Gilpin observer., 1905-11-23
NEWS FROM THE MINES and MILLS

Inc Butte copper mines contribute
$S71 ,046, which appears to be slight
decrease from the figures for 1908.
Madison and Lewis and Clark counties
follow next, and only smaller amounts
are contributed by the other counties.
The most important placers are IN
Madison county, and 20,566 ounces, or
about the same amount as from Idaho.
were derived from the placers. BY far
the largest part of the silver, or 10,-
530,6S2 ounces, is produced by Silver
bow county.
Nevada is one of the states of large
Increase. The production of gold
reached $1,000, ,494 in 1904, an increase
over the preceding year of 1880 144.
Practically the whole of this increase
should be credited to the new camp
of Goldfield, which produced over
$2,300,000 during the year. The
returns from silver producers indicate
an increase of $333,91S, of which the
greater part is derived from the Com
stock mines. Tonopah remains very
productive, with an output of about
$1,230,O00 of silver, commercial value.
In New Mexico the gold production
of the year was 1881 $50, an increase
of $l12,3O7 over 1908, which is derived
largely from the Rosedale district in
trict, in Sierra county. Small decreases
are reported from other counties. The
placers yielded $l49,424. A small in
crease. mostly from Socorro county, is
noted in the unimportant silver produc-
ton.
Oregon shows stationary gold pro-
duction of slap 1856, of which about
one-third is derived from the southern
part of the state and the remainder
from the blue mountains in the north
eastern part of the state. Baker county.
in which the important Cracker Creek
mining district. near Sumpter, is To-
Gated. led in production with s79S.973,
of which $51,S was derived from
placers. The silver output of Oregon
is unimportant and principally derived
from Baker and Grant counties.
The silver production of Texas, estI-
mated for 1904 at 3S5,576 fine ounces,
is to large extent derived from the
mines of the Preside Mining Com
pany at Shafter, Preside county The
ores carry silver chloride and are re
duced by an amalgamating process
In Utah the gold product decreased
S154,771 in value, and amounted to 81
1929 decrease of about 10000
ounces in Tooele county in which is sit
uated the Camp Floyd district of cya-
hiding ores, is largely responsible for
this, but the decrease is TO large ex-
tent counterbalanced by the increased
output of Salt Lake and Juab counties,
in which are situated the Bingham
and Tintic camps. The growth of the
Bingham camp is especially remark
able.
The silver production of Utah shows
a loss of ,565 ounces, but on ac-
count of the higher prices paid for the
metal the value increased S3S0,146.
The state produced a total of 1903
446 ounces, being third in rank after
Colorado and Montana. The decrease
is due to smaller shipments from the
Park City mining district. large in
crease of silver is reported, however.
from the Tintic district and from
Bingham.
The state of Washington produced
less gold than in 1903. the decrease
amounting TO Sl93.422, with total
production $3l4.463. This is ex-
planned by the idleness of several
large mines in Ferry. Chelan ana
Okanogan counties. In Ferry county
the decrease seems largely due TO the
difficulty of treating the ores, which
do not yield readily to amalgamation
or cyaniding, while their siliceous
character makes them undesirable
for the smelters. That the state did
not show still greater loss is due TO
the Mount Baker district, which in
creased its yield from s363SS in 1903
10 S115,000 in 1904. The output of sill.
YER in Washington is small and is
derived mainly from the lead ores or
Stevens county. but in part from the
siliceous ores of Whatcom and Ferry
counties.
Wyoming is one of the least impor-
tant states in the production OF gold
and silver. having produced only si7.-
3O5 in gold and s2.66l in silver during
1904
The southern Appalachian states,
including Maryland, Virginia. Nortn
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia.
Alabama and Tennessee. produced
gold in 1904 to the value of S3S2. 400
and silver TO the value of S4S.OS2
This production Is extremely scat
tered. considering it's small amount.
Virginia contributes from II counties.
North Carolina from 32. South Caro-
lima from ~. and Georgia from 20
counties. The output has remained
approximately stationary for many
years. Lumpkin county, in Georgia.
containing the Dahlonega district.
Montgomery and Stanley counties. in
North Carolina, and Lancaster county.
in South Carolina. where the Halle
mine is situated. are the only ones
among the many producing counties
In which the output of gold exceeded
10000
The number of producing mines in
the western states, exclusive OF Alaska.
in 1904 was 3,254. TO this should be
added several hundred Droducers I'm
Alaska and probably over hundred in
the southern Appalachian states. which
would make total of about 1000. The
total number of placer mines reported
Is 1,349 and of deep mines, l,905. Colo.
rnln lug the lurnngl nunlnr lhEEl OF