The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-03
MINERAL WEALTH
OF STATE LARGE
Geological Survey Shows
Just How Rich Sooner
Resources Are

NORMAN. Dec with oil and
gas coal and lead and zinc leading
uu l.P'. Oklahoma produces a Wild
er variety and about as great
quantity OF minerals as any state I'm
the Union, according TO a bulletin
Of the oklahoma geological survey
which has just como from the press.
Tho bulletin is entitled Facts
About Oklahoma" and was written
by Fred NJ. Bullard. OF the survey
commission, OF which c. W. shan
non Is director,
Th.rty-oight OF the n
counties OF tho state are classed
as oil and gas producers, according
10 the bulletin. rhe state has pro-
duced an estimated billion barrels
OF oil valued at as many dollars.
since the first two wells were sunk
IN 1884, It added
Leads ln Zinc Production.
From 1917 10 1920, inclusive, Okla
homa led all states of the union
in zinc production, but, on account
OF very severe economic slump. It
has dropped to second rank since
that time, according to the bulletin.
The coal supply OF the state has
been estimated at 10000, 100000
tons by the e.. S. geological survey,
the bulletin notes. but also says that
under present mining conditions.
the survey places, the available sup
ply at only S.000.O00,0O0 tons In
1921, according 20 the information
compiled by Mr.. Bullard, 4,171,500
short tons OF coal, were mined, val
uod Mt &lS,771,750,
Othor mineral products OF the
state include asphaltum, volcanic,
aah tngy hnt1Ig,er
7'lltc cortland cement, rock.
gypsum, manganese and iron, clay
u .,a.e giass sand, salt. limestone,
~hlo and granite, as listed in the
bulletin, q
orthcast IL Richest.
The richest section of the state,
minerulOE a ly. Is the northeast
ern corner, with deposits of various
minerals scattered elsewhere In
practically every corner except the
p"rh1ndle counties Of Cimmarron,
Texas and Beaver.
In the northeastern corner of the
state are found oil and gas, lead nd
. zinc. coal, clay and shgle, tripoli and
glass sand.
In the southwestern corner are
coal, granite, some oil and gas. clay
and shalo, asphaltum and some salt,
In the northwestern corner vol
| canic ash, clay and shale and some
salt with "a coal producing strip
| are found
In the southeastern corner. coal
| predominates with oil and gas
granite. lead and zinc. asphaltum
and clay and shale also found.
All In OIL and Gas.
The oil and gas areas OF the state
| cover Il entirely, except for q wedge
| sharpened area extending down
| from the northwestern corner with
n point reaching nearly to the cen
| ter Of the state, about five counties
| In the northeastern corner, and
| parts Of four counties In the south
! eastern corner, according to the
| bulletin.
The coal area covers the eastern
| one-third of tho state, except foi
small areas in the extreme northern
and southern corners. Coal is also
! found In several counties on thC
western side,
Drilling for oil and gas has beer
done or Is under way in every coun'
~ OF the state, according to the bull
| letin, BY Billiards. figures there
are now 10000 producing wells ir
| ne state and 1890 miles OF pipe
line. Incidentally II Is noted thai
! the pipeline mileage is nearly
| twice that of the railroads of thc
state, $3.50.
The state income from tho gross
production tax on mineral products
| returned S7,s59,945 In the last fista
year, Il is stated. There are zoo