The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-10-24

Pennsylvania so far exceeds all
the rest of the states in the value of
its mineral products as to stand al
most alone. Exclusive of the value
of pig iron, coke and other derived
or secondary products not included
in the total, the value of Pennsyl-
vania's mineral production is nearly
%one-fourth that of the entire DUN
try; and in 1913, according 10 fig
ures of the United States geological
survey computed IN cooperation with
the Pennsylvania topographic and
geologic survey commission, it equal
ed the combined value of the produc-
ton of West Virginia, Illinois, Ohio
and California, the next foul states
in the value of their mineral product.
Pennsylvania derives its mineral
wealth almost entirely from nOnmet-
alliferous mining operations. Ex-
cept for a small amount of copper it
produces none of the precious or
semi-precious metals, and the only
other metal which figures in the to-
tai production of the state is iron, OF
which a small quantity (less than
100000 tons of ore in 1919 is min
ed. In addition, however, to being
the premier state in the production
of coal, Pennsylvania reads also in
the manufacture of cement, the
burning of lime, and the production
of mineral paints, sand, slate and
stone. 1t is second in the value of
clay products and natural gas, and
sixth in the production of petroleum.
Although not al iron ore state,
Pennsylvania is by far the leading
producer of pig iron, which is OBJ
tanned from the Lake Superior ores.
The production in 1913 was 12,S71,-
349 long tons, valued at $197,726,,
314. If the value of the pig iron
made in Pennsylvania were added to
the value of the other products of
The state, the total values for 1913
would have exceeded 500, 000, 600,
which is more thar one-fOurth of
the value of the total mineral pro-
duction of the United States.
The production of coal in Pennsyl-
vania in 1912 amounted to 246,227,-
0S6 short tons, valued at $346, $685.
1913; in 1913 the value was $685.
220.933, an increase of SAL ,~227,S10,
or II per cent, w 1912.
Second in Importance among Penn
%sylvania's mineral industries is the
m anI1factnrn Of pnrt1an6 namant
closely followed by the ~clay-working
industry. The production of cement
in 1913 was 2S,O6O,495 barrels, val
ned at $24,26S,S0O, against $685.
$40 barrels. valued at $1S,945,S35,
in 1912. The value of the clay
products, exclusive of raw clay min
ed and sold, increased from $21,537,-
221 in 1912 to $24,231,4S2 in 1913.
Although ranking second In the to-
tai value of it's clay products, Penn
sylvania is first in the production of
brick and tile. A large part of the
fire clay is mined in connection with
coal mining and becomes in reality
a by-product of that industry.
Fourth in Importance among Penn
sylvania's mineral products Is natur-
al gas, in the production of which
Pennsylvania was the leading state
until 1910. In 1910 West Virginia
attained first place in the production
of this fuel, and she has continued to
hold it, but Pennsylvania continues
to rank first in it's consumption, max
ing up for the shortage in its W
production by bringing in gas from
West Virginia. The value of the
natural gas produced in Pennsylvan-