New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-08-22
CLAY DEPOSITS ARE TOO SMALL
Red Wing Prospector vii! Abandon
Search For Clay.


Search For Clay.
After having spent about a month in
the vicinity of this city looking for
suitable clay beds with deposite suf-
ficiently large to warrant the erection
OF q pottery in the city, o. W. Rich
has about given the prospect up.
He says that there is evidence of
good clay in many places in different
localities near the city and in some
places the clay is of excellent quality
and would be suited to the purpose for
which he wants it, but it seems to lie
in small pockets, and in no place has
be been able to find a deposit that
would justify the establishment OF a
plant O. any kind here.
The clay seems to run in thin layers
where it covers any extent of territory
and where it is more than foot thick
the deposite is confined to a very small
area. IN order to operate the plant
! that is now located at Red Wing it is
necessary to have from fifteen to tween.
! ty car loads OF clay every day, and
this drain on any clay bed would make
it necessary that it should be a large
| one.
In speaking to a representative OF
the Review Mr.. Rich said that he was
| very sorry that he would have to give
the project up as he liked the city anc
believed that it would be a good place
in which to locate, and he was more
! than pleased with some of theclay thai
he found, but his interests demanded
more than the country was able tc
offer.
] He stated that in his Investigations
he had come across bed of what ap
peared to be very fine fre-clay which
he believed would work into a fire
brick of exceptional value and he ha6
sent samples of this down to the fac
tory to have it tested. 1t is compo
site OF clay and sand, unfit for use II
the tile works but he believes will b
valuable as a brick material.
| Mr.. Rich has been here for a mum
Der OF weeks and during all Of the time
has pushed his Investigations along
Ievery line that was offered and has
followed up every clue that was givet
! to him. He has met number of the
|people of the city and has become &C.
Iquainted with the conditions of the
place. He is very pleasant man tc
meet and it is unfortunate that what he
lis after cannot be found here.
i Out Of the eighty schools in Brown
county it is a matter Of pride to thu
|county that SO many Of the rura
schools now have full terms o
school each year. County Supt. Cut
| ting states that during the past twt
Years the rural districts have mad
|rapid advancement il many lines o
school work. It was only a few year
ago many in the rural districts though
THAT i've to six months school was con
| sidBred necessary for the farmers DO,
or girl. This idea has been dispelle,
/ and now eleven schools have min
lmonths' term, thirty seven eight month
and twenty one seven months. OnI,
six schools have six months. In thes
cases the superintendent states that a,
/ additional three months is taught b,
private teachers who teach many 8
the common branche together with re
ligion and language. These cases ar,
among the Scandinavian and German
i districts. In the matter OF longel
/ terms Of school, this county IS nov
ahead Of Redwood county. Supt. Cut
ting is to be congratulated on such 1
4 good showing in the county along tht
/ lines above stated. - S llespg Issyt
/ Herald.