The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-06-30
BIC FUTURE AWAITS MINERAL.
INDUSTRY IN NORTH CAROLINA
Development Of Vast Deposits Through The Help Of Elec-
trical Energy From Water Power Of Streams Rich
In Promise For State
(By BION II.

ilOdS locclIlttS many QliIerenI forms
or copper ore and copper carving
combinations. Some Of these seem IL
be in quantity too small to gather
prohtably. ON too lean to work
proitably with our present known
methods. But we cannot say that We
shall not find d way later on to re-
duce such ores 10 profit. Then We
nave such q numbe Of the more re-
Gently discovered minerals Of which
less Is known than of the old stand
Dys IKE iron and copper and lead.
IheSe new ones may submit to meth
obs OF reduction yet to be found and
ecom extremely profitable snd use
ful. The fact is that they are here
ana TO be had when we find out how
to get them and what to do with
them.
a Drawback.
One of the drawbacks to the Sevel-
opment Of North Carolina minerals is
the limited quantity of fuel. While
coal and natural gas are SO abund-
ant 1n>some OF the other States North
Carolina is not likely To utilize the
large deposits OF clay that might be
used for making brick, tile. pottery,
porcelain, and such wares, If q cheap
fuel could be provided to burn the
goods. Wood IS not SO satisfactory
as coal, and coal is MOTTO be COM
pared with oil or gas. Yet for the
growing local demand some Of the
superior brick clays could be devel-
oped and an excellent quality OF the
fire bricks ana ornamental bricks
could be mad in several sections Of
the State. Fire brick could be made
III aft q do1en counties and the heav-
Ter pottery could be made in large
quantities. The quality Of the work
at the Pomona factory is evidence OF
what car be turned OCT. Probably
for work OF that character coal could
be freighted to the factory for les.
cost than the finished product could
be freighted TO the State from othe,
producing sections.
Hard lii s. Coal Shortage.
1t is surprising what North caro-
lima misses III having SO little coal
1t is true there is q limited amour
Of coal, the deposit OF the Deep Rive.
field in Chatham and Moore countie
having a workable bed about three fee
!. thick, and one OF two lesser deposit
appearing up IL the Dan River coun
try, but Of doubtful value. Some da-
the Deep River coa! will be vOrke'
again, but it is not Of sufficient MAG
nitude to furnish fuel as coal furn
! ishes fuel in the States where
l aboundS.
/, OF the entire mineral product Q
! the United States coal furnishes almos
! q half. Coal, natural gas and oil al
: ford almost tWO-tnirdS of the entir
> mineral output Of the country, while
! shows the enormous Importance
{ mineral production of a natura! fut
{ ready to use. This State does nC
II suffer any from the lack Of fuei. FC
heating purposes wood grows rapid.
Z and for power purposes the vast avail
able water power is at hand. But fC
q smelling and for kindred uses Mort
Carolina lacks q proper fuel. Thert
fore it is not to be presumed that IL
mineral industry that is to deEelc
{ will be n in which the Ordinal
d operations of smelling or of kiln burr
q ing will be prominent. Rather tho!
q things will be undertaken which il
l. volve the higher temperatures o. II
electrical furnace, and which are II
$ at the command of those States tn;
: have the coal but do not have IL
'e plentiful water
&c Granite plentiful.
One thing North Carolina can tul
out il abundance is granite. CRAM
N is the ideal building stone, and it h
q place all over the United Stat
&c which can never be taken by al
to other material. while many Stat
~ produce granite in greater OF le
he quantity, it is found IL large quaint
m ties available for operation III limit
~ territory. and North Carolina is o.
~ % t1t S'lt.lC-p kIJl li'iS Il Il * &iiioo
lg of granite OF an excellent quality al
or accessible to transportation.
Being Il very hard stone granite
it not SO easy to work and to quari
But ii is no harder IL North CARROLL
bt than any place else, and iii time,
re men arc better acquainted with
&c uses the North Carolina granite
&C certain 10 become a prominent {
lis ticlc OF lnineral production It Is
It's ready the chief nineral operated
q the state. th& annuai product.
tn reaching IL million dollars OF mo-
he Il Is found IL commercial deposits
ut. many sections, and IS worked in *
ely erat counties in di0eran1 diractiol
al The fine stone from Nt. Any. frt
n Salisbury. from Greyston". and frt
several other G.Sll cq1irn"d auarrl
Of have given NORTH Carolina granite
tie reputation Whic!2 il steadily GroWi
as the product becomes better know
To- Grcat EaIas.ry Possible
its Trara * in tn state ~gLnG.taflt