New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-14
MINERALS ~ ST. LATRENCE COUNTY,
TALc AND IT'S MANUFACrURE INTO PAPEE-How
Ill. INDUSTRY BEGAN-MINERAIS USED FOR THE
pI.RrOsE or ADl'LIFEAIISG FOOD.

TALC AND IT'S MANUFAcrURE INTO PArEE-now
Ill. INDUSTRY BEGAN-MINERAI.s USED FOR THE
PURPOSE or ADyL1EEAIING FOOD.
S.. Lawrence County is little known TO the
out lIr world lave as the Banner Rcput County
OF the Empire state the inhabitants OF wnca Ell
gagged chiefly III farming AMI making butter aud cIeesc.
I'm The last fuw years, however the quiet, Louc>t ur
suius dhrymrn Hul nsCu idrists OF that part OF
the state hive b,cn surprised to ud that bcnrah tht
bits which thcy have b"en thing hidden valuable
and useful Minerals Conspicuous among these newly
Discovered minerals. which are last bong brought 10 the
surface IA slcltc OF mag lcsh known us tao. Thl-
mineral Is supposed to htva been discovered III the town
Of Gouyrruuur N 1872, by Daniel Mm;hOrn, min,rlo
sist OF Wutcrlown. y. Y. Tine aic of dirty white
color slightly hDrous, and n,e.inncicd With very
Irregular strata OF il,nt. the attention Of g.
A. Mcudon, OF this city twhO aitcrward com
United suicide In GJuycTneu), was directed
to this discovery, and with him originated
the idea TINT tale adapted to the mann acture OF
paper stock company with capital OF S500,0U0 WIS
soon for. city the purpose perlectg the
manufacture Of the pulp into paper,
Ahout ths limr Henry IA mtr miner OF cOnsldcra-
bic experience. became Interested IN the tal1 business,
ana. after purchasing several shares OF the stock OF
the company "as elected superintendent ANA was scui 10
Guuyerncur ~ the repre- sentative ~ hr company. Ma
rhlnery for the purpose OF crushing and grinding the
tale WAS at once SIT ny, aud MI Palmer cXcred himself
to ncl' 81 paper manufacturers IN the new nrtcle Tue
with ms mineral pup soon hrcihird tha was unit to
be- used rs pdI prcLsc ~ 81, Fgrd the III, ines and
jared the 1urilhti} ID cause Inc MAJ appeared
ginning scales upon tho surface OF Inc paper.
Machinery for the purpose of separating the hut from
the tate neatly arranged Wh'n Mr.. Primer di9cuV
cred Ia the town OF Edwards large deposits OF pure
white HbrOu, ac, cnlrcy flee from ; or similar min
erals Mr.. Pam after yainly CndcdVOrlng Ia interest
his company IN ths niue resigned his position and
organized company In GOuYcrncur. This Quarricd
large quantities OF The mineral crushed TIE tale
wi n Stone Crushcrs aud ground II with mlli-StOnos
Other companies were at once formed. each having u
different prOcrss grinding but each obtaining tale
from the purt the town OF Edwards. Paper nun
uiacturers with great difficulty again persuaded ~
tc-. this new variety Of mineral pup.
the second experiment., however, was moro SUCCESS
fu than first aud at Present tbs forty ground
daily by four mills In thb town OF Fowler
barely supply tho demand from many manhtac-
tuners OF coarse papers in tue United States
aud Canada. This mineral pulp IL not adapted
20 cent Of the entire pull be used adyantageOusy
Il nlitr ana makcWclRht IA the manufacture OF COarscr
kinds OF paper Tue supply Of tale Is thought To be
practically nCXh3ustblc. The pulp Is put ship
ment la paper cks. not unlike flour sacks ana Is sold
IT, paper manufacturers at @lS pOr ton.
Besides TINS nbrOu5 tale wnCh IL used solely for the
manufacture al various kinds OF paper there white
nOeless, greasy variety OF tue same mineral which Is
ground at Natural Dam, GUuycrneur, aud which
Is used exclusively Tor tho purpose OF udul-
teratlun. Inc manager or this mil, In converse.
tiOn with TRIBUNE reporter recently declined 10
disclose the CarCdiy guarded secret Of tue names ana
aduiterAed with the taU. lie admitted however, TIM
tue tale was used solely for HdultrhnR, und uuhcd
"Our goods uI shipped To order anu, therefore,
yUl cannot ascertain from the railway company
to whom tHo Is addressed" This mnl
manufacturing about len tons per day. Thus talc,
together with thr POl5dan SANDSTONE the GOuVornCu
granite X lead ana tho extensive iron mines Of
kraIncy Sterling, Clark, KeLc, Dickson and Caledonia.
winch produce $4,000 tons rcd OXIDE OF iron
u.y, bnnginI tnIs region htO prominence IN mining
circ,s we'll as in paper mills ami Ia iron fOundIes.