Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-01-09
MINERAL OUTPUT
OF UNITED STATES

Washington, Jan. 9.-The value OF
the mineral products of the United
States In 1900 exceeded for the first
time the billion dollar mark, accord
Ing to the geological survey report on
mineral resources which has lust been
issued The exact figures we're 1907
6O36S6 as compared with SOL, 800, SA in
1899, gain OF 95,7O2,7l2, or 9.Sj per
cent. Iron and coal alone yielded
more than half OF the grand total,
their combined value being over $780,
100000 The statistical summary of the
production Of the various minerals al
ready has been published. OF the to-
tai iron output Of 27,553,l6l long tons,
the Lake Superior region, embracing
mines in Michigan, Wisconsin and
Minnesota produced its maximum out
put Of 20.56i,2SS long tons. The Me-
sabe range In Minnesota alone pro-
duced SIS, $50 long tons or 80 per cent
OF the total domestic product.
The total value at the mines Of the
2I55S,l6l long tons produced in 1900,
was S666DO,5Oi as compared with 1884,
s99, ON In 1899, gain of 1926 per cent
The average price was S2i2 per long
ton, as compared Nth N.43 per ton in
1889, a gain of "a ner cent The lowest
price per ton was 81 cents In Texas,
where convict labor is an element In
mining The highest price was S3.7l
In Colorado OF l9,059,393 long tons
shipped from the Lake Superior region
in 1900. only 49S.0SJ tons went by rail-
over 100000 long tons went TO furnaces
at Chicago and in Michigan and Wis
consin, and over 10, I0O0 600 tons went 10
lower lake ports, Of which the three
ports of Ashtabula Cleveland and
Conneaut In Ohio receive more than
100000 tons.
The report shows that pig iron pro-
duction In 1900 increased LA per cent
IN tonnage and over six per cent in
value over the record breaking year of
1899 The total steel production was
a decrease Of over $50, 600 long tons from
1899
The most important gains In gold
production were In the Seward penin-
sula Of Alaska, the Crlunle Creek dis
trlct Of Colorado and in Arizona. The
yield for the year vas valued at S79,-
III 600, gain of Nll7.60O over 1893
The silver output was Of the COM
merclal value Of S35. TAI, 1i0, The report
notes great activity for the year in
old and new copper properties In
1899 the production Of coal In the Unit
ed States exceeded for the FIRST time
that Of Great Britain IN 1900 the lead
over Great Britain was much increased
thus fixing the United States firmly
In the first place among the worlds
producers. Next TO this the most in
teresting feature Of the production Of
1900 was the marked increase In value
compared with the Increase In tonnage
The production In 1900 was 269, 9Sl, s2I
short tons, valued at S2OG S9l 1884, the
increase over 1899 being NDre than &c.
0O0 GOO In amount and more than 500
600. 600 In value. The strike In the
anthracite region cut short It's output
by probably 100000 long tons and cost
the miners something over $4,000. 900
In wages and the strike In the Cumber-
land region decreased Maryland's pro-
ductiOn about 100000 tons as compared
with 1899 The advance In value OF
bituminous coal was unprecedented.
The average price per ton having risen
from so cents in 1899 TO 1,0i IN 1900
The exports Of coal In 1900 amounted
to only a little over three per cent Of
the total product and the imports were
still smaller
Fully 50 per cent OF the total coke
production In 1900 OF 20.53S,9iS short
tons, an increase OF SGl.179 tons over
1899 was taken from The Appalachian
fields.
The crude petroleum production ex-
ceeded all records, a large Increase be-
Ing especially lOted In West Virginia,
Ohio Indiana and Texas
The Texas development was chiefly in
1901. over 81 per cent Of the total
production came from the Appalachian
and Lima, and Indiana fields. The
Indications Tor 1907 are for a largely in
creased output Of petroleum over 1900.