Floyd-Statewide County GaArchives News.....FIRE CLAY FOUND IN FLOYD November 21, 1901
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Savannah Morning  News November 21, 1901
                          FIRE CLAY FOUND IN FLOYD
                              21 November 1901
     Fire clay has been discovered at Lavender, nine miles north of Rome in
Floyd county. The Rome Petroleum and Iron Company is seeking to secure an option
on the land. This property belongs to Mr. Sam Braham, Mr. John Graham and Mr. H.
D. Cothran. This clay is reputed to be very valuable, being worth in the crude
state, $25.00 per ton. It is found in limited quantities in very few regions and
most of it is imported from Europe. Parties alleged that a large quantity has
been dug from the ground at Lavender, and six feet of excavation has been made
without diminishing the supply. It will prove a big enterprise for Floyd county
if the present prospect holds good. It is thought a number of Chicago
capitalists are interested in the fire clay mining, and it is certain that a
number of moneyed men from Chicago have arrived in Rome and visited the grounds
where the clay is being dug.

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