Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-03-12
GOLD. sILvER AND Copper.
The Product Of lhe United states and
British Columbia I'm 1890.

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Wells. Fargo & Co.'S report oi
precious metals produced IN the States
and Territories west of the Missouri
river (includlng British Columbia)
during 1890 shows in the aggregate:
Gold. $S2. 156. 913; silver. 81, $50, 831 \;
copper, $40, 569 092; lead. 81, ,5O9.-
571; totol gross result $127. 166. 410.
The commercial" value at which the
several metals named have been esti-
mated Is: Silver, $l.04 per ounce;
copper, II cents per pound. and lead.
"a. so per cwt.
As in Drmer reports the company
says that allowance must be made for
probable variation from exact figures,
by reason OF constantly increasing
facilities for transporting bullion,
cres and base metals from the mines
outside of the express. and the diff.
Guilty of getting entirely reliable data
from private sources, Especially Is
such the case in the reports from
Montana and Colorado. Statistics
gathered in this way are liable to be
exaggerated; but, with;some modifica-
tions On this account made in the re.
port, the final general results reached,
while only approximately correct,
may be accepted as the closest ap-
Proclamation possible under the cir
cumstances.
California heads the list as a gold
producing State and Colorado in sill
yer. The total value of all the out
put by States is as follows: Cali
fornia $11. 761. ia; Nevada, SO, 24O, :
$50; Oregon, $1,036, 900; Washing
ton, 1919, 900; Alaska, S762 S11;
Idaho. $1S, 82I, 500; Montana, 1884,
S14, 955; Utah, $12, 259, 175; Colorado
$27. 275. 447; New Mexico. 81, 65S,-
885; Arizona 1887, $40; Dakota
So, 045, $50; Texas, $249. 423; British
Columbia S361,55 Total. $12z-
166. 41O.
The yield for 1890, segregated, is
approximately as follows: Gold,
20. %; silver 49.49; copper, 1917;
lead, 9.05. The increase in produc-
tion has more than doubled in the
last twenty years. In 1870 the value
Of the product OF the United States
west of the Missouri river was $52,-
150, 900. and in 1890 itreached $685.
S04, S55, which is the greatess years
output. Taking in British Columbia
and the west coast of Mexico the
highest point was in 1889, when it
reached $l27, 677,S36 In the same
year the production of gold, silver
and lead reached its highest point,
while copper touched the top in 1890.
The exports of silver during the
past year to Japan, China, the Straits,
ETC.. have been as follows: From
London, $41, 17S, 444; from San Fran
cisco. Sc, 800, S65; total, $47, 974, 500,
as against $57, 654, 712 last year.
Pounds sterling estimated at $4.84.
In speaking of Mexico the report
says: 1.-The returns from Mexico
continue to show steady forward
movement, in full accord with the
healthy progress OF mineral develop
ments and mining interests in the
United States. This result is owing
in great measure to the liberal and
friendly policy OF the federal govern
ment OF Mexico, which has afforded
enterprises of the kind every reason
able encouragement. The prospects
for the future are also very bright"
The total output from this country,
valued upon mintage basis, is:
Gold, 81, 100 900. and silver S41..
500,0 900.