Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-04-08
RICH CLAY DEPOSITS
In the Land OF the Virginia Fire md
Porcelain Company.

In the Land OF the virginia Fire ma
Porcelain Company.
The tracts of land owned by this com.
pany, on which are located large deposits
OF kaolin and fire clay, are situated about
ten miles south east OF staunton, Va. I'm.
medIately on the line Of the Shenandoah
acres. The kaoiin can be easily gotten at
with little expense, either by stripping or
shafting. A shaft has been sunk on the
property 10 the extent Of 8j feet but the
bottom OF the kaolin has not been reached.
The kaolin is struck at depths varying
from 2X to 81 feet below the surface
Practically the supply Of clay from this
great bed, which Is Of very fine quality,
may be considered inexhaustibIe.
Eminent chemists who have examined
these clays pronounce them OF a very su.
perior quality. Professor A. II. Hanchett,
ex.State Geologist OF Minnesota. who not
only analysed the clay, but also made q
careful examination OF the whole property.
has written OF IL as follows: THE remark
able features Of this tract, In my opinion,
are in The quantity, quality uniformity and
accessibility OF the Kaolin deposits that It
contains. From the attendant natural and
commercial advantages, the locality could
hardly be made more desirable for manu-.
featuring purposes. No reason Whatever
suggests itself why the wares OF Ssvres. in.
Guiding Camsra and Parian statusry, may
not be produced from this at as cheap rates
and equal excellence with the imported
wares"
Jas C. Christy, Esq, Of Philadelphis, who
has given the study OF clays found in this
country and in Europe his undivided ut.
tention for many years past, writes as
follows:
81 submit my views relative TO the
Kaolin, OF Augusta county, Virginia, Of
which specimens have been analized by
DR.. F. A. Gurth, Of Philadelphia, and DR..
John TORY. Of New York. The specimens
analized by these distinguished chemists
were Of the crude clay and pronounced BY
them TO be OF very superior quality, and
lam inclined TO believe that II will approx.
mate the finest clays OF st. PRICK La Perche.
kaolin, because scientific and practical
gentlemen know that It Is the largest and
finest deposit Of clay, in its normal condi-
ton, ever discovered. Both, from an ex-
animation Of the clay itself and the analy.
sis OF ii by our most eminent chemists, /
am led 10 regard 1t as equal TO ksolin OF
Sa1ony, Bavaria and Hungary, and fully
equal to that obtained In England BY the
artificial washing OF the decompossd gran.
lite found In Cornwall"
Mr.. John 8. Lipscomb. Of Stanton, Va,
writes, as to the superior quality OF this
clay for the man ufacture Of fire brick, -
follows:
During my connection with the manage
ment Of the Virginia Porcelain Works
bad manufactured from the rough clay re-
moved in uncovering the better clay. Q
kiln Of FIRE brick, 40 IN experiment. Soon
Afterwards was called to the superintsnd.
ency OF the Stanton Gas Light Company,
and at once proceeded to build up the
benches with these brick. I can truthful.
~ represent that these bricks iu the arches
Of the retort benches we're exposed 10 q
white heat during my entire connection
with the company lover four yesrsl AAd
when left the brick we're in apparently q
good order % when first put In.
West. HirdWiek 4 Co., and also the Pot.
ters Co operative Co, both manufacturerl
Of iron stone china at Esss Lyerposi. o.
have made tests Of this clay and testify q
TO the superior quality Of the clay for tn
manufacture OF iron steoe china, samples
Of which can Be seen at the ofAGe ef tn
Company, 1921 Main street.
Mr.. John 0esterling, President Of tha
Central Glass Company, having tested tn,
clay writes - follow: The samples 0
clay Messn. Wilton q SsesneS, handed /,
~ has been tested in one of our furnace
| and found TO be OF the best quality, show
| ing no signs OF de1tfaction after being sub
iected to the most intense hest for . vhLl
week"