The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-02-17
MISCELLANEOUS MINERAL OUTPUT OF
THE UNITED STATES FOR 1907

Mr.. Brooks, all the evidence points to
the conclusion that a greater annual
production than that of 1907 will yet
be obtained. The mining industry, has
however, received but a temporary set
back. but it is one from which it may
not recover for a year or probably a
longer time.
Mr.. Brooks says:
''The curtailment of the placer opera
"The curtailment of the placer
operations can be assigned to certain
Guilty Of obtaining adequate labor is
the most important. The Fairbanks
district is theone that has suffered the
most from the labor troubles. A strike
was started there on April 81, just
when the gravel accumulated by the
winter operations was ready to be
sluiced by water from the spring rains.
AS a result many of the dumps were
not washed out until late in the fall.
This not only prevented the owners
many of the small operators in finan-
cial difficulties, because they had
counted on the winter production to
finance the work during the summer
Labor conditins in the camp gradually
adjusted themselves during the sum
mer months, but throughout the open
season there was a lack of experienced
miners When the strike began about
most of them for the newly discovered
Innoko district. AS a result very few
new enterprises were begun, and many
of the older camps were not operated
during the summer. Had there been
lalor enough there is no doubt but
that the Fairbanks district would have
produced more gold than in 1906. AS
a matter of fact, it's production was
probably $1,000, 900 less than it was
IN the previous summer.
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Among last summers important de
veiopments was the noteworthy pro
duction of Esther creek, the opening
up of considerable placer ground on
Vault creek, and the discovery of a
new prospect on Eldorado and on Oui
creeks. These discoveries, together
with thoseon Smallwood creek, indi
Gates that the Fairbanks district prop
err is more extensive than was at first
supposed. The finding of gold in an
adjacent area, on the upper Cinema river
is also significant, as this region ap-
pears to lie in the same general belt
as the Fairbanks district.
The railroad from Fairbanks is now
being extended to the mouth of Cleary
creek. and this road and the numerous
wagon roads that have been built
makes the whole country assessible
The high charges on freight from the
Puget sound ports and the uncertainty
and delay in its delivery still discoura
GEES all mining enterprises. These
discouragements can only be removed
Nv the establishment of railroad com.
Ta9nication withsom c coastal point.
important developments were made
u the Ramnart district, notably in ths
southern part on the tributaries of pa
ker river, where two bitches were
built and successful hydraulic opera
tons were carried on. Noteworthy
too, is the installation of two dredges
in tho Forty-Miic district. One OF
these was in operation for most all OF
the open season.
Some discovery was caused by Tho
discovery of placer gold at severa
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great values were found, yet these 10
~calities are SO accessible that they Civ,
promise of being mined at compare
lively low cost. Two two largest
stampedes of the season took place OF
the Chandler river and to the Innoko
In the first locality at least one pro
ducing creek was discovered, and som
good prospects were found at onthel
localities. OF the Tnnoko lcss definite
Information is available. More than
. thousand people took part in the
stampede, and many claims were 10
Gated, but very little systematic pros
oecting was done. The region is rath
err difficult of access, being severa'
hundred miles from the Yukon by the