Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 May 1894 — AMERICAN MINERAL PRODUCT. [ARTICLE]

AMERICAN MINERAL PRODUCT.

Value of Output in 1893 *78,000,000 Less than in the Preceding; Year. The report on mineral resources for 1893, compiled at the United States geological survey, shows a:i aggregate valuation of the product of $60u,586,088, of which $358,604,217 represents the non-metallio product and $249,981,800 the metallic product, with an unspecified product of 81,000,000.’ This is an aggregate dec’ine of over $75,100,000 from the previous year. A tabulated statement of output follows- i Value. Pig iron. 7,121,502 long tons..s 88,810,428 Silver. 60,000,00 > troy ounces. 77,675,757 Gold, 1,820,081 troy ounces 36,850,000 Copper, 337,416,848 pounds 82,054,601 Lead, 163,882 short tons 11,830,590 Zinc, 78.832 short tons 6,806,560 Quicksilver, 80,161 flasks 1,108,527 Aluminium, 330.620 pounds 266,903 Antimony, 250 short tons 45,000 Nickel, 40,309 pounds 22,197 Tin. 8,938 pounds 1,788 Platinum, 75 troy ounces 517 Bituminous c0a1.J14.627,198 long tons 122,667,020 Pennsylvania anthracite, 48,170,000 long tons 85,684,465 Lime, 58,900,000 barrels 85.960,000 Building stone 33,865,673 Petroleum, 46,412,666 barlels.’. 28,921,326 Natural gas 14,346,260 Clay, except potters'clay 0.000.000 Cement, 8,002 467 barrels 6,262,841 Mineral waters, 23,633,395 gallons solid 4,236,733 Phosphate rook, 942.361 long tons.... 4,141,670 Salt, 11,357,178 barrels.. 3.931,137 Lime stone for iron flux, 3,958,055 long tons 2,874.833 Zinc, white, 24,059 short tops 1,804,430 Potters’clay, 400,0 ,0 tong tens.. 900,000 Gypsum, 253,615 short tons 306,615 Borax, 8,699.000 pounds!.. s.. 652,4 5 Mineral paints. 37.7 U loug tons 530,283 Sulphur, 1,2 0 short tons 42,000 Asbestos, 50 short t0n5............... 2,500