The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1907-01-04
MINERALS OF ILLINOIS
ANNUAL PRODUCTION is VALUED
AT SIS 100000
Coal Easily Heads Llst--clay Products
and Limestone Next In lnpor-
tanee According to Figures
OF Geologist.


Chicago.-The annual production OF
the mineral wealth OF Illinois has been
compiled by the state and government
geological surveys II has been found
that In 1905 the state produced total
OF s579S9, 200 in minerals. OF this
$50, 754, 900 was coal.
Clay products and limestone come
next to coal In importance. Other
useful decorations from home min
erals are sandstone, Portland cement,
natural rock cement, Huorspar, min.
eral spring water, spelter, lead ore.
glass sand and molding sand.
One startling thing discovered In
al this research, according to Il. B,
Van Horn, in the Mining World, Is
the decrease in the amount OF spring
water sold At one time there was
water 10 the amount OF S3,03S,00O
sold from springs in Illinois. In 1905
this dropped to $4,000 The explana.
ton is that resorts have been found.
ed at the different springs and the
water is used for bathing purposes
and not sold In the market
The production OF Portland cement,
which is becoming one OF the most
important factors in building. is in.
creasing On this question Mr. Van
Horn says:
The output OF Portland cement for
1905 was l.5i5.5OO barrels. valued a,
H,741.l5O. In 1904 l.S26.7O4 barrels.
with a value OF s1.44S.ll4 were pro
duced The natural rock cement was
valued az sl66555 in 1905. as com
pared with $4,000 In 1904. There
are -four concerns manufacturing
Portland cement only, thee manufse.
turing natural rock cement and one
making both Portland and Stag
cement The output OF Stag cement
Is included with the figures for the
natural rock cement A new Port.
land cement plant is building At
Dixon. ~"
Lead mines In the state are not i'm
p0rtant, but the fac, that this metal
is produced is interesting. The forth
coming report will say on this point
"A small amount OF lead ore IN
mined In northwestern Illinois. and
little OF II Is reduced In local
furnace near Galena. The bulk OF
the lead smelied IN the state. how.
ever. comes from Alton. where the
Federal Lead company has a large
modern plant II IL run mainly or
ores from Missouri. particularly the
southeastern part Of the state Since
there is only the one producer II ID
impracticable TO give the output ior
Illinois separately
The increase In Illinois coal pro
duction from 1888 10 the present year
Is graphically illustrated In a bulletin
Of the state survey. which says III
the last % years the production Of
the state has increased 5ls per cent
II the same rate OF increase oontin
ues for another quarter Of century
the annual production then will b.
approximately $4,000. 600 short tons
The production for the last ten years
has increased az even a more rapid
rate amounting 10 i15 per cent
At this rate production Of 80.
100000 tons will b. reached In ter
years. or approximately 100000 OOI
tons In 20 years This Il about The
amount Of bituminous coal now mined
and sold 10 the whole OF the United
States. II IL impossible 70 say wha'
the future rate Of Increase will In fas'
be. but these figures are at least seri
Gus possibilities and the production
undoubtedly will increase rapidly fo'
many years 10 come.