Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-11-02

tne mi1eEaI peoae1tion a. ne Unised
States - Eh1 e1tzn1af year 1855 - from
/ adganee prosf xheafa e Z report SEA
- b iss1ed - tAe unitsd 11atss Geo.
ioxiaal 5azseF. ms volume vii - ahE
lhira % ~ aeEies knowu &c = MinotAl
kanpuzcea repaKia. prepaEsd b. fhs
DlEia1on q Minina Statistics and Ie1h-
noloags
Coai-Tha toaai eaumsrsiai urosust
a. ooal 81 All kiuas IN 1876. exaInsivs 81
thnt eozumed q tha mines. known Is
coll cry eon4au pti1n. W4a s. 81. Us Iore
tons, yalaed e gls2.9l5.I0a o. fhis
3 - 81 to1k Sa1s Hsre esnneyigania
aut1raeite. xalA h at 81 s74 81; Wbils
- other e1als. iaein4iDg bifanainaas
brown eoai. hznitss and small lots IL
anthfaci1e pro1ueed eutsids Of Psan-
syiFania, tie pFsdus1ion Vas e5 . (
ianR tons. FAlasd q SO $40 ,E64 81 she
poinus Of pF ouslinn- Thn tatal pro-
dustiou inalading ooilieFy oonsnmplion
VAS Pennsyisania anfnracile 81 IS SIS
long tons. AL cther Goals "a SO SIS ionQ
tons. making ne total absolufs pFodne
ten o. tie coal mines Of the United
States 9ao69 PIG Iona tons. valued e
follows: AnthFaeike. 81, 67l ,9t8. bitun-
mona - 81 SIS; total. $l59. oI9 rs.
Ihe teal pfed1siioa (inel1dinR local
oonsumPtion1 Of anthrasfte was |, o52. z82
tons 10 exesss o. thai Of 1884. and rs
value Was SO SO As Rrsafer- TIE total
pIod1eti0n Of hitaminous coal vas g.
So 81 tons less than in 1854. b1t iaa
Ralne was $50 So greater. The total
rEoduelion Of Goal Of all kinds shows
net loss II tennaRe Of 7, 6S7 .079 long tons
compared With thai Of 1854, bat q gain
10 value Of SIS 81 .0l8, tha increase IL
value Being due 70 an average increase
Of 3 seats psr long ton. The TEAL
yalns e ab9ut the same - that Of
coks-Ths total psodnstion Of ooks
70 1855 Was 5, 10. 6eG ahort tons. valasd
a khs ovens IS s7.629.ll8. OF this
Pennsy Ivania prsdaesd % per ceas.. or
1851 sos tons. valued 81 "a ,98l .656 The
remainder vas pfodaeed By fourteen
states and Territories. The maximum
production OF eoks il tbs Dotted States
vas reached In 1883. when 5, 46i, III tons
were made. This declined Ia 1884 10
A.6zs sos tons. The pEodaction Of 1855
SHOWS gaia uP0n taat Of 1884. being
within $4,000 tens Of the make 10
PsssoIeam-T The total production vas
n SO otl barrels Of - gallons. Of which
the Pennsylvania aud New Ysrk fields
prQdnoed 20 III. OIL barrels. The total
Ralnes at an average price Of SIX cents
per barrel. vas SIS, i93694. Tue pro-
duction showed q deoreasa Of 2.2k7.7I7
barrels and 81 80 600 ia value from
1884.
Natural G4s-Ho record is kept Of the
yield ID eubto feet. The amounk Of coal
displaced b gas Ia 1885 was 3. I61 600
tons, valued Is 81 854 200. In 1884 the
coal displaced vas valued 81 81. 460, 900.
Ine yield has increased tenf0ld siane
1883.
Aron-The principal statistics for 1885
we're: Domestic iron ora consumed. T.
6O0,O00 long tons, value &C mine. $l9,-
10000. Imported iron orc consumed,
3S0s Ic6 Iona tons; total iron ore oon-
sumed, $50. z86 long tons; pig iron
made, 4,044, SIS long tons, decrease of
81. S43 toes as compared With 1854; value
At furnace $6l 7I2 400, or 9.0l9, 224 lees
than IN 1884. Total spot vaius Of all
iron and steel II the first stage Of man
ufaeture, excluding all Implications,
ts5s000,0oO. q decline Of $1,000, 900
from 1854.
