| Show I JD i R G Ore Shipments From mind j via Lcauville From August 1 to August 29 eighty carloads 1 car-loads of ore were shipped from the Blue River mines eightyfour car loads from j Eagle river Most of tho former went to Denver most of the latter to Leadville I Tho shipments from Leadville including J part of the above have averaged during I tho month of August from fortyfive to fifty cars a day sqy fortyseven car loads at twelve tons Thus n tonago of 564 tons of ore including iron Allowing a consumption con-sumption of 450 tons by Leadvillo smelters the totalconsumption and shipments ship-ments out of Leadville and vicinity ores is fully ono thousand tons per day 0 This does not include the milling ore used daily at the various mills of Leadville All this ore before it can he milled smelted or shipped must be mined and transported and a largo number of men are necessarily employed thereat Lead vie remains therefore the foremost camp of the state Mine Stack and t Jail |
