The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-07
The Indiana KaOlin Deposit.

The Indiana kaOlin Deposit.
On several occasions the journal has called at
tenton to the rare and valuable deposit of kaolin
in Lawrence county, this State and recently
made special mention of the mine developed by
DR.. Charles D. Pearson, of this city, on Beaver
creek two miles from Huron, on the Ohio &
Mississippi railroad. There is every reason why
this valuable material should be manufactured
in this city and not be shipped, most of it now
is, to Philadelphia indianapolis is the center
of great commercial area. and is especially in
dicated as point for manufacturing industries
of almost every description. Kaolin, almost at
our doors, should no longer be allowed to go I'M
noticed From this clay, as fine as that from
which the celebrated Limoges ware is manufact-
ured, alum is made-alum for which there is a
great and ever growing demand as it is re-
CURED in the manufacture of prints and also in
making various grades of paper.
Chicago is anxious to obtain kaolin. There is
a firm there engaged in the manufacture of sui
phuric acid. This firm began few years ago,
and at that time found that ten thousand pounds
annually supplied the demand; now they find
that ten million pounds required, and their
immense works cover half block. in large
buildings. 1t is this firm that is anxious to en-
gage in the manufacture of alum. Prospect
lively. the demand for alum will, in few years,
be enormous, as the purposes for which it is de-
manded are constantly multiplying. A ton of
this Lawrence county kaoln makes, according to
the quantity of sulphurc acid used, from two
and half to three tons of alum; so it may be
readily seen that the manufacture of sulphuric
onsS -
of making alum.
The discovery of kaolin in Indiana is recent
but the value of the product and it's superior
quality is already known all over the world, and
to-day in England. American kaoin is worth six
shillings more ton than English kaolin. The
original discovery consisted of FIVE acres of land
belonging to Dr. Pearson, and another tract of
something between twenty and thirty acres be-
longing to State Geologist Cox and Mr.. Gardner,
and the firm of Tempest & Brockman, of Cincin-
natl. This land was sold to Philadelphia parties
nine years ago for $50 coo on an option of thirty
days. and within that time they re-sold it to the
Pennsylvania Salt Company for 900 Two
years later the salt company, which is now
working the mine and using the mineral for the
manufacture of alum refused $780, 700 for the
property.
There is deposit of kaolin in Georgia, and
one in Colorado but both are remote from trans
portaton facilities, remote from a market and
neither is to be compared with the Lawrence
county article in the richness of its alum. There
is now, so far as has been discovered, and the
prospecting has been very thorough, kaoln.
much of the vein six feet more in thickness
underlying about 120 acres of Lawrence county
land, and each acre will yield at least 20, 900 tons
of kaolin. Chemists and manufacturers have
discovered that Indiana kaolin yields more read
lily to treatment than any other. It's uses are
many. In the manufacture of tableware the
exhibit at Philadelphia, in 1876, showed what
could be produced If Indianapolis chose
this city might become second Trenton.
or, in short time, lead that
city in the manufacture of queensware 1t is
but few years since manufacturer went there
and began the making of queensware He
attracted others, and now that city is noted for
this branch of industry, and that too, without
possessing the advantages in location and near
ness to material that Indianapolis does Kaoin
is also manufactured into wainscoting, as we'll as
into fine tiles, while from the coarser grades of
bricks that readily bring 1925 thousand Indi-
ana has resource of unparalleled richness in
its kaoln and it should command the attention
of our people.
How comes it that the enterprise of preserving
that notable specimen of pure Grecan architect
ure, the old Cincinnati postoffce. has been aban-
donedl The public had been led to believe that
millions were ready for the work of re-erecting
it in Eden Park.
IT is said that Mrs. Walkup, on trial in Kan
sas for the murder of her husband, never had
more sense than a child" The public knew that
when she married a man ole enough to be her
father.
To the Editor Of the Indianapolis Journal;
Please state the majority Cleveland received
in New York City and Brooklyn last year.
A READER.
In 1884, Clevelands majority was 1888. In
1885, Hills majority is $685.. Excess for
Cleveland, 1888
IN the madness of its ecstacy over the election