| Show IMPORTANT discoveries 0 B MAIV FINDS SOME i DEPOSITS Dr posits this morning bro OB shaw called and exhibited specimens fro tro m various valuable desco debco verles lately made by him among thomm them was a piece of practically pure silica with just of magnesia abd lanc to olear clear it the thede de posit la Is inexhaustible there being v whole mountain of it he aiso also had a piece of silica in a somewhat different form with only about three per cent of impurities or baser materials these are claim ed to be as asgood good as aa any materials for forming the base of glass of every kind kino as can be found on the american continent and the balance of the constituents mostly al kalies are here bere in abundance the only thing that it might be necessary to import in this con lection would bo potash AH ajl that Is needed now to establish the manufacture of glass is in the wherewithal to sel met jt it in operation brother shaw also had with him specimens of silicate of magnesia which being infusible is just the thing for firebrick fire nire brick and crucibles cruci bles he also showed some silicate of alu mini which is nearly infusible another important specimen was a piece of tho the hurest surest kind of red clay suitable for making brick of the first quality the deposit of which is within five miles of the city and existing in a quantity in exhaustible these are certainly very valuable discoveries only awaiting the magic touch of capital capita to cause the them M to leap into active development and be fruitful of w wealth eaith to the investor |
