Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-02-10
THE GREATEST GOLD MINES.
Millions Of Money Produced by Thou.
sands Of Stamps.

"'S"o " money TTOouCeo Oy Inou
sands Of Stamps.
J. H. Curle has written for the Lo1-
don Economist summary of the great
est gold producing mines of the world,
IN which he puts the Homestake at the
head. While the greatest outputter of
gold. he says, it is one of the poorest,
relatively, as the ore only yields about
$3.50 ton, Tut as against this the
cost is only $40 a ton. With 900
stamps it handles over 1,4OO, 900 tons
year. Two hundred more stamps will
be added, which will materially in.
crease it's crushing and amalgamatfng
capacity.
The output from the Homestake is
more than 10000 ounces of fine gold
each month. The next big mine in the
Black Hills, a lively second to its
great competitor, is the Golden Re-
| ward, situated about three miles from
something over 100000 per month,
but it will be heavily increased in the
next year or two.
The Alaskan Treadwell has $40
| stamps and is making an average year
ly output of 100000 tons, which yields
barely 81 ton. Owing to exceptional
| facilities for working, the total cost
! is only s1.20 ton. The Alaska Tread
well has paid $5,OOO,OOO in dividends
Mr.. Curle, coming down to Cripple
( Greek, says the Portland is turning
out about $25O,000 month, but mag
ines that the lower workings are nor
looking we'll. and this yield will not
be continued indefinitely. Like most
| writer's of the day, he rates STATION
Independence as a. worked out PROPOSE
ton, therefore unworthy Of further
mention. Passing over to Ouray nc
strikes another big Colorado mine in
the Camp Bird, which is yielding alb
out $4,000 per month, and has good
Gre reserves.
In West Australia there are only six
mines in the first rank of gold produc-
ers. In each there are ore reserves
which assure the present yields for
years to come. The Mount Morgan, in
Queensland, is estimated as producing
$250,00O a month. The Waihi, in New
Zealand has monthly output of alb
out 1855 900. In the Transvaal there
are dozens of great gold mines work.
J ing at half their capacity for want of
labor. He assumes that they are pro-
ducing on the basis of the year 1899
!, when they had a sufficient labor sup
, ply. On this estimate there are seven
teen Transvaal mines among the thir
: | ty biggest gold producers of the world
and the balance is made up of sly
mines in West Australia, three in the
United States, two in India, one il
Queensland and one in New Zealand
1t is safe to say that the greatest si
yer mines of the world are in the Re
public Of Mexico. A number of very
rich gold mines have been discovere.
there in the past year or two and tn:
government is putting storing effort.
> to increase the amount of gold produc
ton, which is now $12,OOO,OOO to SIS,
100000 year.
In 1898 the Transvaal produced a
, much gold as the United States pre-
s. duced in 19O2-$SO, 600, 900 It's outpu
for 1903 will be the largest since tn
. declaration of war by the Boer gov
eminent and will foot up sometime
like s45 100000
According to official reports, Crippl
Creek has produced something owe
$40, 100000 gold in the last ten year.
which is fine record So far as Colt
RADIO is concerned, the State is capf
bic of producing under normal condi
} ions, free from disturbances, abor
, S30,000000 per annum By adding tn
normal yield of silver, lead, copper an
zinc, we should have S50000,00O t
$4,000, 900 from our metalliferou
, mines each year 1t will fall far shol
, of this in 1908, however, because
, various disturbances in the mining
milling and smelling centers.
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