The record-union., 1896-09-18
MINERALS OF CALIFORNIA.
State Mlneralogist Crawford Files His
Report
Many Things That Will Interest Not
Only the Miners, But Also
the People.

state Mlneralogist j. ]. Crawford has
Nied his biennial report in the Gov
ernors ONCE for the two years end
ang September Is, 1896. The document
IL one OF the most interesting ever is
sueo Dy the Mining Bureau, and Will,
"nen published. form a large volume
Feplete with data and useful tnforma-
tlon concerning the mineral to be found
IN the State. The report will be illus
Irated with ninety cuts and engrav-
ings.
A glance at the table of contents
shows that the State Mineralogist and
MS able corps of assistants have been
actively engaged in the great work
OF discovery and development. and no
county In the State has escaped search
Tor that which may prove valuable and
useful to the people of the Golden
State. There will be found an ex-
haustive report on the antimony of
Kern and Riverside Counties, argen-
tiferous galena Of Inyo, Orange. San
Bernardino and Siskiyou Counties, as
phalt and bituminous rock found in
Kern, Marin, Mendocino, Monterey,
San Louis Obispo, Santa Barbara, San
ia Clara, Santa Cruz and Ventura
Counties.
Borax, to be found in large quanti-
Counties, Is made .the subject Of an
Interesting chapter.
Chronic iron is to be found in Ala
media, Calaveras, Del Norte, Fresno,
Mendocino, Napa, San Luis Obispo,
Santa Clara, Shasta, Sierra, Sonoma
and Tehama, while coa1 is represented
~ in oil
counties of the State.
Gold is to be found In every county
in the State, and in paying quantities
81 all the counties except fifteen.
Iron ore is found almost anywhere
throughout the State. but only in ex-
tensive bodies in Del Norte, Hum
boldt Napa and Shasta Counties.
Gypsum Is in Fresno, Kings, Los An
geles and San Benito Counties.
Magnesite is found in Fresno, Napa,
Santa Clara and Tulare Counties, and
manganese in Alameda, Del Norte. Ma
rim, San joaquin. Santa Clara and
Sonoma Counties
The Mineralogist has also gone into
the oil and gas fields, and compiled an
interesting report on this important
subject He has found natural gas in
Quin, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, So
lano and Tulare Counties. Amador
County also has a large body OF coal.
Petroleum. is found in Los Angeles,
Alameda, Colusa, Contra Costa. Fres-
no, Napa, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz.
Solano and Tulare.
The largest quicksilver mines are In
Santa Clara, Colusa, Napa. Lake. San
,,io
noma, Stanislaus, Trinity and Yolo.
Structural minerals are to be found
all over the State while marble may
be found in nineteen Of the different
counties.
The report will include papers from a
number Of the scientific men Of the
state. John d. Isaacs has contributed
an interesting paper on preservation Of
structural timbers.
Ore deposits, with special reference to
the mother lode, is treated by Harold
w Fairbanks, Phi. D.; water power and
compressed air transmission by Arthur
DeWint FOote. The coming motive
power and the sampling and measuring
of ore bodies in a mine and eXamina-
tiOns by Edward b. Kirby; Comstock
Gre sampling by John D. McGillivray;
electric power transmission plants in
California by w. r. c. Hassen; petrole-
um, its origin in California, its compost
ton and chemical nature; properties OF
various crude oils, manufactured prod
ucts by refining and other subjects will
lie carefully handled by F. Salathe. Phi.
D.
The Act of Congress in appropriating
$3.50 900 for the construction, repair
and preservation of certain public
works and improving river and har-
bors is made a matter of consideration.
IN introducing his report, the State
Nineralogist says: Il am pleased to say
that continued activity has prevailed
and still continues in nearly all lines Of
the mining industry, with every en-
cCuragement for still greater future de-
velopment a great deal of capital is
seeking legitimate mining enterprise,
and 1t is a matter for congratulation
that the citizens Of California show con-
fidence in the mines of their own State
by investing as literally as non-resi-
dents.
While nearly all other industrial
pursuits are stagnant and improbable,
that Of mining seems to have proved