. The Americana; a universal reference library, comprising the arts and sciences, literature, history, biography, geography, commerce, etc., of the world. cond in present output ofcopper; eighth or ninth in output of silver; firstin borax and soda; fourth in petroleum; fifthin salt; first in asphaltum, quicksilver (withtwo fifths of the total production of the world),and soda. Total value of mineral products for Cali-fornia in 1901 was $34,355,981, in 46 products, with yield and value: Gold $16,989,044 Copper 34,931,785 lbs. 5,501,782 Petroleum 7,710,315 bbls. 2,961,102 Quicksi
. The Americana; a universal reference library, comprising the arts and sciences, literature, history, biography, geography, commerce, etc., of the world. cond in present output ofcopper; eighth or ninth in output of silver; firstin borax and soda; fourth in petroleum; fifthin salt; first in asphaltum, quicksilver (withtwo fifths of the total production of the world),and soda. Total value of mineral products for Cali-fornia in 1901 was $34,355,981, in 46 products, with yield and value: Gold $16,989,044 Copper 34,931,785 lbs. 5,501,782 Petroleum 7,710,315 bbls. 2,961,102 Quicksilver 26,720 flasks 1,285,014 Silver 1,229,356 Borax 22,221 tons 982,380 Other interesting items are asphalt and bitu-minous rock, $378,573; lime, $334,688; mineralwaters, $559,057; salt, 126,000 tons, $366,376;soda, $400,000. There is also considerable pro-duction of turquoise, tourmaline, antimony, as-bestos, fullers earth, graphite, manganese, mag-nesite, platinum, etc.; 54 of the 57 countiesproduce minerals. Manufactures.— Between its first census(1850) and that of 1900, California gained 1,500per cent in population and 2,196 per cent in aver-. SOUTHERX CALIFORNIA PALMS.
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