The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-17
SEARCH FOR A LOST ART.
rsE CHTNA CLAf or CORNWALL
FOUND IN THIS STATE.
nh. virginia Handbook f. Ina Great De-
m.nd, and Its distribution IL Bring
ing Good Results.

~, hook published on Virginia has ever
.-,,,ca so much favorable interest and
..,ro,nt as the Hand Book recently
romplled by Colonel Thomas Whitehead.
,,.,,nissionor Of Agriculture. and issued
-, hat department. orders for II are
...inc I'm from all over the country and
.,.,e from Europe His mail Is full Of
..,,oiimcntary illusions TO the book and
d., Good effects are already being felt.
letter Of inquiry from Shrewsbury.
,,.~isnd refers TO the book In a COM
..,o,ertary way and asks FOR further in
trrnstiou about Virginia lands. The
ariter says.
on, prepared 10 pay cash for a farm,
~, having heard OF so many disappoint-
..,nts ] thought ] would write for relia-
lie Information. lie says he Will come
.rer next spring.
rahn 81. Sydenstriker. Commissioner Of
f.bar Tor West Virginia, wrote for the
uarI Book and other reports. saying this
a.rsrtment is very young and we are
thankful for any information
Nr Francois Sabateur. a Swcde, who
Inns recently settled i'm Virginia, says this
f..k seems TO me very useful and writ
en- with good order and method. IL con
,.Ire a good many useful indications
r.d IL with great pleasure.
LINES Ireland writes from Scranton
"a. a highly interesting letter, IN which
be saws. Il take advantage OF that clause
.r rage referring 20 free analysis OF
minerals 20 send a sample OF material
.a.t me as kaOlin from a gentleman in
roanoke. / know something Of English
china clay, strictly so-called. but kaolin
covers many things here This Is the
f.rrfh material sent me. one was kaolin,
but 10 me Il appeared a fire clay; one
WAS mica and another barytes. i may
be able TO have these deposits worked
when the people become sober-minded az
ter the silver fever.
Il may as well state that j am from
the counties Of Devon and Cornwall,
Euriand. where china clay Ike the kaolin
N the Chinese was first discovered as
far hack as i745 by DR. Cockworthy OF
l1vrnoufh. Now the annual output OF
china CLAW is about 800 900 tons. The dis
covery Of china clay must be or some IN
f.rest 10 Nirginians Perhaps you VIII
accent the story as told by Ut COCK
worthy. which i have written on sepa-
rate sheet
I'm DR.. Pollard's report $50, at page
103. mention Is made Of certain counties
which Or. Rogers believed contained the
china clay Of Cornwall. These counties
81 I recollect Alright were GOOchland.
cumberland and buckingham. i suppose
they are granite in their formation.
History Of the Discovery of China Clay.
at page 623 Of Jewitts History Of
Tl,mouth' IS the account Of visit OF
Nueinlan colonist 10 Dr. Cockworthy'
then resident in Plymouth In writing TO
"a friend under date OF May. l7i5, he says:
I had with me the person who discov-
Il
SAMPLES Of the chlnaware Of their making
vim him. which We're, | think. equal 10
fha Asiatlc Twas found in the back OF
VIRGINIA, where he was in quest Of mines,
and having read Du Halde. discovered
both the petunsee and kaolin. It's the
latter earth, he says, Is the essential
thing towards the success Of manufacture
DE is gone for cargo OF IT, having
bought the whole country OF the Indians
where II rises. They can import 1t Tor
.q per ton, and by that means AFFORD
feir china as cheap as common stone
ware. But they intend 10 go about 80
rer cent. under the company. The man Is
a Quaker by profession. but seems 70 me
f9 he as thorough a Deiss as ever ! met
With He knows a good deal OF mineral
affairs. but not of funditus
1T was after this Interview i'r. Cock.
Thy began his search and first found
,r. cfav al Helston in Cornwall There
ara mo or three things worthy of notice
".. The pure china clay equal TO
Chinese as found in the back Of Vir-
la The colonists Of that day could
make chinaware equal TO the ware OF
China and Japan.
go. Dr. Cockworthy saw these samples
iq the possession of the colonists.
9TH. Now, where are these potterles'
and Is there a chance OF picking up exam
dies ~ the colonial skill amongst the
household goods Of old colonial families?
5th. Is there a possibility OF renewing
ftis lost Industry? The coal and clay are
in Virginia, but how about capital ana
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