U niybrsity
of
O regon M onthly
37
Clay products ........ ..............................| ................... $ 506492
C oaFand products : .......... ■ . . . . : .............................-
-268,180
C o p p e r . . . ; . , ................................................................ . 105,35
G old3.......... ................................................. •................. 1,366,900
Lime .......................................... . . . . . ............... ' ___
' 32'388
^Mineral W aters . . ...................................... ; ..............
12,523'
Q u ic k silv e r.............. ...........•
; 5C .......... ,t .
'
$and and gravel .......... ................... ..........................
107-,644
S i^ e r . •........ S .............................. I ........ • . 33,’l6 ^
.<.
||||
O ther products (nickel, etc.) . . .
| | : .r .. H
| 535„566
Total .......................................................................... .$ 2,640,406
It can be seen from this th a t the- o u tp u t' of the state is consid
erable and the indications are th at its mineral wealth has scarcely
been tapped as yet. It is only ’the o vershadow ing preponderance^
of o u r'g ia n t lumber and tim ber interests th a t has d e n ie d to. dwarf
the im portance ^©f the smaller resourdésT T he, output of our sister
s t a t e * 'W ashington for the same year vfcas.-$9,936,143,00. ’The*
ambunt provided’ by W ashington for the süpport‘/ctf mining d e p a rt
m ent,annually is $7085.00./ T h at of Idaho I $6,000.00; and of'South
Dakota $7,600.00.
F or the school/year of 190$ and ’07 California ^appropriated
$12,042.17 for her school of mines*. M ontana’s annual appropriation
for the same purpose1'is':' F ó r 'maintenance, $31,000.00;'.for-’equip
ment, $45,000; and finally the* amounf provided by th e £ sovereign
state . of Oregon iS f |
-For m aintenance".............................f ____, .'.'7/.‘SM ^«l,600.'00
F or e q u i p m e n t ? .......... |
.................../ ..
lOOtOQ
11
T otal- . H. H H H / . f . ’.
S B <^T?$, 1,700.00
Apd this was for the regular yean before the appropriation was
held up.
It should be remembered th a t W ashington, South DakofM^ Idahl;
California and- M ontana are already-'in possession of plants worth
several thousands o-fi dollars each, California, oWhr One million; anct
that the figures given represent merely the’»runnirig'expenses* I The,
total value of the entire equipment of, tfee'.Universify q&Ofegbn- and
Oregon A gricultural College" >wfll lidf'pxceed $2,000.00.
The num ber o f ‘students, registered n mining at W ashington;
is 81; S o u th ' Dakota, Idaht& C alifornia, 281; ^fontana, 75 and