Show MINERAL OUTPUT LAST YEAR wealth tl e unite I 1 states took nd lu 1900 the ing neer egand M ang journal in estimating the m output for the united states in 1900 sho vs that the total value at olace of production of the output was 1 as compared with 8 18 1 W in 1899 a gain of 94 for the year of these vast s ms chich are with out precedent in tl e h af pf the mineral industry ores aad minerals contributed faa in 1900 and 68 48 in 1899 43 in 1900 and in 1899 secondary predicts 72 n 1900 and 64 in 1899 wl ue the aralue of the metals smelted or refine from fore agn material wan 06 in 1900 and 70 in 1899 the ch ef iam of our great m production in q anait value and economic importance was coal with the production in 1900 ol 01 short tons an increase of 1 tons or 6 per cent over 1899 pig iron was second in order of val aes ues as well as tn econom importance the total in 1900 was 13 65 long tons with an approximate value of S 73 3 it is obese t products coal and iron which we produce more abend antly and moreal eagly than any other country in the world that u giving the united states the economic leader chip in the world and will enable the nat on to hold that place in point of value copper comes third in the list its production last year be ing pounds with a value of 96 the increase over 1899 was comparatively small gold holds only the fifth place with a total value of 78 less than one fourth of the value of coal or one third that of p g i on it was nearly approached in value by petroleum with a total of t 58 and was ex emeled by ahe ally products with a 0 aa 01 63 lev people would suppose tl at tl e var ed clay products brick tilt p pa and the like ex ceedee in the i total values that of our large output of gold I 1 it such is the fact the product on of silver had a market value of only 6 build log stone was rated at 31 last year |