Show YEARS GOLD AND SILVER production washington sept 10 director 0 the mint roberts today made public his estimate of the production 0 gold and silver in the united states for the calendar 5 car 1904 these figures show an increased production over tha calendar year 1903 0 gojii and ounces ot silver tha largest gold gain was by california which Is about more than in the previous year and a larger amount than in any year since the sixties this gain the director bays came chiefly from dredge operations and a further gain la expected during the current year and for some years to come T 0 california state mining bureau estimates the possible output of the dredges at a year tor thirty years colorado shows an increase of nearly dollars gold and ounces of silver alaska a gain of gold montana a gain of ounces of silver utah a gain of ounces of silver idaho a gain of ounces of silver forty eight per cent of the silver produced from lead ores ag per cent from copper and ane rest largely from oreg which also carried gold the following table shava he amate distribution by the leading producing states and territories silver states gold values fine ounces alaska arizona california colorado idaho montana SOO nevada new mex oregon S dakota texas 2300 utah washington wyoming the total gold production was 80 silver fine the total amount 0 gold mined was ounces and me commercial value of tho silver produced was 33 making the total value of the atto metals |