The record-union., 1899-08-27

| Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis
| Obispo, Santa Barbara, Shasta, Sierra.
Siskiyou, Stanislaus, Trinity, Tulare,
Tuolumne and Yuba.
Granite was quarried in the counties
of MADEIRA, Nevada, Placer, Riverside,
Sacramento, San Bernardino, San
Diego, Solano, Sonoma and Tulares
Gypsum came from Fresno, Los An
geles, San Benito. and lead from Inyo
and Mono Counties. Lime and lime
stone was quarried in El Dorado, Kern,
Mono Riverside, San Bernardino,
Santa Cruz, Solano and Shasta Coun-
ties.
The principal macadam quarries are
in Alameda, Los Angeles, Marin, Sac
ramento, San Benito, San Francisco,
Santa Clara, Solano and Sonoma Coun-
ties. The magnesite all came from
Napa County; and manganese all from
Alameda. Marble was quarried in
Amador, Inyo and San Bernardino
Counties
Mineral paint was mined in Butte,
Nevada and Stanislaus Counties. The
mineral springs which utilize the wat.
ers commercially are in Butte, Colusa,
Contra Costa, Fresno, Lake, Monterey,
Napa, San Benito, San Diego, San Luis
Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara,
Shasta, Siskiyou, Sonoma and Tehama
Counties. Natural gas was utilized in
Sacramento, San Joaquin and Santa
Barbara Counties. Paving blocks, or
basalt, were quarried in San Bernardo
no, Solano and Sonoma Counties. The
platinum came mainly from Trinity
and Sislxiyou Counties. Petroleum was
produced in Fresno, Kern, Los Angeles,
Orange, Santa Barbara. Santa Clara
and Ventura Counties. Quicksilver
came from Lake, Napa, San Benito.
San Luis Obispo, Santa Clara, Sonoma
and Trinity. Bubble was quarried in
the counties of Alameda, Humboldt,
MADEIRA, Marin, Monterey, Sacramento,
San Diego, San Luis Obispo and San
Mateo. Silver was produced in the
counties of Amador, Butte, Calaveras,
Ell Dorado, Inyo, Kern, Lassen, Made
ra, Mariposa, Mono, Nevada, Placer,
Riverside, San Bernardino San Diego,
Shasta, Sierra, Sislziyou, Trinity, Tu-
olumne.
The salt came from Alameda, Colusa,
Riverside and San Diego Counties.
Sandstone was from Alameda, Los An
geles and Yolo Counties. The serpen-
tine was from Los Angeles; slate from
Ell Dorado; soda from Inyo, and sui
phur from Los Angeles Counties.
AS far as the banner counties are
concerned, in the different mineral
products, the following is the record
for 1898 with the values of the, mater
ial from the county named. Alameda
leads in the production of salt ($155,
S12), manganese ($2,102) and coal
(S176,25O. Butte leads in mineral
paints $4,000. Ell Dorado in slate
($2,S00. Humboldt in rubble (S297,
276). Inyo in soda ($154.Q00), lead
($21, ,17O, and marble (S12, ,000), Kern in
antimony (S1 POD, Los Angeles in pc
troleum ($1. .462,S7D. brick clays ($1SS,-
$3.50, gypsum ($1S,500 serpentine 49,
000) and sulphur $3.50. MADEIRA leads
in granite ($49673). Napa in mineral
waters ($63, ,919 quicksilver (S472.972
and magnesite (S19,075). Nevada leads
in gold C$2,017,62S) and pyrites CS30,-
000). Placer has the most pottery clay
(S12,000. Riverside leads in asbestos
(S20O. San Bernardino has the most
borax ($1,120000), cement (S150,00O,
and limestone (S6,60O). San Francisco
quarries the most macadam ($129, 800.
San Joaquin utilizes the most natural
gas ($57, ,2S9). Santa Barbara has the
most extensive asphaltum output
($351, 400. Santa Cruz produces the
most lime (S151, ,00O, and bituminous
rock ($113, ,S9S). The bulk of the copper
comes from Shasta County go, ,465, $500.
and this county also leads in silver
product (S171, 1863. The most paving
blocks are from Sonoma County $13,-
310).
It is to be noted that only one coun-
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geIes. Four lead on three substances
Alameda, Inyo, Napa and San Ber-
nardino, and the counties of Nevada.
Shasta and Santa Cruz lead in two pro-
ducts. The other counties named only
have the lead in one substance each.
In the year 1895 the total value Of
the mineral products of the State was
$50, ,S44, ,664; in 1896 it was $24, 291 ,39S;
in 1897 it was $25. AL; and in 1893
the total value was $27, ,2S9, ,079 so that
the increase for the past year alone is
$2,146,63S. The figures given show
that in the past year the total value
of metallic substances including prec-
ious metals was $50 034; of nom
metallic substances 50. .102O72; of hy-
drocarbons and gases $3,070,594, and of
structural materials $2,093,379: total
$27, ,2S9,079.
Generally speaking the gold mines are
in the Sierra Nevada Range of noun
tains and in the foothills. In the Coast
Range are found the mines of quicksil-
ver chrome, manganese coal, bitu-
nous rock, etc. The main oil fields
are in the southern and central valley
part Of the State. The auriferous gravel
mines are in the upper part of Califor-
MIA, but the gold quartz mines are
found in the extreme north. extreme
south, and all along the intervening
distance inside the Coast Range.