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Excerpts from

Sixteenth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey

Part IV.  Mineral Resources of the United States, 1894, Nonmetallic Products

Washington:  Government Printing Office, 1894.

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Stone, by William C. Day (pp. 436-510)

Value of various kinds of stone produced in 1893 and 1894 – 436

Value of stone produced in 1894, by States – 437

The Granite Industry – 438

The term “granite” as used is this report – 438

Components of Granite – 438

(Chart)  “Value of the different kinds of stone produced in various states during the year 1894.”

Classification of United States Granites – 439

Geographical Distribution of the Various Classes of Granite – 441-446

Methods of Quarrying, Cutting, and Polishing Granite – 446

Methods of quarrying granite – 446

Structure of granite in place – 446

Opening the quarry – 447

Blasting – 448

Methods of Cutting, Polishing, and Ornamenting Granite – 450

Granite for Building Purposes – 452

Granite for Street Work – 452

Paving blocks – 452

Curbing and basin heads – 454

Other uses – 454

Granite for Cemetery, Monumental, and Decorative Purposes – 454

Polished Granite – 455

Carved Granite – 456

Value of the Granite Product, by States - 457

Value of granite paving blocks made in 1894, by States – 457

Granite Industry in the various States – 458

(The states described in this section include:  Arkansas – 458; California – 458; Colorado – 458; Connecticut – 459; Delaware – 459; Georgia – 459; Maine – 459; Maryland – 459; Massachusetts – 459; Minnesota – 460; Missouri – 460; Montana – 460; New Hampshire – 460; New Jersey – 460; New York – 460; North Carolina – 461; Oregon – 461; Pennsylvania – 461; Rhode Island – 461; South Carolina – 461; Vermont – 462; Virginia – 462; and Wisconsin – 462.  

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

The Marble Industry – 462

Value of the Marble Product, by States – 463

Marble Industry in the Various States – 464

The states described in this section include:  California – 464; Georgia – 464; Maryland – 467; New York – 467; Oregon – 468; Tennessee – 468; and Vermont – 469.

Methods of Quarrying and Manufacturing Marble – 471

Quarrying – 471

Manufacturing - 472

The Slate Industry – 473

Uses to which slate is put – 473

Methods of Quarrying Slate – 474

Manufacture of Milled Stock – 475

Slate Product and its Value, by States – 476

Slate industry in the various States – 477

The states described in this section include:  California – 477; Georgia – 477; Maine – 478; Maryland – 478; New Jersey – 478; New York – 478; Pennsylvania – 478; Vermont – 480; Virginia – 481.

Historical Data – 481

The Sandstone Industry – 482

Nature and Varieties of Sandstone – 482

Composition of sandstone as shown by analyses of samples – 483

Uses to which sandstone is put – 484

Value of the Sandstone Product, by States – 486

Sandstone industry in the various States – 486

The states described in this section include:  Alabama – 486; Arkansas – 486; California – 486; Colorado – 486; Connecticut – 486; Georgia – 486; Idaho – 486; Illinois – 486; Indiana – 486; Iowa – 487; Kansas – 487; Kentucky – 487; Maryland – 487; Massachusetts – 487; Michigan – 487; Minnesota – 487; Missouri – 488; Montana – 488; New Jersey – 488; New York – 488; Ohio – 491; Pennsylvania – 491; South Dakota – 491; Texas – 492; Utah – 492; Virginia – 492; Washington – 492;  West Virginia – 492; Wisconsin – 492; and Wyoming – 492

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

The Limestone Industry – 492

Nature, Origin, and Uses of Limestone – 492

Value of Limestone Products, by States – 493

(Chart after pp. 494)  “Value of limestone produced in the united States during the year 1894”

Limestone industry in the various States – 495

The states described in this section include:  Alabama – 495; Arizona – 495; Arkansas – 495; California – 496; Colorado – 496; Connecticut – 496; Florida – 496; Georgia – 496; Idaho – 496; Illinois – 497;

Indiana – 498; Iowa – 499; Notes on Iowa Building Stones, by H. Foster Baine – 500; Kansas – 503; Kentucky – 506; Maine – 507; Maryland – 507; Massachusetts – 507; Michigan – 507; Minnesota – 507; Missouri – 508; Montana – 508; Nebraska – 508; New Jersey – 508; New Mexico 508; New York – 508; Ohio – 509; Pennsylvania – 509; Rhode Island – 509; South Carolina – 509; South Dakota – 509; Tennessee – 509; Texas – 509; Utah – 510; Vermont – 510; Virginia – 510; Washington – 510; West Virginia – 510; and Wisconsin – 510.

Cement  (576-585)

American Rock Cement, by Uriah Cummings – 576

Hydraulic Cement – 576

Increased Product – 576

Price – 576

New Developments – 576

Product – 577

(The states described in this section include:  Washington, D.C.; New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Chicago, Illinois; and Farther West)

Portland Cement, by Spencer B. Newberry – 580

Increased product – 580

Materials – 581

Processes – 582

General notes on the Portland cement industry – 584

(The states described in this section include:  California, New York, and New Jersey.)

Abrasive Materials, by Edward W. Parker - 586

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

Buhrstones – 586

Production – 587

Imports – 587

Grindstones – 587

Oilstones and Whetstones – 388

Production – 588

Imports - 590

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