Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-11-25
PRODUCTION OF GOLD
AND SILVER IN 1904
TAKEN FROM U. 8. GEOLOGICAL
SURVEY BuLLETlN 2oe. AND
SHOWING WHENCE " CANE.


Never before IN the history of tho
United States Geological survey has
liz annual report on the production or
gold and silver been 40 complete and
comprehensive ae IL the report Of
1894 which has just been Published.
The nulhrr OF mine owners who re.
fuse 10 report their production is now
extremely small. and there ~ IN fact
n very ,9ree and erowiug number Of
companies that NO longer make a
secret Of their production OF gold ami
silver waldCmar l.ind~rcn. gcoicglst.
who "a wuyy known ~ The most Inn
portani gold aud silver camps Of the
country. had charge ~ the work o.
collecting the gold and silver stalls
tics. He was assisted by Charles q.
Yale IN Alaska. California, Nevada,
OREGON and washington. BY Victor Q.
Heikes In Arizona. Idaho and Utah;
BY VI X Ward IN Colorado. by 4. N.
Winchell In Montana; and bs ~ r.
Porter IN South Dakota and Wyoming,
and Prof =. A. Jones In New Mexlcu.
The Production Of Gold.
The production OF gold In the
United States during 1904 amounted
10 3.alO.72e fine ounces, valued nt
$50 ,ss5,6 fs. This represents an In.
crease Of t7.2fs.gtS over the produc'
/ tlon OF 1908. After a period Of very
rapid advance IN the gold production
Il from 1892 to 1900. during which ga
Increase from s3s.0o0. 900 70 f7a.lTi,
600 took place. there followed two
years 81 nearly stationary output, nnc
I one year. 1908, pl very decided de
crease. II IA therefore very RratilylnG
10 find that the production has riser
again with a hound 10 record figures
1 the largest previous output. IN 1902
amounting TO s0.OOOyO0O.
The Production Of silver.
1 The production OF silver IN is0i
amounted 10 b5.999,sGf fine ounces
valued az t32.0Sb.37S. This represent
an Increase OF .699 .s64 ounces owe
the production Of 1908. and an IN
crease Ia value OF t2,Ti3.37S. Their
\ IA. therefore. q total Increase Of -,
e57.3 In the value OF gold and sisve
produced IN 1904 over that Of 1904
The record OUTPUT OF silver In 1892
\ amounting 10 $500 900 fine ounces
has not been reached IN late years
nor has the commercial value al
tanned the figures OF that year, whlcl
amounted 10 $50. l0i 900. The pric
Of silver IN 1905. according 20 tn
Director Of the Mint. varied from 3
TO 81 cents per fine ounce. represent
inR n decided Increase over the price
OF 1908. which varied from AS TO 3
cents IN October, 1908.
Sources OF Iierease IN Produetlof
The principal sssiS,N Of the Hrea
increase IN the gold production OF owe
I tIfIHh shat "a NlINt
are easily traceahle. Colorado adde
nearly sa.0O0OO0 20 her production O
; 1898 most az this amount coming frOr
the mines Of Cripple Creek. Nevada
J output increased ahout the sam
amount. chiefly by reason Of the ph,
! n0mennl yields OF the Goldfield
mines. The greatest progress Il n
, ported in California. whose rrcducilo
exceeds that OF 1909 by $4,000 900, III
Increase being caused partly by
! strong development OF the quartz NIT
Ing industry and TO q less degree b
: the activity OF che dfedgsrs. Alask
! and Arizona show Increased yields
; amounting respectively, 10 ft7G,Sa
J and eT4s.7oS A number OF state
show smaller increase, while utal
J Montana and Washington have les
gold 10 their credit In 1905 than !
! 1908.
The increase OF value In the PR
duetior Of silver % s2.fia,S7s Is sons
/, what evenly distributed among IN
. various states and territories. bat
= 10 some extent due 60 the better pric
D OF silver obtained. Colorado lead
: with an increase OF SsT0,320. Cal
fornla. Idaho, Montana. Nevada an
: Utah also added considerable value I
/. their silver production