The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-04

tunities equally as great do not exist.
The production OF god In the State of
M Snras Geraes me 70 Gsy STATE hx Wen TX. sS
foNowing table:
From 100 to e2 20
From iiss 10 5s.sLe,
From ils2 10 si.b S.oo
from issi 70 s.. sipi.tSs
From 1851 TO soooo.oao
In 1885 the total production of gold In
Brazi! was ti.Oe5.is while In 1900 Il was
t,s57.48 OF the last amount. Minas
Their. are four big companies which pro-
duce the bulk OF the gold to-day and their
PRODUCTION Is at present az the rate OF
b.o9.o1o grammes. or s2,5On.ooo per annum.
10000 more, which brings the total output
20 about 10000. New Zealand min.
s ns interests addition taking the ES oa
lish and other companies already
IN the field. and American investors are
likely 10 be distanced by those of other
certainty of enormous returns which
awaits their capital In Brazil.
NEW ERA FOR BRAZIL.
Tho most important gold company at
present il an English one. the ST. John
del Rev Mining Company. located in
Minas Geraes. The mine Of this company
Is the Moro velho. which has been sunk
TO z distance of 3.O0 feet. IL has been
worked for sixty years and its average
monthly output In l.. 81 tons OF stamped
ore. Reserves at present laid open are
LOO go tons. From 1892 20 1874. 10. add
tional feet were drilled In that period.
the total output was e. ose $40 At q cost Of
an average dividend OF =. per cent. Other
gold mines are the Passagem. the Ouro
Preto and the Faria. Besides these devei,
Value Su EXIST. viii Which have been pro.peetsd
only and await development. The ores OF
Minas Geraes are generally OF the free
milling class. and their exploitation by
modern methods and modern machinery
can be conducted on a large scale with a
comparatively small investment OF money.
Besides these mines and claims. there are
passing through the gold belt. where
placer working on a large scale would be
profitable. These placers have been pros
peeted. and In some cases worked On a
value.
South American republics have long Ia,
bored under suspicion as 10 their pollt,ca
cawncd in Brazil. There II q universal
recognition by her people OF her vast
mineral. agricultural am Other RESOURCES
rulers and lawmakers. with the full APP
provai OF her people at large. have On.
ana State governments by which taxation
has been reduced. concessions are given to
capitalists and protective measures have
AZ OF match 81. q.
velopment Of the mineral industries OF the
country. Tho state export tax on gold
has been redussd from ave Pc Per o cent Ia.n to
Ganese. limestone. tobacco ard other
products q reduction Of. nfty per cent Of
the State export tax has been made. ADDED
free Of import dutiee all machinery for
mining operations. With every encour:
agement thus. afforded to foreign capital
and IL path to The center, OF Es,Isn
in the great central plateau OF Minas
geraes. q plentiful wood supply. ebun-
dance OF water power; low cost OF labor
only a question Of time before Brasil
takes its place a. one Of the leading min
ing countries Of the world.
A VARIETY OF PRODUCTS.
Diamonds. gold ana Manganese By no
means exhaust the lis: OF the treasures
Of the earth in Brasil. Iron minerals IN
the soil constitute veritabie mountains.
capable sot OF FURNISHING nth, the worId With Iron
ply the European market with hematte.
European tronmasters are already begin
ming TO work with ore Of % per cent or
ore averages 90 TO 20 per cent.
not developed.
Graphite II excellent quality ID plenti-
full. and the value Of graphite l. constant
~ increasing.
Coal. copper. marble. Of which there arc
vast fields: granite. asbestos. lead. mica.
white quartz. topaz. beryi. tourmsiine.
amethysts. aEates-all are products OF the
earth OF Brazil. and their extent - limit
in great commercial quantities in the mar
enterprise.
An American geoloei.t is at present in
report on them for the Brazilian Govern
MUnazitio sands and p.at,niferous .I,u.
From the monazitic sands found on The
Brazilian coast the solution Of thorium
into which Illuminating incadescent man
: tels are dipped is extracted. OF this rand
many. The platiniferous aiiuvium pro-
duces the platinum OF commerce used for
electrical. surgical and chemical pur-
posits are extracted and exported 20 Eng.
land. where they are refined into the ar
senic OF commerce.
A NEW DISCOVERY.
A recent addition TO the almost endless
variety Of the earth produce Of Brazil Is
n bituminous ehale Of which . large az
hibit IL made IN the Mines and Metaliursy
and which 30 far has DEVELOPED
wonderful properties OF Illuminating Gas
fuel and lubricatinG oil, and
paraffin wax. While analyses end tests
have been made Of Il by brazilian
chemists. whv have demonstrated beyond
question Its value In several directions.
the Brazil Commission brought the large
quantity OF II shown 20 st. Louis wifi
the Idea that American analyses would
make tests OF II and give opinion OF It's
value.
This bituminous shaIe IN . species of
boghead or turfa-a brown humic sub-
stance that IL fet like to the touch ana
highly bitumlnous. By the process of
distiliation, 30 cubic meters per ton, Of
high Illuminating gas. are obtained from
this vegetable humus after the oils In ID
have been extracted. whereas II the oils
have not been taken out. 800 cubic meters
per ton Of t0-candle power gas can be
collected. The oils derived from the shaIe
are wine, yellow and dark brown colors
the last named with green reflection and
analyses show as follows:
Petroleum spirit. $50: Illuminating oil,
<17l: intermediate OIL serving for Gas man.
<oso: lubricating oil, 6eo; De-
troleum residue. Aso: parafnn wax. Go:
AZ Illuminating ~sas the value OF the
ohaie II In times that Of camel coal
and "a times that Of Newcastle coal.
II furnishes fuel for its own diStillation
and l,aves q residue OF poroue. brilliant
and fhable coke.