Show MINERAL PRODUCT OF UNITED STATES I i Great Showing Made In 1899 Above Previous PevIous Years WAS OVER 1898 Abad 0 01 Grat In Coal Cn for or the First Titus Time In Figures New Nev York J Tan n Engineering nd Mining Journal In Its Ita annual 1 sta number published toda today says saS he preliminary ot of mineral reduction In the United States In m 1199 hows that the total production was WILS at the tho Illace ot of production at as 40 with 20 In 1898 1191 Ot Of substances the total aue alue of the output was 31 ILS as with Uh In ms Dt Dc certain unavoidable duplica ions lona such nil as coal conI used med In coke or Iron re In pIg Jon on and so on the net value alue t the mIneral production reached a otal ot of showing on an Increase f over ISIS 1898 Tu The gold Pro production Wal wa it at r and the tho sliver was ounces The most Important Item was WIlS coa coal the total ot of which In 1899 was no noless noless less than tons the larg largest t quantity ever Iwer mined In a year oar and put putting putting ting the tho United for tor the first time ahead ot of AS a coal pro producer producer ducer The pI pig Iron was tons or tons more than In 1898 1198 Cop Copper Copper per production to pounds n a Gain or of it 11 per cent over oer the previous year Other Important Items tons ot of lend lead tons of zinc 4 barrels ot of petroleum barrels of cement barrels ot of salt flasks of quicksilver be besides besides sides n a very ery great reat variety ot of mineral product ot of Importance |