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Kaolin Washing and Drying Plant, Harris Clay Co., Near Webster. Kaolin Mine, Harris Clay Co., Near Webster
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Title
Kaolin
Washing
and
Drying
Plant
,
Harris
Clay
Co.
,
Near
Webster
.
Kaolin
Mine
,
Harris
Clay
Co.
,
Near
Webster
Creator
Ries, Heinrich, 1871-1951
Contributor
G.V. Barnes, Public Printer (Raleigh, N.C.)
Medium of Original
publications
Date of Orginal
1897
Dimensions
9.5" x 6"
Description
This
page
with
two
pictures
is
from the
report
by
Heinrich
Ries
, "
Clay
Deposits
and
Clay
Industry
in
North
Carolina
"
(Raleigh
:
G.V
.
Barnes
,
Public
Printer
,
1897)
.
It
shows
the "
Kaolin
Washing
and
Drying
Plant
,
Harris
Clay
Co.
,
Near
Webster
"
(top)
and "
Kaolin
Mine
,
Harris
Clay
Co.
,
Near
Webster
.
Showing
method
of
sinking
pits
in the
soft
kaolin
"
(bottom)
.
While
the
kaolin
mines
were
close
to the
town
of
Webster
,
N.C.
, the
nearest
rail
station
was at
Dillsboro
,
N.C.
,
some
four
miles
distant
.
Mule
and
horse-drawn
tram
cars
were
used
to
haul
the
clay
to the
Dillsboro
station
,
where
large
amounts
of the
high
quality
kaolin
were
shipped
to
potteries
in the
Midwest
.
Subject - Topic
Clay industries -- North Carolina
Time Period
1890s
Location
Jackson County (N.C.)
Source Institution
Western Carolina University Hunter Library
Collection
Special
Collections
Books
Inventory Number
HL_TN943R381897plt3_
Copyright Information
All rights reserved. For permissions, contact Hunter Library Special Collections, Western Carolina U, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Digital Publisher
Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723
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