St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-26

red. Samples of the granite at Watah
were polished and exhibited at the Phil
adelphia centennial. The Duluth gran
lite is generally designated as gabbrO by
litholOgiSts. This is a term derived
from Italy and applied there to
lgneOuS rocks consisting of the trl-
clinic feldspar, LabradOrite, angite
and magnitite. This gabbrO IS the
chief rock of one important range of
hills in Minnesota. The GRANTEES of the
state are adapted to a wide range Of
architecture. The gray granite will
stand a pressure of $4,000 pounds to the
square inch; it resiSts fire and the sud-
den cooling produced by throwing upon
it cold water. There is also a cOarSer
granite that takes a high polish, which
is preferred for fine work, such as mon
umentS, tablets and inside trimmings
for buildings, and is in use IN St. Paul,
Minneapolis, Chicago. Milwaukee, DeS
MOines and other cities.
Beautiful SyenItes.
The syenite from Beaver Bay is
brOwnish red, of fine grain, and when
polished very beautiful. The fine
grained gray Syenite. at Sank Rapids, is
made into monuments. Stone from Sank
Rapids was used in the trimmings of
the capitol at De5 MOines, the front of
buildings in other cities, paving in St.
Paul and Minneapolis, and the Northern
Pacific bridge over the Missouri river at
Bismarck. The granite is plentiful in
the Minnesota valley from New Ulm to
Big Stone lake, and in several sections
| of the state. In Sherburne, Benton
! and StearnS counties it is red
| and gray. At Duluth there is the
| red syenite and gabbrO Of blush
| gray of uniform color and which was
! feeblY translucent. At Lake Saganaga
| the granite rocks are large and favor
able to quarry. The color is light and
very similar to the white granite OF
/ Watab. At Beaver Bay the syenite is
Of brOWnish red and Of fine grain.
Tinted Stones.
The labradOrite rock has a lavender
blue or biuish-gray color. 1t is vitreOus
and subWanSlucent in thin shuts. 1t
has a compact, perfectly crystalline
| texture, with crystals as large as half OF
| three-QuarteTS or an inch across. In some
of the green stone are perfect crystals
| over two inches in diameter. The
| labradOrite is valuable for ornamental
slabs. columns and for chinaware. i
is used in several buildings III ST. Pau
| and Minneapolis for interior decOra
tons.
The great area of the building stone
of the state may be conceived when /
| is known that the various stones men
toned are found under favorable con
ditions for quarrying i'll the region OF
| st. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth, Red
| Wing, ST. Cloud, Fort Smelling, Hinck
ley, and the counties of GoOdhue, Da
kOta, Carver. Scott. Sibley, NicOllet
Mcleod, Renville, KandiyOhi, Wash
| ipgton. ChisagO, Isanti, AnOka, Benton
| Sherburn, StearnS, Douglas, Pope
Giant, Stevens, Otter Tail, Wadena
Todd. Grow Wing, Morrison, Mile Lac
and Kanabec.
\ testOf the durability Of the stones
have been made, as we'll as a comparison
with the merits of stones of other states
These tests have been as to gravity, re
SiStance, absorption of moisture from
the atmosphere and by understanding
action of carbOnic acid, acid fumes
frost and heat The principal stones
have stood these tests better than baV(
those of other states. The tests b.
pressure and atmospheric influences
have especially shown gratifying re
suits. and proven the superiority over
those OF other states. The discussion
of the celebrated red pipeStone has no
been given place in this article
for the reason that it is limited in eX
tent and only used by Indians or other
in making novelties or curlOS. The TN
stone and stOne-trimmed and decorate
buildings in the cities and principa
towns OF the state are the best eV
denceS of the beauty and superiority o
the binding and ornamental stone @
the state.
Another important feature in tn
states resources is the clay. There ar
extensive StOneWare pOtterleS at Ret
Wing.
The pottery clay is fine, plastic blue
a blush yellow or a gray. 1T is use
extensively in Steele county for maxim
pOtteryware. Pottery is also manufact
ured in MankatO, and several points i
the state.
At Mankato and other points an ey
cellent quality OF cement is made frOr
native clay, and is shipped in car lots
outside points. 1t is claimed to be Su
periOr to other grades in the Unite
States.
The tireclay beds near Austin and a
other points are claimed to be the DeS
in America, and are ineXhaustible.
The beautiful brick buildings all owe
the state and the trade in MinneSOt
bricks over large radius outside tn
state are evidences OF the SuperlO
grade of this material. There are var
cites in the grade and appearance
There are no more desirable Dresse
brick, fire brick or ordinary red brick i
the country than the Minnesota produc
The industry is extensive, and covers
great portion of the state. The price
range from So to $3.50 per thousand. az
cording to the kind and grade.
The red brick sells from So to IS pc
thousand. and the pressed and fire brio
range in price from IS to $3.50. Th
bricks in the state capitol were Ourne
in Goodhue county. Among the coul
ties in which brick is extensively MANI
featured are the following: Carve
Scott. Wabasha, Ramsey, Hennepil
, Goodhue, Sibley. Nicoliet Mcleod
RenVille, Swift, Chippewa, KandiyOh
! Meeker, Wright, Chisago, lsant
Anoka, Benton, Sherburne, Stearn
Douglas, Pope, Grant, Stevens, Wi
! kin, Traverse, Otter Tail, Wadeni
,, Todd, Crow Wing, Morrison, Mill
! Laos and Kanabec. The annual pr
duction of these counties varies fro
: 10000 in some to 100000 in other
And the total output may De safely e
,, timated as being greater than any sim
lar AREA that deDendS uDOn foreign ma