The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-24
WHERE THE GOLD
Is COMING FROM
Geological Survey Expert Releases
Information on Subject.
1904 OUTPUT. $84.55 300
UTAH MAKES A CREDITABLE
SHOWING.
1904 OUTPUT. S84.551, 300
Especial TO The Herald.)

Especial to The HeTald.)
Washington May Although de-
tailed statistics for the production of
gold during the last year are not yet
available. Mr. Waldemar Lindgren of
the United States geological survey
has made some interesting prognostj-
cations as To the distribution of the
production among different classes of
ore deposits. \ preliminary estimate
Of the production of each state and
territory was given out by the director
of the mint III the first of the year.
According to this estimate, the pTOduc-
ton Of gold in the United States dur
ing 1894 amounted to $S4.5 800.
After 4 period of very rapid advance
i'm the gold production from 1892 to
1900, inclusive. during which an in
crease from S33, GOO to $4,000. 600 took
place, thgIe We're two years of nearly
stationary output and one year of de-
cided decrease. It is, therefore. very
satisfactory to find that the production
of the yellow metal has risen again to
record figures the estimate being SS4-
99l 300 against $7S.59l, 200 for 1903
Where Increases Occurred.
Mr.. Lindgren finds that the sources
of this increase are easily traCea bic
In the first place, Cripple Greek. the
greatest gold mining camp of the Unit
ed States. has gained about $1,000 600,
due TO renewed mining activity follow
ing the successful completion of new
drainage tunnel the cessation of the
strike which interfered with the pro-
ductioH of 1903 and new discoveries of
rich ore bodies
In the second place, Il new mining
district Of great promise named Gold
field, has been discovered I'm Nevada.
and this during the first year of its
existence. has added at least 81 800 900
To the value of the output for that
state
In the third place, the production Of
California has risen nearly So O0O 900
compared with the production of 1908.
This increase is due in considerable de-
gree to the wonderful development of
the dredging industry in the Sacra-
mentO valley.
Utsh's Contribution.
Lastly, the smelling Of auriferous
copper ores has received a great i'm
petus in Utah. aUgmenting the gold
output in that state by 81 600 600. These
four factors, together with moderate
gains IN the production of Alaska
Montana and South Dakota are Suf-
hclent to account for the increase of
nearly SlL0o0,000 i'm the production Of
the last year compared with that of
1903
Mr.. LiudETen Classics the gold pro-
auction according to its derivation
from pIacers- dry or QUartzoSe ores.
copper ores. and lead ores He eSti-
mates the production of gold from
pldCerS as $4,000. 600 from quartzoSe
gold and silver ores at So. ia 600
from copper ores at S4390. coo and
from lead ores at $4,000. 600. making =
total production OF SS4, 554 600 a sum
Jhdt practically agrees with the esti-
mate Of the director of the mint
Alaska Largest Placer Producer.
Alaska is the largest producer of
placer gold and should show a gain of
al least S3e0,u10- the OUTPUT beinc. asti-
mated at 3, 500 600 California will
show an Increase which may reach
AHuNh1- the production being due TO =
favorable season for hydraulic. mining
out chiefly 10 the great development of
lhe dredging Industry UnexpectedIy
large areas in Nuba- Suffer. Nevada.
Butte and Sacramento counties have
proved suitable for the dredging pro-
cess winnie the dredging machines have
DVeh greatly improved and enlarged
ana the expenses correspondence re-
uuced- At the same time the O1Itp7I+
ute 10 drift mining and hydraulic min
ing IS on the whole slowly decreasing
idaho, Montana. Colorado and Oregon
nave probably maintained their produc-
uon at the value reached for a great
number of years During 1903 these
states respectively. yielded $3.50 00O
S7N--uuo. S4oO.Co1 and 500 600 Since 1902
New Mexico has contributed over slOa
"V" annually in placer gold. derived
from veins of unknown age and oh
'aihed by dredging operations in CoIfax
county but none among the other
states has exceeded 800. 600 i'm outn71t
Gold From Quartz Leads.
The production of gold from quartz
ose gold and silver ores is subdfvfdad
Dy MI Lindgren into the production of
pref am brian quartz veins s. 454 OOn.
or Mesozolc quartz veins in the Pacific
coast belt S2i, 100000. and of Tertiary
gold quartz veins i'm the Rocky noun
talus and Great Basin. S35. 200 600 max
ing total of $50. "a 900 AfIr-iferor7s
quartz veins of pTe-Cambriau ace are
50 far As known confined to the Allan
tic states South Dakota and WYOMING
he bulk of the yield from the NtIapti,.
states comes from North Caroline
south Carolina and Georgia ana * do
rived from collaborating pvri.es. In
South Dakota the great low-craGc de-
post of the HOmeStake mine Is conSid-
cred 10 be of VTe-Eambriau age. The
small production of Wyoming should
probably also. he credited to the same
class of deposits
Auriferous Copper Ores.
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