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Mineral Resources of the United States - Calendar Year 1901

Charles D. Walcott, Director

David T. Day, Chief of Division of Mining and Mineral Resources

Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey

Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C., 1902

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Introduction, by David T. Day, Chief of Division – pp. 13

Summary of the Mineral Production of the United States in 1901 – pp. 15

Stone*  641-670

(*  Footnote a, pp. 641:  The severe illness of Dr. William C. Day, referred to in the previous volume, has continued, and this report has been prepared by Miss Altha T. Coons, statistical expert - .Ed.)

Introduction - 641

Value of Stone Produced in 1900 and 1901 – 642

Value of the different kinds of stone produced in the United States from 1891 to 1901, inclusive. (table) – 643

Value of various kinds of stone produced in 1900, by States. (table) – 643-644

Value of various kinds of stone produced in 1901, by States (table) – 644-645

Value of granite, limestone, sandstone, and marble used for various purposes in 1900 and 1901. (table) – 646

Value of crushed stone in the United States in 1901 – 646

Value of crushed stone produced in the United States in 1901, by States and Territories (table) – 647

Value of stone used for bridge building in the United States in 1901 (table) - 648

Imports and Exports - 648

Granite – 649-654

Value of granite product from 1897 to 1901, inclusive. (table) – 651

(The following states are included in this table:  Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Indian Territory, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, south Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.)

Value of granite in the United States in 1900 and 1901, by States and uses. (table) 652-653

Value of trap rock produced in the United States in 1900 and 1901, by States and uses. (table) – 654

(The following states are included in this table:  California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.)

 

Sandstone – 655-660

Value of sandstone produced in the United States from 1897 to 1901, inclusive by States. (table) – 656

(The following states are included in this table:  Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.)

Value of sandstone produced in the United states in 1900 and 1901, by States and uses. (table) – 657-659

Value and uses of bluestone produced in the United States in 1900 and 1901, by States. (table) – 659-660

(The following states are included in this table:  New York and Pennsylvania.)

Slate – 660-663

Value of slate produced in the United States from 1897 to 1901. (table) – 660

(The following states are included in this table:  California, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, and an “other states” category.)

Value of roofing and mill slate in the United States in 1900 and 1901, by states. (table) – 661

Average annual price per square of roofing slate for the entire country (United States). (table) – 661

Exports – 661

Exports of slate from the United States, showing ports and customs districts from which and to which sent, from 1893 to 1901. (table) – 662-663

Marble – 663-670

Value of marble, by States, from 1897 to 1901, inclusive. (table) – 664

(The following states are included in this table:  Alaska, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, and Washington.)

Value of the marble product, by uses and states, 1900 and 1901. (table) – 665

Distribution and value of output in 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, and 1901 among various uses. (table) – 666

Limestone – 666

Value of limestone from 1897 to 1901, by States. (table) – 667

(The following states are included in this table:  Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.) (table) – 667

Production of limestone in the United States in 1900 and 1901, by States and uses. (table) – 668-670

Cement

Portland Cement

Production – 721-722

Production of Portland cement in the United States in 1899, 1900, and 1901. (table) – 721

(The following states are included in this table:  Arkansas, California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and Virginia.)

Development of the Portland-cement industry in the United States since 1890. (table) – 722-723

Imports – 724

Imports of cement into the United States in 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, and 1901, by countries. (table) – 724

(The following countries are included in this table:  United Kingdom, Belgium, France, Germany, “Other European countries,” British North America, and “Other countries.”)

Relation of Domestic Production to Importation – 725

Comparison of the domestic production of Portland cement with the imports. (table) – 725

Production of Portland cement, with increases each year, since 1890. (table) – 725

Natural-Rock Cement

Production – 725

Production of rock cement for 1899, 1900, and 1901. (table) – 726

(The following states are included in this table:  Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.)

Pozzuolana, or Slag Cement

Production – 727

Analyses of slag cement from North Birmingham, Alabama. (table) – 727

Consumption – 728

Production of Cement in Canada – 728

Abrasive Materials, by Joseph Hyde Pratt

Introduction – 781

Value of abrasives produced in United States during 1900 and 1901. (table) – 782

Artificial abrasives produced in United States during 1900 and 1901. (table) – 782

Oilstones, Whetstones, Etc. – 782

Sources and Kinds of Whetstone-Producing Rocks – 782

Sandstones – 783

Mica-schists – 785

Whetstone Localities – 785

(The following states are described in this section:  Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, New York, New Hampshire and Vermont.)  

Production – 787

Value of oilstones, whetstones, etc., produced in the United States since 1891. (table) – 788

Production of oilstones and whetstones from 1880 to 1890. (table) – 788

Imports – 788

Imports of hones and whetstones since 1880. (table) – 789

Exports – 789

Grindstones

Sources and Kinds of Material Used – 789

Production – 791

Value of grindstones produced in the United States since 1880. (table) – 791

Imports – 792

Grindstones imported and entered for consumption in the United States, 1868 to 1901, inclusive. (table) – 792

Buhrstones and Millstones

Kinds and Sources – 793

Production – 794

Value of buhrstones produced in the United States from 1880 to 1901. (table) – 795

Imports – 795

Value of buhrstones and millstones imported into the United States from 1868 to 1901, inclusive. (table) – 795

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