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Production of iron ore in New York State 



The total output reported by the mines in 1908 was 697,473 long 

 tons valued at $2,098,247. Compared with the preceding year 

 when the output amounted to 1,018,013 long tons valued at 

 $3,750,493 there was a decrease of 320,540 tons or 31 per cent. 

 The average value of the ore was $3.01 a ton against $3.68 a ton 

 in 1907. 



• Classified as to variety the production consisted of 663,648 long 

 tons of magnetite valued at $2,031,457 and 33,825 long tons of 

 hematite valued at $66,790. A large portion of the magnetite was 

 marketed in the form of concentrates with an approximate content 

 of 65 per cent iron, while the rest was lump ore ranging from 

 about 52 to 60 per cent iron. The hematite ore was mainly de- 

 rived from the Clinton deposits and probably averaged about 40 

 per cent in iron content. 



In tlie Adirondack region the active producers were Witherbee, 

 Sherman & Co., and the Port Henry Iron Ore Co. at Mineville ; 

 the Chateaugay Ore & Iron Co. at Lyon Mountain; the Cheever 

 Iron Ore Co. at Port Henry; and the Benson Mines Co. at Benson 

 Mines. The producers in southeastern New York were the Ster- 

 ling Iron & Railway Co., who operated the Lake mine, and the 

 Hudson Iron Co., who operated the Forest of Dean mine. 



The output of hematite was made by the Old Sterling Iron Co. 

 with mines near Antwerp, Jefferson co., and by the Furnaceville 

 Iron Ore Co. of Ontario Center, Wavne co. and C. A. Borst of 



