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amounted last year to $3,220,647. There was a material gain in the 

 production of natural gas, the well flow having been 6,564,659 M. 

 cubic feet against 5,127,571 M. cubic feet in 191 I; but the oil 

 industry was less active and returned an output of only 782,661 

 barrels, as compared with 955,314 barrels. The heavy decline in 

 the crude oil market in 1910 was responsible in large measure for 

 the decreased output last year, as it put a check upon new drilling 

 that is necessary to maintain a balance with the depletion of old 

 wells. 



Among the minor industries in which New York has a prominent 

 place by reason of its natural resources, are those of talc, garnet, 

 graphite and pyrite. Talc is mainly obtained from a single district 

 in St Lawrence county, which has a practical monopoly of the 

 fibrous talc trade. The production last year amounted to 61,619 

 short tons valued at $511,437, or about the usual quantity. Garnet 

 for abrasive use is produced in Essex and Warren counties, and 

 the output last year was 41 12 short tons with a value of $117,325. 

 Graphite of the more valuable crystalline sort is found in the 

 Adirondack region ; the total product last year was reported as 

 2,628,000 pounds and represented a value of $142,665. Pyrite for 

 acid manufacture is mined in St Lawrence county. 



The remaining mineral materials represented in the list of pro- 

 ducts for last year included apatite, clay, diatomaceous earth, emery, 

 feldspar, marl, millstones, metallic paint, mineral waters, slate pig- 

 ment, quartz, slate, sand, sand-lime brick, and zinc ore. There 

 were no additions to the list during the year, but on the other hand 

 one industry — that connected with the production of carbon dioxid 

 from natural sources — was discontinued as the result of the recent 

 action taken for the conservation of the Saratoga mineral waters. 



