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

| scented at the Worlds Fair by eleven dis
| tinct exhibits Of her resources In the prod
| ucts OF her soi,. forests and mines. and
! the hand!craft OF her people. there Is no
| one display tina, possesses more interest
| or Is more comprehensive than that made
! by this progressive and rapidly develop
| ing country IN the Palace Of Mines and
Metallurgy. Braxii's wealth In precious
| stones and metals Is comparable only 10
her wealth In agriculture and the prod
| ucts of her vast and valuable forests: and
| the variety OF her resources in this great
field and the part they play in the COM
mercial Importance Of the leading State of
South America are very forcefu.iy shown
IN the northeast corner OF the Mines and
Metallurgy building.
Here. in a space covering Amos, 400
square feet. may be seen specimens OF ev-
cry stone. metal and bitum,nous product
80 far discovered in Brazil and they are
SO grouped and classified that the entire
mining history OF the Republic Is present
ed as in an epltome. From this exhaustive
display. made by 2sS exhibitors. one learns
that In all that constitutes riches. the
hills. table lands and valleys. and even The
sands and streams OF this great territory
are teeming with mineral life. and that
all that is needed to develop this latent
wealth Is modern mining machinery. sup
piled by capital md operated by enter
prise.
MOUNTAINS OF MANGANESE
Since about 100 diamonds and gold have
been found In Brazil In varying quantities..
according to the incentive for seeking
these precious products Of the earth. af-
forded by the demand. which was con-
trolled BY the production in other coun-
tries. but II was not until 1885 that Brazil
began to give to the world manganese
ore. which had all along existed in mex
haustible quantities and still exists In veri-
table mountains OF this valuable mineral
which has an immense commercial value
In collaboration with pig iron in the
making )f steel. II was not until 1885
that the Brazilians developed the mining
snd exporting of this metal. and that year
shows an expectation OF 25.Jy tons In
eight years the output OF manganese has
increased to ten times that amount. or TO-
w tons No wonder that the Brazilian
mining exhibit OF manganese Is the largest
at the Worlds Fair. one of the samples
shown Is the largest block OF manganese
ore ever mined. II weighs three tons and
is the property OF the Moro da Nina Com
pany OF Minss Gerses. Brazil Manganese
ore has long been a valuable procur; of
Russia. India. Japan, Ceylon and Chile.
her opportunities In hi. metal confronted
the market. But the high quality OF the
brazilian ore. Its freedom from phosphor-
Gus and silica. have brought II forward
with long strides. and IL f. now a formula
bic competitor for the trade OF the world.
The principal markets at present are,
Hamburg. London. New York. Paris and
Antwerp. ard the war between Russia and
Japan. those conflicting countries taking
for their own purposes all the ore that
they can mine: has been Brazirs manga
nese opportunity. which she has not been
backward in eeixins. a. is shown by the
fact that the amount mined In 1916 was
double the amount mined In 1899
COMMANDS HIGH PRICES
The best manganese ore has 50 per cent
Of pure manganese. and the Brazilian va
riety exported has that percentage. and In
many cases 90 TO 6 per cent The deposits
Of silica and phosphorus are very light,
metallic Manganese 40 COS per cent and
go phosphorus and Is per cent silica The
Brazilian product commands the highest
chisfsy in in the Bate Of Minas Gersss. but
II exists also In Bahia and Matte Grosso.
where its development II Just beginning to
important companies. three Brsxilisn and
means xiied. and on. of" Of u: p1rposes q
great opportunities exist for the invest
ment OF capital in mining this bile
win be greatly enhanced when Brasil Sc
cures greater port facilities Rio Is the
point Of export Of manganese. and the
mands at present made on Il. but II cap
itai win see and seize the great oppor-
tunity offered by the vast deposit o. man
Brazil, the question Of greater harbor
facilities will settle itself
comparative table. illustrating the
amounts Of the various foreign manga
nese, with their respective analyses. used
durine the last year by the Carnegie Steel
Works II a. follows: