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ABRASIVE MATERIALS. 429

Grindstones imported and entered for consumption in the United States, 1868 to 1885, in-
clusive.

Finished. Unfinisliedor rough.
Total
Fiscal years ending June 30
value.
Quantity. Value. Quantity. "Value.
Long tons. Long tons.
1868. $25, 640 $35, 215 $60, 855
1869. 15, 878 99, 715 115,593
1870. 29, 101 96, 444 125, 605
1871. 385 43, 781 3, 957. 15 60, 935 104, 716
1872. 1,202 13, 453 10, 774. 80 100, 494 113, 947
1873. 1,437 17, 033 8, 376. 84 94, 900 111, 933
1874. 1, 443 18,485 7. 721. 44 87, 525 106, 010
1875. 1,373 17, 642 7, 6.56. 17 90, 172 107. 814
1876. 1, 681 20, 262 6, 079. 34 69, 927 90, 189
1877. 1,245 18, 546 4, 979. 75 58, 575 77, 121
1£78. 1,463 21, 688 3, 669. 41 46,441 68, 129
1879. 1,603 24, 904 4, 584. 16 52, 343 77, 247
1880. 1,573 24, 375 4, 578. 59 51,899 76, 274
1881. 2,064 30, 288 5, 044. 71 56, 840 87, 128
1882. 1,705 30, 286 5, 945. 61 66, 939 97, 225
1883. 1,755 28, 055 6, 945. 63 77, 797 105, 852
1884. 86,286
1885. 50, 579

CORUNDUM.

Emery and corundum are found in many localities described in for-
mer reports, but all the emery used is imported, principally from Tur-
key, and the production of corundum is limited to the deposits at
Corundum hill, North Carolina, and at Laurel creek, Georgia, as de-
scribed in the last report. The production has not been reported. The
mines are both operated by the Hampden Emery Company, of Chester,
Massachusetts.
, Foreign sources.—An interesting description of the corundum deposits
in Asia Minor is contained in the report of Mr. W. E. Stevens, consul
at Smyrna, abstracted below :
'' Emery stone is found in nearly all parts of Asia Miuor, and not
unfrequently in the remote and almost inaccessible regions of the inte-
rior, where the natural obstacles are too great to ofter any inducement
to the miner. The principal mines are confined to the districts of Thyra
and Aidin, situated to the southward from Smyrna, and not far dis-
tant from the line of the Ottoman railway. These are known as : The
Tchavus, within one hour's ride from the town of Thyra, owned by Mr.
Frederick Charnaud ; the Hassan Tchaouslar, owned by Mr. Jackson
the Aladjali Tchiflik and Kourchak, owned by Mrs. Abbot ; the Halka
or Saladin, owned by Mr. Frederick Charnaud ; the Akdere, owned by
Mr. Glyka, and the Gurnush Dogh, owned by Mrs. Abbot. There is
another mine near Milassa, the stone from which is brought for shipment
to a place on the coast called Kuluk, near the gulf of Mendalia. It is
either shipped direct from that place to foreign markets or brought to
Smyrna in small sailing craft for reshipment.
" When well picked and free from unsound ore and waste, the emery
from the Charnaud^ Jackson, and Abbot mines is of good and nearly