. The Americana : a universal reference library, comprising the arts and sciences, literature, history, biograhy, geography, commerce, etc., of the world . k in thequicksilver product. Mining of quicksilver be-gan in 1845, in California, thus antedating thegold mining in that State. In 1900 the totalproduct was 2,274,115^ pounds, valued at$1,382,305. Clay suitable for pottery, tile, andbrick is found in many parts of the States which produce the greatest amountof clay products are Oliio, Pennsylvania, NewYork, New Jersey, and Illinois. (See Pottery.)In 1901 one half of the aluminum
. The Americana : a universal reference library, comprising the arts and sciences, literature, history, biograhy, geography, commerce, etc., of the world . k in thequicksilver product. Mining of quicksilver be-gan in 1845, in California, thus antedating thegold mining in that State. In 1900 the totalproduct was 2,274,115^ pounds, valued at$1,382,305. Clay suitable for pottery, tile, andbrick is found in many parts of the States which produce the greatest amountof clay products are Oliio, Pennsylvania, NewYork, New Jersey, and Illinois. (See Pottery.)In 1901 one half of the aluminum () of theworld was produced in the United States. Theamount was 7, pounds which was valuedat $1,920,000. Salt is found in Michigan, NewYork, Kansas, Ohio, California, Louisiana, Utah,and Nebraska. In igoi the total product was20, barrels, valued at $6,617,449. (SeeSalt.) Portland cement is found chiefly inPennsylvania and New Jersey; gypsum in Mich-igan, Kansas, Iowa, New York, and Ohio. TlieUnited States ranks first in phosphate rock. Itis found chiefly in South Carolina, Florida, andTennessee. In 1901 the total value of all that. ?Tl ?AH< ?T. aw H D W < UNITED STATES was produced in the United States was$5,316,403. A great variety of stones suitable forbuilding purposes is found in nearly all partsof the United States. Some of the most im-portant are marble and granite; limestone, sand-stone, slate, and trap-rock are the most commonstones. Mineral springs are found in many sec-tions, and large quantities of the waters arebottled for shipment to all parts of the 1901 the amount of mineral waters sold was55,771,188 gallons which was valued at$7,586,962. California, Utah, Indian Territory,Kentucky, and Texas produce a considerableamount of asphaltic products, such as asphaltum,gilsonite, asphaltic limestone, and bituminoussandstone. Near Lake Champlain, N. Y., and inAlabama, Georgia, and Pennsylvania is foundgraphite. Other products found in var
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