COLORADO. 



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A State census was taken this year. The 

 following table shows the population by coun- 

 ties, and the mortality for the census year 

 ending May 31, 1885 : 



The total population in 1880 was 194,327 ; 

 gain in five years, 49,583, or over 25 per cent. 



Mining. A Denver journal, near the close of 

 the year, makes the following statement rela- 

 tive to the mining interests of the State : " The 

 Colorado output of precious metals for 1885 

 will exceed that of 1884. The low price of 

 lead reduced the production of silver-lead ores 

 very materially the first half of the year, and 

 this, together with the sharp competition be- 

 tween the valley and Leadville smelters, kept 

 many of the Leadville stacks out of blast for a 

 lengthened period ; but, notwithstanding these 

 drawbacks, Leadville will show little shrinkage 

 in the gross yield of her mines. To compen- 

 sate for losses, the ore of the Carbonate Camp 

 has in many instances greatly enhanced in 

 value, and especially in gold contents. Iron- 

 ore has been marketed in enormous quantities, 

 and many new producers have been added to 

 the list of shippers. Pitkin County side-line 

 controversies have retarded production, but 

 still there will be a large increase of totals over 

 last year. Summit County will show large 

 gains in gold from placer operations and the 

 stamp-mills erected there during the year. 

 Park County will double its output, owing to 



the heavy shipments of the Sovereign mine 

 and renewed activity in placer and stamp-mill 

 operations. The San Juan country will give im- 

 mense additions to last year's large yield, es- 

 pecially from Red Mountain mines and San 

 Miguel properties. Gilpin, Clear Creek, and 

 Boulder Counties will also show steady gains, 

 so that the entire yield of the State will closely 

 approximate that of 1883. 1 ' 



Political. The only general election in the 

 State was for Justice of the Supreme Court, 

 This occurred on Nov. 3, and resulted in the 

 success of Samuel H. Elbert, the Republican 

 candidate, over Judge Stone, Democrat. 



COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION, AMERICAN. The 

 aggregate volume of the foreign commerce of 

 the United States in the year ending June 30, 

 1885, was, exclusive of the movement of coin 

 and bullion, $1,319,651,739, against $1,408,- 

 211,302 in 1884, $1,547,020,316 in 1883, and 

 $1,475,181,831 in 1882. The annual values of 

 the exports and imports of merchandise for ten 

 years are exhibited in the following table : 



The total value of gold and silver coin and 

 bullion imported and exported, and the annual 

 net exports or imports of specie, were as fol- 

 low: 



* Excess of imports. 



The total value of imports exempt from duty 

 in 1884-'85 was $193,181,073, as compared 

 with $209,884,184 in 1883-'84. The value of 

 articles admitted free of duty under the reci- 

 procity treaty with the Hawaiian Islands, in- 

 cluded in the above, was $8,673,581 in 1885, 

 as compared with $7,748,317 in the preceding 

 fiscal year. The total value of imports subject 

 to duty in 1885 was $384,295,777 during 1884- 

 '85, against $457,813,509 during the year pre- 

 ceding. Of the total value of imports for 1885, 

 those entered for immediate consumption are 

 represented by $455,309,615, against $490,882,- 

 867 in 1884; those entered for warehouse by 

 $122,167,235, against $148,912,934. In 1884. 

 imports valued at $27,901,892 were entered 



