Image 3 of Las Vegas optic (East Las Vegas, N.M.), July 6, 1914, (CITY EDITION)
author: Anonymous
source date: 1914
availability: public_domain

LAS VEGAS DAILY OPTIC MONDAY JULY 6 1914 STATES INCREASE MINERAL OUTPUT MEW MEXICO SHOWS MARVELOUS GROWTH IN GOVERNMENT GEOLOGICAL REPORT Large gains were made In the mine production of gold silver copper and zinc In New Mexico in 1913 according to final figures of Charlea W Hen derson of the United States geologi cal survey The mine production of gold showed an Increase of 197480 ever the output of 784446 in 1912 that of silveran increase of 94572 ounces over the production of 1636 701 ounces In 1912 lead a decrease of 1547612 pounds from the yield of 5494018 pounds In 1912 copper an increase of 22277742 pounds over the yield of 34030964 pounds in 1912 and zinc figured aa spelter or einc In zinc oxide an increase of 2956524 pounds over the output of 13566337 pounds in 1912 Despite lower aver age yearly prices for copper and zinc the total value of the output was f 11 694002 an Increase for 1913 of J3 166047 Socorro county produced chiefly from the siliceous ore mines of Mo go Hon 623856 in gold or nearly 71 per cent of the total state yield There were increased yields of gold in