THURSDAY, MAY It; 1939
THE FRANKLIN PRESS AND THE HIGHLANDS MACONIAN
PAGE SEVEN
How The First
Obtained In
Kaolin Was
Macon County
The recent visits to Macon county
of several experts, in the clay in
dustry, and discussions which are
in progress in regard to the de
velopment of the kaolin deposits in
this section,, recalled to the mind of
the editor an article which appear
ed in The State on April 9, 1938.
Carl Goerch, the editor of that well
known magazine, who was a visitor
in Franklin last Thursday, gave
permission for The Press to re
print the article which was pre
pared by J. li. Hicklin. It is as
lollows:
"Establishment of giant kaolin
plants in the Spr.uce Pine region of
Western North Carolina recalled
that this high grade white clay
was secured tor the master English
potter, Josiah Wedgewood, in North
Carolina as early as 1767 at the
enormous cost of $600 a ton. Out
of this clay he fashioned a china
(or white porcelain) dinner set for
King George III.
"The great hardships suffered by
T. Griffiths, who was sent for the
clay by Wedgewood, are recounted
in his diary which was unearthed in
the archives of Etrutia Museum at
Stokes-on-Trent in England, a copy
of which came into pos.session of
the late Dr. F. A. Sondley, of
Asheville, and is nowon the shelves
of Sondley Reference Library.
First White Porcelain
"A few years before the expedi
tion of Griffiths to America, the
first white porcelain had been
brought to Europe by the ship cap
tains returning from the Far East.
Nearly all of the European mon
archs at once set their most skilled
potters to work to reproduce this
china, but no . suitable clay was at
hand. Competition .between Eng
land, France and Germany was
especially keen, and Wedgewood,
recognized as perhaps the world's
greatest potter of all time, set
about to "scoop" his competitors
and win the distinction for Eng
land. "Wedgewood had heard that
kaolin pits were being worked near
what is now Franklin, in Western
North Carolina, and hurried off his
trusted lieutenant, Griffiths, to se
cure a quantity of the clay at all
costs. About six months were con
sumed in returning five tons of the
clay to England at a cost of $3,
000. "Soon after the clay reached
England, however, great deposits of
a high-grade kaolin were found in
the British Isles, and England pro
vided the United States with more
.than one-half the clay in the man
ufacture of porcelain until the
World War. Through the assistance
of the Tennessee Valley Authority,
North Carolina kaolin has come in
to increasingly widespread use in
the United States, and bids fair to
grow in importance as new form
ulaes are developed.
"After 66 days of sailing on the
ship "America," Griffiths landed in
Charles Town (Charleston), S. C.
on September 21, 1767, 'a miserable
hot and sick day.'
" 'In this Port I remained 'till
Sunday fourth day of October,"
Griffiths wrote in his diary, "and
then off for the Cherokee (Indian)
nation."
A Bad Climate
"Passing through lower. South
Carolina, Griffiths notes that 'the
weather is, very hot and fainty, and
the people almost dying of the ague
and fever.' He adds that he was
'obliged to sleep under a tree with
my horse, very near the place where
five people had been robbed and
murdered but two days before by
; the Virginia crackers and rebels,
set of thieves that were joined to
gether to rob travelers and plund
er and destroy the poor defense
less inhabitants of the New Settle
ment." "Recounting in detail the many
dangers arid hardships endured on
his trek through South Carolina,
Griffiths relates how he escorted
an Indian squaw, who had been
stolen by 'the Younghtanous,' back
to the Cherokee chiefs, and won
their friendship. Reaching Fort
Prince George, called old Keowee,
in upper South Carolina and the
last white outpost outside the
v Cherokee nation, he found a grand
, "Council in session.
"There he 'met with Cap. Cam
ron, our deputy commissary for
Indian Affairs; the great Prince of
Chotee, the old Wolf of Keowee.
and Kinettito, the gutt;oMoquab,
the old and young warriors and
aton kullcullah or ochulla .stoy
astoyah, the Little Carpenter; be
sides the Great Bear, and the Ris
ing Sun; being most of the chiefs
of the Cherokee nation.
