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Mineral Resources of the United States - Calendar Year 1905

Charles D. Walcott, Director

Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey  

Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C., 1906.

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Introduction & Acknowledgments, by David T. Day, Chief of Division. - pp. 9

Summary of the Mineral Production of the United States in 1905 – General Remarks, David T. Day, Chief of Division (13-52)

Summary of the Mineral Production of the United States in 1905

General Remarks - 13

Structural Materials – 17

Abrasive Materials – 18

Structural Materials  

Cement  (921-944)

Advance in Cement Technology, by Edwin C. Eckel – 921

Introduction – 921

Raw Materials in Use – 921

Kilns and Kiln Practice – 922

Localization of the Industry – 922

Concentration of Interests – 923

Statistics of Cement Industry, by L. L. Kimball – 924

Introduction – 924

Production – 925

Portland Cement – 926

Production – 926

The Portland-Cement Industry, By States – 928

(The following states are described in this section:  Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and West Virginia.)

Natural Cement – 933

Production – 933

The Natural-Cement Industry, By States – 934

(The following states are described in this section:  Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.)

Puzzolan Cement – 937

Production – 937

The Puzzolan-Cement Industry, By States – 937

(The following states are described in this section:  Alabama, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.)

Kiln Report for 1905 – 938

Imports and Exports – 939

Imports – 939

Relation of Domestic Production and Consumption to Imports – 939

Exports - 940

Figure I.  Graphic illustration showing development of cement industry since 1890

Cement in Foreign Countries – 942

(The following countries are described in this section:  Canada, Mexico, Bermuda, France, and Belgium.)

Lime and sand-lime brick, by Edwin C. Eckel – 1003

Production – 1003

Imports and Exports – 1005

Sand-Lime Brick - 1005

Slate - 1011

Production - 1011

Prices – 1013

Slate Industry, by States – 1017

(The following states are described in this section:  Arizona, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Vermont, and Virginia.)

Stone, by A. T. Coons

Introduction – 1021

Production – 1022

Exports and Imports – 1030

Granite and Other Igneous Rocks – 1031

Granite Production in Individual States – 1038

(The following states are described in this section:  Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, south Carolina, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington.)

Sandstone – 1041

Sandstone Production in Individual States – 1047

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

Marble – 1051

Marble Production in Individual States - 1054

(The following states are described in this section:  Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Indian Territory, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, and Wyoming.)

Limestone – 1056

Blast-Furnace Flux - 1062

Limestone Production in Individual States - 1063

(The following states are described in this section:  Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Indian Territory, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, 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.)

Abrasive Materials, by Joseph Hyde Pratt. – 1069

Introduction – 1069

Buhrstones and Millstones – 1071

Production – 1072

Imports - 1072

Grindstones – 1078

Production – 1079

Imports – 1080

Canadian Production - 1081

Oilstones, Whetstones, etc. – 1082

Production – 1082

Imports – 1083

Exports - 1083

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