| Show II ESTIMATES O ON COPPER Forecasted That the he Mines of the United States Slates Will Wi Produce Soo Pounds This Fhi Year UTAH HAS MADE GREAT OAtHS OAIS Production Three Times Greater Grentel Six Years Ago Arizona Also Making Progress Pro gress gressA A careful estimate of ot the tho Increase In Inthe tho the copper rapper production of ot tine the tle United States for tOr 1901 by IW an nn authority based bl d upon ti II n of oC all ni the Im Important In Inn the tine country Indi Indicate rates cate that thAI the figures will wi be bet beI compiled t I at the end eld of ot the year ell should stull show hol a n total output of close clow to tn COO pounds ton foi the year These h e figures represent ent an nit al Increase over last hist years ars production of ot pounds nn tie n against nn an Increase of or pounds recorded for or 1003 1803 over 1002 1003 This tore fore cast caM necessarily assumes l the th contin led existence exl of conditions now nw la lit ef of effect C In the Iho various states until the tho end of ot the tho year el and arid likewise takes cognizance cO of ot tho the van vari various 1111 vanous ous OUI improvements Improvement contemplated before tints end emit en of ot 1904 1901 1904 Time Tho he shutdown of ot any uny Important producer r any nl length I of ot timo would make a radical change In iii Inthe II the figures While tho the estimate made rovers covers the tha details of or the tho output of ot all 11 the Important tonI tant mines and ald producing agents slight alight change tinny may occur before the tho termination lion tion of ot limo tho present year to niter alter the tho final result ro ul Illustrating however hoor the accuracy of ot theM thea compilations It I may amity be bi pointed out that than tine the New Nt York Comm Com Commercial COl mercial mercal last Il t October estimated the th 1003 1903 copper correr production at pounds loun s whereas tho the used for statistical purposes recently published placed tho the output at nt 71 pounds showing a I close proximity to tho the and a I variance of ot only ani pounds OP OF 0 MINING The production of copper In II pounds In inn Inthe II the Iho United limited States past 12 in InhaR round has haR been been Year Y lr Pounds 1883 1893 1 1801 I BOa 1895 1 i 3 ISM 1 ft I 1507 1807 I I I 80 1889 1 1 1800 1000 I I 1801 1 1803 1902 I 00 S I 6 1003 1803 With Wih the exception of ot the output of ot 1800 1600 and Ind 1901 1001 the tho has ha continued normally from year to year while In nine years tho the Increase has hl been heen more rore than per cent Notwithstanding the continued advance athance In tine the out output output put of o the tho red metal no pessimism te 1 Is l concerning the tho new lew figures which show the tine Increased aggregate from year to year yeu It 1 Is II shown hown that tIme the employment of ot copper In nil all forms torms of ot manufacture Is l Increasing rind and keep keeping keeping ing Ina puce paco with wih the tho output Whilo there Is little that tho I Mon Ion Montana tana viii 1 retain r UK its Ill lend lead an os tho most mo l Important state In the Union for tur lOOt 1804 time the light for tor second place la iS bound to 10 attract attention For Por Forthe the tho past paRI six mix Ix years carA Michigan has hns held hekt a n firm grip upon that rung of or the tho ladder but ovary oary year yeM the tho distance separating It II front from Arizona line has been beell lessened m II 1903 1803 the tho gap gall separating the two Iwo states In their copper production was wn pounds Last year yen I tho distance dl was wn re ro reduced roo to tine the limited headway h pained gained being due tue to tine the fact that tha Mich Uch Michigan MIchigan igan had hall Increased Its output from rom liO pounds In lit 1002 1802 to In 1803 1003 1 03 Front From rom now no on however tIne the Mich Uch Michigan igan copper output must remain clone coo to 10 the figures established whereas Arl An aQua tonn has hn enough territory to enable It I to forge tOfe to the th front Time The following table shows approximately where the Increase Is coming from tram title this year ArIzonA f f I 00 I I Michigan 2 Utah U lain It 4 COO OO