COS 



MAMJFACTURES. 



of ei_i;lit years is 1,850,440 tons. Tlio market ])rice of tlie rock has varied 

 from So.oOto 10.50 j^er ton ; a circular dated 1st June, 1883, states that 

 " tlie two largest mining companies (producing over forty per cent, of all 

 the roek raised) have sold all they can produce for the remainder of the 



vear. 



The following statement will give a general view of this industry in 



1883 



KAOLIN CLAY. 



There are, in the neighborhood of Aiken, Graniteville and Beech I.sland, 

 some large deposits of kaolin clay of excellent quality. Several of these 

 deposits are being worked. The capital employed is stated at $65,000, 

 and the average annual product for some years past has been about $88,- 

 000. Other deposits of this material in Lexington, Kershaw and other 

 counties have been mentioned in describing the localities where they oc- 

 cur, but they have not been developed. 



GRANITE. 



Thomas W. Woodward's Rock City quarries, four miles southwest of 

 Winnsboro, the count}^ seat of Fairfield, cover several square miles, fur- 

 nishes the finest quality of blue and white granite, and compares favor- 

 ably with any quarry in the world as to the quantity, quality and acces- 

 sibility of the material. A steam tramway connecting these quarries 

 with the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad, is being constructed. 

 The U. S. Postoffices and Courthouses of Columbia, S. C, and of Nash- 

 ville, Tenn., are built of granite from this point. These sales of this rock 

 with those to the asylum in Columbia and others, aggregate up to this 

 time about $135,000. The white granite is the finest, and has been in 

 use only since 1877. It is fine grained, free from impurities, works easi- 

 ly, has fine finish from the hammer and polishes well. Buildings con- 

 structed of it do not assume the sombre hues common to stone houses, 

 it whitens with age, and a])proaches marl)le in appearance. 