Geld aud Silver The mint authorities
estimate the value Of the gold produced
in 1855 at $3l sol goo, an increase Of
$l,OOls 90 over 1884. Tue production
Of silver Is similarly estimated at $751;
10000, an increase Of $500, 900 over
1884.
CoPper-The production in 1854, in
cluding sos. s4l pounds made from
impaired pyritea, vas l 20, 962 607 pounds,
valued Ia New York at SIS ~, $50 at the
ave age price Of l07 cents per pound.
The Inerease In pounds over 1884 was
Is, 74Q 667; In value sos Sl2.
Lead Production, 129, 4l2 short tons.
Total value, at an average prioa Of $Sl
per short ton as the Atlantic COAST,
$40 469 .43l, decline Of l04e5 tons and
t61,6ll in value from the pr0daet Of
1884. 1ha production Of white lead is
estimated at 6o,000 short tons, worth, at
81 cents per pound. S. 10000.
Zino-rhe production of metallic zinc
in 1885 was 40, 688 shOrt tons, valued ct
IS, $50 .S56 at an average value Of 435
eents per pound, an increase OF 2lt4
tons and $li7,I49 Ia value over 1884.
XInc was also made from the ore d.
reoliy into zine white (zinc 0xide) to
she extent Of 10 600 short tons, valued
az 81 10000.
Quicksilver Production, 32.073 TASKS
Of 76x pOands net, or 1G0 hAaks mors
than "a 1884. Total valae. a. an average
price Of $30.b3 per aask at San Fran
cisco. 500 Is9. a incrsass 81 a.. s6i
ever 1854. The production Of qaieksil-
tbs same as in 1884, but the price ad
vaneed 70 8 oea.s per pound, making
the total value ssh, O0J.
1 AfakAf-Ika rsmr.sa saaf7fr. - erankmltf..
or "Rrain nickel vas 245. 5o4 p.nnas,
valued AZ sl6a s97. n addition, matte
and ore containing 80 400 pounds Of
nickel, $4,000.
Cobalt-r RE amount Of cobalt oxide
Was SAB pounds, valued at SIS, 873. The
total value Of cobalt in ore, matte and
the above oxide vas &65.373.
Manganese The pros uction Of man.
Ranese ores vas 3 258 long tons, valued
at 9I9O. 81. Manganiferous iron ore,
3137 long tons. valued at $l7,3lS. Total
ChRemium- The production Of chrome
iron ore was 200 long tons, valued 81
$4,000. The consumption for making
potassium and sodiam biohFomatea in
creased markedly, due 20 imports OF
4
Tin-Probabiy 200 tons Of . black tin
ore we're made ct the concentrating
works az the Eta mine IN Dakota. Ne
smelling works have yea been erected.
PIAtinum-fhs amount Of crude pia'
tinnm mined IN 1855 vas about 30 trOy
ounces, valued ct $1s7.50. This IL ex'
elusive Of about 800 0ancss Of iFidss.
mine, for pointing pens.
Aiuminam--The production OF metal
lie aluminium increased from 1890 fray
ounces ia 1854 10 500 ounces in 1856
valaed at $50 Al1minnm bronze
containing 10 per csnk. eluminum, va.
made 70 the amount Of about 4se0 pounds
valued 81 $3.50.
Baildin3 Stons-Valns, s19.O00, COO
abont the same e IN 1884.
Brick and Tile-Tne demaud and
consequsnt Frodoetion increased q
an estimated value Of t35,000,000 n
1856.
Lane With the price constant az g
cents per barrel Il she kilns, the pro.
duclion increased from 81 600, 0e0 barrels
In 1854 20 40.0oo. 600 Ia 1883.
Oement-Ths prOdasslon Of cement
from nAtarai roek increased 20 4. 000. e0o
barrels Of so pounds Zach, buf vi
valued 81 onIv s. $4,000. Artificial