THE FLORIDA PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS.

PHOSPHATE COMPANIES OPERATING IN FLORIDA DURING 1909
Thirty-six companies in all were engaged in mining phosphate in Florida during all or part of the year 19o9. Of these twenty companies operated in the hard rock section. Of this number, however, not more than fourteen were actually producing phosphate during any considerable part of the year, others being temporarily closed or preparing for subsequent operations. In the land pebble district sixteen companies were engaged in mining phosphate during all or a part of the year.
List of companies operating during all or part of 19o9:
NAMES. OFFICE. MINES.
I Armour Fertilizer Co.........Fort Meade........Pebble
2 Bradley, Peter B. and Robert S. Floral City..........Hard Rock.
3 Buttgenbach, J. & Co..........Dunnellon........Hard Rock.
4 Camp Phosphate Co.........".... Ocala............ Hard Rock.
5 Campagnie Generale des Pho5 phates de la Floride ............ Anthony ............. Plate Rock.
6 Charleston, S. C. Mining and Manufacturing Co ............ Charleston, S. C....Pebble.
7 Central Phosphate Co..........Newberry...........Hard Rock.
8 Coronet Phosphate Co.........Lakeland..........Pebble.
9 Cummer Lumber Co...........Jacksonville........Hard Rock.
io Dominion Phosphate Co.........Bartow.......... Pebble.
II Dennis & Blanton.............Gainesville .........Hard Rock.
12 Dunnellon Phosphate Co ........ Rockwell.........Hard Rock.
13 Dutton Phosphate Co..........Gainesville .........Hard Rock.
14 Florida Mining Co.............Mulberry..........Pebble.
15 Fla. Phosphate Mining Corpo'n.. Norfolk, Va........Pebble.
16 Franklin Phosphate Co.........Newberry.........Hard Rock.
I7 Ft. White Hard Rock Co.........Baltimore, Md-... Hard Rock.
18 Germofert Mining Co..........Charleston, S. C.... Pebble.
19 Holder Phosphate Co..........Ocala........ ..Hard Rock.
2o International Phosphate Co ..... Ft. Meade.........Pebble.
21 Istachatta Phosphate Co...'..... Istachatta ....... Hard Rock.
22 John McDowell ................ Newberry........ Hard Rock.
23 Medulla Phosphate Co ..........Christina........Pebble.
24 Mutual Mining Co .............Savannah, Ga ...... Hard Rock.
25 Palmetto Phosphate Co.......Baltimore, Md.. Pebble.
26 Phosphate Mining Co.........New York.........Pebble.
27 Pierce Phosphate Co ............ New York........ Pebble.
28 Prairie Pebble Phosphate Co.... Savannah Ga.... Pebble. 29 Schilman & Bene............... Ocala.............Hard Rock.
30 Southern Phosphate Development Co ...................... Ocala............. Hard Rock.
31 State Phosphate Co...........Bartow ...........Pebble.
32 Standard Phosphate Co.........Christina..........Pebble.
33 Thompson, M. C. & T. A ...Willeford .......... Hard Rock.
34 Tilghman Phosphate Co ........Bowling Green ...Pebble.
35 Union Phosphate Co ...........Tioga ............ Hard Rock.
36 Williams Phosphate Co ........Inverness ..........Hard Rock.

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