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Petroleum and natural gas were reported last year at a value of 

 $2,960,356, against a value of $3,059,308 in 1908. There was little 

 change in the production of petroleum which amounted to 1,160,402 

 barrels as compared with 1,160,128 barrels in the preceding year, 

 but a marked decline in prices was responsible for a large reduction 

 in valuation. The flow of natural gas was approximately 3,825,- 

 215,000 cubic feet and was valued at $1,045,693. 



The talc mines of the State made an output of 65,000 short tons 

 valued at $617,500, or a little less than in 1908 when the produc- 

 tion was 70,739 short tons valued at $697,390. The talc, as here- 

 tofore, came from the Gouverneur district of St Lawrence county, 

 which practically enjoys a natural monopoly of the fibrous talc con- 

 sumed in paper manufacture. 



The garnet mines in the Adirondack's were more active last year 

 and reported an output of 3802 short tons valued at $119,190 against 

 2480 short tons valued at $79,890 in 1908. Conditions in the abra- 

 sive trade were considerably depressed, otherwise a larger gain 

 would have been registered. 



A production of 2,342,000 pounds of crystalline graphite valued 

 at $140,140 was made by the Adirondack mines. In 1908 the out- 

 put was 1,932,000 pounds valued at $116,100. 



The mineral springs of the State reported sales of 9,019,490 gal- 

 lons valued at $857,342, as compared with 8,007,092 gallons valued 

 at $877,648 in 1908. 



The miscellaneous mineral materials, including apatite, carbon 

 dioxid, clay, diatomaceous earth, emery, feldspar, marl, millstones, 

 metallic paint, slate pigment, pyrite, quartz, slate, sand and sand- 

 lime brick, that were produced in 1909, amounted in value to $2,170,- 

 881. The value of the same materials in the preceding year was 

 $1,904,472. 



