Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-12-03
NINE CONGRESS IN
SESS|ON At
P|TTSBURG
Important Work Before Gath
ering Which Promises to Be
Most Successful in History,


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IBy Morning journal special Leased Wirel
P%ittsburg, Dec. What is expect
ed to prove the most important CON
@vcntion ever held by the American
Mining congress met in this city to-
day. While the sessions today were
Of a routine nature, considerable in
reresting work was accomplished.
1t was clearly shown that within
sixty days congress will take steps to
establish a bureau of mines IN the de-
partment of the interior; hat a plan
win be advanced to protect the pub
lie from mining frauds; that renewed
efforts viii be made to prevent the
great sacrifice of human life in coal
mines and that necessary federal and
state legislation will be recommended.
In response to an address Of wei
come from Lee $. Smith. president of
the Plttsburg chamber of commerce,
}. H., Richards, of Idaho, president
of the American Mining congress. ana
delegates from a score of states made
brief addresses.
At Il session held tonight Director
George Otis Smith of the United
states geological survey, spoke on
The Distribution OF the Nations
Wealth. Mr.. Smith declared that
during three decades the mineral
production of the nation has iucreas-
ed skiold or two billion and sixty
nine million dollars. Continuing, he
said:
In 1880 in the order of value Of
output coal stood first, with iron sec
ond. followed by gold, silver, petro-
leum, lime, building stone, copper,
lead and salt. In last years produc-
ton after coal and iron, came cop
per. clay, products, petroleum, gold,
stone, cement, natural gas and lead
In his column of the ten most inn
pOrtant mintral products, coal, iron,
petroleum and building stone have
maintained their relative positions
Notwithstanding the skiold total in
crease. Copper has advanced from
eighth to to third place and gold has
dropped from third position to sixth,
lead from ninth to tenth and silver
ia Just behind lead. The newcomers
in the 1907 list as contrasted with
that of 1850 are clay products, ce-
mcnt and natural gas.
NO state or section appears to
have a monopoly Of the mineral in
dustry. While progressive PennsNl-
vania with it's total mineral product
nearly Gne-third that of the whole
country. leads in coal. cement and
natural gas by large margins, another
state. Minnesota. leads i'm iron ere;
Arizona in copper: Ohio in clay prod
ucts; Oklahoma in petroleum; Colo
RADIO i'm both geld and silver, and MIS-
souri, in both lead and zine"
Alfred II. Brooks, chief of the
Alaskan division Of the United states
geological survey. delivered an ad
dress on the mineral resources OF
Alaska. Mr. Brooks said:
Three years ago Alaska mines
produced $16.50O.0 900. In 1909 the
mineral OUTPUT was nearly $4,000. 600
The gold deposits of Alaska are for
the most part associated with certain
belts of altered sediments. one skirts
The southern coast Of Alaska and finds
its continuation in the Prince william
sound and Kenai peninsula. \ second
belt lies in the central portion be
tween the Panama and yukon rivers
and within this belt are the most val
Alaskan placer deposits y thii"(
belt of metaphor rock occurs in the
northern part of Alaska. and its con
tinuation is found in the Seward pom
irsula. About 90 per cent of the value
Of Alaska's mineral production has :
come from these three belts of metan- q
phoric rocks. :
The most important ccnters of plac- {
or mining are the Yukon-Tanana re-
gion and Seward peninsula These
two provinces have an annual produc-
ton OF nearly Sl6.O0o.o0e. some TIN
deposits are being worked in this dis
trict.
The gold and silver lodes are con-
for the most part 10 southern q
The productive copper l"oes 4
confined 10 two districts-the ceu-
trail portion Of Prince 81 wales island
On Prince William sound. 80
miles northwest. There Is also e cop
per belt which follows the northern
.lope Of the Wright mountains. There
are two important coal fields that car
y bituminous and anthracite coat.
is near Controller bay and the
200 miles to the west of the Ma
anuska river. Bituminous coal is
ound on the Alaskan peninsula and
IN the lower Yukon as well as on
ape Lisburn.
In 1907 Alaska produced upward of
100000 pounds Of copper Haddy
Alaska. IS the center % Tho copper in-
The Tresdwell mines. the fourth In
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