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before  the  clay  could  be  worked  to  any  extent.  The,  remoteness  of  the  point  from  any 
town  or  railroad,  and  the  exposed  nature  of  the  coast,  would  offer  considerable  obsta<  les 
to  the  economic  development  of  the  deposits. 
SUMMARY. 
At  the  present  time  the  clays  on  Cape  Cod  are  worked  on  a  commercial  scale  only  at 
West  Barnstable.  The  works  at  this  point  have  been  in  operation  over  fifty  years,  and 
supply  the  entire  demand  for  common  brick  on  the  cape.  There  is  at  present,  therefore, 
little  demand  in  the  region  for  additional  clay  for  brickmaking  purposes.  The  building 
of  the  State  roads,  however,  created  a  temporary  demand,  which  caused  a  large  number 
of  small  pits  to  be  opened,  and  it  would  be  greatly  to  the  advantage  of  the  traveling  public 
if  its  use  were  to  be  extended  to  the  common  roads,  which  are  often  at  present  little  more 
than  sandy  trails  through  the  woods.- 
Although  the  only  commercial  development  of  clay  is  at  West  Barnstable,  there  are 
several  other  points  where  the  conditions,  other  than  accessibility  to  transportation  lines, 
are  equally  favorable,  and  at  some  time  in  the  future  the  deposits  may  become  of  consid- 
rable  economic  value,  especially  at  Highland  Light,  Truro,  Wellfleet,  and  Chatham. 
