. Products of an advanced civilization. A Kansas souvenir. A book of information relative to the moral, educational, agricultural, commercial, manufacturing and mining interests of the state. Issued by the Kansas immigration and information association . NING INDUSTRY OF GRKAT IMPORTAXCK, The mining industries of the State, though in their infancy, are fast assuming proportions of greatimportance. The deposits of coal are distributed over a considerable area, extending from the southeastcorner of the State northward to Nebraska, and reaching westward nearly 200 miles. There are beingworked in
. Products of an advanced civilization. A Kansas souvenir. A book of information relative to the moral, educational, agricultural, commercial, manufacturing and mining interests of the state. Issued by the Kansas immigration and information association . NING INDUSTRY OF GRKAT IMPORTAXCK, The mining industries of the State, though in their infancy, are fast assuming proportions of greatimportance. The deposits of coal are distributed over a considerable area, extending from the southeastcorner of the State northward to Nebraska, and reaching westward nearly 200 miles. There are beingworked in the State 226 drift, slope and shaft mines, with a large number of strip mines. In 1891 theoutput of coal exceeded 58,000,000 bushels, nearly reaching that of Missouri, which stands first amongthe coal-producing States west of the Mississippi river, and considerably in excess of Colorado. Morethan 10,000 miners and others are given employment in this industry alone. In the counties of Crawford and Cherokee large and rich deposits of lead and zinc have been found and are being rapidly developed, givingemployment to laboring men, and adding largely to the wealth of the State. Around Galena and Empire City are the richest lead- and zinc-produc- (10). HON. FRED. WELI-HOUSE, President Slate Horticultural Society.(The liirgest apple-grower in the world.) ing mines in tlie world, and yet so little has been said on this subject that their real worth and value to Kansas is but little appreciated outside ofthe State. The future development of these mines will only be limited by the demand for these metals. Thousands of acres of rich mineral landsin this section of the State are as yet undeveloped. Kansas salt DErosixs Within a few years a large deposit of salt has beendiscovered in the State, and rapidly developed, untilnow it can be safely said that the salt deposit of Kan-sas ranks among the largest in the world. It extendsacross the State for over 200 miles northerly and south-erly, i
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