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Mining &3S& Journal.
J. BENSON ODER, Editor.
FORTY-FIRST YEAR. NO. 40
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THE SHALES FOR ROAD PAYING-BRICK.
Letter From Mr. Sloan.
Eonaconing, Md., June 24, 1912.
To the Mining Journal.
I herewith enclose you copy of ex
amination and report made by Pro
fessor H. Ries, Geologist of Cornell
University, on samples of shales sent
him by authority of our Board of
Trade.
These shales, you will notice, are
numbered I, 11, 111 and IV, and repre
sent—
I, the Draw-Slate lying directly
above the “Tj'son” seam of coal, and
as you know, is being dumped over
the banks at numerous places through
out the region and is a total waste.
II is the seam of shale about two to
two-and-one-half feet thick, which lies
between the two seams of coal of the
coal-measure known as the “Frank
lin,” or “Dirty Nine Foot,” which lies
about 125 feet below the “Big Vein”
seam of coal.
111 is the shale lying beneath the
lower coal in the “Franklin,” or “Dirty
Nine Foot.”
Ithaca, N. Y., June 11, 1912.
Mr. D. R. Si.oan, Eonaconing, Md.,
Dear Sir —I beg to submit herewith
my report on the four lots of shale
which you sent me for examination,
and of each of which, I understand,
there is a heavy deposit.
These samples were marked No.s I,
11, 111 and IV.
Method oe Procedure
Before taking up the description of
the tests in detail it may be well for
your information to outline the meth
od used in testing them.
As the materials were all hard shales
each sample lot was first put through
a jaw-crusher set at one-eighth inch
opening. If the shale had been soft
this would have broken it down suffic
iently for working, but owing to the
hard character of the material, it had
to be put through a second grinding
to reduce it still finer.
The ground shale was then mixed up
with water to develop its viaximum
plasticity.
From this plastic mass there were
then moulded—
a, Test bricklets for shrinkage, ab
sorption and color. These were burn
led at successively higher temperatures
j until their point of vitrification was
’ passed. It should be remarked here
that the colors of these will be bright
er when burned in a large kiln, with
the fire ranging over a period of sev
eral days, than they are when burned
in a test kiln in which the duration of
burning is only from 8 to 27 hours.
b, Briquettes to test the tensile
strength of the air-dried clay.
c, Bars, Ixlx3 inches, which when
burned, were used to test the trans
verse strength of the burned clay.
d, Cubes, 3x3x3 inches, which, after
burning, were -used to test the crush
’ ing strength of the burned clay.
e, Cylinders, made by forcing the
well-mixed clay through an annular
die, in order to determine, firstly,
whether it would flow through a die,
and could be used for tile or pipe.
f, Test cones or pyramids—to deter
mine the maximum amount of the
heat the clay would stand. These
i were subjected to a rising tempera
ture until they bent over or lost their
shape.
g, A sample of the dry-ground shale,
with a very slight amount of moisture
in it, was dry-pressed to see how it
would work for this class of products.
Details of Tests
Shale No. /—Tyson Draw Shale
This is a dark gray to black, fine
grained, hard, brittle shale, full of
coaly seams and plant-stems. The
coaly layers were up to an eighth-inch
in thickness. There are also a few
pyrite concretions up to an inch in
diameter, and some thin films of gyp
sum on the stratification planes. The
shale is very slightly calcareous in
spots. The dark color of the shale is
due to an abundance of coaly or car
bonaceous matter, and if this shale
were used alone it would have to be
carefully and slowly fired until all the
carbon is burned off. This has to be
completed 950 degrees cent., in order
to prevent black-coring of the brick,
followed by its swelling and bursting.
Even when ground up moderately
fine, and mixed with 20 per cent, of
water, the clay developed so little
plasticity that it was impossible to
mold it, and I even had trouble in dry
pressing it. I, therefore, made no at
l | tempt, after reaching this point, to
mold it any further. The one thing
that I did with the shale alone was to
make up a dry-press bricklet of it
■ which I burned to Cone 2. This, as
you can see from the sample, gave a
buff-colored, but not very hard dry
press bricklet.
Further tests on the shale were
• made with a mixture.
I may add, however, that this shale
is the most refractory of the four
samples sent, and does not fuse until
the melting point of Seger cone 16 is
reached. This is the equivalent of
2642 degree F. It is not to be classed
as a fire-clay, but it is refractory
enough to use in a mixture for boiler
setting brick. It burns buff, and
hence, does not have a very high iron
content.
If the shale is used in a mixture for
sewer-pipe or fire-proofing, it should
’ be well ground to break up the con
cretions of pyrite; otherwise, they will
form pimples and blisters on the ware.
Shale No. n—Middle Franklin Shale.
This is practically identical with
No. 1 as far as its physical characters
and carbonaceous nature are con
cerned. It is also as difficult to work
alone, and while not burning to as
‘ light a color, is of just about the same
refractoriness. If anything, it stands
a little more heat. It was ground up
and an attempt made to mold it alone,
but without success.
Shale No. in—Lower Franklin Shale.
