The Encyclopaedia Britannica; ..A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature . 1,456 15,219 40,914 BUSHBLS. 50,852,433 70,712,925 31,786,300 455,687 In the production of minerals Ohio stood fifthamong the states, the total value of the outputof 1889 amounting to $26,653,439. In the itemof iron ore, 70 mines were reported as producing254,294 long tons, of the value of $532, to the number of 2,068 reported anoutput of 9,976,787 tons, of the value of $9,355,-400. The number of employees was 19,591, thewages paid amounted to $6,892,604, all expendi-tures reached the
The Encyclopaedia Britannica; ..A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature . 1,456 15,219 40,914 BUSHBLS. 50,852,433 70,712,925 31,786,300 455,687 In the production of minerals Ohio stood fifthamong the states, the total value of the outputof 1889 amounting to $26,653,439. In the itemof iron ore, 70 mines were reported as producing254,294 long tons, of the value of $532, to the number of 2,068 reported anoutput of 9,976,787 tons, of the value of $9,355,-400. The number of employees was 19,591, thewages paid amounted to $6,892,604, all expendi-tures reached the sum of $8,232,183, and thecapital invested was given as $14,018,236. Theoutput of crude petroleum amounted to 12,471,- 466 barrels, of the total value of $2,173, oil to the amount of 317,037 barrelswas refined, the value being $340,683. Lubrica-ting oil to the amount of 1,240 barrels returned$10,334, and fuel oil yielded 12,153,189 gallonsof the value of $1,822,978. The number ofpetroleum wells was 2,640, of which 785 wereflowing wells and 1,855 required pumping. The. CAPITOL BUILDISr., COLUMBUS. aggregate capital invested in the oil businesswithin the state reached the sum of $17,771,152;the number of employees was 2,123 and thewages paid amounted to $836,377. The value ofthe natural gas produced during the year wasgiven as $1,120,997; the capital invested, $12,-953,750; the number of employees, 983; thewages paid, $241,218, and the expenses for ma-terial, $5,722,865. In the production of useful stone, Ohio rankssecond, the number of quarries being 413 and thevalue of the product $4,361,590; limestone,valued at $1,514,934; sandstone, at $3,046, mineral products are grindstones, gypsum,metallic paint and mineral waters. The reportedvalue of the salt produced in 1889 was $212,541. The fisheries of the state in 1889 had 2,012persons engaged, the capital invested was $1,328,-428, and the value of the product was $746,396. The census reports of iSgo give th
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