The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-04-02
WORLDS PRODUCT,
ion OF GOLD
Large Increase Through I'm
proved Method of Mining.
United States Produces 81 per Cent
OF the Entire
Output.

al while in tie previous year there
was n decrease in all sources of sup
p]v except the Trnnsveal; this auri-
ferrous region, wlich las been in'pro-
cess of development for two decades
continues to turn out greater sum
annual and to hold the record as
the greatest producer In the world.
The marvellous fruitfulness OF the
region is indicated by its unprecedent-
ed yield. In 1888. the years of its dis
covery. which was due to the STUN
bling of a pony over a bowlder In
the Rand which bowlder revealed to
the riders a deposit of gold, the out
put was but little more than 4 per
cent of the total gold production OF
all countries; now the output is 40
per cent. Then Australia. yielded 80
per cent OF such production; now the
percentage is II. The United States
increased its output In he last decade
to 81 per cent of the worlds yield;
now the percentage is %. Other coun
tries show more or less augmentation
in the early years Of the decade, fol-
lowed by later decreases. Tie Yukon
field, In Canada after producing annu-
ally 1000, 900 ounces for five years, to
1902 now yields barely one-third tnat
average. Mexican, Russian and Alas
kan mines show increases In 1908, corr
pared with 1907, and the Alaskan
seems to give promise Of large augmen-
tation when alluvial deposits OF the
metal shall be dredged and gold ex-
traction from quartz prosecuted. Ex-
ploreB of gid fields profiting by their
own experience, or that Of others vino
may be possessed OF more or less &C
curate knowledge, are peering into
every crevice Of rock, every shallow
stream and every place where gold
may reasonably be. expected to be
found. Some, after weary plodding,
become discouraged and abandon the
search, but the quest will continue by
some one and some time 1t will be re-
warded with success.
Statistics show that from 1884 to
1907 inclusive the value of the worlds
output of gold has been $4,OOO'0O0,OO
Adding the estimated stock at the
end of 1898 the visible product was
valued at $4,000 900 900. Measured by
troy ounces, Australia producted 49,
100000; Africa $4,000; the United State
"a. OOO, 900; Canada, 6OO0,0O0;. Russia
1900, 900; Mexico, 100000 and other
producers 100000 a total of 137,00O'-
900 ounces in little more than ~
years. Judging by that the develop
ment will be as great In tee future
as In the past. In the early period OF
gold discoveries alluvial deposits were
CHIEFLY worked through the employ
ment Of sluices or other forms Of hy-
draulic mining, and In California 81
per cent of the gold produced for many
years after the discovery of the metal
was obtained through these processes
and but IL per cent was the result
of mining or the procurement OF
quartz its crushing and tie extraction
of gold by reduction. In the Trans
vaal quartz mining was the process
from the beginning. Now as veins are
apparently exhausted drilling in searc
of new veins is prosecuted with more
or less success, and as the drill dis
/ closes the locality of the vein, dig
ging and blasting uncover the treas
ure. In Alaska as above noted, al
luvial deposits were worked and these
have thus far been almost wnolly re-
lied upon. The rock w,hioh Is believ-
ed to be the source of such deposits
will now be attacked. In the Yukon
the method Of working tine frozen
earth. Just below the surface, has Ibeel
attended with only comparatively mea
ger results. Now new processes Gave
been employed, Shafts Fave been sunk
and the presence of the metal las beef
disclosed.