Menu for Mineral Resources of the United States - Calendar Year 1894:
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