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GOLD AND SILVER.                                             779
Quicksilver consumed in certain Western States, 1911-1918—Continued.
a Tartly estimated.
Quicksilver consumed in Colorado in 1918 amounted to 6,050 pounds, in New Mexico to 279 pounds, and in South Dakota to 12,252 pounds.
The Mining and Scientific Press, April 6, 1918, contains an article on "The loss of quicksilver in gold mills," by W. J. Sharwood. Tables are given showing available data on the consumption of mercury in stamp mills on a basis of troy ounces of mercury used
p er short ton of ore for various mills in the United States, Mexico, Canada, South Africa, Chosen (Korea), Celebes, and Australasia.
Potassium andsodium cyanides consumedin certain Western States, 1913-1918, in pounds.