Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-12-02
From he milwaukee, Sentinel.


Thearea of the United States is 3,230.572
square miles not including the area of the
lakes.
The aggregate population is 1868. 488;
increase since 1896, 1874. 035,ora per centage
OF SO, %.
The number Of whites is I9,63o,738. and
the relative increase the last ten years. is IS
% per cent.
The slaves amount to 3.2O4, o89, relative
increase, 26.SI per cent.
The number Of free-colored is 1861; re-
lative increase since 1870. 1926 per cent.
In the whole Union. Wisconsin shows the
greatest ratio (S90,48]; next Iowa t345,S4} !:
then Arkansas tIi4,85) and Michigan ST.
33).
OF immigrants and their defendants, now
in this country, the number is estimated at l.,
$50. 934.
During the last 10 years, I,542,8G0 immi-
grants arrived.
Massachusetts ard Rhode Island have the
most dense population, the former having 1917.
49 to the square mile, the latter 1897
Texas has the least density of population
0,S9 to the square mile. In the whole 81
states, the average population Is 1854 to the
So. mile.
OF the slaves in the respective States, Vir-
ginia has the largest number-472, 42S the
next, South Carolina, 384,934; and The small
lest, Florida 5000; and Delaware, g.
2S9)
The free-colored are most numerous in Ma
ryiand - - ,O37; and in Virginia, 1899;
Pennsylvania has also 53,323. The least
numbers are in Iowa,335 and Texas 33l.
The two States where the number OF deaths
is greatest, in proportion to the living, are
Massachusetts and Louisiana, the ratio in the
former being one to every 5l,23, and in the
latter one TO 42,65, Wisconsin, Vermont,
Iowa and Florida are apparently the health
lest; the average of the first being one TO ev
cry IO5,S3; of the second, TO 100, % of the
third and fourth, to 9l,06 and 49, 81.
The whole number of papers and periodi-
Gals in the United States in June /, 1850, was
$500; circulation, 5 100000, and the num-
Der Of copies printed annually, IL 5000
We have condensed the above from an ar
ticie in the \ Y. Times and copy the follow
ing fom the same, there being no possibility
Of crndensng il further:
The entire capital invested in manufactures
in the United States is estimated in round
numbers at S53O.OOO, GOO
Value Of raw material $4,000, 600
Amour; paid for labor 2lO,0O0,0OO
Value of manufactured articles 100000. 900
Number of persons employed 1850, 600 600
IN the manufacture OF cotton tOOdSs Mas
sachusetts stands first; New Hampshire sec
ond, and Rhode Island third-Pennsylva
following next.
In Wooden Goods, Massachusetts first
New York second Connecticut third, and
Pennsylvania fourth.
In the manufacture of Pig Iron. Pennsylva-
MIA produces in value about half the whole
production Of the Union. Ohio stands second
and Maryland third.
In castings, New Yori, produces the great
est value; then Pennsylvania, followed by
Ohio and Massachusetts.
Of wrought iron, Pennsylvania works rath-
er more than half the product of the whole
Union; followed by New York, Virginia and
Ohio.
In agricultural productions, Pennsylvania
produces the greatest number of bushels Of
wheat; Ohio and then New \ ork, and then
Virginia closely follow.
The first wool producing State is Ohio, and
next, New y ork.
OF live stock, New York has the greatest
value: next, Ohio and next Pennsylvania.
Ohio produces the most wine, followed by
Pennsylvania and then Illinois.
In hemp, Kentucky leads followed by Mis-
souri,.
Ofmaple sugar, New York shows the great
est production, and Vermont the next.
In cane sugar, Louisiana produces nearly
three-quarters Of the production of the whole
Union; Florida is second
In homemade manufactures, Tennessee
leads.