The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-17
MINERAL PRODUCTS.
Summary of a Years Operations
in the United States.
Instructive Figures Relative toCoal,
Iron, Precious Metals, Etc

From summary Of the results Of mining
in the United States, just now published by
David T. Day, chief of the Division Of MIN
ing Statistics and Technology of the Geo1ogi-
cal Survey, the following appears:
The total commercial product of coal Of all
kinds in 1856, exclusive Of that consumed at
the Mines known as colliery consumption,
was IS, S4, 705 long tons, valued at $l52, ,915,.
1t8. Of this 81, ,265, ,42l long tons were PENN
sylvania anthracite, valued at ST., ,274, 544;
while OF other Goals, including bituminous.
brown coal, Ignite, and small lots Of anthrar
cite produced outside Of Pennsylvania, the
production was Il, ,569, ,2s4 long tons, valued
at SSO,6s0, ,54 at the points Of production.
The total production, including colliery COM
sumption, was: Pennsylvania anthracite 81
22S, S,5S long tons, oil other Goals 81, ,S49,66S
long tons, making the total absolute produce
tion Of the coal mines Of the United States
99,069, ,216 long tons, valued as follows: An
thracite S76, III ,94S; bitumixons. SS2 347, ,648.
total, S159, 9,0l9, $50. The totd production in-
Guiding local consumptitn NJ Of anthracite was
1,02, 1H tons in excess of that of 1884, and
its value was $40, ,320, ,436 greater, The total
production OF btuminous coal was S,SS9,71 Z
tons less than in 1854, but its value was $4,..
$50, ,5S2 greater. The total production Of coal
OF oil kinds shows net loss in tonnage Of
1881, ,0D long tons compared with that Of
1884, but gain in value of sl5,S51,01S, the
crease of twenty-five cents per long ton.
Petroleum total production WIS
q, ,S42, OH barrels cf AZ gallons, of which the
Pennsylvania and New York fields produced
20,776,O41 barrels. The total value, at an
average price Of 81 rs cents per barrel, was
$l9, 1864. The production showed q de-
crease of 2,941,7 III barrels and 81, 2S2, 600 In
value from 1884. 49,.
Natural Gas.-No record is kept of the
yield in cubic feet. The amount Of coal dis
placed by gas in 1885 was 3, l61, 600 tons,
valued at 81, S54, 200. In 1884 the coal dis
placed was valued at S1,460,000. The yield
has increased tenfold since 1888. "a; .
Iron.-The principal statistics for 1886
were: Domestic iron ore consumed 7,6c0, 900
long tons, valued at mine 1900, 600: inn
ported iron ore consumed 299,7s6 long tons,
pig iron made 4, OK, ,528 long tons, a decrease
Of s., A3 tons as compared with 1884, value
at furnace s6l, 7l2, 400, or i9.049, ,2A less than
in 1884. Total spot value of all iron and
steel in the first stage of manufacture, ex-
cluding all Implications, $93, ,0C0 ,000 line
Of 81, ,OJ0, Zoo from 1884.
Gold and Silver.-The mint authorities es-
timate the value of the gold produ ei in
1885 at S3l, ,S0l ,00), an increase OF 81 ,011 900
over 1884. The production Of silver is SINH
larly estimated at s51, 800, 600, an increase Of
81, SOC, 900 over 1884, ~
Probably 200 tons Of "black TIM ore
were made at the concentrating works at the
Eta Mine in Dakota. No smelling works
have yet been erected.
Platnum.-The amount OF crude platinum
mined in lSS5 wa; about $50 Troy ounces,
valued at Sl87.50. This is exclusive Of about
800 ounces of irridosmine, for pointing pens,
Aluminum.-The production Of mesalic
aluminium increased from 1900 Troy ounces
in 1884 to $40 ounces in 1886. valued at.
$3.50. Aluminium bronze, containing ten
per cent aluminium. was made to the amount
Of about 4,5O0 pounds, valued at s., 800
Builling Stone,--Value Sls, 600, 600; about
the same as in 1881 I%t
Brick and Tile.-The demand and conse- I
queut production increased to an estimated
value of $35 O0O, 600 in 1885
Lime.-With the price constant at 50 cents.
per barrel at tho kilns, the production inr-
creased from 37,000, 900 barrels 1884 to a.
600, in 1855.
Cement. The production Of cement from
natural rock increased to 4,OOo, 600 barrels OF
800 pounds each. but was valued at only
50, 10000 Artificial Portland cement
amounted to 10000 barrels Of 400 pounds
each, with q total val6e Of S292, 500. The:
total production of cement Of all kinds was
4, 150 100 barrels valued at S. 49,, 500, against
S., 720, 900 in 1894. Z
Milstones. trade in millstones OF all
kinds has decreased markedly from the in
PRODUCTION Of roller mills The total value
Of the Esopus millstones in New York and.
Cocalico stone in Pennsylvania did not e1- Z
cead Sl0O, 900 in 1885. y
Observation-Disclosures valu, of product
for 1885 s5U0, 900. :E
Phcsphates.- the exception Of local
consumption of about 1000 tons in North.
Carolina, the total production of phosphate
rock came from SJuth Carolina, and amount
ed to S437,S56 long tous Of washed rock for
the calendar year 1855. valued at So, 2,S46, ,064,.
at an average value Of $3.50 per ton.
Gypsum-1hs estimated production OF
land plaster in 1885 was 100, 600 short tons,
of cal.ined plaster z, 260 tons. total 172, 500,
valued at s959, 600. The above includes
IS, 100 tons from native stone, the remainder
being imported from Nova Scotia.
Salt.-Tte total production in barrels OF
2SO pounds was 7,038, ,653, exceeding the yield
of 1884 by 52S. .716 barrels. The total value
of all salt produced was S4,e30,62l, an in--
crease of S732, ,SS7, which was due partly to-
the increased value of the Michigan proGuct,
and partly to the large increase in the pro-
duction Of Western New York. 1.,n
Mica.-The production decreased IN the
West owing to the inferior value OF the
sheets obtained. The whole product, ex.
Guiding waste, was $1,000 pounds, valued at
s16l 900 -..
N neral Waters.-The sales amounted to
sl.3l2, s45, from 9, ,14s, ,4O1 gallons; the value.
is slightly less than in 1891. The great de-
crease in the number of gallons is due to the
exclusion of the water from artesian wells In
Madison, Wisconsin, which is used as the
regular city supply A large local consqmp.
ti0n is also excluded ..r ->,s:.