New geographies . oil fields of Texas,rai gas Louisiana, and Oklahoma are among the most remarkable in the coun-try, and millions of barrels of oilare now produced by that sec-tion every year. More petroleum comes from Texasthan from any other state in the Union,except California. West Virginia pro-duces about half as much, but since itsells for a higher price, it is even morevaluable than the Texas oil. There are deposits of buildingstones, including granite, ,limestone, and marble;important deposits ofclay for bricks and pot-tery; and of limestone for Portlandcement. Besides these,
New geographies . oil fields of Texas,rai gas Louisiana, and Oklahoma are among the most remarkable in the coun-try, and millions of barrels of oilare now produced by that sec-tion every year. More petroleum comes from Texasthan from any other state in the Union,except California. West Virginia pro-duces about half as much, but since itsells for a higher price, it is even morevaluable than the Texas oil. There are deposits of buildingstones, including granite, ,limestone, and marble;important deposits ofclay for bricks and pot-tery; and of limestone for Portlandcement. Besides these, some gold and silver,as well as other metals, are produced. TheSouth, therefore, has a great deal of mineral?wealth. There are so many valuable raw prod-ucts in the South, that there are great More important still, there is anabundance of coal for power. ^ canna. nBesides that, there are many favoraWe torivers and mountain streams ™anufactunngthat can furnish water power, as in New 4. Other min-eral products. Fig. 162.
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