Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-01-08

tsperisi Correspondence ~ che ueraldl
Washington, -, G.. Jan. TIL
gold mining industry OF the United
states was generally normal IN i9ts.
according 10 n. %. McCaskey. of the
L. >, Geological survey. but early nR
urca Indicate thv smallest production
slncc 1907. when m output was SOC. .
10000. In 1908 the output in
creased 10 $4,000 900. Ia 1909 .
s3s.613.iO0, IN 1910 Il dropped 10 soc. 4.
2bb.lU la 1911 " Increased slightly
10 $50. $40. 200. hut In 1919 de-
creased 10 s9i.GS5.i6s. according 10
preliminary estimates Of the Bureau
81 "a Mint aud the Geological survey.
The decrease b. to b., ascrlbcd main.
Is To Nevada, where there was fat.
ms OF OF about ti.5OO. 900. thlcfjy
irum 0Didheld aud 90 smaller de-
gre" from National and Sr,cn
Tfoughs. The great goldfleld min,s
produced more ore than In 1911. but
the average grade " iated was con.
tiderably luwcr. the mill at National
was burned In September. and GRO.
duciiuu WHF delayed nt Seven Though .
bl cluudburst Ia July Dn the 9th I.
hand. tho Manhattan. Round Mountain
Hnd FnirtiEw districts EOmowhat IN.
creased their yields. \ decrease OF
100000 to $4,000 is also indicated
Tor Colorado. where. although there
was an incf ,Ssod production from
cripple Crc'k Of about 100000. on
ing partly 90 successful drainage ~
the Roosevelt tunnel. and an increase
~ gold output also from Glpin coun-
"a -.
Ia prediction or about 81 900. 900 from
tho San Juan region. in,luding thG
cuuntv vi bulorcs. 10 Plata. Ours
san Juan and san Miguel Tho bulk
ut the dccf'asc. hUv VIZ. was from
tha camp BIRD mine. la Oufsy' c0un.
Is. az the output OF san Juan abI
Dolores counties Increased In Utah
and Washington decreases ot gold out.
put OF 100000 a. 100000 are indi.
Gated. IN Montana there Vss prob
ably a smaller decrease
The production 81 gold was normal
In ALASKA. Arizona. Idaho and New
Mexico. and Their, was somewhat
increased output in california ami
oregon. Tho year igl2 ths mot
PROSPEROUS la south Dakota Nh.fc tho
output increased siO0.U0 ana Vas tive
largest In tn" history or The state The
great Itomcstako mines aS usual.
mado the bur OF the output TIL
hNdro'lcctrlc plant ur the Compahy
owning these mines which has hcyn
under .unstruotion tor several years
was ronpict 4 ana ~ operation IN
1919.
California retains first place IN
gold output rcgaincd from Colorado
Nv lSli.
Gold dredging continued generally
active in 1919. especially IN california
and Alaska where Increased dr,dg
ing capacity was added. The output
from l.0 drcdgrs Ia ten states Gin
Guiding Alaska iu tHtt way ft0.3it'
$50
IN tho theological vur,.ra report
uu guid and silver tor iHil b. vasI
shown that ct the total gold pfoduc-
ton - prT cent was derived from
plao'rS dredging alone producing
iW9 per cont, Gas per cent was from
gold ana silver mills ta3.s per cent
bt condemnation. 26l per cent 10y
oyanidatiOu ana SIS per cent by chlor'
iuJUuu. ana - per cent from smet
iuE These proportion VIII prob
abb, not greatly change tor lpii. -
',pt thit dredging may l." expected
to increase somewhat aud tn output
from chluriuation VIII continue 90 dc
cline.
dccimr iu prospecting has lccn
noted IN several ct IA" west ,rn states
uud In 1874 and lhl2 there "dH no
uutablc DISCOVERY at new ore bud''s
ur deposits that Seem likely Go prob
i,o immediate" material increases ~
the dumestis gold output IN" larf
rst producers ere operating at pfnh'
ably near thoir maximum capacity