Excerpt from The Mineral Industry, Its Statistics, Technology and Trade, in the United States and Other Countries From the Earliest of Times to the End of 1892, Vol. 1 It afi'ords. An opportunity. Hitherto lacking. Of studying a concise treatise on phosphates and fertilizers, by a practical and conscientious expert in everyday language. The capitalist, banker, merchant. And intelligent farmer may all derive from it with facility a liberal education on the important eu treated. As the use of scientific terms is restricted to the nical pages alone. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Mineral Industry, Vol. 2: Its Statistics, Technology and Trade, in the United States and Other Countries From the Earliest Times to the End of 1893 Smelters and Refiners of Antimony. Manufacturers of the U. 8. Brand French Star Antimony and Buyers of Antimony Ores. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Mineral Industry, Its Statistics, Technology and Trade in the United States and Other Countries to the End of 1902, Vol. 11: Supplementing Volumes I to X The International Standard Kilogram is a mass of latinum-iridium deposited at the same place, and its w t in cacao is the same as that of the Kilogramme es Archives. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Mineral Industry, Its Statistics, Technology and Trade, in the United States and Other Countries to the End of 1897, Vol. 6: Supplementing Volumes I to V The mineral industry has completed its sixth year. It is now no stranger in any part of the world, for we believe never before has a technical work received so promptly and so universally the warm approval and endorsement of experts in every department of the industry it represents. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Mineral Industry, Vol. 5: Its Statistics, Technology and Trade, in the United States and Other Countries to the End of 1896 IN presenting the fifth volume of this work we gratefully acknowledge the enthusiastic reception which the previous volumes have met with and the many testimonials of warm approval and commendation which have been accorded to them. I The following extracts from the preface to Volume I. Outline the objects in view when this stupendous undertaking was inaugurated, and the pages of the volumes themselves testify how far these aims have already been attained. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Mineral Industry, 1894, Vol. 3: Its Statistics, Technology, and Trade in the United States and Other Countries to the End of 1894 Chapter I Historical and Statistical Notices. II Properties of Lead and some or its Compounds. III Lead Ores. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Mineral Industry, Vol. 9: Its Statistics, Technology and Trade in the United States and Other Countries to the End of 1900; Supplementing Volume I. To VIII By the concurrent action of the principal Governments of the world an International Bureau of Weights and Measures has been established near Paris. Under the direction of the International Committee, two ingots were cast of pure platinum-iridium in the proportion of 9 arts of the former to 1 of the latter metal. From one of these a certain number of kilograms were prepare from the other a definite number of meter bars. These standards of weight and length were intercompared, without preference. And certain ones were selected as International prototype standards. The others were distributed by lot to the different Governments and are called National prototype Standards. The metric system was legalized in the United States in 1866. The International Standard Meter is derived from the Metre des Archives, and its length is defined by the distance between two lines at 0° Centigrade, on a platinum-iridium bar deposited at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures. The International Standard Kilogram is a mass of platinum-iridium deposited at the same place, and its wei ht in vacuo is the same' as that of the Kilogramme des Archives. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Mineral Industry, Its Statistics, Technology and Trade During 1909, Vol. 18: Supplementing Volumes I to XVII In the preparation of the statistics for this volume, the figures previ ously reported for 1908, and in some cases for earlier years, have been revised in the light of later and more minute investigation, in accordance with our regular practice; therefore it is important for all who have occasion to refer to them to observe the caution to use always the figures in the latest volume of the mineral industry. There are no statistical reports of this nature that are absolutely correct, owing to the practical impossibility of obtaining accurate data from all the producers in some extensive and greatly subdivided industries, the absence of records on the part of many producers, which prevents them from making returns, the unwillingness of a few to give their figures, and the confusion as to the stage in which many products are to be reported. The last diffi culty is especially likely to lead to errors in values, some producers esti mating the worth of their product at the pit 's mouth, and others report ing it in a more or less advanced state of completion, including thus not only the cost of carriage, but also the cost of manipulation. These difii culties appear not only in our statistics, but also. In those reported by various governments. In our own work we make a practice of going backward and correcting figures previously reported, whenever mistakes are discovered by subsequent investigation. In estimating values, we are disposed to use actual market prices rather than the prices reported by the producers themselves, which are apt to be misleading for the reasons mentioned above. For many of the statistics relating to the mineral production of the United States in 1909 and previous years, we are indebted to the U. S. Geological Survey; for the production of gold and silver in the United States to A. P. Andrew, director of the mint, and for the statistics of American imports and exports to O. P. Austin, chief of the bureau of statistics of the Department of Commerce and Labor. Acknowledgment is due also to various State geological surveys and statistical bureaus for information incorporated in this volume. In the text and footnotes to the various tables, we have generally credited such information to the proper sources, but this acknowledgment may stand for any uninten tional oversight. The same acknowledgment is due with respect to the foreign statistics, which we state generally as officially reported by the respective governments, when such reports are available. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Mineral Industry, Its Statistics, Technology and Trade, in the United States and Other Countries to the End of 1898, Vol. 7: Supplement, Volumes I. To Vi Washington - Statistics of the Production and Cmumption of Lead in the Chief For eigh Countries - Lead fining in Australia - Austria - Canada - Chile and Bolivia' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.