The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-06-20
WHAT'S TnIs1
Redwood Falls Clay Sold In Min
neapoliS,

Redwood Falls Clay Sold In MIN
neapolis.
Redwood Falls has new product
now being placed on the market. The
Messrs. Stowell, while carrying on the
mining of Ignite coal, in pursuit OF
something better, ran across a high
grade of pottery clay, which temper
arily gave way to the mining OF the
Ignite. As soon as the Messrs. Stow
ell ascertained that they did not have
enough capital to carry on the investl-
CATION for good bituminous coal they
turned their attention to pottery clay
and took several sacks full OF the
same from the clay field on the Pea
body farm to pottery establishment
in Minneapolis, where the clay has
since been undergoing a series OF dif-
ficult tests, the result of which as near
as can be ascertained, is that pottery
workers have pronounced the clay OF
the very finest grade for burning and
afterwards for polishing.
So extensive has this test become
that on last Monday evening carload
of this pottery clay left the Mime
apolis & St. Louis depot at North
Redwood for Minneapolis. The pur-
pose of the carload is to show the pot
tery manufacturers that it can be got
out at comparatively small cost and
shipped to Minneapolis so that a
profit will accrue from the handling.
The shipping OF this pottery clay is
what brought "Dick" Stowell up from
Minneapolis about two weeks ago
and caused him to remain for q week
or more. "Dick" is exceedingly cum
ming in the handling of the article and
when he was asked what he proposed
to use it for, he replied, with very
deep smile, that even affected his liv-
or, that a firm in Minneapolis was u.s.
ing the clay for softening horses hoots
with. Dick has already taken enough
of the clay to Minneapolis to soften
the hoofs of all the horses in Mime
sofa, granting that the clay can be
used effectively for that purpose. Mr..
Stowell is not ready to diyulge the So
cret of his last effort.
u. Peabody, owner of the tract OF
land on which the Ignite mine and
clay field is located, was seen by a
GAZETTE reporter last Friday evening.
He stated that Mr.. Stowell had asked
for permission to take a carload of the
clay from the premises, contending
that if the quality continued as good
as that already taken out, he would be
able to raise enough money to buy a
4O-acre tract of Mr.. Peabody, paying
him regular mineral rates for the
same. Mr.. Peabody gave Mr.. Stowell
the permission asked for. James
Grubb was hired to load the car, a
task which he completed Monday
afternoon.
Mr.. Peabody said that be did not
know for what purpose Mr.. Stowell
wanted the clay. He said that Mr..
Stowell had given him the "softening
horses hoof" story. He said that
when Mr.. Stowell asked him for per-
mission to take out a carload he gave
him the desired permission on condi-
ton that Mr.. Stowell would tell him
the exact value of the material and
for what it was being used before he
took out any more.
There is an inexhaustible' supply of
this pottery or fire clay all along the
banks of the Redwood river on Mr..
Peabody's farm. The fact has never
been a secret but heretofore it has
been impossible to get any one inter-
ested in the field. 1t is supposed to
be of the finest of its kind. When
pressed or rubbed between two fingers
it takes a polish of silver, quickly
changing to semi-bronze. Some
people think it is excellent material
to make crockery ware of.
THE OTTO MURDER.