Nineteenth Annual Report of the United States Geological Surcey, 1897-98.
By Charles I). Walcott. (Government Printing Office, Washington.)—Here we have the two divisions of the Sixth and Final Part of the Report, containing particulars as to metallic and non-metallic products. The statistics are, of course, interesting in a very high degree. As to iron, we find that the 'United States stand at the head of the list in the World Production." In 1897 their total was 9,652,680 tons of pig-iron and 7,156,957 of steel, Great Britain coming second with 8,789,495 and 4,585,961, and Germany and Luxemburg third with 6,879,541 and 4,796,220. In 1887 the figures were Great Britain first with 6,381,051 and 1,063,027 ; the United States, 2,301,215 and 731,977; and Germany, 2,147,641 and 489,151. Our tetals have increased, but the proportion has greatly fallen. There is a highly interesting chapter on "Precious Stones." Diamonds are not found in the States, but they are, of course, extensively imported, the total having reached nearly 45,000,000 in 1894; in 1897 it was £1,700,000 (about). The mineral waters of 1897 reached a total of more than twenty-three million gallons, with a value of something under a million pounds.
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