Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-06-06
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ON THE RESOURCES OF TIE PROPOSED
New District Of Calhoun, So. Ca,
WITH PRAcricAL INFORMATION FUR IlMI-
GRANTS AND Persons AFFECTED WITH
PULMONARY COMPLAINTS.
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Concluded.
West CT and adjacent to Aiken is ragged,
broken body Of land, containing probably for
ty or fifty square miles, which, to the ui;ob-
servant traveller, presents most bleak and
drsaIy aspect but the various stratas crop
ping Out naturally, or exposed by the effects
Of heavy rains washing away the hill si'leS,
aLd by tne rail road excavations, aii;rd vasJ
field, interesting alike to the scientific geol-
g;st or the practical manufacturer.
Immense beds OF different kinds of clay,
frCm the purest ard whitest kaoiln, to :be
dark colored mud OF which bricks are made,
sauGs OF al! hues some as fine as aHcr, others
large coarse thrysta!s sileceous earths OF
many kinis; ferrugenous sand stones, he
conglomerale shell, buhrstonc, granite, mica,
feidspar, ochres Of different colurs, are all
found in this vicinity. But a short distance
off deposit Of magnesia is found and potash
can be readily made in the surrounding for
esls. Experts have pronounced the sands TO
be admirably adapted ior making glass ahd
chrystal. anl the quality Of the Kaon is cd
ntied to be equal, if not superior, 10 that Of
which the celebrated Stsi0rGshire wale is
made. IL is doubtful if tie conDination.ot OF
the Ingredients Of glass and cartbcuware can
be found in such immediate proximity any
where else.
Ure, page 4C4, VOL II, says: at is to the
late Josiah Wedgewood, Esq, that ibis coun.
try tEoglsnd) and tie worid at large are
mainly indebted fer the great ,notern al
yanccmcnt OF the ceramic art. u u
So sound We're his principles, 50 iudlcious his
plans oi procedure, and SO ably have they
been prosecuted by lis successors in Stafford.
shire, that y; puation Of sixty thousand
operatives now derive a comfortable subsis-
tsuce within 4 district, formerly bleak and
barren, Of eight miles long hy six l'roa1,
which now contains oae ha,rrt,l end iif y
liilns, and significantly calledt!e Potteries. )"
And McCulloch, in his Diciioi AIRY, Vol. II.
page 32-I, speaking Of this ware says: 81 S
excellent workmanship, its soliiiij', the adj
vantage it possesses Of sustaining the action
of fires. its fine glaze, iupenetrable To acids,
the beauty and convenience OF its form, tie
cheapucss Of its price, have given lise to 4
commerce so active and uniy.rSa! that in
travelling from Paris to st. Petersburg, from
Amsterdam 70 the ierthest point Of Sweden,
and from Dunkirk to the extremity of the
South OF France, one is Served al every inn
upon English ware. Spain, Portugal and H..
ely are supplied with it; and vessels are
loaded with it for both the Indies and the
continent of America. The estimated value
of these products lin 1851 exceed $4,000
900 annually" The practical uses of thess
earth sands ard ciays are iunumerable.
Each year some new use is found for som:
of the various notifications to which stone
ware, earthenware, porcelain glass, ohrystal
de-, can be applied, formed as they are of "
substance Of no other intrinsic value, and o
q material SO easily worked, and of sucl
gradations Of quality as to suit every station
from the highest to the lowest clearly ant
admirably adapted 10 labor saving and eco
nomical uses, and capable of receiving thi
mos. beautiful ard exquisite forms, affordnl
qualification to the most last;dous tastes anc
fancies. Among the uses of these plastic
claws. not the least important is that Of max
ing articles such as bricks, tiles, &c. Paving
tiles. draining tiles and roofing tiles, as vel
as ornamental cncaust!c tiles, would NEE
with ready sale if properly introduced. Th'
difference in the rates Of insurance of houses
covered with shingles, as IS customary in thi
country, and those covered with metals. slate
or-tiles indicate tie Importance OF substitu
ling inccmbustible roofs in place OF thos'
now used, and fire as we'll as ordinary build
ing bricks are constantly needed in grow
ing country.
In 1856 party of Northerners shipped
from portion of this tract several thousant
tons of this Kaolin to be manufactured il
New England and few years later a iaclo
~ was established here, and is now in sue
cessrul, op. ration. The ware is generally tn
ordinary qualities, bu. some has been turne'
out that was so clear, smooth and tranNlucen
as to bear favorable comparison with Frencl
porcelain, and others similar TO the Parial
marble work, indicating that the material
FOR making the various grades and qnaIlile
: abonnrled in this locality.
1 II 1888, when the poru!aion of the Unite
States was only one.hal its present number
the value the eertEenware imported amount
ed to Sl,6OO,O00.
During the war pumber Of potterics wcr
employed in making articles OF c.'arse stone
ware, which were eagerly sought after as sub
stitutes fnr white ware, and a number oil EN-
ployees were exempted from conscription, il
order to furnish the Medical Purveyors ant
other departments with various indispensibi
srticles. few days since one of the potter
stated thateven nov he could not supply til
demand for coarse pipkips. pans, jugs, jars
&C., at fifteen cents per gallon, and with hi
rough and primitive machinery he could tur
out fifty gallons per day to the hand.
Taking into consideration the protectio
afforded by the present tariff, and the fragili
-ty and consequent enormous consunptio
OF This class oi articles, there is ever
treason to believe that properly condncte
works must prove amoug the most remunert
tive irvt sfuents that can be made. In Ere
land me pipe clay from Dorsetsiire and De
j vonshirc, and the 6!nts from Kent, are tran;
} ported to Statfordshirc, where the .principi
clay abounds. Now here are ncxbarstibl
deposits of the raw material OF various qua
r.