Mineral Resources of the US - Calendar Year 1896

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Excerpts from

Eighteenth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey

Part V. Mineral Resources of the United States, 1896, Nonmetallic Products, Except Coal.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1897.

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“Stone,” by William C. Day - pp. 949-1068

Acknowledgments - 949

Value of Stone Produced in 1895 and 1896 – 949

Value of Stone Product in 1896, by States – 950

Granite – pp. 951-975

Value of the Granite Product, by States– 951

Value of the Granite Product, by States, from 1890-1896 – 954

Granite Production in the United States in 1896, by States and Uses - 956

Electricity in Stone Quarries and Yards (at Soignies, Belgium) – 957

Pneumatic Tools and Compressed Air - 957

Granite Industry in the Individual States – 957

The following states are described in this section: California – 957; Colorado – 957; Connecticut – 957; Delaware – 960; Georgia – 960; Maine – 961; Maryland – 962; Massachusetts – 964; Minnesota – 966; Missouri – 966; Nevada – 969; New Hampshire – 969; New Jersey – 970; New York – 970; North Carolina – 970; Oregon – 971; Pennsylvania – 973; Rhode Island – 974; South Carolina – 974; South Dakota – 974; Vermont – 974; Virginia – 974; and Wisconsin – 97

(Chart after pp. 458) “Value of granite produced in the various states during the year 1894.”

Marble – pp. 975-992

Value of the Marble Product by States – 975

The following states are described in this section California – 978; Colorado – 978; Georgia – 980; Idaho – 980; Iowa – 980; Maryland – 980; Massachusetts – 980; New York – 981; Pennsylvania – 981; Tennessee – 981; and Vermont – 984.

New Discoveries – 986

Arizona - 987; Idaho - 987; Massachusetts - 987; Utah - 991; and West Virginia – 992.

Slate – pp. 992-1012

The Slate Industry in the Various States – 997

The following states are described in this section California – 774; Georgia – 774; Maine – 774; Maryland – 774; Massachusetts - 999; Minnesota - 999; New Jersey – 1000; New York – 1000; Pennsylvania – 1000; Tennessee - - 1001; Vermont – 775; Virginia – 775.

Tests of Slate – 1002

Welsh Slate Quarries – 1009-1010

Sandstone – pp. 1012-1068

The Sandstone Industry in the Various States – 1015

The following states are described in this section Arizona – 1015; California – 1016; Colorado – 1017; Connecticut – 1017; Idaho – 1022; Illinois – 1022; Indiana – 1022; Iowa – 1023; Kansas – 1023; Maryland – 1023; Massachusetts – 1023; Michigan – 1023; Minnesota – 1023; Missouri – 1023; Montana – 1023; New Jersey – 1024; New York – 1024; North Carolina – 1024; Ohio – 1025; Pennsylvania – 1025; Brownstones of Pennsylvania, by T. C. Hopkins - 1025; South Dakota – 1043; Tennessee – 1043; Texas – 1043; Utah – 1043; Washington – 1043; West Virginia – 1043; Wisconsin – 1043; and Wyoming - 1043.

(Chart after pp. 486) “Value of sandstone produced in the various states during the year 1894.

Brownstones of Pennsylvania, by T. C. Hopkins – 1025-1026

Limestone – pp. 1043-1068

The Limestone Product by States from 1890 to 1896 – 1045

Limestone Industry in the Various States – 791

The following states are described in this section Alabama – 1047; Arizona –1018; Arkansas – 1048; California – 1048; Colorado – 1049; Connecticut – 1049; Florida – 1049; Georgia – 1049; Idaho – 1049; Illinois – 1049; Indiana – 1049; The Bedford oölitic limestone, by T. C. Hopkins and C. E. Siebenthal - 1050 Iowa – 1058; Kansas – 1058; Kentucky – 1058; Maine – 1058; Maryland – 1058; Massachusetts – 1059; Michigan – 1059; Minnesota – 1060; Missouri – 1060; Montana – 1061; Nebraska – 1061; New Jersey – 1061; New York – 1061; Ohio – 1063; Pennsylvania – 1064; Rhode Island – 1066; South Carolina – 1066; South Dakota – 1066; Tennessee – 1066; Texas – 1066; Utah – 1067; Vermont – 1067; Virginia – 1067; Washington – 1067; West Virginia – 1067; and Wisconsin – 1068.

The Bedford Oölitic Limestone, by T. C. Hopkins and C. E. Siebenthal – 1050-1057

Cement – pp. 1169-1182

Portland Cement, By Spencer B. Newberry – 1169

Production in 1895 – 1169

Imports – 1171

Relation of domestic production to importation - 1173

The Portland Cement Industry in The Various States – 1174

Arkansas – 1174; Michigan - 1175; and Ohio – 1175.

Materials - 1175

Processes – 1175

Imitation Portland Cements – 1176

Proposed standard specifications for cement testing - 1176

Rock Cement By Uriah Cummings – 1178

Product and Price – 1178

Consumption – 1179

Standards of Weight – 1179

Tests - 1180

Imports - 1181

Excerpts from “Abrasive Materials,” by Edward W. Parker

(Not all of the sections in the “Abrasive Materials” section will be presented in this document.)

Buhrstones – 1219

Production – 1219

Imports – 1221

Grindstones – 1222

Occurrence – 1222

Production – 1222

Imports – 1223

Canadian Production - 1224

Oilstones and Whetstones – 1224

Production – 1224

Imports – 1227

Lithographic Stone – pp. 1361-1363

Occurrence – 1361

Prices – 1362

Imports – 1363

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