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This week in history Sept. 3, 1921: Climax cars, mining predictions and a holiday party summitdaily.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from summitdaily.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Image from Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection This week in history as reported by The Summit County Journal the week of Jan. 1, 1921. Mining operations good in 1920, despite late-year slowdown Mining in Summit County during the first half of the year was considerably more profitable than during the past six months, as lead and zinc prices slowly fell causing several producers to cease production. The U.S. government’s standard price upon silver produced in the United States helped the silver producers somewhat, though the smelters’ advance in treatment charges, bullion shipment charge and high freights kept silver producers out of the “excess profits” class. ....