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NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM 



Talc 



The talc industry of St Lawrence county has been prosperous 

 during the past year. All of the old mines have been working, 

 and a number of new ones have been opened. The Ontario Talo 

 Co. of Gouverneur has one mine located % of sl mile north of 

 Fullerville in Fowler, and two 1 mile north of Fullerville. The 

 daily output is 20 tons. It is used in the manufacture of paper, 

 paint and toilet preparations. Sixty tons a week are used by the 

 Bellows (Vt.) Paint Co. The company produces four grades of 

 bur and cylinder talc. 



The International Talc Co. of Gouverneur owns three mines 

 at Talcville in Edwards. The output is 35,000 tons a year. The 

 product is used in the manufacture of paper, paint, rubber goods 

 and toilet preparations. There are five grades, both bur and 

 cylinder. 



The United States Talc Co. of Gouverneur operates one mine at 

 Talcville. Its output is 10,000 tons a year. The product is used 

 principally in the manufacture of paper. 



The Union Talc Co. of Gouverneur operates three mines in the 

 vicinity of York in the town of Fowler. Its output is about 

 30,000 tons a year. Ninety per cent is used in the manufacture 

 of paper. The company produces several grades, both bur and 

 cylinder. 



The C. T. Holbrook Co. opened a mine 3% miles west of DeKalb 

 Junction in DeKalb, on the Helageas farm. About 500 tons of 

 talc have been taken out. 



A deposit of talc was located on the Close and Root farms 2 

 miles east of Colton. It has been leased by A. Fuller, of Colton. 



Apatite 



This mineral occurs associated with the crystalline limestone 

 of the Grenville series. Quantities of crystals are collected each 

 year by museum collectors from the marble quarries of Gouver- 

 neur and from other localities in Macomb. It has not yet been 

 found in sufficient quantities to be of commercial value as a 

 fertilizer. 



