Show UTAH SHOWS SHOWS GREATEST GAIN IN PRODUCTION OF SILVER LAST YEAR I WASHINGTON Aug George I e E. E Roberts director of or the mint baa haa Issued issued is- is I sued his final estimate of oC th the production Ion tion of gold and silver in the United S States tes during th the calendar year ear 1001 If Mr Ir Roberts's statement shows that during the year the United States produced produced pro pro- ounces of gol gold valued at a n decrease of or iGO or per cent as ag compared with the yield of ot 1500 1900 Ten of the nineteen States and Terri Tern tories yielding gol gold showed an In- In cr asell production production California California leading with an Increase due entirely to the normal development of oC thc thee ther mining mining mi ml ning fling industry Nevada showed howell the material gain ain o of oC J. J which came caine largely from front th the newly newl d camp of ot Tonopah In I Iye Nye ye count county although nearl nearly every county count in the State increased It pro pio South Dakota also made a n. gain of at I CO- CO Idaho 1600 and Oregon The Thc greatest decrease amounting amounting- lo to was wan in itt Alaska This was as duo duoto duoto to lateness of ot the season which delayed the opening of oC the placers find and to litigation litigation liti liti- liti gation which Interfered with the de development de- de of ot the IndustrY Colorado diminished nA a n fact explained h by the decline In the grade of ot ores extracted the tonnage having havins- In- In creased The rhe silver silver cr yield for 1901 amounted to ounces of the commercial value of at which was 2 ounce or 01 5 G per cent less than it was in 1900 Tho The greatest gain gain l. aln-l. n Oi ounces was ounces was in Utah almost all of or which came Caine from the Park City dis- dis Nevada New Mexico and Washington Washing ton also alio made gains The production of ot Colorado owing to the decline in the grade grale of oC ores extracted fell tell oft fine ounces while Montana's yield di diminished diminished dl- dl ounces Idaho's and ann South Dakotas Dakota's The total value of or the precious metal produced by the United States Slates In 1 1901 l l amounted to which was I 1100 or 2 p Per r cen cent t less than the for tor 1900 The following fOllowing- statement shows the distribution h by producing t States s and Territories of or the pro product of oC gold old and silver sll In the United States Hates for the calendar year State or Territory Value Gold Corn Coon Silver Vol Alabama j 3 idO S 5 oil I Alaska r. Si A 1 1 California IHlo Colorado 21 3 OO hl aCs l 1 Georgia Gc 1 Ifor Idaho i 7 Michigan I N T r ri i Montana o 1 N Nevada g 1 1 Now Mexico G North Carolina Ore Oregon on Wi O South Carolina ro South Dakota 10 Texas fit i Utah 4 i Virginia 4 Washington 20 f Wyoming 1210 Total 16 m |