The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-12
MINERALS
in VIRGINIA
Old Doininion's Mining Interests
Rank Among the First in
United States.
The OUTPUT IS ENORMOUS
Many Thousands Ct Dollars Are
Expended Annually Tor
Operations.
The OUTPUT IS ENORMOUS
From our Regular Correspondent

(From Our Regular correspondent
.g WASHINGTON, d. c.. May lad
vance sheets of special report or 'he
census office on tho value OF NINE anu
L quarry products of the United states
4 present thousands of interesting and val
liable figures on subject which mas not
heretofore received much attention lroW
y the government. Indeed the feature OF
the report which Is most prominent. the
y economics, has not heretofore been
touched on in census reports, and
ere informat ton which the government
H niyes ms to the number of men employed
sRin the ground and above by the various
n firms engaged in mining and quarrying,
Il together with the wages paid, Is OF great
value.
q The figures of the report, which deal
with the minerals of virginia ana Nortn
NCarolina are completely One cannot mag
Inc that the census officials coulo nave
\ thouEht Of any other questions to put 70
1.-THE proprietors of the mines and quarres.
& Following are the figures of mining IN
Virginia, collected In 1902:
AZ 5vIRGINIA'S MINERAL WEALTH,
n Barytes four mines, operators, 10
/. salaried officials. receiving SS,0SS per an
\
a year; 81 employed above ground and
receiving ss,O47.16; underground, and re-
h ceiving $500; total $10,24S; royalties and
rent of mining plant S9,G50; rent OF OF
fices taxes. insurance, etc, 1893; cost OF
supplies and materials, $2oS7; Quantity
mined, 400 short tons; value, s39,7o)
IN Buhr stones and millstones--3 uunrries,
IS owners, 9 salarled officials. receiving
total of s942.17 wage earners, receiv"
ing s6,725; all working above ground
royalties, rent, etc, SEQ; Office rent etc,
SIS: cost of supplies and material, sl5o;
stones mined, 964; value, sll, 4S5.
Clements mines, 8 owners, i3 salaried
officials receiving S44675; IT'S wage earn
@ers. receiving SS3,423; employees are
under sixteen years of age and receive
compensation amounting to $l,297; lG3
\ employees work above ground and receive
$s79. 423; Is work below ground and re-
fceiye $4,000; miscellaneous expenses. SOL
4S7, which represents office rent, taxes,
insurance, ETC.; $4,000 barrels mined;
value, sS27659.
COAL MINES.
ss Coal, bituminous-26 mines. % opera
tors. ito salaried officials and clerks, re-
ceiving S155, $50; wage earners receiving
s1,4O7, S67; boys under sixteen years of age
S1M, who receive wages amounting to
sci, 915; 1850 men employed above ground
receiving sl79,444; men employed below
ground. 2635, receiving $l,22S,423; paid
for contract work, $27,60o; total miscel-
8laneous expenses. SSl5,5S4, including SIG
f199 representing royalties, etc, and
q s13s1s5 for office rent, taxes. Insurance,
Il Interest and sundries, cost of supplies
Iand materials. $2l5,45 short tons mined,
Y 3.1S2993; value. $2,543,595.
GOLD AND SILVER.
8A Gold and slver--5 mines, operators, 4
salared officials, receiving sl,Sl5: total
n {
$11.5S4; employed above ground H. re-
ceving $5.ls6; below ground, o. receiving
$685. total miscellaneous expenses, s444,
81 including royalties, rent of mines and
1 plant. $50: Office rent, etc, S74; cost or
Il supplies, $4,011 value of product, $2.72S.
n Iron ore-mines, 60; operators. IS; sal
Saried officials 257, receiving $l740S4; wage
e earners 2.6S6; wages. sSSS,95S; boys under
sixteen years, 1873; earning So, 22l; en-
ployed above ground, 2o02; below ground
6S4: wages paid workers above ground,
< s641 ,2S6; paid wage earners below ground
s241,672; miscellaneous expenses. Sl20,563,
including royalties. rent of mines, etc,
s93, 49, Office rent, taxes, etc. s27,l34:
amount of ore mined, 913,3Dl long tons;
4 value. $1,652. 799.
Limestone and dolomite-number Of
{ mines. 81; number of owners. IS; saaried
officials, g. earning SS5,45s: total num-
& Der OF wage earners, 500, earning S290979;
boys employed under sixteen. SO, earning
( S6,33S6: men employed above ground, 500;
4 below ground. none; total wiEes. s3a0,97o:
miscellaneous expenses sri, S9' including
S6,959 royalties and rent, and slS,239 for
4 Office rent. insurance, ETC.; cost Of sup
plies and material, $l26a5G; value Of
product, s535,ll3.
Il Manganese ore-6 mines and the same
number of owners; salaried officials. 10:
3stotal salary received, $4,2il; total average
number of wage earners ll3; receiving
I. 1890; employed above ground and earn
+ ing S224lS We're 70 men; below ground,
40, earning sl1,4S5; rent of mines and roy
alties. etc. s42l: office rent, etc. $l79;
long tons mined, 30i; value, $29,44i.
I Sillceous crystalline rocks-number of
quarries. IL number of operators, II;
salaried officials. 81; salaries, sl2,904 total
amount wages, sl90,322; employed above
ground, 4G9 receiving sl9O,322; cost of
supplies and material, S2ao,290; value of
product $2S2,D
SLATE QUARRIES.
a Slate-number of quarries. A. operators,
4; salaried officials. ID; receiving $ll $50;
total number Of wage earners. 1880, re-
ceNing $3.50; royalties and rent Of
mines, $500; office rent. etc, s22 lG6; cost
OF supplies and materials $2o.9G4; value
OF product $16o9il.
Sulphur and pyrte-numher OF mines,
6; owners 4; salaried officials, 3d. total
salary, s29.970; total wage earners, G55;
and total salaries paid 5000. 9S6; employed
above ground. 3sS; earning Sl22. i3l; en-
ployed below ground, 266, earning slO,555
total miscellaneous expenses. S232 S5. which
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