Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-30
Minerals Taken From Ground
in State in 1918 90 Per
Cent Greater Than Total Of
Previous Year.

ty-third In 1911 to twenty-first In
1919 and to nineteenth in 1918.
In the percentage of its increase in ,
1913 over 1919 Texas was exceeded
by only one other state-ts northern
neighbor Oklahoma--which on ac-
count OF the sharp advance IN the
price OF petroleum. showed gain in
value of mineral products of nearly
so per cent. while Texas showed an
increase In value OF 1873 per cent
from S22.7g1,0l5 in 1912 TO $3l. &c.,
$40 In 1918. In Oklahoma the in
crease In 1913 was due to the adj
vance in the price of one substance.
In Texas increases were made in the
output Of all the products which con-
tributed materially to the total value
but especially. as in Oklahoma. in the
production OF petroleum. Texas does
not hold first place as the producer
Of any mineral substance but ranks
second in the production Of asphalt
and third in the production of quick
silver. Since the sensational strike
at Beaumont in 1901, petroleum has
had first place in the mineral pro-
ducts Of the state, and Texas now
ranks fourth among all the states in
the quantity of petroleum produced.
and seventh with respect to the value
OF the product. The value of the pc
troleum product in Texas In 1913
represented little more than 40 per
cent of the total for the state.
OH Production Increases.
The production increased from
i11.735,057 barrels valued at ss,S52,-
l7l3 In 1912. to 15,09s,47s barrels.
valued at s14,675,593, in 1913. The
increase in production came almost
entirely from the Electra field, in the |
northern part of the state. where |
large amount of development and ,
validating has been carried on for !
the last two years. The production /
from the coastal fields decreased from |
6,459,52S barrels in 1912 to 5,s2b.zZ6 |
barrels in 1913. but the value in
creased from s4,7s9.ss7 to $3.50 |
40s. In the northern fields the pro-
iduction Increased from 5,275.b2s bar I
rels in 1912 to s.1s4,252 barrels In
1913, with an increase in value from
s4.112,S26 to ss.125.ls6. The Electra
field alone increased nearly 100000
barrels from 4.227,104 barrels in
1912 to S,134,624 barrels in 1913.
with an increase in value of over s4,-
500, 600, from $3.340,s2s to ss,142,-
/ 1871. The average value per barrel
for Electra oil advanced from ~
cents in 1912 to 81 In 1919. There
was also considerable development in
1.-THE Henrietta field, but the output
there was relatively insignificant
compared with the output In the
Electra field. The possibilities for oil
development are more widely scatter
ed over Texas: and the indications
for validating are more promising
than in any other state. The chances
for further extension are therefore
! excellent
Second in importance among the
mineral products of Texas, reckoned
| by the value of output. is coal IN
Guiding Ignite or brown coal, the
combined production of which
amounted in 1913 to 2.42a IA snort
tons. valued at s4.2sS,s20, AGAINST
2,1sS.612 short tons, valued at 49, |
b5o,I44 IN lSi1.
Ignite Extensive Production.
| Texas is the only state In the union
that produces considerable quantities
Of both bjtuminous coal and true lig-
mite or brown coal. The areas OF BIZ
luminous coal are much less in extent
than those of ignite. The production
of bituminous coal represents more
than half of the total output In guam
| tity and about rs per cent Of the total
value. In 1913 the bituminous coal
mined in Eastland, Erath, Maverick,
Palo Pinto, Webb, Wise. and Young
COMMITTEES amounted to f,lsl.201 short
ltons valued at $3,1s4,16f. The pro-
Iduction of Ignite amounted to l1sl,-
l15s short tons, valued at l.l04,1bs.
lTienite-mining operations have been
carried on in Anderson. Bastrop. Fay
cite. Henderson, Hopkins, Houston, |
Lee Leon. Medina, Milan. Rains, |
Robertson. Shelby, Titus. Van lant,
and Wood counties The Ignite areas
extend in a belt from the SABINE 70
1.-The Rio Grande and the prouuctioh
lis limited at present to eleven Oh me
above named counties, among "hich
| the principal ones are Milan anu
Wood The total area that is believed
10 he underlain by Ignite Is about
! IS 600 square miles, OF Which tne
developed areas cover about z,ovV
square miles. The known bituminous
AREAS cover about $500 square miles,
! hut 400 square miles more about
which little is known may contain
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