Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-24
We're the Mineral Products Of the
Country for the Past Year.
The Aggregate in Money was
1924, 1855, 131 - Goal Heads the
List, with Pig Iron Second and
Silver Third-Gold in Fourth
Place. and Building Stone Next.
Petroleum Exceeded Copper.

Ii was compiled under the supervision
of Dr.. d. T. Day, chief Of the mineral
division of the United States Geological
Survey. and is based on reports OF many
experts and special agents.
The total product shows
A GREAT DECLINING
from the output of 1898, due, the re-
port says, mainly to the financial con
ditions, but also to special features
which affected the net result. The most
notable of these was the strike OF the
bituminous coal miners, accounting
largely for the greatly decreased pro-
duction and increase in price for part
of the wear. The strike naturally In
creased the use of anthracite, when
partly made up for the decreased de-
mand for this substance, due to depres-
sion of manufacturers. The low price
Of silver is responsible for the decreased
production. The consumption OF Pc
roleum exceeded the production great
ly decreasing the stocks at the wells
and increasing the prices.
THE TOTAL PRODUCT
was valued at S524,955 191.
The total value of non-metallic min
eral products was 1905, 7S6, 349; metallic,
S21S. 1853 SS. and inspected mineral
products. estimated at S1,00O,OOO
The official result Of the inVestga-
ton of the metallic products OF the
country for the year, are as follows, ar
ranged by quantity and value:
Pig iron-6,657 1888 long tons; value,
65.0O7.247. Silver - 49,5O1, 122 troy
ounces; value. S64000,000. Gold -l,9lO,-
S16 troy ounces; value, $S9,5O0,OOO. Cop
per-S60, PA 21S pounds; value, S3S,14l,-
142. Lead-l59 221 short tons; value,
S9.942.254. Zinc-75, 1928 short tons; val
ne. S5.2SS.026. Quicksilver - 3O,4l6
TASKS: value, S934.000. Aluminium
$4,000 pounds value, $3l6,25O. Anti
mony-2OO short tons; value, $4,000.
Nickel-9 616 pounds; value, S3269.
Tin-No statistics. Platinum-1O0 troy
ounces; value, $500.
THE NON-METALLIC PRODUCTS
We're:
Bituminous coal-11S, 2O,4O5 short
tons. value $107 sol. Pennsylvania
anthracite 46.35S.144 long tons; value
S7S.4SS, O63. Building stone-value $751;
O92102. PetrOleum-i9, 521 757 barrels;
value $50, .532. Batural gas--Nalue
ST.. 900. coo. Clay(all except potters' clay)
value 100000. Cement-360, 600 bar
rels: value 100000 Mineral waters
S.S62.2+5 barrels; sold for S5030OSl
Phosphate rock-21, 500 COS tons; value
$3.741.S46. Salt-976.0S barrels; value
Sc S95.9SS. Limestone for iron fuN-
1I.6S3. 702 long tons: value S4455,171
Zinc. white-3.6 SOS $50 short tons: value
S1.S4q.275. Gypsum-2393l2 short tons.
value S761.71q. Borax-14.6 Csc. 100
pounds: value S974.445. Mineral paints
1926 short tons: value
sos .093. Crindstones-Value S223.2l4.
Fihrous talC-39 600 short tons; value.
$tS5.060. Asphalum - 60510 short
tons. value. 1888. 400 SOapstOne-23.-
al short tons; value. S401325. Precious
stoues-Nalue, $l32250. Pyrites-lO5.-
$40 long tons, value. S363.l34. Corun-
dum-l495 short tons value, $685..
oil stones. etc.-Value. Sl56.S75. Mica
Value. S52.3SS Barytes 1875 long
tons. value. SS6.533 Bromine -379. "A
pounds: value. $102.45o. Fluorspa
$500 short tons; value $4,000. Field
spar-200 GOO long tons. value. $4,000.
Manganese ore-6,30S long tons; value,
SIS. 625. Flint-S0.000 long tons value,
sos. 600. Graphite-9iS.000 pounds; val
ne. $4,000 Sulphur-500 short tons;
value. $4,000 Marls-15.000 short
tons: value. $4,000. lnfusorial earth
Value. S11.71S. Millstoues-Nalue, 3d.
SS7. Chronic iron ore $50 long tons;
value. S5S.23l Cobalt oXide-6.763
pounds: value. S10145. Magnesite-
800 short tons: value, $4,000. AS
bestos-325 short tons; value $4,463,
Ruule-150 pounds; value. S450.
The report states that
THE DECLINING TENDENCY
I'm iron and steel for 1898 continued for
1894. Pig iron production decreased
from 7.124502 long tons to 6,657,S
and the valuation decreased nearly
500 OO O0O. Iron ores increased 1922
o5O long tons in production and S4.6S7,-
9SS i'm value. The sold product for the
wear is the largest since 1873, inCreas-
ing from l .739.0S1 troy ounces for 1898,
with a coming value Of SS5.950,000.
silver production declined over To-.
oO0 600 ounces. The rapidly inCreas-
ing zinc product of late years was
checked i'm 1898 and 1894 and a slight
decline noted in both years. The eX-
haus;ion of the Virginia pockets of ore
caused a decline in the Manganese
nroduct. which was less than half the
ortDut in 1892. Careful examinations
nj the Kings mountain. North Carolina.
locality indicate d considerable body
of ore which may yield three per cent
The nickel production was reduced 10
oDe-ffth Of the 1898 output. and anti
nonv valuations decreased $1,000 The
product came from Nevada and was
smelted in San Francisco.
THE PETROLEUM EXPORT
was the largest vet recorded. being
over one hundred million gallons more
than in 1898. The value Of the total
product of stone Of all kinds increased
from S2S.SS5.57S 70 S37.092. 102
Baryites. ocher. lumber. soepstone
and Venetian reds showed material de-
clines. The value Of rough gems de-
creased from S26404l in 1898 70 1882
$50 i'm 1894. The Mica industry is still
surnied by irregularity in mining
methods and mineral waters declined
over $500 00 IN value during the year.
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