Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1889-01-04
OUR MINERAL WEALTH.
METALLIC AND NON.METALLIC PRO.
DUCTS OF THE UNITED STATES
IN 1883.

A Grand Total Of $542,9S4,225 Pro.
duced-An Increased Yield of Every.
thing on the List.
METALS.
The principal statistics for 1887
we're: Domestic iron ore consumed,
about II 100000 long tons; value at
mines, 1913, 100000. This is an in.
crease over 1886 of 100000 tons
in quantity and 100000 in value.
Imported iron ore consumed, 1884,
3Ol long tons; total iron ore con-
sumed in 1887, about 12,494,301 long
tons, or 1,454,S6S tons more than in
1886. Pig iron made, 6,4l7.14S long
tons; value at furnace, l21,925,S0O.
This is an increase over 1886 of 1885,.
S19 tons in quantity and 6,73O,O4O
in value. Steel of all kinds pro.
duced, 3,339,O71 long tons, an in
crease of 1860 tons over 1886;
value at works, $103,S11,OO0. Total
spot value OF all iron and steel in the
FIRST stage Of manufacture, excluding
all Implications, $171, 103, 900, an in
crease of S2S,6O3,O00, as compared
with 1886. Limestone, used as flux
IN the manufacture of pig iron in
1887, about $4,000 long tons !;
value at quarry, about $3,226,2o0.
GOLD AND SILVER.
The total value of gold produced
in 1887 was s33, 100000, decrease
Of 100000 from 1856. Silver in
creased from $51, 100000 in 1886, to
s53,441, 300 looming yalue) in 1887
COPPER.
Total production 1S4,67O,524 lbs.
of which 3,75O,OOO lbs. were made
from imported pyrites. The tota
value was S21,O52, 440, at an average
of ia cents per pound. The est
mated total consumption Of copper II
the United States increased by abou
IA per cent.
The production Of lead was 16O,
: 700 short tons, valued at $l4,463,OO(
at $40 per short ton. The heavy in
3 crease OF "desilycrized" lead from
l14,S20 short tons in 1886 to 1855
v in 1887 was probably due to the i'm
!, portation OF Mexican lead silver ores
The large product of non, argentifer
! ous lead, 25,14S short tons, Is du
O. chiefly to the development of the S.
+ Joe district in Missouri The pre-
duction of white lead, and the sewers
, oxides, from pig lead increased to
~ :. total of about $4,000 short tons.
/. The producers returns show a
increase from 42,G41 short tons
If 1886 to 50,34O in 1887. The prit
Z, increased to A cents per poun
q making the total value in 1887, "a
$4,000. The production of Iii
s. oxide was practically steady n. 1890
4 short tons, valued at 81 100000.
S. QUICKSILVER.
=, Production and value iucreas,
n from 1881 TASKS, valued at $1,000
9, 900, to $685. TASKS, valued at s
100000 Except G5 TASKS fro
,e Oregon the total supply came fro
IN California The price in 1887 vari
re from $50 so to s4S per flask in S
IS Francisco.
TIE supplyincludes 1873, l25 poun
~ Of metallic nickel, valued at sl1
% 200; lO,S46 pounds of metallic nicl
,d contained in matte, and 1l,5
~ pounds contained in nickel ammo
re- ium sulphate. Total value, sl33,2 q
COBALT OXIDE.
10. The product includes 500 poun
ng of cobalt oxide for potters' use, a
Dts 1851 pounds of oxide in matte {
ar ported to Europe. Total value, 81
he ne IA.
CHROMIUM.
h. Shipments from California increas
.ch to 5000 long tons on account OF b
ID ter freight facilities by rail to
he Eastern States. The total value
L." San Francisco was $4,000.
III MANGANESE.
OIL The total production of mang
~ csc ore in the year ending Decem
j., 81, 1887, was 1881 long tons, vail
re. at $333,944, The production
rec manganferous iron ore was 2ll,t
.ar tons, valued at about 100000.
,ev production of argen,ilerous mang
,,c csc ores was 10000 tons, valu
ne chiefly for its silver, ut about s6I
600.
ANTIMONY.
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