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UNITED STATES

The report on gold and silver are the result of conference between the U.S. Geological Survey and the Director of the Mint.

The precious metals are raised mainly in Colorado, California, and Alaska for gold, and Colorado, Montana, Utah, and Idaho for silver. The coining value of the gold produced from mines in the United States from 1792 to 1903 is estimated by the Director of the United States Mint at 2,543,752,000 dollars, and of the silver at 1,873,477,000 dollars; from 1904 to 1908 (5 years) the value was : Gold 448,014,900 dollars ; silver (commercial value, 1904-08) 171,284,676.

Precious stones are found in considerable varieties in the United States ; the total production was valued in 1908 at 415,063 dollars, in 1909 at 534,380 dollars, in 1910 at 295,797 dollars, and in 1911 at 343,692 dollars. There are sapphire deposits in Montana where the output in 1911 was valued at 215,313 dollars. The turquoise is found in Arizona and New Mexico, California, Colombo and Nevada. The tourmaline deposits are worked in Connecticut, Maine, and California. Garnets are found in North C.irolina, California, and Utah. Chrysoprase is found in California and Arizona. Other stones found are beryl, agate, amethyst, ruby, topaz and quartz crystals in various forms.

IV. Manufactures.

The following table shows the condition of manufacturing industries in the United States as reported at e>ch census from 1880 to 1910. The censuses of 1905 and 1910, unlike the earlier censuses, did not include hand and neighbourhood industiies, but were confined to establishments conducted under the factory system or producing goods for the general market. The statistics for each census cover the preceding calendar year : —

Number of

Persons

' Value of

Cost of

Census

Establish- ments

Capital

employed

products Dollars

materials

Dollars

Dollars

18801

2.j3,852

2,790,273,000

2,732,595

j 5,369,579,000

3,396,824,000

18901

355,415

6,525,156.000

4,712,622-

9.372,437,000

5,162,044.000

1 1900 1 \ 1900 '-2

512,254

9,817,435,000

5,705,165-1

1 13,004,400,000

7,345,414,000

207,062

8,978,825,000

5,079,225 -i

11,411,121,000

6,577,614,000

1905 2

216,262

12,686,266,000

5,990,072 4

[ 14,802,147,000

8,503,950,000

1910 2

270,082

18,490,749,000

7,432,099 4

20,767,546,000

12,194,019,000

V Including hand and neighbourhood industries. 2 Excluding hind and neighbourhood industries.
 * ' Includes officers, firm members, clerks and wage earners.

4 Includes salaried officials, clerks, &c., and wage earners ; does not include proprietors ami firm members.

The censuses of 1890, 1900, and 1905 cover Alaska ; the census of 1910 covers Alaska, Hawaii and Porto Rico.

The census of manufactures for 1904 and 1909 (not inchiding Alaska, Hawaii and Porto Rico) were confined to establishments under the factory