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~olorado, jast west
<br />om 9,000 to 1Q,000
<br />tut three miles by
<br />,. The population
<br />to district is Crip-
<br />,ains several other
<br />naconda, Goldfield
<br />rence and Cripple
<br />and the Midland
<br />to camp close rail-
<br />tas been organized
<br />:reek. The stock
<br />'. the line nre now
<br />urge pottiou of the
<br />ten months.
<br />cting the principal
<br />carried on at all
<br />tnic rock, occurring
<br />geological map of
<br />iesite breccia. TLe
<br />sd Uy later ~rolcanic
<br />> the occurrence of
<br />peek cstrict it ]tax
<br />ykes are themselves
<br />limited market at a
<br />arbial and industrial
<br />if gold breeds com-
<br />The history of the
<br />old i^ California in
<br />the years preceding
<br />in other directions,
<br />Since that time the
<br />output of out• gold mines Itas iumeaeed at an a,huost unprecedented rate. This increase bas not
<br />only added materially in bringing about the pt•osperif.y which w•e are now enjoying in all brancLes
<br />of industry, but virtually settled one of the most harrnssing and threatening financial tlnestious
<br />our government has been called upon to solve. Happy indeed is the government which cau~look
<br />to its own mines for this life-blood of commerce.
<br />In 1893 the production of gold in the United States amounted to 834.80Q,00Q00. In 1898,
<br />this production was increased to 504,4(13,000.00. In 1899 no ofiici+tl computation of the output Las
<br />been made, but according to the tlCiniu~ rm+d E+tyiurerin~ Joarvicel, whose estimates nre reliable m+d
<br />conservative, the production for that year tuuoanted to 873,483,05:1.00, na increase of 57,40Q,625.00
<br />ovet• 1898. It will also be noticed that the production has nrore than been doubled in the past
<br />seven years. In 1898 the United States stood second among Lhe gold-producing countries of the
<br />world, giving place only to South A-Erica. The question uahu•ally arises, from where does this
<br />•great inctease come? i~u examination of the. statistics will sLuw tLut Colmndo Las bceu the chief
<br />factor in bringing this about, and that Colorado's increase is due hu';~ely to Cripple Greek.
<br />The gold production of Colorado for 1898 and 1899 w-as ns folluw-s:
<br />1898 ................................................ 8223,5L?,619 00
<br />1899 ........................ ........................ :i1.329,05fi 00
<br />Increase ....................................... 57,816,231 00
<br />From this it will be seen that to Colorado is clue the e•redit of tLe entire increase of 1899
<br />over the preceding year. Cripple Creek's prahiction for 1898 mad 1899 were as follows:
<br />1898 ................................................ 813,:i0i~244 00
<br />1899 ................................................ 190000.000.00
<br />.._
<br />Lact•exse ......... ...... .. ...................... 511,442,156 00
<br />So of the sam of 57,40Q,(i25.OQ represeatiug the increase iu the gold prodnutiou of the United
<br />States as between 1898 and 18!19, all ~buk 5957,Sf,9A0 is due to Cripple Creel: alone. This increase
<br />would have been_cmtsidernbly larger had it not Leeu fur tLe smelter strike, which prac.t.icnlly shut.
<br />otf the pt•oductiou of the Cripple Creek district for two months during ]899.
<br />The following table shows the pcodnetioti of the Cripple Cre,dc district, by years, since 18!11:
<br />......
<br />1891 ........: 5200,000 1896................ ... X8,000,000
<br />..... 600
<br />000 IS9i ................ ... L?,,i00,000
<br />1892. ..........
<br />,
<br />.........
<br />~
<br />000
<br />400
<br />L898 ................
<br />... 16,000,000
<br />1893 ........... ,
<br />......... .
<br />000
<br />3
<br />(100 .
<br />
<br />.......
<br />189J ...... ... 1<.).~I:i0,000
<br />
<br />
<br />-- -- -
<br />1.894 ........... ,
<br />,
<br />.........
<br />000
<br />200
<br />7 Total to date.... ... 509,450,000
<br />1895 ,
<br />,
<br />......
<br />It is confidently believed th+tC tLe ratio of iuorense rondo by the Cripple Creel: distriot iu
<br />the past will be fatly equaled, if not Lu-gely carp%+ssed w the fnt.are, It should be borne in mind
<br />tLat but a small portion of I:hu known mineral-bearing area of Lhis district has been explm•ed, nod
<br />thaC in tdmost, evet•y instance the veins nod ore sLoots continue downward with increased size and
<br />richness.
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