Facts about KansasA book for home-seekers and home-buildersStatistics from state and national reportsFarm lands, grazing lands, fruit lands ... . 73 K A N S^A S . Pittsburgh. In addition to these new movements it is proposed to put inone of the largest zinc rolling mills in the country here, in order to morecheaply handle the products of the smelters. Already over 30 per centof the zinc ores of the United States are smelted in this district, and,with the construction of this proposed rolling mill, additional smeltingworks will be put in at Pittsburgh with sufficient capacity to handle everypou
Facts about KansasA book for home-seekers and home-buildersStatistics from state and national reportsFarm lands, grazing lands, fruit lands ... . 73 K A N S^A S . Pittsburgh. In addition to these new movements it is proposed to put inone of the largest zinc rolling mills in the country here, in order to morecheaply handle the products of the smelters. Already over 30 per centof the zinc ores of the United States are smelted in this district, and,with the construction of this proposed rolling mill, additional smeltingworks will be put in at Pittsburgh with sufficient capacity to handle everypound of zinc ore produced in Kansas, Missouri and Arkansas, whereover 60 per cent of the entire output of the United States is BEAUTIFUL SCENERY. Four railroad systems pass through Pittsburg, and twenty-twopassenger trains arrive daily. The city has all first-class improve-ments, three miles of vitrified brick streets and twenty-six miles ofbrick walks, gas and electric light, water works, and electric street carlines extending to the neighboring mining camps. 74 KANSAS. TABLE SHOWING AMOUNT AND VALUE OP METALLIC ZINC PRODUCED ATKANSAS SMELTERS, 1882 TO 1899, INCLUSIVE. Price per ton in New York. (Data 1882 to 189G from United States Geological Survey statistics.) Year. 1882 1883 1884 1885 188G 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 Total for 18 Estimaion of zinc smelted previous to 1882. Amount Price in short tons per ton in (2,000 lbs.) New York. 7,366 $110 60 9,010 90 60 7,859 89 60 8,502 86 80 8,932 87 90 11,955 92 80 10,432 98 34 13,658 100 20 15,199 108 75 22,747 108 82 24,715 89 78 22,815 80 37;^ 25,588 70 43 25,775 71 04 20,759 79 70 33,443 82 40 38,543 91 40 52,661 1
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