The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-12-27
MORE COLD THhN EvER.
An Increase In Production In Almost
Every Gold Region.

An Increase In Production In Almost
Every Gold Region.
The worlds gold product for the last
year viii surpass any year in its his
tory. The production of last year ex-
ceeded that of all previous years, and
was reported by the mint bureau at
e155, 522, 000.
The production for 1884, seems likely
not to be less than l75,O00,OO0, or a
gain of nearly $50, 0OO,0OO over the fig
ures of 1898. The principal gains have
been in the United States, the Witwa-
tersrandt region of South Africa, in
Australia and Russia.
1t was evident last summer, says
Washington authority, that mining ac-
tivity in Colorado and other western
states would carry the product of this
country for the year from S55, 955, 600 in
1893 to S42, 900. 1t now looks as
though the total would reach $4,000.
Director Preston has checked and
pruned the estimates from the great
mining states, but even with large re-
auctions they indicate an increase of
81, $50. 600 in Colorado, $4,000, 000 in Cal
ifornia, S1,000,000 in Montana, and
$500, 900 in Idaho. Large gains are also
reported in Oregon and Washington,
for which exact figures have not been
obtained.
The increase in the production of the
Witwatersrandt region has been stead
lily maintained for FIVE years. The pro-
duction of 1890 was 49,, 500 ounces, at
about $3.50 an ounce; the production
of 1891 was 729, 23S ounces; of 1899,
1910, SOS ounces; of 1898, l, SIS. 415 ounces,
and the estimated production for 1S04
is 100000 ounces. The complete fig
ures have been received up to the close
of November, and every month shows
an enormous increase over the CORE
spending month of 1898. with an adj
vance during the present year from
1928 ounces in January to 175.S09
ounces in November. The value of this
product was about SOC 900 600 in 1898. and
will be about SIS, O00.0 GOO in 1894. Other
portions of America are expected to
show slight gains, but they produced in
the aggregate only about 100000
worth.
Australia, which shows production
in 1893 of S35, 6Ss, SEQ, is credited with
an increase Of 5000 coo in 1894.
The Russian empire was credited in
the last mint report with the same pro-
duction in 1893 lis in 1892, which was
s24, SOC, 200 Official figures since re-
ceived show an increase in 1893 Of
about 81 ,500 GOO. and Il is thought that
This viii rise to $2,0O0,C coo for the pres
CIT year.
These gains alone will swell the
worlds production bv $2G.o00. COO and
would make an aggregate of more
tran $lSl eco 00, If no losses were in
Dictated in other countries. 1t is ex-
pected that such q loss may occur in
China. whore the product il 1898 was
S8,42G,000. on account of the war with
Japan. Even a large loss there would
leave the worlds production above
s175 1000. coo, and would exceed the most
sanguine estimates made 10y Director
I'rcton u his las report en- The pro
drction of the rreciors metals.
Mr. Preston is endeavoring to keep
MS estimates within conservative
bounds. for he docs not wish to make
Il larger claim than the facts will
finally warrant; hut it would secr1
that his estimate for this year Of $40,
n00,o00 was certain 10 be largely ex
ceedeG. -