Show GOLD production OF WEST SHOWS RAPID INCREASE ChEASE IN SINCE depression A substantial increase crease in production tion oll of gold throughput throughout the west has resulted from the depression in other lines of business not since 1916 1915 has there been so much activity in the various gold camps campa as there la Is today IL J grant director of the united states mint who recently made an of the western branch offices Is authority for the statement pat domestic gold production Is showing wing substantial increase A great number of unemployed miners have turned to prospecting and placer mining to make a living capital Is turning to this branch of the mining min ng industry Indu fry which has baa become more in 0 re profitable under the tha depression air grant declares that gold receipts at the helena montana office are twice rm ca large as aa last year the last years intake 0 and the seattle of boise idaho office has trebled its flee fice which receives alaskan sold gold will show increase of from this year gold production throughout the world Is showing allowing a substantial increase under existing conditions canada cana da has come to tile the front frone rapidly as a gold producer and now ranks rr aks second in the world having passed the united states eyrly estimates Osti mates place canadas gold production for this year Pi PrOxImately 19 per cent head of 1930 western mineral survey sl urvey |