Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1914-01-26

Tho gold mining industry of the
United states was again generally
normal In 1913. according TO n. D.
McCaskey, Of the United States geo.
logical survey, but early figures indl-
cate the smallest output since 1905,
when Il WIS SSS.1SO.t70. In 1895 the
production increased 10 Sai,313,S 500,
IN 1897 IL dropped TO tg0,t35,1o0 In
1908 IL rose 40 seA, $50. 600 IN 1903 ~
reached the high-w water mark of s9g,-
613. 400, In 1910 Il fell 90 $50 269. 100,
ia 1874 Il rose Co s96. 100000, and in
1912 t fol asaiu to s93.t5l,o00. For
1913 the preliminary estimates OF the
sociological survey ana bureau ~ the
mint Indicate "a domestic gold pro-
duction OF fSS,30l023. a decrease OF
fs.t5o.t77 from the nnal figures for
1879.
Tho decrease Is 20 be ascrbcd
mainly Co declines in the output from
Alaska, Nevada. south Dakota and
Utah, Ia Alaska the net decrease "
over $500. GOO was due iu part To
the exceptionally dry summer 0f 1913
ana the consequent wator shortage
for both placer and lode mlniHr cHpc-
cially In the interior, and Boo part to
further exhaustion OF the bonanza
dcpopslts OF the Fairbanks district
AZ Firbanks, In the noko-idinrod
region. and on Seward Peninsula. the
total falling OF was about $500, 1000
and the sluiClng season was less than
half the normal.
on the other hand. the output OF
the Ruby district increased over
$500. O00 the dredging output OF al
Alaska increased about Sf5o,0D0, aud
the production Of most Of the Alas
kan camps WAS about normal in
lode output "a decline % 35g3.e08 b.
indicated, chiefly from the juneau
district. but this district contains the
famous Treadwell mines ana prepar-
atiGna were being made on vast
scale for future production from sim
liar great deposits of low grade ores
near by. This district may eventually
become the leading gold producing
district in the United states and ne
Alaska Co hrst rank 81 ;,;9i Solo v,ii-
put.
In Nevada the gold output declined
about 10 per cent. or over sl,3e0, goo,
owing partly 60 "a decline lea the av-
1
| 0oldfcid Consolidated min and part
~ TO a falling OF In the output from
| smaller districts. ON the other hand,
the production of gold from plncers
and Tonopah ores Of Nyc county in
| creased somewhat and consider
able output of gold was reported
from churchill and Clark counties.
| 10 south Dakota thr production OF
I Z "a 80
the record yield ln 1912, bat the Yield
WI sin hove the yearly average Tor
/ the last decade. Tho great Home
stake mines and mills were continu-
/ 0ualy operated, but with decreased
! output IN Utah tho falling on in
gold yield wac over fG15.O00 and was
due chiefly 60 the exhaustion OF tho
ore bodies of tho Mrfcur mines. Ia
Montana the gold yield decreased
over f400 600. principally ln gold de-
rived from copper and Miiccous ores
In Colorado the net gold output de-
ciined only about 100000, the losaea
being mainly Ia san Miguel. onrag
Boulder Gilpin, Mineral (Creedri
aud Park counties, although these
losses wore largely offset by an IN
creased ogtFut Of over $4,000 az
Cripple Greek (Teller county,, and
Increases in Ia Plata, san Juan
Chnffee, summit and other counties,
Gold production was about normal
IN Idaho and Washington in ia13 and
Increased over $4,000 IN heigona,
nearly 100000 IN California, nearly
tiOO,000 Ia Now Mexico, ana over
5000. 900 in Oregon Tho increased
production IN oregon WINS largely due
70 better yield from established
mipeF.
california retains first rank in gold
output Ia 1918, followed in order Dy
Colorado. Alaska, Nevada, south Da-