Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-09-18
NINE BILLION TONS
OF COAL PRODUCED
IN UNITED STATES
Big Figures Published on
American Carbon by Geo.
logical Survey; $4,000
Miners in 1911.
ISpecInI Correspondence 10 ihr nrrald

Thffiht correspondence 20 the Herald
/ Washington. -. G.. Sept rs In
] lNli The total amount OF coal produc-
ed in tho United states was 90 short
tons an Of &, anthracite. thu next year
60 short TONS werc mined. the next
year. - short tons. nud In 1919 the
| total quantity mined was $50 short
! tons There Wus "a remarkable In.
crci7", however In lS20. when 3.t5O
J short tons were mined. ana two yours
later the quantity Nas 5S.5s3 short
! tons. due 20 the entrance OF virginia
/ INA The Held. with AN output of 5t,O0O
| snort tous Of bitumnouA coal From
! that time coal mining Increased with
| leaps and bounds. 80 that at the close
[ of the first so years OF the Industry ths
output was 23,G05,123 short tons
! This figure, however, will be- consid.
cred remarkably small when IL is
! noted that the output ul the mines Of
the United states in 1909 was 269.-
6St.U2i short toms TIE largest an
nuhl output su tar recorded was that
, for 1910. which was suI.bHG,87s short
tons In 1911 tho total amount Of
coal produced was igG,22l,lGs short
tons The anthracite cool industry has
| Increased from ss short tons Ia 1874
40 s0,iGtuG1 short tons In lglI the
| largest quantity set recorded The
! total amount oJ anthracite coal pro-
I duCcd since 1874 Is 2,25U,7pN. short
| tons Tho total amount of hitumnous
coal produced by American mines
| since the beginning cot tine Industry is
/ tGs,it3,G9b short toms. aud the total
! production uf both anthracite aud biz
| luminous coal is N.1at,5Tl2t7 short
| tons These figures are quoted iromia
| chart just Issued Dos the United Staics
| geological surN,, showing tho pro De-
] lion of coal boa tho United states com
/ 1Sli the date ut the earliest record.
! to tnr CLOSE uf lsil Tho chart also
/ show. the production of each stAtc fur
zach year during that period
/ Funds ipr tie united states Grulog.
! i,Rl survey,
The suudry civil bin us pass, D.,
! the last session OF congress contained
! un appropriation of s1,iiO,52u Tor tine
! United STATES Geological survey Most
/ of "a, appropriations for tho survey
are included boo thls great government
! supply nIIL hut Boo addition tp th,
! above amount $50, 400 WINS upproprlHt-
| ga n tho legislative bill for rents.
so that the total amount appropriated
IS SI.it19.F. The principal item u
| the appropriations for The geological
| survey for the fiscal year ending June
| 80. 1873 tr" us follows.
] Topographic surveys ...,... Na1u.Uou
! Geologic surveys .......... 100000
/ Mineral resources oi Alaska. 10000
! Mineral resources of the Unit
ed states ..... .......,... 5000
| chemical ana physical re-
searches .,.,....t..t.... 10000
/ Geological maps ut the United
states .................. 10000
1 GaHing streams, etc. ,.,,.... l'O,OuU
! surveying national forests $1,000
I The BIN also Hppruprittva $1,000
! for printing and binding survey rec
ports, 90 be expended by the puulir
printer An item of popular interest
/ included in the allotment fOr chemical
and physical researches is That OF
100000 Go enable the goolog cal survey
20 continue its search for potash
/ Nearly Thrive fourths ~ a Million
Miners.
The number OF miners engaged ga
himminous aud Ignite mining ln 1911
Wac 6t9,t5O and those Ia anthracite
mining. lGe,5H5. a total of 722,835.
/ Tho average production per man Wef
l1k tons Tot the Nrar in the hitumi-
nouB and ignite mines ANA tst tons in
tho anthracite mines la 1910 tho
corresponding averages were ial and
ltas sons