The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-17
INCREASED GOLD OUTPUT.
Value Of Production Nearly soo,ooo,ooo
During 1915.

buihB 1917.
In the joint statement given out by
the United States Geological Survey aud
the bureau of the mint the value Of new
gold added 10 the home supply from
mills and smelters operating on domestic
ores (including those of Alaska, the Phil
lippines, and Porto Rico in 1915 was
sos, sol 100. This shows the substantial
increase of $i,359,300 over the output of
s9i ,SSl 500 in 1914, and was within
$751;, 800 Of the record production of $780,
67S, 400 in 1909.
The gold mining industry was gen
orally prosperous again in 1915 accord
! ing to figures compiled by H. ID. Me-
Caskey, Of the United States Geological
Survey, from preliminary reports re-
ceived from the mines. Estimates made
from these figures, which represent ores
sold or treated during the year, as dis
tinguished from the metal actually pro-
duced, show that the output was even
higher, and that il approached, if il did
not actually pass, the Sl00,000,0O0 mark;
but some of the ore and concentrates
produced from the mines and mills can
not be smelted until 1916, and the re-
fined gold did not become available for
consumption in 1915.
An increase in the yield of gold is in
dicated by the mine returns from every
important gold mining state and de-
crease is reported only from Washing
ton, while the output of Idaho remains
the same The principal increases were
nearly $2,500,000 in Colorado, over 81
100000 in California, over 100000 in
Alaska, over 100000 in Montana, near
~ S650,000 in Utah, over S4S0,000 in Ne
vada, and over 100000 in New Mexico.
Smaller increases We're reported from
Oregon, South Dakota and Arizona.
California First. j
California retained first rank in 1915, |
with an output of about $23,000,000, |
and was followed by Colorado, with over |
$22 ,00o.000 Alaska, with nearly $4,000, !
600; Nevada, with nearly $l2,000000; |
South Dakota, with over $7000,000; |
Montana, with nearly $5,000,000; Ari- |
zona. with over $4000000; Utah, with |
over S3.500,000; Oregon, with nearly 81
000,000 New Mexico, with nearly 81
100000; and Idaho and the Philippines,
with about 81 100000 each.
In California both deep mining and
for gold have been active, and
the gold output was the largest in 81
years, and, if one year only be excepted,
the largest in over half century. In
Colorado the output from Cripple creek
alone increased by over Sl,500,000, and
Idaho and the Philippines, with about
81 500, 900, and this camp was more pros
porous than for several years. The larg-
n cynadiation plants were active, and I
he output of rich ore from the Cresson l
nine was notably large. An increased {
yield of gold also came from Lake eoun-
" (Leadvillel and many other counties.
n Alaska gold mining was generally
prosperous, though there was a slightly
placer output, principally from
ONE of the Yukon camps and from
redging in districts on Seward PENN
ula, and largely increased gold-lode
PRODUCTION, principally from the Juneau
egion, where further considerable in
reases are expected. Nevada mines in [
reased their total output about per
emit, the bulk of the gold coming from
ioldfeld and Tonopah. The production !
rom the Seven Troughs and National Il
istricts increased, but the yield from 9
hurchill county was somewhat less. In
outh Dakota the great Homestake Il
lines and mills were continuously ac v
we and maintained their large annual v
ntput. The Golden Reward Mogul, Re
ance, Trojan and other important cya- !,
idation mills added to the production. "
4 Montana the gold output increased
YER 20 per cent, from dredging at Alder
ulch; from siliceous ores, especially in 81
ergus county; and generally from the