The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-07-03

tent are found in Missouri and Kansas.
Ihe aqua marine, variety of beryl
has been discovered In Narth Carolina.
Almost ever variety of corundum has
been discovered in North Carolina.
Brown crocidolite, known as tiger
eye" exists in large quantities in Colo
RADIO.
Diamonds have been found in North
Carolina, Virginia, California and Alas
The only quicksilver mines Of conse-
quence in this country are located in
California.
Several asterias or star stones, have
been picked up in North Carolina and
Georgia.
The sunstone, a variety of feldspar
has been found in the Dakotas and Mon
tana.
Sapphires of small size but great bril-
lance have been found in North Caro-
lima.
An emerald green sapphire was some
years ago found in Franklin County,
N. C.
In 1891 this country produced 1921, $50
barrels OF petroleum, valued at $32, 575,-
1SS.
Moss agate exists in considerable guam
titles in Colorado and other Western
States.
The California diamonds are generally
very small, ranging in value from $40 to
$50
11eIldlllc, d variety VI IRON ore, OF q
quality fit for jewelry, exists in several
States.
In 1884 the value of the presious stones
mined in this country somewhat exceed
ed $4,000.
Pennsylvania produced in 1891 IS, 236, 992
long tons Of anthracite coal, valued at
$73943,735.
The value of our mineral products in
1891 reached the enormous aggregate Of
$66S, 524, 537.
Colorado, in 1890, produced 70,sss tons
OF lead, or nearly one-half the product of
the country.
In 1876 the copper yield of the Michigan
district was nine-tenths of the whole
country.
Malachite has been found in two or
three of the gold producing States and
also in Michigan.
Smoky quartz, found near Bear Creek,
III Colorado, is the most extensively cut
American gen.
OF the phosphates used as fertilizers
we produced in 1891 5S7,9SS long tons,
valued at $3,651, $50.
Although large deposits of iron ore ex-
ist in New York, that state is fourth in
iron production.
The first commercial copper produced
in this country was mined and put on the
market in 1915.
In the year 1890 iron mining was car
ried on for commercial purposes in
twenty-eight States.
Every presiOus stone known to the lapi-
Diary has been found within the limits
of the United States.
Our production Of steel in 1890 exceeded
100000 short tons, the greater part be-
ing Bessemer steel
JadeS have been discovered at several
points in the gold bearing regions of the
Rocky mountains.
The spinel, often sold for the oriental
ruby has been found in New England,
mi nd Corn1ipo
! Every mineral and metal of value in
the arts or industries is found within the
limits of the United States.
The United States produced, in 1889,
over one-fourth of the entire amount of
iron mined on the globe.
The only country which exceeded the
United States in coal output during the
year 1891 was England.
Emeralds have been discovered in Ari-
IONA, and, it is said, in North Carolina.
They are, however, very small.
Garnets are found in scores of places
in the United States. The best come
from Colorado, though fine gems have
been found in New England, New York,
Virginia and North Carolina. Several
large gems Of this variety have been
discovered in New Mexico.
Four-ffths of our entire silver product
come from the states of Colorado and
Montana and from Utah Territory
The most of the worlds petroleum is
produced in the United States, our only
important competitors being Russia.
Our product of salt. in 1890, was S776,-
991 barrels, the supply coming largely
from Michigan and Western New York.
Agatized wood, of a quality suitable
for articles of jewelry, has been found in
large quantities in Montana and the
Dakotas
| The amount of bituminous coal mined
| in the United States in 1891 was 105 291,
! 721 long tons, and it's value was $117,-
| 1861 S3.
| The United States has been the princ-
! pal source of the worlds gold supply
| ever since the discovery of gold in Cali
| fornia.
| Of our total petroleum production in
| 1890 1892 672 barrels, 44,5S2,S barrels
We're produced in Pennsylvania and
New York.
There was hardly any silver produced
in this country before 1850. In that
year extensive mines were discovered in
| Nevada.
In 1926 the United States became prom
inent as a lead producer and has since
| enormously increased the worlds sup
ply.
Agate, suitable for jewelry and orna-
mental objects, has been discovered in
| the Lake Superior region and in many
| parts of the west.
Rubies of small size have been found
| in North Carolina and Virginia. and. it
is claimed, also in Colorado and New
Mexico.
The silver product has almost uniform
| ly increased since the discovery of the
Nevada mines in 1861, attaining s7o4s5,-
| TIA in $780,
Alabama, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa,
| Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West
| Virginia produce four-fifths of our BIZ
luminous COAL
In 1890 Illinois produced 26,243 tons of
J zinc Kansas. $3.50. and Missouri 1927
| and form all other sources came only
9,114 tons.
North Carolina diamonds are usually
associated with itacolumite, or flexible
sandstone, quite plentiful in certain parts
| Of the state.