Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-05-25
.unERAL PRODUCTS.
If tho Operations In tho United
nsft for the Year 1885.

Of tho opeF"''' ~ 49, ~-'''"e
rr"A's "a. for the Year 1888.
cam . summary of the results OF
iiO% r. the United States lately pub
nans hy David T. Day. Chief of the
b flsd Of Mining Statistics and Tech
pTsw U Of the Geological Survey. the
allowing appears; .,
lp1 I;nds in 1885, exclusive of that
VI ad at the mines, known as col
On'u'nnnsnmption, was 50, 1884, 705 long
efy valued at $l52,915, lOo. Of this
eD Ok AZ long tons were Pennsylvania
G .ssseite. valued at $72, PA. 544; while
'n.n ,hsr Goals, including bituminous.
Jun, coal. Ignite and small lots of
Dfosn aoite produced outside of Penn
'D' a"nis. the production was !63, 500, 2S4
gNaI IONS valued at $50, 640,564 at
9ns nolnts of production. The tota!
ns dpction. including colliery consump-
plo'r wss. Pennsylvania anthracite, a.
aop, s,s long tons, all other Goals 64,-
: :S SsS long tons, making the total alb
' ',h, production OF the coal mines OF
.9' limited States 99,069. PIG long tons.
w aInsd as follows: Anthracite. SIG, 67l,-
1 D,.' unanimous, 1872. 347, 64S; total,
si?s ol9. sos. The total production
s s."luding local consumption) of an
r.o;te was 1,052, 1872 tons in excess of
aa,s NJ 1884. and its value was $40. $780,
% .,s U ~ The total production OF
s:.,mninous coal was $3.50, 81 tons less
aar in 1884, but its value was $4. $780,
| s.a GREATER. Tine total production of
."sl Of all kinds shows a net loss in
' ~, of 7,S37,O79 long tons COM
.ared with that of 1884, but gain in
Fps ' of S15, 25L,018, the increase in
,,he being due to an average increase
= d cents per long ion. The total
s.lne is about the same as that of 1883.
pstroeum production was 81,
10 O42 barrels of As gallons, of which
%s Pennsylvania and New York fields
aroduced 20, TIC, O41 barrels. The total
Zine. at an average price of 88 7-8
ssnts per barrel. was $40, 1893, 694. The
rroduction showed a decrease of 2,247,-
III barrels and 81, 2s2, 600 in value from
1884,
Natural Gas-No record is kept of the
r.d in cubic feet. The amount of coal
displaced by gas In 1855 was 3, 161, 900
tons valued at 1854, 200. In 1884
the coal displaced was valued at 81. AGO.
600. The yield has increased tenfold
since 1888.
Iron-The principal statistics for 1885
we're: Domestic iron ore consumed
100000 long tons, value at mine S19,-
100000; imported iron ore consumed
sgo, 1856 long tons, total iron ore con-
umed, 1890. 786 long tons; pig iron
made 4,044, 526 long tons, a decrease Of
5S,S4S tons as compared with 1884,
value at furnance. $64,712, 400. or &c.
40, 224 less than in 1884. Total spot
value of all iron and steel in the first
stage of manufacture, including all du-
picatons. 1913, 200, 900, a decline OF
S4,000, 600 from 1884.
Gold and Silver-The mint authori-
hes estimate the value of the gold pro-
duced in 1885 at S31, S01, 600, an in
crease of $l,0Ol, 900 over 1884. The
production of silver is similarly estimat-
Cd at s51 600, 900, an increase of 81, 800,
900 over 1884.
Tin-Probably 200 tons of "black tin"
ore were made at the concentrating
works at the Eta Mine in Dakota. No
smelting works have yet been erected.
Platlnum-The amount of crude pla-
tnum mined in 1885 was about $50
Troy ounces, valued at $3.50 This
exclusive of about 800 ounces of iri-
dOsmne, for pointing pens.
Alumnum-The production of metal
Icaluminum increased from l,S00 Troy
ounces in 1884 to 3, 400 ounces in 1885,
ra-ed at 81, $50. Aluminium bronze,
containing 10 per cent. aluminium, was
made to the amount of about 1850
pounds, valued at 81, 800.
Building Stone-ValLe $40, 900, 900;
about the same as in 1884
Brick and tile-The demand and con-
squent production increased to an es
tmated value of $50, 900, 900 in 1885.
Lime-With the price constant at so
cents per barrel at the kilns, the produc-
ton increased from $1,000, 900 barrels
in 1884 to 40, 900, 900 in 1885.
Cement-The production of cement
from natural rock increased to 4,000,-
700 barrels of 800 pounds each, bat
vas valued at only $4,000 Arti-
hcal Portland cement amounted to
$4,000 barrels of 400 pounds each,
With a total value of $292, 800. The
total production of cement of all kinds
vas l. 150, 900 barrels, valued at So, 492,
100 against 80, 72O, 600 in 1884.
Millstones-The trade in millstones
all kinds has decreased markedly
rom the Introduction of roller mills.
The total value of the Esopus mill
Nones in New York and Cocalico STONE
N Pennsylvania did not exceed $780,
700 in 1885.
Grlndstones- Estimated value of pro
duct for 1885 5000. 900.
Phosphates -With the exception Of G
local consumption of about 1000 toni
N North Carolina, the total production
u phosphate rock came from South
yarollna, and amounted to 437, S5t
Sng tons of washed rock for the calen
oar year 1885, valued at 81, 1916, 064, a
average value of Sc. so per ton.
uypSum-The estimated production
land plaster in 1885 was 100, 6O'
mort tons, of calcined plaster Y, 26'
1as, total 172, 800 to S, valued at 1859,
w. The above includes rs, 100 ton
nom native stone, the remainder bein:
MPol ted from Nova Scotia.
,Salt-The total production in barrel
@zSo pounds was 1858. 653, exceeding
T Te yield of 1884 by 523,7l6 barrels
g. eve ed Total value of all salt produced VS.
1's5o,62l, an increase of 1882, So
s n1leh was due partly to the increase
, a,ae OF the M chigan product, an
satey to the large increase in the pre-
Suetion OF Western New York.
Mlca-The Production decreased !