The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-25
AMERICAS GREAT
MINERAL WEALTH
Roeky Mountain States Lead IN
Produstlooo on Gold and
Solver.
COLORADO LEADS I'M GOLD
ia. State last Year Putting out ia
k.ee2s OF S25. ooo, ooo-california
a Strong Seoond-Utah Is
Fifth.

From die New orleans Itcayulle.
TITO o-vcrshadomins Importance oil the
t..o,lc aud Rocky mountain states as
erQducors of the procious metals has
Ilawn attention from he gold and silver
nnres OF the Atlantic states. so that few
persons know that these metals are found
a; al In the original states Of The union.
Hat. almost from the settlement Of the
country. gold WAS mined along the eastern
slope OF the Blue Ridge mountains. and
later on the western slope, Virginia, the
Aroiinas and Georgia were original pro-
aueoIs, and OF the men who went to cali
farniA in the early days OF that state
ioufeians and Carolinalis were about the
5s.v persons Who knew practically how
to ind gold.
From the bureau OF the mint a report
tts Just been issued on the production OF
the precious metals iu tho United States
and other confines for the calendar year
,!nj. and 1t gives some interesting infor-
NATION. From this report it is learned
that twenty-rhree states and territories
furnish silver, and twenty-five supply
rolG. The two silver-boaring but ncngold-
producing states are Michigan and Mis-
souri,. From the former 253. 900 ounces of
ME silver was taken, while Missouri
showed I'M with l2.9oo ounces.
Colorado leads in gold, with 25,7ol,G coo;
California is next, with $40, 49, Qo, Alaska
stands third, with Sl4, SO, COO; South Da-
sota IS fourth. $6,9l3,0o; Utah is fifth,
t5.l4o.9o9; Montana comes sixth. with 81
.s9. 3o0. Nevada is seventh, with SS,s59, 100;
Arizona is eighth, with s2,l11,1oo; Idaho is
aInth. with 81, 706.6 GOO. and oregon is tenth,
with $l.2A4. 500. No other state furnishes
lis much as 100000 in gold.
Montana Leads in Silver.
In silver Montana leads with 13,454.7 700
ounces; Colorado is next, with II, 942, 500
ounces. and Utah third, with 1919, 500;
Idaho is fourth, will S.l25,0O ounces; Ne
vada is fifth, with 5.S63, 500 ounces; Arizona
is sixth, with $50, 100 ounces, and Cali
tornia Is seventh. with l,0S2,So0 ounces. No
oviler state furnishes as much as one mil
lion ounces. Tho southern states as pro-
;iucers of the precious metals are as fol-
lows:
state Gold Silver. Fine
value. ounces.
Abba /, 4I.5oo 200
l;.0~gin 96. 500 SOC
Maryiand .............. 1850 100
North Carolina ....... 123, $50 10, 400
S5ntb c3roliua . 95loO 100
T,.nueesee 800 $500
T,.xas 1890 All, 200
Virginia 5000 20
The director OF the mint has compiled
NJ official returns of gold and silver for
We calendar year 1908, for the chief pro-
at.cils nations of the world. 1t is shown
t4at the United States produces SIS, $50. 100
worth of gold and So, l0l COO fine ounces of
silver: Mexico, SIS, 26l. 200 gold and 54,G52, :
:43 tine ounces of silver; Africa, $ll3. Sc, 100
colo. and 6l9,6 go fine ounces of silver; Rus
.ia, S.. 291 600 gold and l04, $50 ounces OF
silver: Columbia, $2,5S4, 900 gold and go, 2i5
,unces silver; Australia, 81, 523. 400 gold and
e.36l. 44a ounces of silver. The total for
The world is 1886, $50, 2G0 gold and 15l .339. So
ounces OF silver.
At the former rating of JIG ounces of