Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-01-26

craze anu the mdhlus VI "
figures upon the ceiling, lining furnaces,
etc. Ii is also used to place on the CYL
inders where coffee is roasted on large
scale in the cities; II brightens, gives
glaze aud fills uD the cracks. 1t Is used
for various aduiteratioGs, as 10 candy,
etc. Il is used in glazing wall paper
and 10 giving body TO various papers
Il is largely used 10 kalSomlnIEg, giving
hard finish. from which fly specES and
other dirt can be washed with wet
cloth or sponge, without injury TO the
walls. New uses are continually being
foupd for il. North Carolina tale
grades higher in the market than i'm
ported French tale, more than three
hundred tons per day are used Ia the
limited States The mineral paint and
the iron ore, a few yards distant from
the tale and marble, are lost sight or,
although iron manufactured within
few years, autidating the railroad,
hammered out directly from the ore by
the old Catliu process, is equal In NAL
liability 70 the finest Swedish, ana Is IN
great favor with all the blacksmlths. A
valuable fire rock is found near Murphy;
this rock has been used for years 10
live the copper furnaces az Ducktown.
Only a few places yield the best quality
Of highly refractory character, but
the quantity is insXhauStlble. ms
rock is easily sawed into any size. and
will no doubt be brought largely into
use as q substitute for fire brick, the
latter melting when sharp angle IS
not last with the fire rack. These min
eral belts follow the general direction
OF the Marietta and North Georgia
BaiIroad, from where IL crosses the
State line TO Murphy, thence along
Valley river, crossing the mountains at
Red Marble Gap, at all points near the
railroad. \ Ong Valley river gold
placer mines are found, and men can
De seen from the cars In passing by the
scene who are well pleased with the
rich yield Of the yellow metal lew
miles intervene to the next belt, which
is the gold belt. This extends far down
to the rich mines and digglngs OF Dan
lonega. Ga Several rich gold quartz
veins have 0een discovered, and, owing
10 the lack of necessary capital, are
neg ected Rich placer mines are
worked, but gold quartz veins several
=
aud averaging S25 and upward per ton,
go a-beggiug. The mica belt has
yielded large quantities OF mica
but. owing TO the tariff being taken
of the cheap mica Of East and West
Indies have come ia and depressed the
price; the price l understand has now
gone uD ard no DOUBT the mica in
dustry will revive. COrundum and AS
bestos belts follow the usual rule and
run northeast aud southwest. The
first is an entirely new product and has
found a good demand by reason OF its
extreme hardness, being nine IN the
scale of hardness, the diamond being
ten sad the standard OF greatest hard
ness. The puresg and richest forms OF
clear red crystaIized cOrundum is the
precious ruJy, when blue the sap
Uhire. Many places on the corundum
belt yield very beautiful rubies aud
sapphire, sold in the gem markets IN
oaen competition vita the gems OF the
Orient. COrundum is the only highly
appreciated mineral worked here, but
this is in the hands Of the favored few,
who have large fortunes. New veins
have been discovered and present OPP
portunities vet 10 Do taken advantage
of by the capitalist, The value Of this
mineral depends upon its hardness,
being used for making corundum wheels
of great hardness. Good asbestos OF
long silky fiber Is known but not work
ed for the same general reason-no
capital. kainite containing % per
cent sulphate Of potash) plum oago,
chrome, iron and nickle ores Of good
quality have been found in great guam
titles, as yet following the general rule
totally uegleated. Why is this general
apathy? The OAly reason 10 be assigned
is that the country has for years been
held as reservation by the Indians,
and when sold was taksn up In large
tracts by those who made themselves
poor by the purchase; also capitalists
from q distance purchased large tracts
holding same as an Investment Now
that railroad has reached these lands
they are Just cow coming into the mar
ket and the mineral resources being
discovered. l desire 10 thank DR.. A.
Z. HIGHWAY, formerly of Cincinnati,
but now of Murphy, n. c., "a central
point uf this mineral region who has
kindly supplied me with numerous
specimens of these minerals and inior-
nation Ia regard TO them. l have some
additional reliable information from
different sources in regard to the gold
deposits of Western North Carolina,
East Tennessee and North Georgia,
which l Will embody in a communica-
tion when l return, perhaps in the
spring. The mountains of Western
North Carolina and Northern Georgia
are resorted TO lGrnely in summer By
the people living in the low lands OF the
South, aud people who come here with
eunervated and relaxed systems, aud
with energies all paralyzed are in few
weeks invigorated and streng theued by
the tonic Of pure mountain air and
water. People seeking permanent and
healthful homes might go further and
fare worse than here. l start home to-
day. SEP HALL.
Educational Notes
The japanese university has the most
delicate series of instruments in the