The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-09-01
PHOSPHATE NOTES.

Mr.. Godfrey M Fogg has returned
from visit to the phosphate fields
of Mt. Pleasant. He brought with
him specimen of rock taken from
the mines of the Blue Grass Phos-
phate Company, in which he is
largely interested, which, by the
way, is not only valuable CONNER
cially but also because of the fact
that it gives what might b. called
an optical history of the leaking
process; that is, the leaking out of
the carbonate of lime, leaving phos-
phate, process which requires CEN
turtles of time to accomplish.
The specimen shows distinctly the
transformation of the limestone
which is necessary to make it val
liable commercial phosphate.
1t is divided into three layers. The
first is of a beautiful sky blue and
contains about 80 per cent. of car
Donate of lime and 80 per cent. of
phosphate.
This is the bottom or basis of the
seam, and its thickness is not
known. The second layer, which is
only about three inches in thick
ness, is of a buff color, in which
sparkles diamand-like traces of
phosphate of lime. This is IS per
cent. pure phosphate.
The third layer, in its original
state-that is, in the mine when just
opened-was fourteen feet thick.
| This is of dove color and porous,
mains. This tested 80 per cent. pure
MISUNDERSTANDING Banner.
Messrs. J. r. and G. J. Smith of
Birmingham, and E. H. Hatcher, E
l.. Armstrong and j. B. Granbery of
Columbia, were granted a charter
this week by the Secretary of State
as the Howard Phosphate Co., of
Maury County, to mine, buy and sell
phosphate. Their paid up capitol
stock is $4,000, and they are already
working a large force on the Will
Howard farm, on the Mt. Pleasant
pike. Messrs. Smith Bros. will
have control of and take personal
supervision over the affairs of the
company.
On last Friday two hundred and
fifty negro miners arrived from
Birmingham to go to work for the
Smith Bros, on the Howard place.
A large number of scrapers, wagons,
teams, etc., have been engaged, and
on Friday evening the first work
was done. The company will en-
gage over a thousand hands, and
already they have ordered four car
loads of mules. 1t is said that they
intend to keep things moving, and
their output will greatly increase
that of the Mt. Pleasant field.-Mt.
Pleasant Chronicle.
The Mt. Pleasant Real Estate Co.
has sold to the American Phosphate
Co. the A. J. Parker place, and the
w. w. Parker place. The Parker
place contains so acres and brought
$500 and the Scott place of sc acres
brought $4,000.
W .atever is worth digging is worth
picking up. The Tennessee Phos-
phosphate rock stolen from them
last week. Now, night watchmen
are employed.
Henry Pointer, Of Spring Hill, is
experimenting the erection of sheds
on the Howard farm at Mt. Pleasant
He will be associated with the Messrs
Smith in the mining of the rock.
George Gracey, negro miner in
the employment of the Petrified
Bone Mining Co. was killed last
week by the caving in of bank OF
earth.
Dobbins & Ewing sold IL wagons
to the Howard Phosphate Co., with
in the last few days.
About twenty-five or thirty thous.
and tons of export rock has been
shipped by the Central Phosphate
Co., via Pensacola, recently.
Rye.
For seed purposes, sold by ID. Lazarus
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