Compared
with the mines report of 1907, this table indicates an increase of
$4,443,755 in gold and a decrease of 1,621,964 fine ounces of silver.
Twenty-three
States and Territories contributed to the production of gold. The rank
of the principal producers remained nearly as in 1907, and was as
follows: Colorado, Alaska, California, Nevada, South Dakota, Utah,
Montana, Arizona, and Idaho. The only difference consists in an
exchange of places between Utah and Montana. None of the other States
reached an output of $1,000,000.
Twenty-eight
States and Territories participated in the production of silver. The
rank of the principal producers was as follows: Montana, Nevada,
Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Arizona, and California. Colorado has lost the
first place to Montana, and has fallen below Nevada also.
MINE PRODUCTION BY STATES AND TERRITORIES.
Alaska.—The
gold production of Alaska in 1908 amounted to $19,292,818, and was less
than that of 1907 by $56,925. Though the total gold production was
about the same in the two years, there was in fact a large decrease in
the placer production of 1908, which was compensated for by a
corresponding increase in the output of the aurifer-
