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coast of North America passes, has furnished the “ Alta Califor- 
nia,” of Jan. 1, 1874, with the following tabular statement of the 
precious metals for 1873. 
Statement of Precious Metals produced in States and Territories West of Missouri 
River, during 1873. 
: . Gold Dust Ores and 
Gold Dust and Bullion Silver Bullion; Base Bul- 
States and Territories.| and Bullion by other by Express. lion by Total. 
by Express. | conveya ces, | Freight. 
California. __. $15,709,956) $1,570,995 $ 264,771) $480,000 $18,025,722 
Nevada eens Ri 43,828 30,1 83,921 4,807,61 be 35,254,507 
Cie cag 1,146,991 990906) fe Nos 1,376,389 
Washington.___._ 1,951 390 3064s 09,395 
Se ee 1,171,131 234,226 938,297, ......| 2,343,654 
Montana.__.____. 3,241,238 648,247 3,325, ......| 3,892,810 
Lh Ss a 112,003 22,400| 1,210,434/3,561,500 4,906,237 
Arizona .__._. 37,074 7,415 8269) “Su... bo ats 
Gulitades. 65 1,856:689| c=: 839,862/1,386,767 4,083,268 
os gence a an tes EI Ta 868,798} .....- | 868,798 
British Columbia__| 1,041,696 vit 1+ een agers 7 pee | 1,250,035 
WOME oN) Sac oe ee ek ee eases | $72,258,693 
is aggregate is over $10,000,000 in excess of the like state- 
ment for 1872. increase in Nevada alone is nearly $10,000,000, 
and the total product of Nevada nearly equals that of all the oth 
ers. Arizona, California, British Columbia, Oregon, h 
I daho and Montana have diminished. vada, Utah and Colorado 
increase izona is imperfectly represented, but her entire pro- 
duction is small at m The ction of Mexico is represented 
ost. 
very imperfectly and in silver only, because the great bulk of the 
as of i. reaches market by other channels than Wells, 
Fargo & Co., who report only what they have themselves trans- 
and for 1873, $72,258,693, which exceeds the product of any pre- 
vious year for these regions. Bas aad 
nited States Geological Survey of the space n Mfr 
West of the Mississippi. The volume will form, No. 3 “ Miscella- 
heous Publications,” and will contain. from 800 to 1000 pages, 8vo. 
It will not be ready for distribution before Spring. 
No. 4 of the “ Miscellaneous Publications,” the Synopsis of the 
Flora of Colorado by Prof. T. C. Porter and John M. Coulter, is 
in type and will be ready in a few days. It will form an — 
Volume of about 250 closely printed pages, and contain a list © 
