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added the Solvay Process Co. which produces a large amount of 

 brine but use it all in soda manufacture. There are two rock salt 

 mines, of which one is owned by the Retsof Mining Co. of Retsof, 

 and the other is worked by the Sterling Salt Co. of Cuylerville. 



The salt deposits of the State are very extensive and capable of 

 supporting any demand that may be made upon them. They are 

 found to the south of the outcrop of the Salina formation of which 

 they are a part, in the section from Madison county to Erie county. 

 It is unusual to find them at depths of less than 800-1000 feet, 

 since the portions above that limit have been dissolved away, but 

 they have been penetrated in wells far to the south of the outcrop 

 at depths of 3000 feet and over. New beds are discovered from 

 time to time in course of explorations for oil and gas. 



A complete record of the industry is available since 1797 when 

 the first regular operations were started on the Onondaga reser- 

 vation. The total output from that time down to and including 

 the year 1914 has been 268,011,788 barrels. The annual produc- 

 tion for the last 25 years has been as follows: 



Production of salt in New York since 1890 



YEAR 



BARRELS 



VALUE 



189O 

 189I 

 1892 

 1893 

 1894 

 1895 

 1896 

 1897 

 1898 

 1899 

 I900 

 1901 

 I902 

 1903 

 I904 



I905 

 1 906 

 1907 

 I9()8 

 I9()<) 

 I9IO 



M)I 2 

 [913 

 t9I4 



/ 



8 



8 



8 



8 



9 



9 



9 



9 



10 



10 



10 



10 



10 



532 036 



$1 



266 018 



839 544 



I 



340 O36 



472 073 



I 



662 8l6 



662 074 



I 



87O 084 



270 588 



I 



099 I46 



832 33i 



I 



943 39S 



069 040 



I 



899 68l 



805 854 



I 



948 759 



791 798 



2 



369 323 



489 105 



2 



540 4- 1 < 1 



897 071 



2 



171 418 



286 320 



2 



089 834 



523 389 



I 



938 539 



170 648 



2 



007 807 



724 768 



2 



102 748 



575 (>49 



2 



303 067 



013 003 



2 



[31 650 



657 543 



2 



449 [78 



005 311 



2 



136 736 



880 618 



2 



298 652 



270 273 



_> 



258 292 



082 656 



2 



101 485 



502 21 1 



2 



507 260 



819 521 



2 



856 664 



389 072 



2 



835 :^ 