" 'All then met at this Fort to
call a council, and hold a grand
talk concerning a peace with the
Northward enemies, and to appoint
proper persons to proceed to New
York and the Mohawk nation for
that purpose. After I had eat,
drank, and smoked and began to
be familiar with these copper-coloured
Gentry, 1 thought it a fair
opportunity to request leave to
travel through their nation in
search of anything that curiosity
might lead one to; and in partic
ular on their Ayoree white .earth.
Finally Obtained Content
"This they granted after a long
hesitation and several debates
among themselves; the young
Waiter and one more seemed to
consent with reluctance, saying they
had been troubled with some young
men before who made great holes
in their lands and took away their
fine white clay and gave them only
promises for it. However, as .1
had come from their Father and
had behaved like a true brother,
in taking care to conduct their
squaw safe home, they did not care
to disappoint me for that time;
but if 1 should want more for the
future, they must have some satis
faction, for they did not know
what use that mountain might be
to them or their children. If it
would make fine punch bowls, as
they had been told, they hoped I
would let them drink out of one.'
"Griffiths pushed on then -to
Patrick Gallihorn's place at Cowee
town, on the Tennessee River five
miles from the Ayoree mountain,
and there remained for several days
to employ a helper and .secure
equipment. After consuming three
days in clearing away trash from
the pits, the chief men of Ayoree
town took Griffiths prisoner, 'tell
ing me I was a trespasser on their
land and that they had received
private iastructions from Fort
Prince George not to suffer their
pits to be opened on my account.
They demanded five hundredweight
of lether for ever ton of clay re
moved.' "After hours of argument, Grif;
fiths relates, matters were settled
and work proceeded. However, the
Indians continued to loiter about
the pits, indulging in petty thiev
ery at every opportunity and creat
ing disturbances. Griffiths often
opened a bottle of brandy to keep
them friendly, and at these times
they 'held me ty the hand and call
ed me 'George's Warrior.' ,
" '1 must own I was never more
sensible to cold even in Nova
Scotia, which lies 8 or 9 degrees
to the Northward of the Souther
mast part of this . (Indian) nation.'
wrote Griff iths. Twice , the Tennes
see River froze over, he added, and
pots were 'ready to freeze on a slow
fire.'
"After digging several tons of
fine clay, a storm . washed it away,
together with Griffiths' camp. But
the work was begun all over again
and finally five tons were dried and
packed for the. hazardous return
trip to the coast, on December 23,
1767. The narrow trials were slip
pery from the thawing, and sev
eral of the . finest of the pack
horses plunged to their death in
the ravines, he wrote. The clay fin
ally reached Fort Prince George,
however, and was taken by pack
train to Charles Town. On the voy
age to England, the ship was crip
pled by a storm and abandoned by
the passengers. However, the mast
er finally brought her limping into
port, with her cargo safe."
GOOD RESULTS
Ernest Lewis of Webster reports
excellent results from the use of
one ton of lime which he applied
on grass and clover that was seed
ed to small grain last spring, re
ports G. R; Lackey, Jackson county
farm agent.
"IMMIGRANTS"
The possibility that one day
American cities will be forced to
bar jobless . "immigrants" , coming
from the Nation's farms has been
suggested by O. E. Baker, L. S.
department of agriculture ' econom
ist. ' :
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IAN'S "BABY DERBY."
Bible School Conducted
At Mountain View
A daily vacation Bible school' was
recently held from April 24 to 29
in connection with the Mountain
View Union Sunday school on
Coweeta Creek.
Misses- Edna Ramey and Kate
Curtis, of Mountain View, assisted
Mr. and ' Mrs. :R. H. Hull in con
ducting this school, the first to be
held in the community. The Bible
school proved to be very success
ful, having an -enrollment of 46 and
an average of 36 in attendance.
