A Statistical, Political, and Historical Account of the United States of North America: From the Period of Their First Colonization to the Present Day, Volume 2A. Constable and Company, 1819 - Condiciones economicas |
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Page 111
... saltpetre , malt , pearled barley , clover seed , wind - mills and mahogany saw - mills , hemp mills , slate and lime . Commerce . * -The exports , in 1799 , amounted to 12,431,967 dollars ; in 1810 , to 10,993,398 ; of the last ...
... saltpetre , malt , pearled barley , clover seed , wind - mills and mahogany saw - mills , hemp mills , slate and lime . Commerce . * -The exports , in 1799 , amounted to 12,431,967 dollars ; in 1810 , to 10,993,398 ; of the last ...
Page 167
... saltpetre which they afford . The surface , at the falls of the ri vers , is generally elevated from 150 to 200 feet above the tide . The shore , at Cape Henry , is but fifteen feet above high water mark . * The soil of the penin- sula ...
... saltpetre which they afford . The surface , at the falls of the ri vers , is generally elevated from 150 to 200 feet above the tide . The shore , at Cape Henry , is but fifteen feet above high water mark . * The soil of the penin- sula ...
Page 174
... Salt- petre is found in subterraneous places in considerable quantity . Salt Springs . - In 1810 the salt springs , seventy miles above the mouth of the Big Kenhawa , and a little below the falls of that river , furnished from thirty ...
... Salt- petre is found in subterraneous places in considerable quantity . Salt Springs . - In 1810 the salt springs , seventy miles above the mouth of the Big Kenhawa , and a little below the falls of that river , furnished from thirty ...
Page 217
... Saltpetre , bushels , 740,000 pounds , 59,179 784,000 16,244 Lead Mines . - Those on the great Kenhawa river , opposite the mouth of Cripple Creek , in Montgomery county , give from 50 to 80 lbs . of metal , from 100 of washed ore . The ...
... Saltpetre , bushels , 740,000 pounds , 59,179 784,000 16,244 Lead Mines . - Those on the great Kenhawa river , opposite the mouth of Cripple Creek , in Montgomery county , give from 50 to 80 lbs . of metal , from 100 of washed ore . The ...
Page 221
... saltpetre . Commerce . The chief exports are tobacco , wheat , Indian corn , lumber , tar , pitch , turpentine , beef , pork , & c . From the southern parts are sent to Europe to- bacco , wheat , flour , Indian corn , cotton , peas ...
... saltpetre . Commerce . The chief exports are tobacco , wheat , Indian corn , lumber , tar , pitch , turpentine , beef , pork , & c . From the southern parts are sent to Europe to- bacco , wheat , flour , Indian corn , cotton , peas ...
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