Wyoming Miscellaneous 2000 2000 Total F The Increase In inn copper cult put Is not significant HO so tar far ns as lS It I mill Indi Indicate cate the tine uncovering of at any uny new now terri tern territory tory Tine Tho Increased output Is la due to the nut fait that the state Is I gradually return returnIng log InK to tu ilK ItH IM record of ot 1802 when the total of ot rod metal produced amount amounted ed ell eu tn tit t l pounds The production should como core largely front from time the properties ot of tho tine Amalgamated Copper COPIer company ns as n the tine new nett smelter with wih tin M many amity new devices will wil hao been In commission lon a n full ful year It ItIs I itIs Is II not now nol known knoll to 10 what extent the smelter of ot the bult ft Montana IS 11 company will wi operate during the tires pres present l re reent ent your par Thu hul fur far maya havo hlA been limited to trial dial Ilal run rutt rUI The he plant of or orthe the time Cataract company at II Basin Is t elso 80 l o on n a new ne onto ono front from which results are still unknown I 1 It I Is In tile the tle nev 1 orAl other large Inter cite In lii the Ihl state tale will 11 equal their 1803 1903 18 output In lit Michigan the Increase wilt wi probably nob ably com canine cOle from front the Champion anti and Trl mined Thus fur far far during darling the first five ne months month work time the Michigan mines mine have 1111 pro lire produced more mor mort than 7 1000 pounds lOUI I of ot copper In lii Alanl tine the Increase In copper cOller pro production fr will wi bo lie led isU I by Ly the time new mew leI smelter of ot the tIne Copper Queen company at al Doug Douglas las Ins which within ft n month will wi have a smelting capacity of ot 2600 tons tone a I day clay Th The he output Is ts now figured Bt lit 1000 2000 So tons tone tonsa tonea a n day dB The he old smelter smeller at nt Rb e la ii 1 destined d to 10 go fO out Olt of at commission by bytho bythe bythe the tho end of ot June The Calumet Arise Arlio Arlion n Os nR Shannon and nd Old Dominion aro oil ull ul marked for tor Ome advances In their copper output The output of at the copler Diamond company while small Is 18 up Ui well ivell 11 In July the tue pleat plant of ot tho the company at nt Troy Prey ry Is I to 10 go 0 Into Inlo commission lol while the Silver Hilver BIer Hello Belo smelter will 1 shortly increase Its 11 output to 10 pounds n a 1 month pun Tim following properties are nl those thoss hO increased d pr Lion Ion will wi swell the not 1504 output In tine the th States tates 1903 1003 1801 1001 1 t m IX It t Copper Queen Arli tris X Int Mich Mich Champion Mich 1 GOoM Quincy Quiney MHO Osceola O Mich Mohawk Mich 6 poO Calumet 2000 Shannon Ari AnIz Old Cid Dominion Ariz Aniz MOI 16 I COO North Am Ann White Whit Knob Co Ida r 00 Utah Ulah Coper Co Utah United States Utah 1 Utah Coos Cons Utah 1000 The copper production prou In tn Utah hai ita h lon advanced by b leaps and bounds Londs In I title thin states copper cpr output aggregated POUndS l Last Iut year It was WA 37 and tine the various reduction plants In the tite state mate aro now turning out dona CIOMO donato hw to tl Ii 1000 pound pounds of ot copper i per er week In 11 Idaho Id ho th the White While Knob Copper company at It Mackay n mi producing about hounds of tnt tt copper a I month and tutu blow In ha the management expects to 10 II another furnace shortly horly At Mineral City lime company corpany of ot Port Purt Portland land Or baa haa hOI tv n plant In opera operation tion In Iii Wyoming the plant of ot the tho North American Amerl 11 Copper Corper company at itt lt OI OIl l l 1 Os reported l to be he producing II due log InK copper at nl tho rate of at about ml u u a pou 1 year In California most 10 I ot of tine the copper Is la sc so cured from Shasta county coult No o chango H Is I anticipated In the tine states production No Xo change will wil bo ho recorded In II Alaska while In inn II time tho other copper pro Pm producing pr lurching states are not Im Important portent to radical chunked Coin Colo Colorados ratios rados output will wi probably show an ant ni In orense over tho time 1903 l O figures |
