Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-01-30

The following data has been COM
piled by Waldemar Lindgren ana a.
lD. Nc Cassey as a preliminary re-
view 10 the gold and silver industry
In the United states in 1910.
Gold mining In the United states
progressed, on the whole, very saiis'
fac,orily I'm 1909. The year was mark
cd nv increasing recovery from the
senressed conditions OF the two years
Immediately proceeding and by gen.
erai advance in the development Oh
proved mines and districts Al
though these improvements resulted
IN n general increased production OF
the base metals, and as consequence
augmented the gold output. they ala
not seriously detract from those goid-
mining operations which has oeneh'-
ed during the late panic by the CLOS
ing OF numerous copper. lead. and
zinc mines and the consequent re-
lease of skilled labor for gold min
ing.
From the preliminary figures OF the
director of the mint. which nave Just
been published. 1t is estimated tha'
the output OF gold for 1909 reached
the unprecedented total OF $ss'2Sz'
400 an estimated increase Of $4.e'z'-
200 over the production for 1903.
In spite of serious drawbacks, frst
in one mining camp then IN an
other. the production OF gold mas III
creased more than s4:09o.eo0 in eacn
Of the last two years, and the. out
Look indicates. unless present abnor-
NAL conditions in the Black Hills
should continue or senrtailment De
shown elsewhere. ~production OF
over 500, 100000 In 1910. However,
en- important are some Of the great
mines as factors in the output that
prolonged continuation Of the pres
ent labor difficulties at the Home
stake mine in the Black Hills, for ex-
ample, even with conditions eise-
where normal, might easily reduce
the OUTPUT to less than $s5,ooo'VoV
tor the current year.
Although the industry has been gen.
orally progressive in 1909. the IN
creased production has resulted chief
ly from operations in six states ana
territories. and the preliminary ng-
mag of the director of the mint In
dictate a decrease in actual proous-
|tion from fourteen others. IL is pos
sible, however, that later figures may
;hift the distribution to some de-
gree and that some states and terri
tories now showing apparent de-
creases in output will be found 10
have slightly increased their produc-
ton. In any event, conditions in 1913
and 1909 have remained practicai'v
unchanged in several ~ them. Tine
most notable increase IN PRODUCTION
was that in Nevada, where the pre-
liminary figures indicate a gain Oh
~ 21e 600 and where mining was ac-
tive, particularly at Goldfieid ana
ronopah. At Goidfeld the large new
min of the Goldheld Consolidated
company was steadily operated, part
ly on a grade Of ore that had been
shipped in 1907 but stored through
out 1908 pending completion Of the
mill. Nevada generally had a pros
porous year. The next largest in
increase OF $1,0ss. 800 is indicated
California, where lode mining has
been continuously productive and
where dredging for gold has been OF
growing importance. For Alaska an
increase. OF s1.0ss,s0s is indicated.
and Montana and Arizona show gains
in production. partly due to a great
" increased copper output. On the
other hand, a decrease Of $916.3cO IN
indicated in Colorado. chiefly at
Cripple Creek. where production will
probably not greatly increase until
the completion Of the Roosevelt deep
drainage tunnel. Gold mining vas
otherwise generally progressive in
Colorado. A decrease Of sssz,seo is
shown in South Dakota. whose great
Homestake mine has been closed
since November 90. 1909. owing 70
labor difzculties. A marked decrease
is indicated for Oregon, but the pro-
Suction Of gold from Utah and Idaho
remains practically as in 1906 A de-
creased output is indicated from the
philippines, where an increase vas ex-
pected. as Il had been understood that
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