The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-09-10

Since the outbreak of the war In
Europe many American users Of for
eign barytes have been forced to
look al home for their future sup
niles. and it may be well to inform
the general public that there is un-
doubtedly good supply Of barite in
country. Barytes has wide vari-
ty of uses In the manufacture OF
plant lithopone. wall paper. glass
artificial ivory, insecticides, fertilizer.
etc.
In 1912 the United States produced
S7,l7s short tons of barytes. valued
at 315a,s1S. or $4.0s b ton and Nm.
ported 26.1S6 short tons Of crude ba-
rytehs, valued at s52.467 or 81 ton.
In 1918 the domestic production was
1929 short tons, valued at $156,275
or So. AS q ton, and the imports of
crude barytes were 35.S40 short tons,
valued at S61, 409. or $1.71 ton.
From these figures 1t can be readily
seen that those users Of barytes 10.
Gated on the eastern sNaboard have
been able to procure foreign barytes
cheaper than they could buy do\ies-
tic barytes. .
The following facts regarding the
location both OF mines In operation
and of undeveloped deposits are CIV.
en- by the United States Geological
Survey and will be Of present inter-
est.
In the United States the principal
sources of supply are the Missouri
and Appalachian districts. In 1913
the Missouri district furpished be-
tween IS and 60 per cent or the to.
tai production of the United States,
and among the Appalachian States
Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee,
South Carolina and Virginia, named
in the order Of production, reported
an output of crude barytes.
So far as known. no barytes has
been produced from Alabama mines
since 1905. There are some deposits
which probably could be worked In
Calhoun, Etowah, and st. Clair coun-
ties, in the hortheasternt part of the
State, and In Bibb county, near the
center.
Within a radius Of about Is miles
conferred about Gainesville, Barlow
County, Georgia, considerable iron
ore, ocher, and barite are mined
from residual clays derived from
Cambrian and Ordovician rocks, The
deposits are on the east side Of the
Appalachian fold and form north
ward continuation Of the Alabama
field.
In Kentucky barite deposits are
known In the central (Blue Grass)
and western portions of the State.
Barite has been mined In Boyle. Fay
cite, and Garrard counties south of
Lexington. though deposits are known
in 10 counties conferred about the
capital.
The greater part OF the barytes
produced In the United States 10 OBJ
tanned from deposits In Washington.
St. Francois, Franklin, and Jeffer-
son counties of east central Missouri
and from Cole. Morgan, and Miller
counties, In the center of the State.
Practically all the barytes, locally
known as "tiff," is mined from shall
low shafts and open cuts An the resi-
dual clay.
Two districts In eastern Tennessee
contain important deposits OF barite.
The French Broad district. on the
North Carolina line, south and lit
Tie east of Knoxville, includes parIs
OF Cooke and Sewer counties. Owing
10 lack OF transportation the veins in
this region have not been extensive
~ worked. In the SweetwAter dis
trict including parts Of London. Nc
MINI, and Monroe counties, centering
about Sweetwater, there has been ex-
tensive development and consider
able production Of barytes in the
past.
In Virginia psrytes occurs In three
unlike areas--in the red sandstone
and shale series of the Triassic; in
the old crystalline -metamorphic
rocks particularly in the Piedmont
crystalline limestone area; and in
the valley region of faulted and fold
ed Cambrian and Ordovician lime
stones. The deposits in the Triassic
req sandstones Of Prince William
county, In the northeastern part of |
the State ara ~ llktlo t,,co~xocca ox