The children and young people met
three hours each afternoon during
the six days for Bible study and
gospel chorus singing.
A teacher training course was
also conducted each day iii which
six of the older young people
were enrolled.
On Sunday,-April 30, the final
program of the Bible school was
presented at the close of the Sun
day school session. Prizes for reg
ular attendance and certificates
were given the pupils in recogni
tion of their faithful work.
SOWS MAKE MONEY
J.. M. Gouge of Bakersville re
ceived more clear profit from three
sows last year than from the re
mainder of his 125-acre farm, re
ports Mitchell County Farm Agent
J. C. Lynn.
PLEASED
Currituck county farmers gener
ally are highly pleased with the
amount of their 1938 agricultural
conservation checks, reports Farm
Agent L. A. Powell.
HELP STOMACH
DIGEST FOOD
Without LaiatWes and You'll Eat
Everything from Soup to Nuts
The stnraacb should digest two poundi f food
dally. When you eat heavy, greasy, eoarse or
rich foods' or whtn you are nervous, hurried at
cliew poorly your stomach often pours out too
much fluid. Tour food doesn't digest and yoa
have gas, heartburn, nausea, pain or sour
stomach. You feel sour, sick and upset all over.
Doctors say never take a laxative for stomach
pain. It Is dangerous and foolish. It takes those
little black tablets called Bell-ana for Indigestion
to make the excess stomach fluids harmless, relieve
distress In no time and put you back on your
feet. Belief la so quick It Is stealing and ene ttm
package proves U. Ask for BeU-ant fa Indlgestleav,
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pends upon the value of the casket .
and other required items of mer-J
chandise and service.
There are as many varieties and
grades in caskets as there are in
everyday commodities. Like other
articles offered for sale, they are
either built up to quality or down
to a price.
Of course there can be no monop
oly in high quality, low prices nor
business fairness. It brings peace)
of mind to many who are quality
minded to know that it costs no
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Church Services
Baptist Church
Rah. C. F. Roger, Pastor
9:45 a. m. Sunday school. ,
11 a. m. Preaching service.
7 p. m. B. T. U.
8:00 p. m. Preaching service.
Wednesday, 8 p. m. Prayer service
Presbyterian Church
Rev. J. A. Flanagan, Pastor
Franklin (Each Sunday)
10 a. m. Sunday school.
11a. m. Worship services.
Morrison (Each Sunday)
2 :30 p. m. Sunday school.
(Each 2nd and 4th Sunday)
3:30 p. m. Worship services.
St Agnes Episconat Church
The Rav. Frank Bloxham, Rector
8 p. m. Evening prayer' and
sermon. ."
Franklin Methodist Church
The Rev. Ivon L. Roberts, Pastor
(Each Sunday)
10 a. m. Sunday school.
11 a. m. Worship services.
7 :30 p. m. Vesper service.
. St. John's Catlhiolic Parish
Schedule of Masses :
Franklin :
2nd and 4th Sunday, 8 p. m.
Murphly : .
Every 1st Sunday, 7 a. m.
Hiwaasee Dam:
1st Saturday, 8:30 a. m.
Cherokee:
Every 3rd Sunday, 8 a. m.
Waynetsvilie:
Every Sunday, 11 a. m.
Macon Circuit
Rev. J. C. Swaim, Pastor
1st Sunday Union 11 o'dock a. m. ;
Hickory Knoll, 2 o'clock d. m. ;
Asbury, 3 o'clock p. m,
2nd Sunday Mt. Zion, 11 o'clock;
Maiden's Chapel, 3 o'clock p. m.
3rd Sunday Asbury, 11 o'clock
3rd Sunday Asbury, 11 o'clock;
Mulberry, 2 p. m.; Dryman's Chap
el, 3 p. m.; Union, 7:30 p. m.
4th Sunday Patton's 11 o'clock
a. m.; Maiden's Chapel, 3 o'clock
p. m.; Mt. Zion, 2 o'clock, p. m.
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