STATE GEOLOGIST. 189' 



The following is an approximate statement of the amount of 

 salt manufactured in the United States during- the year 1859: 



Bushels. 



Massachusetts, (mostly in vats along the shore,) . . . .' 15,0(10 



Onondaga salt works, N. Y 6,894,000 



Pennsylvania, (Alleghany and Kiskiminetas rivers,) 1,000,000 



Virginia, (Kanawha and King's works,) 1,900,000 



Kentucky, (Goose Creek,) 300,000 



Ohio, (Muskingum and Hocking rivers,) 1,500 000 



Ohio, (Pomeroy and West Columbia,) 2,500 000 



Illinois 5,000 



Texas 20,000 



Florida, 100 000 



Total, 14,234,000 



Foreign salt imported into the U. S. for the year end- 

 ing June 30th, 1851, 17,165 000 



Foreign and domestic salt, 31,399,000 



Export of domestic salt, 576,000 



" foreign salt 131,000 



701,000 



Annual consumption of salt in U. S., 30,692,000 



Which for each individual amounts to, 52| lbs. 



In Great Britain it is, 25 " 



In France; 15£ " 



Eeceipts of salt at Detroit for two years: 



1859, 52,203 bbls. 



1860, 58,212 " 



Eeceipts and shipments of salt at Chicago for seven years: 



Receipts, bbls. Sb.ip'ts,bbls. 



1852, 92 907 59 338 



1853, 86,309 38,7*5 



1854, 176,526 91.534' 



1855, 170 633 107.993 



1856 184,834 82,601 



1857, 209,746 90,918 



1858 333,988 191.279- 



1859^ 316,897 260,467 



I860 223,018 164,405- 



