Word: 000tons
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Dates: during 1884-1884
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...extent of the subject and the difficulty of handling it in so short a time. The rapid growth of the industry was shown by statistics of the iron produce of this and other countries during the last few years. In 1882 the total product of iron was 20,600,000tons, of which 4,600,000 was used in the United States. The outlying districts of Lake Superior, New Jersey and Lake Chaplain furnish one half of the ores used here. Their ore is of a higher grade than that furnished by the Pennsylvania mines, lying in the centre...
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