The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-24

Washington, June 23.-The annua
/ government report of the mineral re
sources of the United States for the
calendar year of 1894. has been com
pleted. II was compiled under the
supervision of DR.. D. T. Day, chief OF
the mineral department of the geologi
cal survey, and is based on reports OF
many experts and special agents The
total product shows great decline
from the output of 1898, due, the report
says, mainly TO the financial condi.
tlons, 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 year. The strike naturally in
creased the use of anthracite, which
partly made UP for the decrease in the
demand for this substance, due to de-
preston Of manufacturers.
The low price or slIver IS responsible
for the decreased production.
The consumption of petroleum ex-
ceeded the production, greatly decreas-
ing the stocks at the wells and increas-
ing the prices. The total product was
valued at $524, 955, 131.
The total value of non-metallic min
eral products was $500, 7S6343; metallic,
S21S,16S,7SS, and unspecified mineral
products estimated a [ S11 900 600
The official result of the investigation
of the metallic products for the year
are as follows, arranged by quantity
and value:
Pig iron. 6.657,SSS long tons; S65, OO7,-
247 valuation.
Silver 49,5O1, 122 troy ounces; $64, OOO,-
600 valuation
Gold, 1,19O,S16 troy ounces; $50, 800, 900
valuation.
Copper, S6O,244,21S pounds; $SS,141142
valuation.
Lead. l59,881 short tons; $s,s42, 254
Zinc. 1928 short tons; $5.2SS,O26 val
uation.
Quicksilver, 3O,416 TASKS; $934,ooo val
uation.
Aluminium, $4,000 pounds; $816.25o
valuation.
Anthony. 200 short tons; $50, 600 val
uation.
Nickel, 9,616 pounds; So, 1853 valuation.
Tin. no statistics.
Platinum, 100 troy ounces; $500 valu-
alton.
The non-metallic mineral productions
We're:
Bituminous coal. 11S.S2O,4O short
tons; $107, 653, 501 valuati ton.
Pennsylvania anthracite. 46.35S.144
long tons; SIS, ass, 0GS valuation.
Building stone. S37.092, 102
800, 532
Natural gas, $12,OOO,oOO.
Clay (all except pottef's clay). So
600, COO
Cement. 100000 barrels; 100000.
Mineral water. S,S62, 245 barrels sold;
s., $50, 0S1
Phosphate rock. 21.56s, sos: S3.742.S46.
Salt, 967 059 barrels; SO. 395. 9SS.
Limestone for iron tiux, II, 6S3. 7O3
long tons; $4,455171
Zinc white. 3,S6S,S5O short tons;
81. S94 275.
Potters' clay, 21.443 long tons: 81
500975.
Gypsum, 2S9,321 short tons; $751;, 719.
BoraX, 1850, $50 pounds; $974,445
Mineral paints, 1872 short tons;
$49S. 093
Grindstones, 1928, PA.
Fibrous tale, 39,9O6 short tons; 1885,
06O
Soapstone, 2S.141 short tons; s4O1. 3e5.
Precious stones. 1872, $50.
Pyrites, 105,940 long tons; 1865. 1874
COrundum, 1.495 short tons, $50. 1856
Oil stones etc, $136,S73.
Mica, s52,3SS.
Barytese, % long tons: $685.
Rromine, S79,444 pounds; S102. $50
Flourspar, $500 short tons: 1900
Feldspar. 10000 long tons; $4,000
Manganese ores. 6,30S long tons;
S53,635
Flint, 10000 long tons; sos, 600.
.
Sulphur, 800 short tons; $4,000.
Marls, $4,000 short tons; $4,000
Infusorial earth, $11,71S.
Millstones. S13,SS7.
Chronic iron ore. $3.50 long tons;
500. 231
Cobalt oxide, 6.763 pounds; s1O.145.
Magnesite, 1850 short tons; $4,000.
Asbestos, S25 short tons; $4,463.
Rutile, $50 pounds; $3.50
The report states that the declining
tendency in iron and steel for 1893
continued for 1894. Pig iron produc-
ton decreased from 7,124,502 long tons
20 6.657,3SS and the valua ton decreas-
I'd nearly $4,000, 600. Iron ores in
creased 292, O5O long tons in produc-
ion and S4,6S7. 93S in value. The gold
product for the year is the largest
since 1878, increasing from 1,739,0S1
roy ounces for 1898, with a coming
Yalue of 1880, 900. Silver production
declined over 100000 ounces. The
'apidly increasing zinc product of late
years was checked in 1898 and 1894.
Ind a slight decline noted in both
ears. The exhaustion of the Virginia
pockets of ore caused a decline in the
manganese product, which was less
han half the output in 1892. Careful
of the Kings Mountain,
North Carolina, locality indicate con-
siderable, which may yield per
ent. The nickle product was re-
luced to one-fifth of the 1893 output,
nd anthony valuations decreased |
8, COO The product came from Neva-
Ia, and was smelted in san Francisco. |
The petroleum export was the larg-
st yet recorded, over 100000 900 gal |
ons more than in 1898. The total |
-alue of the total product of stone of |
ii kinds increased from SSS, S85, 573 to |
81, O92, 1O2
Barytes, ochre, lumber, soapstone |
nd Venetian reds showed a material |
decrease. The value of rough gems |
from $264,041 in 1898 to $780, |
80 in 1894.
The mica industry is still retarded |
" irregularity in mining methods, |
nd mineral waters declined over
100000 in value during the year.