The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1907-05-17
EARYTES.
Mir erai, Eecentiy Discovered in this
Count, is Being Found in Large
Quantities. Gs.ngs Money
to Farmers.
to Farmers.

The discovery Of baryteS in Garrar(
county points to the developing int
large proportions OF feature which
twill bring much money to our people
1t has been found that the mineral j!
here in unlimited quantities. and that
too of the best quality. The RecorC
had a talk with Mr. e Fl Jones, vice
president and general manager of the
Clinch Valley Barytes Co, this week
and he tells us the Garrard county ar
ticie is far superior 70 any vet found in
Kentucky. His company wants all the
baryteS they can get, and are shipping
it as fast as it can be hauled from the
mines At present, they are operating
in the MarkSbury neighbOrhOOd.
! BaryteS is found ia vein, which
| begins at the surface Of the earth
There is no telling how deep it runs,
as in one place wOrkmen have already
have gone To depth of 80 feet and
there is 10 sign of exhaustion. In
some places it only reaches a depth of
a few feet, however. being found just
aS in any other mineral. 1t is hard
substance, almost as firm as coal, but
more easily broken. 1t is gotten out
by blasting The mineral Is then load
ed into wagons and hauled to Lancas
ter. where it is weighed. placed in box
cars and shipped to HOnaker, Va,
where the plant is located.
BaryteS is used in making paint,
mechanical rubber goods, and other
articles. Ii is ground as fine as powder,
and sod 10 the paint factories and
5her firms using it. 1t has been
found of ineStimab!e value in paint,
as it contains substance which adds
greatly to the durability Of the paint.
a filler" IS used in all paints, rubber
goods. etc, but all those heretofore
used have proven Or detract from the
durability thereof instead of increas-
ing it's usefulness. AS stated above,
baryteS has been found to contain a
substance which adds TO the life Of
the article in which it is placed, this
causing manufacturers to seek it and
use it in preference to the old ingre-
dents Heretofore, EaryteS has been
imported from Germany, possibly half
the amount used being found in this
country. Of the quantity used, posi-
bly, ninety five per cent. is placed in
plants and colorS, the remaining five
per cent. going into the manufacture of
mechanical Rubber goods.
The chief trouble in the mining of
the Garrard county barytes is that of
getting it to the rail road, the present
mines being located about six to eight
miles from town. However, this is
proving good thing for those owning
wagons and teams, as they get good
prices for their work. The company,
when baryteS is located, makes con-
tract with the land owner for the
amount OF baryteS taken JherefrOm,
and it is mined, hauled to the depot
and weighed, the land owner receiving
his pay accordingly. AS the company
is paying out from 500 to $500 per
week in the county, the discovery of
the mineral was, indeed, a rich find
for our people. The Clinch Valley
people are looking for all the barytes
they can find, and, as it is quite prOba
BILE the mineral will be found in unlimi
ted quantities, the outlook for the
placing of many dollars into the
pockets of the Garrard county land
owners is quite rosy.
Mr. Haskew Hurt is here as manager
for the Clinch Valley Co. He and Mr.
JONES' mentioned above, are typical
gentlemen, fine business men and have
made many friends among Cur people.