Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-05-09
From the American Agriculturist.
Georgia Burr Milfstones:

| Georgia Burr Efilfstones.
| Although this Kind of stone has been known and
used for hundred years, it is like the discovery of
the action OF the water RAM or the well! known ferti
sing qualities of guano, which, though known for an
equal length otme. required the spirit that acuates the
pesentage 10 bring into general use. had often heard
OF IT, and sometimes heard spoken OF approvingly, and
at other times with doubt. and often oil little value,
and for the it but little known used
Stones made of French burr blocks brought into
the state in the almost immediate vicinity OF the quar-
~, and mllers commended and still contend that no
other material exists that is suitable for millstones
cept that of France.
While at Savannah the other day, sought the OPP
porunity of examining this Georgia product, at the
store OF Messrs Hoyt agents of an association recent
ly formed called the s. Lafayette Burr Milestone Man.
ufacturing Company" who now have some 20 or 80
hands employed. and will soon increase the number 10
meet the demand. The quarry is 100 miles from Sa-
vannah, and six miles from the Macon Railroad, upon
the plantation of P. B. Connolly, extending over
tract of about 1,700 the line of Jefferson
and Burke counties. Previous to the time the present
propretors commenced in 1s49 about thousand pair
OF mlstones had been made, and although many of them
in rough manner, and the blocks not carefully Sc
lected at present, yet not has been known
to be discarded, and generally they have been highly
approved Still, as the opinion haspevaed that moth
ing but French burr would make good wheat flour,
this invaluable quarry has laid almost idle and worth
less up to the past year two. The quantity is in
exhaustibe. 1t is generally the surface, but the
ground is considerably broken by creeks and ravnes,
and the veins of grit from six to twenty feet thick,
There excellent sites for mills, wht the power of
water might be used for shaping the blocks with ma
chnery lately invented for cutting stone.
The face of the blocks, when dressed shows
face quite open French burr, free from all loose
pebbles, sand, iron nodues and veins. In fact, the
cavities when examined with powerful magnifying
glass; appear as though they were coated with an
amel of pure quartz, and present an immense number
OF fine sharp cutting edges. Years OF exposure to the
atmosphere present no appearance OF change, and am
assured that the blocks stand fire perfectly, and that
there is difficulty in selecting them so to form
the whole stone of exactly the same quality and of
equal goodness throughout the whole thickness.
The present price of millsones is about the
French burr. but the great abundance of material and
the constant increasing demand, will enable the COM
pany supply stones or blocks at price much be-
low those imported that every American farmer has a
direct interest in this American quarry. So far my
own opinion is worth in promotion of this new branch
of home production give it most freely in favor OF
the Georgia burr over any other in the world. | saw
many letters from mers TO corroborae this opinion
recommend the propretors 10 take immediate measur
to introduce these stones into all the northern states
They should establish agency at once in New York
City, not only for the sale of the manufactured mill
stones, but the blocks, also, that those manu-
featuring from imported blocks may obtain full sup.
ply of article not only superior in quality, but less
in prce-one of the products of the eeming soil of A
merica.
SULON ROBINSON.
Macon. Georgia. Jan. 6th 1851.
A.FAsr FUNERAL-A RACE TO THE GRAvE.-On
Saturday last, two funeral professions of unusual
length their way to the Cemetery in Cambridge,
, neared each other little above Porters Hotel. A
rivalry Immediately set up between the drivers Of
the hearses to 1phich should reach the gate of thu
, Cemetery first! BY great application Of the whip
q sample of fast driving developed itself-but the
race was of short duration. The coffin in Of
the hearses thrown out on the ground, and, be
fore the cortege following could draw up it was
, over by three or four hacks and seriously mutila
! ted. This accident suddenly put end to the
= mad career of the Jehus The body was restored t,
its proper place. and the two funerals proceeded il
: order Fast driving to the grave often occurs il
: Cambridge .-Boston Mail.
: THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION AND HOUSE OF RE
PREsENTATIvEs.-In there is election by thu
people, says the Detroit Free Press the election goe
to the House of Representatives. In that body, eacl
i State 81 yes vote to the candidate upon 1rhom
majority of the members agree Elections have beer
n held in the following States which assign to thu
q party having maj ority of the members:
Wing Democrat
e Vermont Maine,
Massachusetts,, Connecticut
|, Missouri, New jersey
20 Florida, PENNSYLVANIA
: Ohio, Illinois,
e Michigan-6. Iowa,
e Wisconsin,
i South Carolina IS
: Of the number, New Hampshire, New York, ani
e Rhode Island are balanced Of the remaining Il
States, the Wings had, in the last Congress, maj or
ties in only two States the Democrats in g. and two
were equally divided Of these the Wings may gair
3, Tennessee, California and Maryland making ter
J. in all Leaving out the States already tied sixteer
States will be necessary to effect election. 1t viii