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89. Day, William C. 
Art. ^Structural Materials. Min. Kesouroes of the U. S. 1886. 
(Kaolin in Texas), p. 573. Washington, 1887. 
“At Leaky, Edwards county, Texas, a company was formed for the devel- 
opment of Kaolin deposits in that region.” 
90. ' 
Art. 'Structural Materials. Min. Resources of the D. S. 1887. 
(Building Material in Texas), p. 51'1. Washington, 1888. 
Brick used in 'San Antonio. Brick clay found 12 miles northwest of the 
city. Cement manufactured near the city. 
“An excellent quality of cement is manufactured near the city (iSan 
Antonio) hy the Alamo Cement Company. It has been used in a number 
of public buildings, including the iState Capitol at Austin.” 
91. 
Art. 'Structural Materials. Min. Resources of fhe D. S. 1887. 
('Lime in Texas), p. 533. Washington, 1888. 
State, Texas; Locality, Austin; Production, barrels of 200 pounds, 
80,000. The production is said to be 25 per cent, above that of 1886. 
92. 
Art. 'Structural Materials. IMin. Resources of the D. S. 1888. 
(Building Material in Texas), pp. 533-534. Washington, 
1890. 
In Austin magnesian limestone used for foundations. 'This and Burnet 
granite used in superstructure. 'Common brick straw yellow. Cood lime 
locally manufactured. 
In Dallas no good rock for foundation purposes ; brick mostly used. Bed 
sandstone from Colorado and granite from Burnet used in superstructures. 
In Calveston foundations made of concrete; also of granite blocks. 
Granite from Burnet, magnesian limestones from various places and 
brown sandstone from Brown and Leon counties used for ornamental pur- 
poses. Common bricks red and gray^ Clay thought to be of good quality, 
but manufacture defective. 
93. 
Art. Structural Material. Min. Resources of the D. 'S. 1888. 
(Condition of the Brick Industry in Texas in 1888), p. 563. 
Washington, 1890. 
From a table showing the “Condition of the brick industry in 1888,” the 
following statistics are taken: 
