Bisbee daily review., 1914-01-18
OUTPUT ]. 1913 WAS LOW
With Exception of Arizona,
 Which Showed Increase,
 Few Sections Held Their Own-Silver Output High

The gold mining industry of the United States was again generally normal in 1913. according to H. D. McCaskey, of the United States Geo logical Survey, but early figures indi. cate the smallest output since 1905, when it was $sS,1S0, 700. In 1906 the production increased to $94, ,373,S00, in 1907 it dropped to s9O.435, TOO. in 1908 1t rose to ss4,560,OOO. in 1909 1t reached the high-water mark of $99,. 673,400. in 1910 1t fell to $96,269, 100, in 1911 1t rose to s96,S90.000. and in 1912 it fell again to $93,451.5 .5O0 For 1913 the preliminary estimates of the Geological Survey and Bureau of the Mint indicate domestic gold produc- tion of sSS, 1901 OPS. decrease of s5,- l5O,477 from the final figures of 1912. The decrease is to be ascribed mainly to declines in the output from Alaska, Nevada. South Dakota, and Utah. In Alaska the net decrease O over $1.500.O00 was due in part to the exceptionally dry summer of 1913 and | the consequent water shortage for both placer and lode mining, especi- ally in the interior. and in part to further exhaustion of the bonanza de- | posits of the Fairbanks district. At Fairbanks, in the Innoka-Iditarod re. zion. and on Seward Peninsula the ] total falling of was about s2,25O, 900, and inc sluicing season was less than half the normal
 On the other hand. the output of the Ruby district increased over $500. 900, and the dredging output of all Alaska increased about S45O.000, and the production of most of the Alaska camps was about normal In lode output a decline of s3O0,OO0 is indi. cated, chiefly from the Juneau dis. trict, but this district contains the famous Treadwell mines and prepar. ations were being made on vast scale for future production from sim. liar great deposits of low grade ores near by. This district may eventual. ly become the leading gold produc, ing district in the United States and lift Alaska to first rank in total gold output
 In Nevada the gold output declined about 10 per cent, or over $1. 300, ,000 owing partly to a decline in the aver. age grade of ore treated at the Gold. field Consolidated mill and partly to falling off in the output from -mall. CT districts. On the other hand. the production of gold from placers and Tonopah ores of Nye County in. creased somewhat, and a considerable output of gold was reported from Churchill and Clark counties. In ? South Dakota the production of gold declined nearly S70O.OO0 from the rec ord yield in 1912. but the yield was still above the yearly average of the l last decade. The great Homestake mines and mills were continuously operated. but with decreased output In Utah, the falling off in gold yield was over s675,000 and was due chiefly to the exhaustion of the ore bodies of the Mercur mines. In Montana the gold yield decreased over $40O. 900. principally in gold derived from copper and siliceous ores. In Colo rado the net gold output declined only about $2CO,OOO. the losses bein. mainly in San Miguel, Ouray. Bould CT, Gilpin, Mineral Crede, and Parl counties, although these losses were largely offset by an increased output of over S175.OO0 at Cripple Greet Teller County) and increases in l.; Plata, San Juan, Chaffee. Summit and other counties.
 Gold producticn was about norma in Idaho and washington in.i9l3 ant mcrcasod over Sl75,O0O in Arizona nearly S?00.00O in California, noai,, SlO0,o0O in New Mexico, and nvel SCOO,0O0 in oregon. The increased produClioh in Oregon was largely dut to better yield from establish Il mines
 California retains first rank in golt output in 1913. followed in order b, Colorado. Alaska, Nevada, South Da kota, and Utah. Increased output ol any large scale is hardly to be expect ed from any of these States in 1914 and indeed the total domestic goll production of the near future ma, show further decline. From presen knowledge of our mineral resource and mine development the only larg, increase to be expected in the near flu ture will be obtained from the min ing Of large deposits of low grade or, In the Juneau district of Alaska, an, by the time these are fully deyelope, and producing at highest capact, they may not more than offset tn, decline in other districts. The unre hitting search of prospectors for an ether oioldheld or Cripple Creek Ina SO far disclosed no new ore bodies o equal importance. On the othe hand, considerable number of ney placer and lode deposits of Jesse value are being found each. year. ant the prospector may yet reap rich re wards. for new territory still await exploration, and old fields may ye be prodtably examined in greater dc D tail.
 Aa fin 1912 eoid dredpinR continu,