Education Department Bulletin 



Published fortnightly by the University of the State of New York 



Entered as second-class matter June 24, 1908, at the Post Office at Albany, N. Y., 

 under the act of July 16, 1894 



No. 496 ALBANY, N. Y. June i, 1911 



New York State Museum 



John M. Clarke, Director 

 Museum Bulletin 151 



THE MINING AND QUARRY INDUSTRY 



OF 



NEW YORK STATE 



REPORT OF OPERATIONS AND PRODUCTION DURING 1910 



BY 

 D. H. NEWLAND 



INTRODUCTION 



The year 1910 did not witness any notable extension of mining 

 and quarry operations in the State. The outlook at the opening 

 seemed propitious for a very busy season for these industries and a 

 substantial advance in most branches, but the activity of the first 

 few months was not maintained. Toward the middle of the year 

 a reaction set in which soon caused general curtailment of produc- 

 tion and put a definite end to further progress. In this respect the 

 industrial record was exactly the reverse of that for 1909 when the 

 depression which lasted during the first few months gave way to 

 a period of marked expansion and prosperity. 



A summary of the reports rendered by the mining and quarry 

 enterprises shows that the value of the mineral production of the 

 State amounted to $35,400,257. The total represents a slight gain 



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