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Fleming^ H. S. 
basin but recently opened in Texas is in. the Cretaceous formation on the 
Kio Grande, near Eagle Pass. This is a continuation of the coal field in 
Mexico in which the Hondo mines are operating, and so far has shown 
encouraging results. 
The following statistics are taken from a table on page 217 : 
STATE. 
3892. 
1893. 
Net tons. 
Value 
per ton. 
Total 
value. 
Net tons. 
Value 
per ton. 
Total 
value. 
Texas 
800,000 
$ 2 25 
$ 675,000 
822,745 
$ 2 00 ^ 
$ 645,490 
* Bituminous Coal, |3.25; Lignite, $1.75. 
447. Hobart, Frederick. 
Art. Coal. 
The Mineral Industry, Its Staitistics, Technology and Trade, 
1894, Vol. III. 
(Production of Coial in Texas), p. 130. H. Y. , 1895. 
The following statistics are from a table entitled “Total Production of 
Coal and Cioke in the United iStates” : 
(Tn tons of 2000 pounds.) 
STATES. 
Coal. 
1893. 
1894. 
Tons. 
Value. 
Value 
per ton. 
Tons. 
Value. 
Value 
per ton. 
Texas 
322,745 
$ 645.490 
$ 2 00 
469,409 
1 1,000,895 
$ 2 13 
See Title 315 for comparison of estimates. 
448. 
Art. Gold and Silver. 
The Mineral Industry, etc., 1895, Yol. IV. 
(The Production of Silver in Texas), p. 288. H. Y., 1896. 
In a table showing the production of gold and silver in the United States 
by States, Texas is credited with 429,314 fine ounces of silver valued at 
$270,468 for 1894, and 529,974 fine ounces of silver valued at $346,073 for 
1895. 
449. Jones, John H. 
Art. Coal. 
Eeport on Mineral Industries in the IT. S., at the Eleventh 
Census, 1890. 
(Statistios of Coal Mining in Texas), p. 347. Washington, 
1892. 
