The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-04-09
ALUMINIUM WILL BE CHEAP.
Enormous Reds OF Bauxite Discovered In
Alabama aud Georgia.
From n, 81. Lo~i. Globe. Drmocra,.

Alnbama ma Seor1in.
From IN, 81. Lo~is Gto,e. Drnocra,.
WASHINGTON. March 30.-The white metal.
aluminium. has been repeatedly heralded as
the coming substitute for iron and wood in q
majority Of the innumerable uses they now
subserve. but thus far the industry has failed
OF the vast possibilities predicted for 1t be-
cause Of the excessive cost Of extracting It
from the native clay. Information. however.
has como to the two important scientific
bureaus in Washington-the Geological
Survey and the Smithsonian Institution
Of absolutely inexhaustible deposits OF
bauxite ores in Alabama and Georgia. which
give promise OF solving the chief difficulty
heretofore encountered in the cheap
production OF aluminium for commercial pur-
poses. Specimen Jumps Of these ores. recent
ly analysed ut the Smithsonian Institution.
show 4S per cent. Of pure aluminium in the
shades. whereas ordinary clay contains. on an
average. only 30 per cent. Hence. the value,
q t lni, Saa5 oR ,b II the s.c p ; ssi %sn iln@ n,Ss Of
Heretofore such bauxite as has been mined
aiuminaJ has been utilized principally In the
manufacture OF refractory, bricks and furnace
iaanr,g"Nfis s a scientific and experimentai psstime.
But the discovery OF those rich. supplies in
Georgia and Alabama has already given o re;
uses. Several car loads OF bauxite are now be-
inE shipped every week-auletly. to be sure
to q Arm in K~ensington. q suburb Of Pittsburgh.
Pa. where. 1t is understood. the white metal Is
eleetrisaiiy rs eft IA ten,r iron in the s ore and q then
accoutrements for the Imperial German army.
In the shape Of bolts. buckles. helmets; car
mirably suited, on account, OF its strength and
oxtraordlnnry lightnesa. In addition a,promI-
nent iron corporation Of Enston and Cata-
RnnUun. Pa. are nreDarlnZ to eGtahli8h an
immense plant on the grounds and 60 into the
manufacture OF aluminium on II large scale.
been made for the thorough development Of
the deposits. and no disposition has been
tItious means, On the contrary as title pub
licity as possible has boon given to the diseov-
T e o own q liz land iiaan%di are are foaifSi90, snmnsadiii
to those who will step n and c9naper it
tween. Alabama and Georgis-the counties Of
md Of Floyd. Polk. and, Barlow in Georgia:
They, are declared to be, literally underlaid
" %lt The ef Hppsisch ainsy ra ans si a sldus fasa on part sp ~ 8
cry was first made in Cherokee county, Ala.
shallow shafts In excayating a pit along one
Struck bed Of bauxite. Anew Yards away they
feet again ftrnck baux1te. A lew Yards further
Just recently verified. that the, baSSitS was
Since then som additional pits wee dug in
the hills east Of Jacksonville. in Calhoun
S Seag " sofia Ala ba rSqs ' iS an Spd Is fe the ri sSrt ,nS
from . to u feet deep. were located at ram
DOM. In Cleburne county. adjoining. similar
ease. and likewise in Floyd. Polk. and barlow
countisS. to tho eastward. over on the, Georgia
s the deposits p o sA can nf bs f essMS a Ynesa'a anywh Ssas
thereabout. and they are believed to extend
for many Les both east and west Of that
ments have been tried. outside the coapties
enumerated. But it is known positively that
thirty miles in ali directions from the village
of Randall. the central point. which fortu-
nately Is within 2 short defiance; e mile Or
afford admirable facilities for the Transports.
tion of the deyeloped product.
near Aries, France. Besides France, it il
Where in EUROPE and in workable quantities
In Arkansas and other states and Territories
OF the Union. But the deposits in Alan ana
tent. This latter discovery OF 1t. therefore. in
such apparently unlimited quantities and In
Of incaiculable value to the infant aluminium
industry in this country.
For many years the red 6nnxite Was mis-
for iron ore OF Indifferent quality. not only by
but even by geological experts. At
similar to those in Alabama and
Georgia. DR.. J. G. Branner; State. Geologlst OF
able store Of It near Little Rock. Ark. In Tor
OF the tertiary age. The formations
are all NJ later origin than the ~cryolite |
gneiss strata. The ~lnuxito exists In beds. de-
posits analogous to those In which the limon-
Ito or brown iron orc Is found. Like the brown
hauxite Is supposed to DO the result OF a
change In tho, pretxistent. rock. by
which the silica or sand has. been eliminated
and by which a considerable portion OF water
has become Incorporated with II.