National Republican., 1883-07-31
PRODUCTS OF THE MINES.
Some Interesting EsgUres Showing che
Yield OF Coal, Iron, Lead, Zinc, and the
Precious Metals.

some interesting faSNFcs shO"htR 'he
Yield OF Coal, Iron, Lead, Zinc, and the
Precious Metals.
A report entitled "Mineral Resources of
the United States is now in press, and will
shortly be published by Nj Albert Williams
.ir., chief of the division OF mining statistics
and technology, United States geological sur
vey, Hon. J. w. Powell, director. This re-
port is for tho calendar year 1852 and the
first six months of 1888. 1t contains detailed
statistics for these periods and also for pre-
oedng years, together with much technical
and descriptive matter. The compilation OF
special statistics has been placed by Mr. Will
liams in the charge of 10 aiding authorities iu
tho several branches and the results will
tthereiYre he accepted with confidence. The
following totals of the production of u few OF
the more important mineral substances are
from advanced proofs:
OF what may be called the commercial
product Of the coal mines the quantities in
loS2 were Pennsylvania anthracite, %, l20-
$50 gross tons bltuminous, brown coal, lig-
mite, and small lots of anthracite mined out
side of Pennsylvania, 57,963,03S gross tons
total, S1,OS3, 13l gross tons. Tho spot value
of the commercial product was Anthracite,
S65,52O,216; bituminous and other Goals,
$72, ,453, ,707; total, $137,974,0l3. During
the first six months of 1858 the
output was: Pennsylvania anthracite
l4,0l0,767 gross tons; bituminous and
all other Goals, 30,OO00O0 gross tons; total
44Ol0,767 gross tons The spot value OF
the commercial product during the first half
of 1883 was: Pennsylvania anthracite $751;
52l ,226; biiuminous and other Goals, $3n500,-
900; total, S6D,02i, ,226. Including tho local
consumption, &C., the total product in 1882
may be stated at 02,2l9, ,45igross tons; namely,
3135S, ,264 tons Of Pennsylvania anthracite
and 6O,S6l, 100 gross tons Of other Goals; and
the value at the mines was Pennsylvania
anthracite, $70556,OSi; bituminous coal, &c,
S76,076, ,4S7 total, $1I6,G32,5Sl
The principal iron statistics for 1882 are as
follows: Pig iron made, 4,623, 1923 gross tons
spot value, $l06,336,4 ,429 Iron ore mined,
100000 gross tons; spot value, So, 10000.
Domestic iron ore consumed 100000 gross
tons spot value, $31 10000. Imported iron
ore consumed, 559,655 gross tons. Total iron
orc consumed, 9,2s9,655 gross tons. Total
spot value of all iron and steel in the first
stage of manufacture, excluding all duplica-
tions, $l7l 1886, ,i29. Anthracite consumed in
all iron and steel works, including furnaces
3,S00000 gross tons. Bituminous coal con-
sumed in all iron and steel works, including
furnaces, 6600,000 gross tons. Coke con-
sumed in all iron and steel works, including
furnaces, 1850, 900 gross tons. Charcoal con-
sumed in all iron aud steel works. including
furnaces, 107,000,000 bushels. Limestone
co nsumcd Us fux, 3,s50,O00 gross tons spot
value, $2310,000.
For the first six months of 1888 the totals
are as follows: Pig iron made, 2,352, ,0l9 gross
tons; spot value, $l7,040,3o0. Iron ore mined
land consumed), 100000 gross tons spot
value, $l2,375,0O0. Imported iron ore con-
sumed, 1S5000 gross TONS Total iron ore con-
sumed, A, ,6S5,000 gross tons. Total spot value
of all iron and steel in the first stage of man
ufacture, excluding all Implications, S7l, l,OOO,.
900. Anthracite consumed i'll all iron and
steel works including furnaces, 10000 gross
TONS BitumlnOus coal consumed in all iron
and steel works, including furnaces, 3,140,000
gross tons. Coke consumed in all iron and
steel work, including furnaces, 1,76O0O0 gross
tons. Charcoal consumed in all iron and steel
works, including furnaces, 3S,750,O0O bushels.
Limestone consumed as iiux, l,05O,OOO gross
tons; spot value, 81 or, 800.
The mint authorities furnish the following
statistics for 1852 Gold, S32, 100000; silver,
SAC, 100000; total, $10300,0O0; or an increase
of 81, 100000 over the output in 1881. For
the first six months of 1858 the product Is
estimated at $l6250,00O gold, S23, 100000 sill
yer, aud $39, ,650,O0O total; the rate Of pro-
duction being assumed to be the same as in
1852,
The production of crude petroleum in the
oil fields of Pennsylvania and New York in
1882 was 20, 053 800 barrels of AZ gallons each,
worth, Mt an average spot value of 75s cents
per barrel $23,70i,69S. During the first six
months of 1883 the yield was ll,29l 663 bar
rels, WORTH at an average spot value Of Sl,0Os
per barrel, $1l 305,77S, In addition to the
quantity above stated, California produced
in 1882 about 10000 barrels.
The production of copper in 1882 was 81,
GAG, ,232 pounds, worth, at an average value OF
III cen Is per pound in New York, Sl603S,-
O0l. For the first half Of 1883 the produc-
tion is estimated at 5SO00,00O pounds, worth,
at an average price in New York of li,65
| cents per pound, S,500000.
In 1882 1872, $50 net tons Of lead were pro-
duced, worth at an average value Of S95 per
net ton ON the eastern seaboard, $l2,6g4 $50
! For the first half of 1883 tho produc tion IL
estimated at 10000 net tons, worth, at 500
per ton, $G300,0O0. In this case, as with cop
per, it is impossible TO state the average spot
value of the lead, or the tons of lead ore
mined. very large proportion of the lead
ore smolted Is argentiferous, and is worked
for It's silver contents and not for the value
of the lead. In tho census year ended May
| 81, 1850, the amount of white lead corroded