The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1902-06-11
PRODUCTION OF
RARE METALS.
Everett Smelter First in Amer
lea to Turn Out Arsenic.

been recently developed in the United
oxide, says DR.. Joseph Struthers In
Mineral Resources Of the United States,
1901, now IN press. United States Geo.
logical Survey, David +. Day, chief OF
division. This manufacture was taken
up during 1901 by the Puget Sound Re.
duction company, at Everett, Washing.
ton, and an output Of 800 short tons was
placed on the market. Previous to 1901
the worlds supply Of arsenic and arsen.
ious compounds was derived chiefly from
the mines in Cornwall and Devon, Eng.
land, and at FrciDerg, Germany. In
IsD0 the worlds production Of the forms
Of arsenic amounted to II 1886, l65 pounds,
valued at $5sI,0ll. The imports Of ar
scnic into the United States during the
last five years have averaged about
t3iO,OOO per annum, which seems to
show that the exploitation and manufac.
ture of arsenic and its compounds in
this country could be profitably devel-
oped.
ALUMINIUM.
The production Of aluminium in the
United States during 1901 amounted to
7.I5O,OOO pounds. The Pittsburg Re.
duction company, operating the Hall
patents, remains still the sole producer
Of aluminium in this country. The price
of aluminium per pound remained prac.
tically stationary throughout the year,
although the demand for the metal in
creased. The total imports Of all forms
oi aluminium In 1901 were valued NJ
tlWI,7is as compared with S5O,lH In
1900.
nAuNiTE,
Georgia produced the bulk of the do.
mestic bauxitc in 1901, the remainder
being supplied by Alabama and Arkan-
sas. The total production was ls,oO5
long tons, valued ut $70,0li. NJ compared
with ~, ,lst tons, valued ut $S9,67,, IN
1900. Bauxi,c il used mainly for the
manufacture oi aluminium, although II
considerable quantity is used for the
manufacture Of aluminium sulphate and
crystallizcd alum. The pittsburg Re-
duc,ion company Is installing large
plant ut Bauxiic, Saline county, Arkan-
sas, which promises to increase largely
the output from Arkansas in 1903. The
import oi bauXite into the United States
during 1901 amounted to $67, the
exports were valued at $500 900; and the
consumption seems to have been @,,i5S
long tons, valued at tl5i ,262. The inn
ports in 1901 were 1888 long tons, as
compared with S,,i56 tons ior the proceed.
inu year, an increase due mainly Ia the
low ocean freight rates from foreign
ports. This low freight rate caused
muxi,c Ia bc delivered, duty included,
from the south oi France ut New York,
Philadelphia aud Baltimore II, II lower
rate per ton than II cost Ia ship IL from
Georgia or Alabama to Philadelphia.
The principal commercial salts ri alu'
mnum are aluminium sulphate and crys.
tallixrd alum. for the manufacture oi
which bauxite and Greenland cr"olite
are used. The Pennsylvania Salt com.
pany possesses the exclusive privilege oi
importing cryolite into North and South
America In 1901 the production of
aluminium sulphate was 7i,'2i short
tons, and that oi crys,allixed alum was
1855 tons.
rirANirM.
The occurrence and production of ii.
tanum ores il discussed by Mr.. ". q.
Smelling, with special reference I" the
r....o, .liscov.ry oi lnryc ieuosits of rut.