The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-22
PRODUCTION OF GOLD AND
SILVER IN 1905 MADE KNOWN

I western region. The decreased out
nut of silver was chiefly noted from
Baker and Grant counties: the south
| western districts produced very little
silver Northwestern Oregon yielded
about $SSO,OOO in gold from the Blue
| mountains. while the gold belt in the
southwest, which includes Josephine,
| Lane, jackson. Douglas. Curry, and
Coos counties, and may be considered
as the extension of the gold bearing
| area of northern California, produced
the remainder, or $364,900.
The most notable feature Of recon,
years was the extension of the pro-
ductive area northward into Lane
county, among the veins contained IN
! Tertiary lavas as in the Blue River
| Gucky Boy mine) and the Bohemia
districts.
ALASKA.
Alaska increased it's output of gold
by s5,765,1OO in 1905. This great in
crease is chiefly due to the new Fair
banks placer district on the Tanana,
, III tI1e uhOfl DdSlIl, "iIlIC tIC A>oiIIO
placers and the quartz mines on the
Pacific coast belt show moderate adj
ditions to their previous yield. The
! copper ores yielded for the first time
a considerable quantity Of silver with
some gold. The total production of
gold in Alaska is estimated at s14,925,-
600. The value of the silver produc-
ton amounted to s103.212.
Arizona.
| The moderate decline in the gold
to the temporary suspension of oper-
alton on the part of some important
mines in the Yavapai districts, south
of Prescott. An important decrease
was also noted from Yuma county The
total yield in gold was 1851 800. The
silver output showed moderate decline.
Renewed activity at the recently un-
watered Tombstone mines was offset
by decrease in the Yavapai districts.
The total yield was estimated at
2,6O5, 700 ounces, valued at $l,5S9,47
! California.
| The continued development of the
dredging industry in California is
responsible for a moderate increase IN
that states production of gold in 1905,
which now has reached $19,197, 100.
The great increase noted in 1904 was.
| however, not repeated in 1905. Less
| gold than in 1904 was yielded by the
| old productive counties of Toulumne,
Placer, Kern, and San Diego, while
Amador. Trinity. Nevada, and Sierra
showed an increase Nevada county,
! which includes the Grass valley dis
! trict. still leads with an output OF
over 100000. Most notable are the
favorable changes in the dredging
counties of Butte, Yuba and Sacra-
mento.
| decided decline in the silver pro-
duction in 1905 is traceable to lessened
output of silicious ores in Kern coun-
ty and of copper ores in Shasta county
The production of silver for 1905 was
valued at s66O,O2O.
| Great activity prevails. however in
the copper districts at the present time
and a much larger silver production
from copper ores is in view within two
or three years. ,,
Colorado.
! Colorado showed in 1905 a note
worthy addition Of over $1,O0O,0OO to
the previous years gold production.
This was mainly contributed by Teller
| Cripple Creek), Gilpin and Ouray
counties. The production aggregated
S25,701.1 100. The equally marked de-
crease in silver, by ounces, is traced to
Lake Headville) Mineral (Creede),
Clear Creek, and San Juan counties.
The decrease was 1850 ounces, and
the total for 1905 was 12942, 500 ounces
valued at s7,S9o,10S.
Michigan.
| The greatly increased copper pro-
duction of Michigan resulted in a
! greater output of silver as by-prO-
duct. The director of the mint esti-
mates the silver from this source in
! 1905, att 253,011 fine ounces. worth
$154,330.
Missouri
| The lead from the ores of southeast
| earn Missouri contains from 1 ounce to
ia ounces per ton of silver. A total
quantity of $4,000 ounces, which had
a value of s7,S69 was recovered from
this source.
Montana.
| The great copper industry of Butte
continued to develop in 1905. Over
81 100000 in gold and about IL 200, 900
ounces of silver were won as by pro-
ducts from the copper. but the increase
in silver from this source was partly
offset by the considerable decrease due
to the closing of the Bimetallic mine
in Granite county. The ores Of the
Moccasin mountains in Fergus county
yielded by cyanide process almost the
same amount in gold as the copper
ores in Silver Bow county. Smaller
amounts We're contributed by the
deep mines of Lewis and Clarke and
Madison counties. total of $4,SS9,-
300 in gold and of 13.4547OO ounces
in silver valued at $S,107,3S7 was at