University of the State of New York Bulletin 
Entered as second-class matter August 2, 1913, at the Post Office at Albany, N. Y., 
under the act of August 24, 1912 
Published fortnightly 
No. 549 AULIBVANIN WW IN|, We AUGUST 15, 1913 
New York State Museum 
Joun M. Crarxe, Director 
Museum Bulletin 166 
THE MINING AND QUARRY INDUSTRY 
OF 
NEW YORK STATE 
REPORT OF OPERATIONS AND PRODUCTION DURING togr12 
BY i > 
D. H. NEWLAND 
INTRODUCTION 
The mineral resources of the State were very actively exploited 
in 1912 and the volume of business reported by many branches 
of the industry was of record proportions. In the face of the 
strong demand that prevailed throughout the year, prices for most 
products showed no marked advance; in fact they were but little 
above the average of the previous season, a period characterized 
by reaction and more or less pronounced depression. Under more 
favorable market conditions the yield, undoubtedly, would have 
reached a new figure; as it was the total fell short of the maximum 
by only a small amount. 
A summary of the reports rendered by the mining and quarry 
enterprises throughout the State shows the actual value of the 
production to have been $36,552,784. This represented a gain of 
nearly 17 per cent, as compared with the amount reported for 1911, 
$31,730,747. The increase was more than enough to restore the 
