The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-10

AAO oSotC 04lu6IdlOSlSI ndo 1So0C0 a
report concerning the mineral output
OF California in 1903, the first complete
and official figures at hand. With this
report is bulletin that makes it pos
sible to compare the California mineral
returns for seventeen years in detail,
from 1887 to 1903, inclusive Of both
years.
Naturally the first interest will be
regarding the gold product of the State
in 1903 This amounted to $16,471, 264.
Nevada County kept its position as the
leading gold producing county of Cali
fornia. Its gold output was $2,45S,047.
Amador County yielded $1,609,744 in
gold; Butte County, it's product being
largely swelled by the operations of
the gold dredging machines, $l,571,507;
Calaveras County, 81, 1904, 125; Ell Do
RADIO, $277 ,304; Kern, 81 ,022. 1853; Mari
posa, $542.355; Mono, 1888, 713; Placer,
$57O,571; Plumas, $424,112; Sacramento.
$S35,646; San Bernardino, 1891, 1877; San
toId 20 s4Si 5l6; Shasta, $171,242; Sierra
s607,72 Tuolumne, s1,732,572; Yuba,
s125,S3o; Alpine, s27O1; Del Norte, $71S5;
Fresno, $21, 53S; Humboldt, $3S,509; Inyo,
$66,045; Lassen, S91, 102; Los Angeles,
1854; MADEIRA, $93,O7o; Monterey, $500;
Orange, $3.50; Plumas, $424, 112; River
side, $fS,453; San Luis Obispo, $3.50:
Stanislaus. $52,S69; Tulare, $92l5, and
Ventura, $10S7.
KERN LEADS COUNTIES.
Interesting are the comparative fig-
ures of mineral output in 1903 and 1902.
Taking all mineral substances together,
including those that are metallic,
the oils, the structural materials, ETC.,
California shows an increase in total
mineral output for 1908 that amounts
to more than 100000. The total for
1903 is $37, 1885, 40 as compared with
$35,069,105 in the preceding year The
mineral counties are led, in the matter
of total output, by Kern County,
which is credited with $4,957 SOP. The
second place is held by Shasta County,
with $3,201,6 $50 as its total product. Los
Angeles is third with 50, 549. 12S; Nevada
County fourth with $2,466,044; Gala
veras, fifth with $2,270,66s; Tuolumne
sixth with $1,791, 056; Amador seventh
with $1,639,S19; Butte eighth with ST.
581, 1926; San Bernardino ninth with ST.
516,61S; Orange tenth with SLOPE, 435.
These are the only counties above the
s., 000, 900 class.
Miners of few years ago would have
been surprised to see the mining coun-
ties of California arranged in this or
der in matter of total production. Cop
per has given the primacy to a north
ern county. Oil is now giving it to
southern county, coupled with a re-
spectacle output of precious and other
minerals.
In this connection the totals for oil
production in various counties are of
interest, as returned for 1903. OF Kern's
total of 1887 SOP, petroleum amounted
to $500, 230. Los Angeles produced
value in petroleum of 81, 294, S66. Orange
County's petroleum was worth $1,016,-
2S5. Ventures petroleum product was
$517,611. The petroleum product of
seven counties amounted in value to
$7.313,271. Fresno County is credited
with $730673. Santa Clara County pro-
duced some petroleum, the total value
being 1896.
VARIETY OF PRODUCTS.
Values of various mineral products of
California in 1903. of leading impor-
lance, include 81, 520997 for copper,
81 ,237, 419 for rubble, 81, 1886, 954 for quick
silver, $780,, 26S for lime and limestone.
$67S,670 for granite, $503,659 for asphalt,
s661, 400 for borax, $96S,727 for cement,
81 ,999. SAG for brick, $436,172 for ma
cadam, s55S.201 for mineral waters.
1855, 300 for sandstone, $51,744 for silver.a
The prominence that structural mater
ials are assuming in the total output of
the State is noticeable.
The variations of the gold production
for seventeen years are indicated and
they are interesting. Taking the seven
teen years that the State Mineralogist
has selected for purposes of COMPARE
son it will be found that in this series
of years the gold production of Cali
fornia was greatest in 1896, when the
total value was SIT, 1S1, 562. The gold
production by years has been as fol-
lows
1887 s1s, 5ss s14; 1888. s12,75o,o GOO; 1889,
sll .212 913; 1870: $4,000: 1913: 1891. So, 72s,-
$13, 923 PSI; 1895. SIS 3343 81; 1896 S1T, ISL.
562; 1897, $15s71 4o1: 1898 $4,000, AIS; 1s99
So .336, os1; 1900, SIS. 49,. 355 1901. $1e.es9.
Oh: 1902. S16,91o.320 1908, SIG, Al. 264.
Connected with one of the reports is
table of production in total of all
mineral substances for seventeen years
in California. The values alone are
selected for reproduction here. The
showing for the seventeen years is as
follows.