Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-11
INDiANA'S MINERAL OUTPUT
MILLION DOLLARS.
Substantial Increase Reported b
United States Geological Survey TO
1918 Over Previous Year.

The principal mineral products of 1n1
diana are coal. clay wares, cement, and
stone. the aggregate value of these foul
substances in 1918, exceeding 80 per cent
of the total value of the output of th4
mines and quarries. according TO a state1
ment just issued by the United states
Geological Survey. In 1913 the total valu9
of the mineral production of Indiana wal
SAG. so. s64. To this total the coal mined
contributed SIS Oo1 .sS1, the Portland cement
plants slo.2is, SCI, the clay products ss,4ss,
SAC. and the stone quarries a.6f6,6ss. III
1912 the mineral output of the State wal
valued at s42. 239.193, compared with
which the production in 1913 shows an mi
crease of s4.36S.671, or over 10 per cent
These values do not include that of thu
pig iron produced in the State, which IN
1912 exceeded si7,o00.Oo0 and in 1913 wad
over $40 10000, nor do they include tho
value of the coke produced. which in 1911
amounted to nearly sl3. 600. These twq
items make the sum total over ssO.VoooW|
In the production of coal. which is thd
principal mineral product of the Statel
Indiana ranks seventh, with an output
in 1913 amounting to 17,l65.61 short tons
valued at ,SSl, compared with 10,
2S5, us short tons, valued at SIT, 4so.546 III
1872 The coal-producing counties are all
in the southwestern part of the state ana
embrace an area of approximately 65oq
square miles.
With an increased production from
o. $50 barrels, valued at s7.2S7,5s1. IN
1912 to lo,2l9492 barrels, valued at 1o,
N.
dustry became second among Indiana
activities in mineral production. In lsi1
the clay working industries held second
place with products valued at $7,s5o.zol
In 1918 the value of the clay products waa
IS, 4ss, 646 The principal clay products arg
draintile, building brick, and vitrihe1
brick. The under clay of the coal peo7
furnishes an excellent base for encaustiq
tile and for the manufacture OF nre orfckI
The value of the quarry products DEL
creased from s5O9l,924 in 1872 to A.6'6.Os9
In 1913.
Since the completion of its plant OF sS)
fetort coke ovens at Gary by the United
States Steel Corporation. Indiana has as
sumed Importance as manufacturer OF
coke and has advanced from the relative1
ly low place of seventeenth in 1910 q
third in 1912 and 1918. In addition to II 4
plant at Gary there are 100 retort owe II
at Indianapolis, so of which We're COM
pleted in 1913, % at Muncie, and 90, at I'M
diana Harbor. Another plant OF Al ovens
is under construction at Indianapolis
The production of coke in Indiana in lsl1
amounted to 2,727,025 short tons, Vaiued
at sl3,1s2, 1876. an increase from 2,elo'SS1
short tons. valued at sl2.52S,6S5 in 1872
The value of the natural gas produced
In Indiana decreased from $l,0l4,2so IN
1912 to ss4S,27S in 1918. The production OF
petroleum decreased from $s7o.oos barrels
to $685. s5 barrels, while the value I'M
creased from sSS5,975 to $l,27s,226 Sand
and gravel pits yielded product valued
at sl,175,37O in 1912 and s1,26o672 in 1913
The other primary mineral products OF
the state are lime. natural pigments. min
eral waters, oilstones, pyrite, ssndlime
brick, and sulphuric acid.