TABLE I-LEAD AND ZINC MINES.

Comparative table for the years 1894 and 1895.

1894.

1895.

Increase. Decrease.

No. counties producing lead and zinc ores
No. shafts operated during the year....
No. tons of lead ore mined during year..
No. tons of zinc ore mined during year..

61.618

9,615

52,003
89,150 101,294 12,144
Amount received for lead ore product.... $1.949,568 $1,852,400
Amount received from zinc ore product.. $1,337,910 $1.707,665 $369,755

Total amount received for the output of
both lead and zinc.....
Average price per ton received for lead ore
Average price per ton received for zinc ore

$971 68

$3,287,478 $3,560,066 $272,588

$37 48

$30 06

$7 42

$15 00

$16 86

$1.86

Is a showing, by counties, of the number of mines, employes, kind of machinery, tonnage, price per ton and value of the product in each county producing the metals; also quantity of the several grades in both lead and zinc ores, and the average price received for each grade: