The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-27
SEATTLE. TUESDAY. WOW. II
Development Of Mining.


tho manufactures 81 the United states
n : pheaomsacn That has ben COM
meutsa on by eeonomsc writer's all
over the world. N APPEARS, how
ever, thar the mineral production
81 the .tinlt.d States Is Increasing IN
fully a. large ratio According TO the
report Of the chief % the division Of min
sns ard mineral resources Of the United
ssascs geological survey. the total value
Of an az the mineral products of the
United states for the last calendar year
amounted 10 sssss~.ess. which was an
increase Of practically " per cent over
the psevieus year the most notable In
crease ever recorded in the history Of thu
country,
A. intimately connected with manu-
farturins enc Increase h@snx due TO the de-
maa6w of manufacturers u 10 10 be Noted
that the value % tha pig-Iron product for
the year Increased no per cent or 10 =
total or ssw.i71ss& The manufacturing
supremacy Of the United States is dus
very largely 10 the fact tina, n has within
reistveiy short period opened new
sources o. suppiy Of Iron ore Of almost In
eonrsivabls magnitude The ore &. mined
and loaded into cars Tor transportation NJ
cost no iow ,ha, no country on earth
ran bersa 70 eompnte with as. The
great Meaaha range ore hcdies are the
feature Of n. mineral development o. ,hs
present srms NY the ass 81 enormous
sapss@i ems msnsnw and transportation ~
these esss has hssA simpsitlei 70 the last
degree AZ the minep enormous steam
shevsls Head the cars direct from the ore
bodies. ans It - estimated ,hst tho sc.
teal cost o. ths ore mined and on the ear
dos- no, exceed - cents ton
Frpm the ear 10 the his ws-safsyinR
steamships which have been buHs e.
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tss ere pockets az the ssrsulni Of lAke
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shs furnaces hundreds % mglss distant.
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