Salt Lake Tribune | 1905-08-27 | Page 2 | Gold Output Will be Ten Millions

SOLD Jljj Uuiteil States Assayor Makes Estimate on Production at Nome. MACHINERY RESPONSIBLE EOR THE GREAT INCREASE Estimate Is Based Upon the Best Information From Official Sources. SEATTLE. Wash., Aug. 2G. United States Assayor Fred TVlng, In charge of the local assay offlco, made the statement today that his estimate of the gold output of Nome for the season of 1905 was 510,-COO.000. 510,-COO.000. This amount will bo tho record for Nome and will exceed tho output of last year by 33.0GO.OOO. Easi3 of- Estimate. Mr. Wing bases his estimate on tho amount of gold which has boon sent out of Korao 60 far this yoar and on tho private pri-vate advices which ho ha3 received from assayers and other offlclnls, whose business busi-ness It Is to keep tab on the results of mining mi-ning in that part of tho country. Machinery Is Responsible. Mr. Wing stales that In his opinion It la tho largo amount of machinery anil ditching material which has been placed In operation at Nomo and other iocalltIc3 on tho Seward peninsula this year which Is responsible for tho Incrcaso In tho gold output of that country.