The Washington herald., 1909-07-04
THREE STATES YIELD SALT
Louisiana Produced 947,129 Barrels
in Year 1909.
TeIRs Output Last Year Valued AT
S255,OOO and West Vir-
EInia's at s7O,4SI.

Elsewhere IN this section appears an
article upon the salt resources OF Okla
homa. from the pen OF the director OF
the geological survey OF that State. His
story shows that salt chiefly runs 20
waste IN that favored locality waiting
capital 10 develop the manifesuy rich
springs and deposits OF salt there.
In three other Southern States salt Is
manufacture IN considerable quantities.
These States are louisiana. Texas. and
West Virginia. From advance sheets on
the chapter on Mineral Resources OF
the United States" appear the following
facts regarding salt production in the
States named.
The salt mined IN Louisiana comes from
Weeks and Avery islands. IN iberia Par
fish The production IN 1898 amounted 10
s47.129 barrels, valued al 2s9,7s3, as com
pared with 1.157.sH barrels. valued at
SOC. $50. IN 1907 The output fell OF BY
2l0.492 barrels. but the value was so s41
greater than in 1907. Louisiana still ranks
fifth among the States tn the quantity OF
salt produced. but SEVENTH 81 the value Of
the output. being exceeded IN this respect
by Texas California, Ohio, Kansas. New
York. and Michigan.
OF the producing localities. Weeks ISL
and, so called, IS located on the east shore
Of Weeks Bay. an eastern lobe Of Yer
million Bay II IS sometimes called Grande
Cote, on account Of its size. though it is
scarcely two miles IN diameter. Pros
pecing for salt began here e 1897. and IN
1898 the Myles Salt Company, which works
the deposits at present. was organized.
After considerable prospecting with the
drill the location OF a shaft was deter
mined on I'm 1885. and IN March. 1s0o, the
Go0-fOOt level was reached. and tunnels 20
the east and west were driven. The ex-
tCeme depth OF the shaft IS now 645 feet
The quantity Of salt produced IN Texas
IN 1908 was 44251 barrels. equivalent to
81 go tons Of 1900 pounds each. valued az
S255, So In 1907 the corresponding figures
were 3560S6 barrels or A9S2 short tons,
valued at S226.5f0. Texas was one OF the
few States whose output and value Of
salt both increased IN 1905. the Increase
amounting 10 S6.4S5 barrels. or I2.1oS tons.
In quantity and $29.112 IN value.
salt occurs IN l6goons along the Gulf
coast Of Texas and IN many salines or
lakes throughout the State, from which
1t is taken annually. The regions OF
greatest importance are Van Zandt and
~@-st@SA SUI NS-AANArIs ~ lA5 u0AAltMEeL eL1A II
part OF the State, aud Crane and Mitch
ell counties. in the western part
The salt IS obtained from brine by solar
evaporation. chiefly in the neighbOrhood
or Great salt Lake, Salt Lake County.
The brine is also produced ar Nephi City.
JUab County. Other salt-producing local.
tiles are near Gunnison. Sanpete County.
in Sewer County. in Afillard County. and
az Withee Junction. Weber County An
enormous deposit Of pure salt is reported
70 have been found on the west side OF
the Utah desert, not far from the Nevada
State line.
Although salt IS produced in Virginia.
II Is not marketed as such. bu+ IS worked
up into chemicals BY the AIachieson Al
kali Works, located at Saltville. Since
this Is the only company producing salt
In this State. the statistics Of production
are combined with those Of other States.
The output from West Virginia IN 1905
amounted 10 l4,157 barrels, valued at
SlG4Sl. as compared with 156,I47 barrels.
valued at S76.527, in 1907. The salt was
reported from Mason City and Hartford.
Mason County.