sl er value values and the Increase In silver output naturally natura followed the greater reater production of or lead The production b by states tates In 1912 compares com con pares pares with the two to preceding years nn as follows n figures ures In fine ounces ounce State 1912 1311 I Alabama OO Alaska H I Arizona 00 California Colorado Georgia GOO COO Idaho Illinois ISOO 1800 Maryland and Penn iO i Michigan SOi 00 Missouri Montana Montana Nevada New Nev Mexico North orth Carolina 2300 1000 Oregon C Philippine Islands 2100 Porto Rico Yi w South Dakota South Tennessee Texas Utah Uth Virginia Washington Wyoming Zoo O 00 Total |