Deseret Evening News | 1905-12-16 | Page 78 | Utah's Contribution to the Mineral Wealth of the World

U Contribution to the Mineral Wealth W of the World W mOl to tho the year ear ISil there theN were no records kept of ot metal output but buil since tut date Me figures have h acI keen been cen PHIOU P compIled each year jeur ear with th the possible exception of ot ono one on which given a n very ery ry Idea II a of oC hOI bow tha ha t t ln of oC the tie state have yielded their treasures and madi 11 heir lr contributions towards n the ho wealth OfficIal estimates of or mineral minerai production In Utah commenced with wih the tha year f 1871 17 whoa the tha mines mp of oC Alta Alia Alt were attracting World wide attentIon From ISTO ISil to 1875 Inclusive the government compiled statistics and ati an tho tIu re rePOrts POrts of ot It n W V United States commissioner of at mIneral statistics show the Iho production of or those live five years to be ue as nl and sliver silver OMO teal lead Total m Gold and Rud silver siver lead intI Total 7 1011 Gold 2426 placer gold Bold sIlver lead lal l copper Total umiO and lud Limit silver lend IrmI JI copper 2900 O Total 73 Gold ller Jj 3 lead leat 11 OSO copper 3 Total 1 Ii It U wIlt wil be ho seen from the foregoing Ing that thit copper ropper did 11 not enter Into th production il of ot until ures are arc From obtainable tho the end of or for 1372 ISiC 1670 to tha thu beginning b of oC the th kept l ep no ito mineral record rd for tor tIm th Ko o 0 fig OJ From Ironi 1577 1677 to 1901 1301 Inclusive Incuse probably the most accurate e tl on tho metal la te 1 for tor or gold olt sliver silver HIer copper and lead were wet compiled 1 by tho local representatIves of ot Wells Wolla Wels Since 1901 the tho Ihl government line has furnished covering the subject It 1 wilt wi bo he noted tho the obtainable lna lo tha the mines of t Utah have hare yielded riches in excess of oC Y Year Rr I Silver i r I i ni J i rc to toI I 18 i ii 5 Gt 00 l p 8 S 71 hi J i L t i 08 6 S SO Q a 12 thO H niO O ot f g 11 10 O n Q t 0 iT 1831 9 joa Do ii l t 03 I 13 1 I 0 1 7 d t iS O o HU fl iO l 45 1884 II 10 jl 1701 t i O iI 0 vy II 01 IJ 1 Pi 10 1 lb i oJ 43 oJ D 1857 II J I f 1 g pO un Ii l l 2 7 j 1 u Ill na 21 S 10 JS I 17 71 WG I Sll I flO St 30 H SQ Q IP 11 1 n IR is 5 IiO iI UH I L 80 S 1893 I l S I 1 l ISU I r I O I G 1895 q J 32 rID g 32 OO O 1 1 liO 93 1897 89 65 77 28 8 OG 7 18 00 L 23 3 30 4 1 0 ST 1899 1890 I 35 1148 22 2 t 0 2701 Oo 1211 21 1000 I OO Gi 63 li J Hi i liO n o 1 02 C t ir OA I 1 1 1 13 I 33 1050 Dl 91 iD 79 18 PO 2 S 17 1 S