New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-15
TURNING STONE INTO CANDY.
THREE HUNDRED BARRELS OF ROCK POW

THREE HUNDRED BARRELS OF ROCK POW
DER PER WEEK FROM ONE MINE.
iron OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TRIBUNEl
BUZzARD RoOsr, n. c., June As its name
implies this hamlet is high up the mountains In
that weird wild portion of Western North Carolina
chrstened appropriately the land OF the Ky
Mount Mitchell now known to be the highest point east
of the Rocky MountaHs-not excepting Mount Washing
toutowers among the clouds not far away surrounded
by blue mist haze while the French Broad River
called by the Indians Merry Water laughs and bao0es
and dashes along merry at its feet Buzhad koost i
not pusiling mart OF trade -; on the contrary the
town consists OF house. which does duty as post
office railroad ticket Office store and dwelling. There
are two mails daily BuzZrd Roost and this serves 10
divert the population Of the pace-wch CONSISTS OF the
postmaster and his wife. once in awhile man comes
here to fish or hunt upon which occasion the town puts
on gala dress and docs its best to be entertaining anu
hospitable.
Halfa mile from Buzzard Roost, way up among the
mountains is anime. The don't say much about
IT, nor do they appear TO be anxious Tor visitors 10 go
there nevertheless the is OF the most curious
a1irs in the Countrywide only one OF It's kind II s TO DE-
hoped Gin the world. The materiai mined khere Is
pecuar kind OF white rock which the miners say has no
name so they have very appropriately called Decep
top Rock Its uses are varied and its value Is so great
that the mine and the works by good 'idend
upon the money invested The rock Is mined In great
pieces or chunks which are loaded upon wheeibaTrow'
and taken TO a large wooden chute "heIe Iney arc
dumped This wooden chute runs down the precpltouS
side Of the mountain and ends at the mills Inc rock
its rapid transit through the large trough becomes re-
dpccd IN small pieces or Jumps about the size OF cocoa
nua These are'gathered up 10y the woTkmen ana NAeh
tho rock comes from the mills 1t is reduced to soft
white powder Rhch is put in barrels AMI sAippeo 10
Now York where it sells for from 50 to 80 30 barrel
The uses TO which this powdered rock Is put are many
The coarser quality especially that which contains small
porous of mica is used aiulterae graduated sugar
II is said TO be excellent for tins purpose since nearly ~
r cent may be mixed with the pure sugar without Ie
of detection It also gives sugar great weght ana TO-
this reason Is valuable for purpose OF aduerat"h Inc
secoud Grade Of the Deception Rock powder Is much
smoother and finer; this is used 10 aduerate powdered
SMEAR It IS also used in large quantities 10 give the
cheaDer GRADES Of family -four the desired weight
Still another and finer grade OF the powder Is maze an"
this Is used exclusively in the manufacture OF cahoe
c che INTRODUCED IN " this powder about two years ago
I largely SUPERSEDED terra alba, which was form
e used in the manufacture Of candies-espocally il
those brands known as the cheap French mixed.
Tazt one Of tho operators Of the minean nteiicent
colorad NATIVITY the candy manufacturers used ~ de
ception rock pc Edci IN preference to the Terra a'oA
we'll sab" he replied reckon it, Jest cause yon can
detect terra alba which kind Of clay, an you cant
DETECT dis yerc powder 50 easy T. yo dissolve tie best
1ra,Je candy IN water very slowly sou VIII hnd either
terra alba or dis yere powder in It cherry time III D'J
nickel I've tell boss. dat mother reason why '
candy makers Dis ycrc POWDER ah '1' 81 u'N' '''
beap o. candy with dey amt 50 liable ter have
spasrrs al II terra alba had been used
The mill and mine together have capacity OF ABOUT
200 barrels OF this COMPOUND per week, all Of which =
Skinned direct 10 SeEYorI where it disposed OF 10
fie varjons dealers who choose TO use H.
lust AS luck would have IT, as boarded the tram alteI
Leaving this mine at BuzEagd RoOSt met one oi inc
-,o.t prominent candy manufacturers IN Atlanta
.Tarrlalua Is 10 ION ger used ~ cspectabe candy
id he in reply to my questions, but 1t Is hard to
get confectioners sugar nowadays that has not been
,torad either with terra-aba this powdered rock.
tho latter being most Used now. Terra-al0a formerly
was used in caear candles Dut the manufacturers OF t"'
class OF goods now this powder as It is cheaper and
la.s dangerous Terra-alba hardens In the stomach IN
lurnp inst like plaster paris II eaten in large quaint
tics and causes spasms commissions but this new
nowder seems D. through the system generally cts-
Inc beIeye many a case of Brght's disease. How
re.f uroportiDu Is used That depend, entirety upon
he con Science Of the candy maker IN MS cahdy ne put
SUGAR which contains - per cent OF the po"ueri lhe
he uses -four containing PERHAPS II tF cent io am
then ne adds per OF the pure stun on MS ON
couuf-iu all nearly 40 per cent! Cindy tuus mdit II
skifllv cooked and manipulated VIII qely cdsuai ut
tcrtiou. il uist be carefully tested As nave sad the
NO nf h. stuff is confined the manufacture OF cheap
candes although the makers OF the nnesI cdDu are
Liable tbcir adulter3ted Win To hiuSh
are allowed 20 eat cheap suck candies purchaser aI te
corner gTDcery some nearby confectionery stpe,
d tbus coustt utiOns ruined Tor teIraand or the
80, ,ovvdrr in the stomach is worse than so mnch
noison TIE candies tuat contain the most OF TINS nun
eral adulteratiou are the sO-cdIied fiench HIAeH
c1ndias ozengcs OF all kinds cheap SUCK ctu1ea WIN
"a ad yellow strpes stra YberTy drops bulls-eyeS
.,|ar halls, and ali excessively sweet preparations
TIE clear crystaized candles contain very N'' u "
almost none"