Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-05-09
7ELEGRAPHIC
MINERAL RESOURCES
,,,ylr, Ylluo Of the Product In
This Country for 1898.
,ur SMALLEST IN FIVE YEARS
Increase Noticed In Gold aud SILVER
Bet Decrease In Iron, "copper"
Lead and Liuc.

,v,suyeroN, May 0.-rhe report
,nts,rai resources for 1893, com
sI.5,ttho Uriled States Neurological
,,.v updef the supervision Of Dr.
p,yIi L. Day Is completed. 1t shows
IN aggregate valustion for the product
a1tsl9558H3, Of which 5S6s, G)i,.l7
,.r,,,sn,s the non.metallic product
.satag.s5i, 500 the metallic product,
I'M an unspecifod product OF $1,000
rn The product is the smallest for
..y yrar siuce 1853, anu ~ an aggregate
--sl,p, Of over s75, 100000 from the
.fsvllus yeat $1,000. -, ,-u,--
I'll, T. iron, which showed n foduc.
not more than si6,OO0,OOJ In valua.
.rard Z. UOO, 900 long tons In pf0duc.
Lam Both gold anu silver Increased
.. deduction. Tho Increase IN gold
... q5O,O 900 In valuation, aud fli2,.
nov ounces In production. silver
'.,fsssrd 100000 troy ounces with an
increase iu valuation VI s2,6s5,O51
ttker nj ~ coining value Of SLID per
ifly ounce. Copper decreased ia pre-
.YsiIon about 100000 POUNDS aud
nearly 100000 ia value. Lead de-
gf,a,rd almost 81, 900 tons OF $1,000, 600.
ZBc decreased about 1900 short tons
..l almost $4,000 In vAluation.
Aluminium increased about $4,000
I-ugds OF $4,000. Nickel has fallen
8ifDcatly % per cent In quantity and
over tbat percentage In the value Of tho
r.Biuut Bituminoua coal Increased
i.-lB 800 long tou,, but decreased 81
5000 In values. Pennsylvania
au,utaclte increased 100000 long
ons aud gB,O00,0OO IA value.
HuIlilng stone increased about 49,.
.mDlJ anu lime il,O0O,0J0 ~ value.
Toe largest grin 10 production was In
rtifoltum, which increased f3,0OO,000
Ii valuation Of tho product. NAiufal
laa decreased 100000 aud mineral
walters S650,00O. Resulting from the
s,cIinu Ia tho production OF pig iron,
no reduction VI lime ttolu for iron
fuz decreased 1900 200 long tons and
... 40 81 100000 la value. Phosphate
mgs production increased 10000 long
i0ns and over $500, 900 In value.
TuE TiuUREs.
Pig iron, 7,i2i,5O2 long tons, ssi,.
,lU8i0. Silver, $4,000, 900 troy ounces,
.ii612, 75L COLI, l,73y,Osi troy
auucur, s85, $50, 900. Copper, 1857, 1910.
BIS p0und,, 1901. Losu, lO3,-
~ short tons, tll,s3y, $50. Zinc, 49,
~ thurt tons, ~, 300, $3.50. Quicksilver,
I,l63 hasks, 81 1852 Aluminium,
300 pounds, s26G.0O8. Antimony,
800 shoft tons, $4,000. Nickel, 49,.
100 pounds, So, 1877. Thu, s,g8s pounds,
81 .7ss. Platinum, 20 troy ounces,
:blT. Biluminous coal, l,ll4.b27, los
isng tons, sl2L60J,0 900. Penna. an.
tbracite, ". 1000 long tons, $50, i6s,.
0Si, Lime, 6s, 900, 900 barrels, s35, 800, 200.
building stone, value $685. 673.
Petroleum, 20, 1900 barrels, s2s, s23,.
800. Natural gas, value sl43iB, gjU.
Z lay, except pottefs clay, value 50, q
100000, Cement, 5000, is7 barrels,
$500 .Bil. Mineral waters, %, 638, Sg5
gallons sold, Si,236, 535. Phosphate
rock, 0i2,8Bl lOug ions, fi,iN, $40.
slll, ll,857,l7s bArrels, SS.08l, 1871.
Lime stone Tor iron huK, 8,05s, U56 long
tons, a., 80s,sSa Zinc, white, 24,U5g
sh0lt tons, sl,s0i, $50. Potiers clay,
200 long tons, s1OU,O0l. Gypsum,
-i3,Blb short tons, y61b,Bl5. Betaz,
$4,000 pounds, S6.2, s25. Mineral
paiuls, SI7lB long tons, $3.50, gS3.
sulphur l,200 short tons, Si2, 900.
Asbestos, 5O short tons, valued ut
$500.