The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-11-26

Noticing the article COPIED from inc BAL
timore American in your paper to-day.
take pleasure IN dIawing your attention to
another brancn OF industry which must
eventually become one OF great interest and
value not only 10 this city, but the whole
State. II is that OF moulding and shaping
all kinds OF clay and kaoline, mixed with
| felspar and flint or quartz. into u.eful as
| well as ornamental wares of all sorts. Fire
the same In kllns or furnaces, and thus turn
mother earth into shining metal, and ex-
tract millions from maby thousand acres OF
impoverished soil.
Many landowner, now hardly able to
rais0erops sufficient TO make living and
pay faxes, has hidden treasures below the
soil. IL becomes bis duty 10 search for that
which Providence has deposited for him.
Take notice OF the Appearance OF the ground
Us you plough it up, the rocks and stones
on your land, the appearance OF minerals
and clay substances in the deep gulleys and
creeks, and your eyes will meet with some.
thing 10 fix your attention. III different
from the ordinary soil it should be brought
| to the notice OF some one who can tell il OF
value or not. Yes; let landowners use
pick, shovel, and auger freely, and not
mind little trouble; sink shafts and bore
down and search for those hidden treasures,
and ten chances TO one you will be well re-
warded for it.
| Nv attention was first drawn TO the min
eral resources OF this State about year
ago, when | came here and prospecied
| through several counties. j was astonished
to see what vast deposits OF all SORTS of una
terals lay here unused. Tests were made,
and found especially the kaoIine and fe-
spar OF excellent quality-supegor TO any
| -, 4. p, mol
TO the celebrated Kao" clay from the
hills OF Ling" in China. From this the
word kloisn was derived by leaving the
letter g out. In England this ka Oline was
pronounced the finest ever seen. So, too,
the spar. The day will not be far distant
when | will ship both of these from here
there, as we'll as TO France and Germany.
Besides the two articles named, | have found
| flint and fire-cay for the manufacture OF
| fire. bricks, retOItS, tefra-cOtta, &c, in
abundance, and am sure OF their respective
virtues for the manufacture OF all kinds OF
earthenWare.
The kaOlne is abundant through all the
counties from Washington up 10 Fairfax,
and nearly all alike in quality. The sample
received from Washington county, how
ever, exceIs all Others, but may have been
better selected. Almost daily new dlscov-
cries are made. Parties who expect to
Iealze fabulous prices for the same will be
greatly disappointed.
have made porcelain out OF this kaollDe
which rivals the best French, and fires
beautiful tint OF white, without the admiX-
ture Of other substances.
Trenton, n. j., and East Liverpool, Ohio,
have been thus far the principal places
where the manufacture OF pottery has been
| IN Materials have IN hp brought
| 10 them from great distances and at heavy
| eXpense. The freight alone on raw mate
rials 10 the latter place amounts 10 from 500
| to $50 per carload. Besides materials OF
all sorts IN the immediate vicinity OF this
city we have coal and wood I'm abundance,
| rs well as WateT-pOWer and cheap labor.
Wares can be made here cheaper than any
other place in the United States, and skilled
labor and mechanics can be brought from
Europe. We must have more m:.1ufactu-
ring here, and with such natural resources
there should be no hesitation to commence
operatiOns as soon as it is possible 10 put up
the necessary buildings and machinery.
| OF the Virginia Mining and Manufac-
turing Company, Colonel A. 5. Buford,
president OF the Richmond and Danyllle
railroad, is PRESIDENT, and W. Ii. HaXall,
Esq, wee president. In addition, as Ill
reclors, the company has Messrs. Tn0mas
Branch, Frederick Scott, president OF the
petersburg railroads Isaac Davenport. Jr,
A. Y. Stokes, A. l.. Elicit, w. j. johnson,
William TayIor, General II. NJ. Logan, at
torney: C. G. McRae. and Captain Richard
Irbv. The maximum amount of capital Is
| 5000 900. and the minimum amount SlO,OOO,
at 500 per share.
| IL is the intention OF the company TO de-
yelop the mineral resources OF The state,
prospect for, buy, lease, and sell mlnerai
| properties, mine and prepare ma'erlais,
and sell in crude or prepared staie' anu
| finally manufacture fire. bricks, porcelain,
and other earthenwares.
| Hundreds OF hands will find employment
through this new enterprise. very lew
persons have an idea OF The immense Oene-
fits 10 be derived from the same Tor the iu-
lture. When once established and the SUI
pcrior facilities are known, other enter
prises will follow, and this city VIII become
famous for its porcelain-works, ana tDe
wares made here will be shipped 10 all
parts OF the United States.
The iron interest is growing stronger
every day, and furnaces cannot be buiit
without fre.bricks. Why should we Drlng
them here from Scotland, Pennsylvania
Ohio, and Maryland, when we nave an the
materials and fuel here! Al Boh Ar ou'
eioht miles from here, have opened up q
vast deposit of fire-brick and china'ciay, rs
we'll os excellent ochre, and the company
owning the land may calculate on some d'Vi-
dands for the future from Its mineral depos'
lis. The entire property is upderlaid Win
heavy deposit OF Ccbre and kaolne OF eXcei-
lent quality, and arrangements have already
been made to put in siding ana snip
, twenty tons per day, to be increased 10 one
hundIed tons. Other minerals, sucn- a'
cold. silver, lead, copper, nickei, zinc' IRON,
manganese, chrome, plumbago, asbestos,
marble. barytes, &c, are abundant through
onf tbe State, and samples are being re-
ceived daily from all parts. 1t IS the inten'
lion of the company to have branch oiDces
in philadelphia, New York, Boston, anC
Chicago, where parties in search o.
minerals or properties on which they
are fonnd will be offered for sale
as well as the production OF the WORKS
Railroad agents along the various lines o,
railroads will be instructed 10 SEND sfnaii
snecimens OF minerals found free of charge
ana chemist will bc employed to analyze
: them NJ moderate and low rate. IL is also
intended 10 instruct Young men 10 cnemlstry
at the laboratory, aud when the porcelain
works are started a school OF design and
decorating will be connected with IL, anu
1 chance given to persons OF both sexes iol
, studying and making themselves useful IN
llhls ceramic art industry. Having vishee
The most celebrated manufacturing places
/. of this kind In E8gland, France, Germany
Z and Austria as commissioner OF the intcrha
lfloual Exhibition OF Phlladelphia, l nave
hod a chanee To see the dehciencie