28 
ALASKAN MINERAL RESOURCES IN 1905. 
Average composition of Pacific coals. 
District and kind of coal. 
Mois- 
ture. 
Volatile 
matter. 
Fixed 
car- 
bon. 
Ash. 
1.09 
21.07 
70.54 
7.29 
1.18 
28.41 
62. 91 
7.49 
2.12 
34.07 
55.94 
7. 93 
.92 
27.15 
61.82 
10.11 
1.27 
28.04 
62.30 
8.39 
1.02 
32. 63 
60. 47 
5. 28 
1.67 
3.3.11 
56. 74 
8.48 
2. 68 
34. 37 
52. 75 
9.87 
3. 22 
35.40 
53.82 
7. 55 
4. 48 
36. 01 
51. 17 
8.23 
7.51 
37.69 
48.94 
5.86 
!. 11 
H). 50 
51.73 
3. 33 
1(1. M 
46. 15 
36.85 
6.59 
11.32 
(5.09 
35.91 
7. US 
2.62 
42.49 
50.07 
1.82 
14.00 
31.08 
50.53 
4.85 
13.57 
36. 91 
14.92 
4.60 
.97 
23. 10 
56.26 
10.67 
1.87 
31.49 
52.61 
1 1.03 
1.92 
35.09 
54. 08 
8.91 
Sul- 
phur. 
Fue 
ratic 
British Columbia, (rows Nest Pass, average of 10 
analy ses a, » 
British Columbia, Comox, average of 9 analyses *>, c,d 
British Columbia, Nanaimo, average of 6 analyses 
b } Cj e 
Washington, Wilkeson, average of 7 analyses f,ff,h. 
Washington, Cokedale, average of 3 analyses /, h — 
Washington, Blue Canyon, average of 3 analyses 
f,g,i...... : ' ■ 
Washington, Carbonado, average of 15 analyses g, i . 
Washington, Ftoslyn, average of 9 analyses 6, f,ff,h, i 
Washington, Franklin, average of 5 analyses /, g 
Washington, Kenton, average Of 10 analyses g,h 
Washington, New cast le, average of 5 analyses /, g . . 
Washington, Black Diamond, average of 4 analy- 
ses I , h 
Oregon, Coos P.a.\ . average of 4 analyses/ 
California, average of io analyses } 
Japan, average of 8 analyses * 
Philippines (('elan, average of 9 analyses I 
Philip] lines (Batan), average of 5 analyses' 
New South Wales, southern, average of 21 analy- 
ses '" 
New South Wales, western, average of 13 anal \ ses m 
New South Wales, northern, average of 77 analyses m 
0.37 
1.54 
.64 
1.42 
. 34 
.53 
.94 
.24 
.15 
.61 
. 18 
. II 
1.02 
"Ann. Rept. Geol. Survey Canada, vol. 3, pt. 2, 1887 88, pp. 12 t 15 t. 
'■Ann. Rept. Minister of Mines, Bri1 ish Columbia, for L902, p. 262 H. 
• Ann. Rept. Geol. Survey Canada, t872 73, pp. 76 78. 
d \nn. Rept. Geol. Survey Canada, L876 77, p. 468. 
- \iiii. Kept. Geol. Survey Canada, L882 84, p. 37m. 
i Tuent y-second Ann. Rept. U. S. Geol. Survey, pt. 3, 1902, pp. 490, 501, 510. 
.'/Ann. Kept. Washington Geol. Survey, vol. 2, 1902. p. 270. 
h Rept. State Inspector of Mines. Washington, 1901-2. 
i Ann. Rept. Washington Geol. Survey, vol. 1. 1901, Pis. XXV, XXVII. 
j Geology of California, vol. 3, p. 18. 
* Outlines of the Geology of Japan, Imperial Geol. Survey of Japan, 1902, p. L90. 
l The Coal Measures of the Philippines I Reporl to i he United States military governor in the Phil 
pines'. War Department, 1901, pp. 178 181, 256 259. 
m Mineral Resources of New South Wales, 1901, pp. 324-348. 
Average composition of eastern coals. 
District and kind of coal. 
Mois- 
ture. 
Volatile 
matter. 
Fixed 
car- 
bon. 
Ash. 
Sul- 
phur. 
Fuel 
ratio. 
Remarks. 
Pennsylvania, anthracite, aver- 
age of 9 analyses.« 
3.39 
3.81 
83. 79 
8.42 
0.59 
22. 33 
Domestic coal. 
Loyalsock, Pa., semianthracite, 
average of 4 analyses." 
1. 19 
11.07 
78. 88 
7.69 
.86 
7.13 
Do. 
Pocahontas, W. Va., semibitu mi- 
nous, average of 38 analyses.fr 
.73 
17.43 
77.71 
4.63 
.62 
4.46 
Steam and a 
ing coal. 
Georges Creek, Md., semibitumi- 
nous, average of 53 analyses, c 
.70 
18.81 
72.96 
7.26 
1.01 
3,89 
Steam coal. 
Connellsville, Pa., bituminous, 
average of 3 analyses.** 
1.07 
32.70 
60.28 
5.95 
.81 
1.84 
Coking coal. 
Fairmont, W. Va., bituminous, 
average of 63 analyses. e 
.75 
38.16 
54. 63 
6.45 
2.30 
1.43 
Coking and stel 
coal. 
" Ann. Rept. Geol. Survey Pennsylvania, 1885, pp. 313, 318. 
b Rept. Geol. Survey West, Virginia, vol. 2, 1903, pp. 695, 696, 700. 
<• Kept. Maryland Geol. Survey, vol. 5, 1906, pp. 631-633. 
" Rept. Geol. Survey Pennsylvania, vol. MM, 1879, pp. 21-22. 
< Rept. Geol. Survey West Virginia, vol. 2, 1903, p. 209. 
