THE :.:iXixG and quarkv industry 1908 



a Production of petroleum in New York 



YEAR 



i8qi. 



1892. 



1803. 



1894. 

 1895. 



IS96. 



1897. 



I89S. 

 1899. 



1900. 

 I96I . 

 1902 . 



1903- 

 1904. 



1905- 



1906. 



1907. 



I90S. 



a The statistics for the years 1891-1903 inclusive are taken from the annual volumes of 

 the Mineral Resources. 



The records of new wells for 1908 as compiled and published 

 by the Oil City Derrick show that about -^50 wells were completed 

 durino^ the year in Xew York State. Of the number 60 were 

 " dry "' holes and the increment from the new production amounted 

 to aljout 750 barrels a day. 



PYRITE 



The St Lawrence Pyrite Co. with mines at Hermon, St Lawrence 

 CO. was the only active producer of pyrite durinp^ the ])ast year. 

 The American mine near Gouvenieur was closed down in 1907 and. 

 though subsequent explorator}- work revealed new supplies of ore. 

 there seems to be little likelihood of a resumption of operations 

 in the near future. The High I-'alls deposits which were taken 

 over on option by the Oliver Mining Co. made a small output in 

 the way of experiment, but no regular mining was undertaken. 



.\ brief account of the St Lawrence county deposits was given 

 in previous issues of this report. Further details relating to the 

 mining and milling of the ores have been published by l-\'lix .\. 

 \"ogel of the St Lawrence Pyrite Co.^ This company acquired 



. 1 The Mineral Industry. igc8. 16:845-51. 



