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#002 The Worlds Columbian Exposition Scrapbook, p. 147
EXPOSITION STUDY CLASS REVIEW. 7
preted as a practical working test of the richness of the vein which has
received the principal development. By this the new purchasers wish
to ascertain the worth of the mineral portion of their investment, which
includes a large agricultural tract, comprising the whole San Jacinto
estate, and in which the tin mine is the least feature known. It is
entirely possible for South Dakota to reach the position of a large pro-
ducer as soon as California. By its brevity, the account of this indus-
try, published in the Eleventh Census, indicates very accurately the few
items which could be posted in a ledger.
The output of tin-bearing rock in 1889 was in California 5,000 short
tons; in South Dakota, 22,000 ; Virginia, 1,000. In Wyoming territory
there are eleven openings, but no report of product for the Census Year.
SALT.
The product of salt in 1890 was 8,776,991 barrels valued at $4,752,
286. Michigan produced the largest number, 3,837,632, followed by
New York with 2,532,036, and the next is Kansas with 882,666.
MARBLE.
The value of the marble produced in the United States in 1889 was
$3,488,170, the total product of ten states.
PRECIOUS STONES.
Of precious stones the product is small in the United States, and
with the exception of agatized wood the tourmalines regularly produced
in Maine, and a few gems from North Carolina consists principally of
tourist's jewelry. It was valued at $118,833, in 1890.
DIAMONDS.
The probable value of all the diamonds in the world is estimated at
over one billion dollars. The entire diamond trade is carried on by
8,000 dealers, with a total stock of not far from $350,000,000. These
stones are prepared for market principally in Amsterdam, Antwerp,
Paris, the Jura Mountains and the United States. A limited amount
of cutting is also done in England. About 200 men cut dia-
monds in the United States. The diamond cutting industry is devel-
oping rapidly in this country. In New York there are sixteen firms
engaged in cutting and re-cutting diamonds, and in Massachusetts there
are three. Cutting has also been carried on at times in Pennsylvania
and Illinois, but has been discontinued.
Forty million carats of diamonds, weighing over nine tons, have
been found in South Africa. In the rough, their aggregate value was
$250,000,000; which is more than the entire diamond field of the world,
during the past two centuries. A very limited number of diamonds
have been found in the United States, found accidentally in well defined
districts in South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, and recently in
Wisconsin.
During the last twenty-four years, import duty has been paid, in
this country, on about $120,000,000 of cut diamonds.—[Engineering and
Mining Journal, Jan., 1892.]
Object Description
| Title | World's Columbian Exposition 002 |
| Subject LOC |
World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) World's Parliament of Religions (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) World's Congress of Representative Women (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) Chicago (Ill.)--1890-1900 |
| Subject IDA |
Religion Papers |
| Description | This is a collection of documents from the World's Columbian Exposition and the World Parliament of Religions, which was held in Chicago, Illinois, in 1893. |
| Date Original | 1893 |
| Searchable Date | 1890s (1890-1899) |
| Identifier | WCE 002 |
| Coverage Geographic | Chicago (Ill.) |
| Coverage Temporal | 1890s (1890-1900) |
| Type | Text |
| Collection Publisher | Meadville Lombard Theological School |
| Rights | These documents can be read, downloaded, and the transcripts printed for educationalpurposes. |
| Language | en |
| Contributing Institution | Meadville Lombard Theological School |
| Collection Name | Jenkin Lloyd Jones World’s Columbian Exposition Collection |
Description
| Title | 0147 |
| Subject LOC |
World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) World's Parliament of Religions (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) World's Congress of Representative Women (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) Chicago (Ill.)--1890-1900 |
| Subject IDA |
Religion Papers |
| Description | This is a collection of documents from the World's Columbian Exposition and the World Parliament of Religions, which was held in Chicago, Illinois, in 1893. |
| Date Original | 1893 |
| Searchable Date | 1890s (1890-1899) |
| Identifier | WCE 002 |
| Coverage Geographic | Chicago (Ill.) |
| Coverage Temporal | 1890s (1890-1900) |
| Type | Text |
| Collection Publisher | Meadville Lombard Theological School |
| Rights | These documents can be read, downloaded, and the transcripts printed for educationalpurposes. |
| Language | en |
| Contributing Institution | Meadville Lombard Theological School |
| Collection Name | Jenkin Lloyd Jones World’s Columbian Exposition Collection |
| Transcript | #002 The Worlds Columbian Exposition Scrapbook, p. 147 EXPOSITION STUDY CLASS REVIEW. 7 preted as a practical working test of the richness of the vein which has received the principal development. By this the new purchasers wish to ascertain the worth of the mineral portion of their investment, which includes a large agricultural tract, comprising the whole San Jacinto estate, and in which the tin mine is the least feature known. It is entirely possible for South Dakota to reach the position of a large pro- ducer as soon as California. By its brevity, the account of this indus- try, published in the Eleventh Census, indicates very accurately the few items which could be posted in a ledger. The output of tin-bearing rock in 1889 was in California 5,000 short tons; in South Dakota, 22,000 ; Virginia, 1,000. In Wyoming territory there are eleven openings, but no report of product for the Census Year. SALT. The product of salt in 1890 was 8,776,991 barrels valued at $4,752, 286. Michigan produced the largest number, 3,837,632, followed by New York with 2,532,036, and the next is Kansas with 882,666. MARBLE. The value of the marble produced in the United States in 1889 was $3,488,170, the total product of ten states. PRECIOUS STONES. Of precious stones the product is small in the United States, and with the exception of agatized wood the tourmalines regularly produced in Maine, and a few gems from North Carolina consists principally of tourist's jewelry. It was valued at $118,833, in 1890. DIAMONDS. The probable value of all the diamonds in the world is estimated at over one billion dollars. The entire diamond trade is carried on by 8,000 dealers, with a total stock of not far from $350,000,000. These stones are prepared for market principally in Amsterdam, Antwerp, Paris, the Jura Mountains and the United States. A limited amount of cutting is also done in England. About 200 men cut dia- monds in the United States. The diamond cutting industry is devel- oping rapidly in this country. In New York there are sixteen firms engaged in cutting and re-cutting diamonds, and in Massachusetts there are three. Cutting has also been carried on at times in Pennsylvania and Illinois, but has been discontinued. Forty million carats of diamonds, weighing over nine tons, have been found in South Africa. In the rough, their aggregate value was $250,000,000; which is more than the entire diamond field of the world, during the past two centuries. A very limited number of diamonds have been found in the United States, found accidentally in well defined districts in South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, and recently in Wisconsin. During the last twenty-four years, import duty has been paid, in this country, on about $120,000,000 of cut diamonds.—[Engineering and Mining Journal, Jan., 1892.] |
