Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-17
Bulletin Issued by the United
States Geological Survey Con-
taInS Interesting Facts
COLD PRODUCTION INCREASED.
Official Figures on the Production Of
Last Year--Ficures on Output
OF Silver

The geological survey at Washington
has issued bulletin on the subject
OF the production OF gold and silver in
the United states, and although some
what belated, Is not lacking Of interest
The rich rOnouah district in Nye
county. says the bulletin, made Ne
vada the leading state Of the Union IN
the production of gold and silver dur
Inc the year 1908 The total production
OF gold for the Inted States was
2.tCOO0l fine ounces, valued at A319l,-
ZOO "a decrease Of So l0S3O0 on SOL
per cent. as compared with the produc-
tion OF 1902 OF the "a states and ter
ritOiies that yielded gold In 1903. IL
showed am increase 900 production Ne
vadA leading with an Increase Of Sij2,-
ZOO or lL02 per cont An equal NUM-
her OF states and territories produced
silver iu 1903, and the same number
showed an Increase iu production, with
Nevada The leading state boz the produc-
ton of silver ms we'll as of gold II
held the slme proud position In l9O2,
but btttered lts own record I'M 1908 by
/ EOS 800 fine ounces. or 3iS2 per cent.
Kansas also Is worthy OF special
lUtUll0'l lN lUN Nlll lArs' va nplN ''"
silver producers Kansas ana Tennes-
see, with products valued, respectively,
at 5000 ana $500 Joined the ranks OF
gold producers for the first time IN
1908. and Kansas also lenOrted silver
for the first tima giving a production
Of no less thdn 9l,iCO ounces
Alaska. which led In the increase Of
cold production in 1902, was second
u 1903, with am increase Of t26S 600
Arizona showed a gain Of S2ijSOO;
Idaho, S9j i0O, Montana. $4,000, Viz
ginIa, $1,000, Washington $500, and
Alabama $500 The greatest de-
crease In the production OF gold In
1908 was IN Colorado where the pro-
ductlon fell on S5,g2S coo or 2O.S2 per
cent. California was second In amount
Of decrease IN 1898. falling of 1857 600
Decreases were also noted In the fol-
lowing states and territories Oregon
500 500, New Mexico, S2S6,5OO; South
Dakota Sl3S, 700, Georgia. i3j,SOO;
Wyoming, S35,2OO South Carolina, S2l,-
200: North Carolina, $4,000, and Mary
land, $1,000
The total silver yield OF the United
states Tor 1904 amounted TO b,3OOOOO
fine ounces This had coming value
OF t70,2060CO and a commercial value
OF S20,899. 900. a decrease In quantity OF
1900 O0O fine ounces or 2l6 per cent
Besides Nevada and Kansas, the fol-
lowing states and territories also
showed gains IN production IN 1903 over
1909 ldahy, Gl2g0Q ounces; Utah $685.
100 ounces Arlzona $4,000 OUNCES
Alaska. $1,000 ounces California, $1,000
ounces. oregon, 24,7OO ounces Texas,
S 200 ounces Virginia, $500 ounces,
and Tennessee. 700 ounces The reat-
est decrease IN the production Of sill
Yer In 1903 was IN Colorado and
amounted 20 2,6s5, 500 fine ounces. Ala
bama, which reported 100 fine ounces
OF silver In 1902, reported no produce
ton in 1903. Other decreases We're as
follows: Montana, l6Ol5OO ounces,
Washington, 324j0O ounces; New Mexl-
co, 276,50O ounces; South Dakota, 49,
600 ounces; Michigan, $4,000 ounces
North Carolina, 5000 ounces, and Wyo-
ming, $500 ounces.
The total value Of the production Of
precious metals by the United States
IN 1903. reckoning silver at its COM
mercIal value, amounted to slO2,9i3100
a decrease Of So, SOL 300. or 59l per cent,
from the yield Of 1902