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Show Gold and Silver Output Increases Utah, Nevada and Colorado Among the States Which Show Notable Gains for 1004. WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 -The preliminary prelimi-nary figures upon the production of gold and Silver In the I'nlled States in 'Ml. submitted tj tbr director of the mint, shovy larger gains over the preceding year than were expected Nearlj every State of Importance In yield has Increased Its output. The Colorado yield is about $28,000,000, as compared with about $28,600,000 In 1'j03 and Its best record. J2Sl.ooo In 1900 ollfomia has made the best output for many years, due to a good supply of water and tho work Of the , r dir. Mi pads and Ptah have made notable gains. South Dakota and Alaska have beaten their previous besl records The Appalachian region shows Improvement. I he Klondike show- a loss of about $2 -.... .... I'he preliminary figures bv States and Territories are as follows-States follows-States and Territories. c;0ld. Silver. 1M. Vi. tine r,7... Alaska to.oon.wo IM$en Arizona .. 4.1'SQ.oiy) 1,400,000 'all f..rn la .. 19,000,000 l! IV) 000 Colorado 35,000.000 12.SO0.OO0 Idaho 1,180,000 7,000,'foo Kansas 9,700 97 000 Montana . . 4.9CO.00O 12.760.000 Nevada 5.110 000 4.&00.000 New Mexico 248.000 ISO.000 North Carolina 116.WM 13.000 Oregon 1,200,000 122,000 South Carolina 112,200 00 South Dakota ... 7.270.000 185,900 Texas 4S4.GM Ptah 4,700.010 10.50n.fO0 Washington 310,000 200,000 Wyoming . 40,.",00 13.800 States) $81,651,300 U.60J.0") Total (Including minor Klondike 10.300,000 Noiro (Included In Alas- ko) 4.S78.000 in 300 Among the notable increases In the silver sil-ver production over lixrt are California, 480,000 fine ounces and Idaho 493,000 ounces. Colorado shows a loss of about 450,000 ounces. Nevada a loss of about C-50,000 ounces and Ptah 61C.xi ounces. In the production of gold Alaska shows a gain of about $.1t!.f0n. California $2.s&T,.- Uv. olorado $3. Iflyrtr, Idaho I O hfon- 1 C-1 , N: cad 1 $l.r.72.'i. South Dakota Da-kota $4-13. "m and Ptah J! o. .... Tbe total silver produced In tho Pnlted Stai..s In UC was COX" 0UO fine ounces and gold 172,601,700, |