THE MINING INDUSTRY IN 1905. 
By Alfred H. Brooks. 
INTRODUCTION. 
The advancement of the mining industry in Alaska during the past decade is attested by 
the increase of the value of its annual output from less than $2,400,000 in 1895 to over 
$1.5,000,000 in 1905. The gold production of 1905 showed an increase of probably 60 per 
cent over that of 1904, and probably over 90 per cent of this increase came from the Fair- 
banks placers. Nearly all the other districts, except some in the Seward Peninsula, in- 
creased their output. In the following table the general distribution of the gold output is 
indicated. There are do exact figures available, 1 > 1 1 1 the table is based on the most reliable 
data. Under the heading "Pacific coastal belt" is included the output of the lodes and 
placer mines of southeastern Alaska and of the bench diggings to the east, as well as that of 
the Apollo Consolidated on Unga Island. The production of the Sunrise district of Cook 
Inlet and of the Copper River district are grouped together and come entirely from placers. 
In the Yukon basin are included the Fortymile, Birch Creek, Fairbanks, Rampart, and 
Kovukuk placer districts. The output of Seward Peninsula is practically all from placers, 
though one lode mine has been in operation for several years. The estimate of the output 
for 1905 is based on the data gathered by the field parties of the Geological Survey, as the 
statistics from the mint are not yel available. 
Gold pr<></ action of Alaska, with approximate distribution. 
Year. 
Pacific 
coast ;il 
belt. 
Copper 
River and 
<'<>ok Inlet 
region. 
Yukon 
basin. 
Seward 
Peninsula. 
Total.a 
L880 
820,000 
40,000 
150,000 
300, 000 
200,000 
275,000 
416,000 
645,000 
815,000 
860,000 
712,000 
800, (XX) 
970, 000 
838,000 
882,000 
1,569,500 
1,941,000 
1,799,500 
1,892,000 
2, 152, 000 
2,606,000 
2,072,000 
2, .546, 600 
2, 843, 000 
3, 195, 800 
3,400,000 
$20, 000 
1881 
40,000 
1882 
150,000 
L883 
$1,000 
1,000 
25,000 
30,000 
30,000 
35,000 
40,000 
50, 000 
100,000 
110, IKK) 
200,000 
400,000 
709,000 
800,000 
■150, (KK) 
400,000 
.500,000 
6.50, 000 
550,000 
800,000 
1,000,000 
1,300,000 
6,800,000 
301,000 
1884. 
201,000 
1885 
300,000 
446, 000 
1886 
1887 
675, 000 
1888 
850, 000 
1889.. 
900,000 
1890 
762, 0(X) 
1891 
900,000 
1892 
1,080,000 
L893 
1,038, (XX) 
L894 
1,282,000 
1895 
$50,000 
120,000 
17.-., 000 
150, (XX) 
150,000 
160,000 
180,000 
375,000 
375,000 
.500,000 
500,000 
2,328,000 
IV. Mi 
2,8(il.(KK) 
L897 
$15, 000 
75,000 
2,800,000 
4,7.50.000 
4, 130, 700 
4,561,800 
4,465,600 
4,164,600 
4,500,000 
2,439,500 
1898 
2,517,000 
1899 
5,602,000 
1900 
8, 166, (XX) 
1901 
6,932, 7(K) 
1902 
8,283,400 
1903 
8,683,600 
1904 
9,160,400 
1905 
b 15, 200, 000 
33,940,400 
2,735,000 
14,981,000 
29,462,700 
81,118,600 
o Based on reports of the Director of the Mint, except for 190^. b Estimated by Alfred II. Brooks. 
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