The third lot represents a dark grey,
hard, fine-grained, sandy-looking shale
It shows some stains of iron oxide,
and contains coaly seams up to an
eighth inch in thickness. The ma
terial is altogether too sandy to work
alone, although it was ground up
quite fine—in fact, finer than practice
would warrant. It gave much better
results in a mixture. This shale is
not a fire-clay, and it fuses at Cone 10,
whose melting-point is 2426 degree F.
IV is the shale lying under
the Parker seam of coal which has
been mined at Barrelville, and is now
mined by Mr. M. P. Fahey, at West
ernport, from whom we obtained this
sample.
The purpose of having this test
made is to demonstrate the possible
value of this waste material, believ
ing from what we already know that
it can be turned to good account in
the manufacture of paving-brick,
pressed building-brick, and sewer
pipe.
From this report I believe the sub
ject is worthy of further demonstra
tion and should finally develop into a
big industry throughout Georges
Creek.
Knowing how deeply you are inter
ested in the welfare of this end of the
county, I trust you will give the sub
ject the benefit of your best thought
and the wide circulation of the Jour
nal. Yours truly,
D. R. Si.oan.
Mr. Ries’ Analysis.
Shale No. IV—Under Parker Coal.
This sample represents a light grey,
massive fine-grained shale. It worked
up slowly with 16 per cent, of water to
a mass of excellent plasticity, which
improved appreciably with working.
The air shrinkage of this mass was
4.5 per cent., which is not high. Its
average tensile strength in the air
dried condition was 50 pounds per
square inch. This is not high, but is
sufficient for working.
No difficulty was experienced in dry
ing the clay at the normal rate, but if
the drying was rushed too much, the
full sized bricks showed a tendency to
crack slightly in it.
I had no trouble in forcing the clay 1
through an annular die, from which it
flowed smoothly and easily. The fact
is shown bj' the sample cylindrical tile :
which I am sending you.
Some wet-molded bricklets were
next made and burned at four differ
ent temperatures, the fire shrinkage
and absorption being measured after
each firing. These gave: i
Cone No. Fire Shrinkage Absorption
Per Cent. Per Cent.
010(1742’F.) .65 6.3
2(2138’F.) 5.00 1.7
3(2174’F.) 6.60 1.4
5(2246’F.) 6.00 0.0
The color after burning was red
brown and the clay burned steel-hard,
even at Cone 1.
These tests show that the clay burns •
to a hard and practically vitrified body
at a low cone, viz.—No. 2, and that
even at a dull-red heat (cone 010) it is ;
hard, and shows very little absorp- :
tion. I believe it would make a good •
paving-brick, and I also believe that .
it could be used for sewer-pipe.
Owing to the fact that the clay con
tains little or no carbon practically no ,
trouble was experienced in burning it. •
Nor was there any evidence of impu
rities that are likely to produce pim
ples or blisters on the ware in burning.
Of equal interest were the tests on '
the burned cla3 T , for the bars of this \
showed a modulus of rupture of 500
pounds per square inch, and a crush
ing strength of 6,200 pounds per square \
inch.
A sample of the dry-ground clay
was then tested by the dry-pressed |
method. This gave a good dry-press '
brick of reddish color, which at cone
1 had a fire-shrinkage of 4.5 per cent.,
and an absorption of 5.3 per cent., both
of which are low. It was steel-hard.
These tests indicate that the shale
could be used for dry-pressed brick.
The material is not a fire-clay, since
it fuses at cone 14(2570’F.) It is suf
ficiently refractory, however, to be '
used for boiler-setting brick, and for '
trimming-brick to use around coke
oven doors.
Tests of Mixtures
Since No. IV was of such excellent
plasticity, and the other shales were
of such low plasticity, it was decided
to make up mixtures consisting in
each case of 3 parts by weight of IV
and one part of each of the others,
respectively.
These were then put through the
same series of tests as IV alone, and
gave in most cases very satisfactory
results, as can be seen from the tests
which follow.
Mixture No. IV, 75 Per Cent., and
No. I, 25 Per Cent.
This mixture was carefully worked
up and gave a moderately plastic
mass, which was sufficiently pasty to
be worked wet mud. This mixture
had an air shrinkage of 4 per cent.,
and average tensile strength, when
air-dried, of 45 pounds per square
inch. Attempts were made to run
this through an annular die and mold
cylindrical tile, but it showed a ten- :
dency to tear. I believe, however,
that if the mixture were well-ground
in a wet pan that it would flow through
a die.
This wet molded mixture was formed
into bricklets and burned at five dif
ferent temperatures with the follow- I
ing results:
Cone Fire Shrinkage Absorption
Per Cent. Per Cent.
010(1742’F.) 1. 8.7
1(2102’F.) 2. 2.25
2(2138’F.) 2. 2.38
3(2174’F.) 4.3 2.38
5(2246’F.) 4.3 0.
At cone 5 the mixture is slightly
beyond vitrification. It burns to a
hard body of moderately-low absorp
tion, even at cone 010, while at cone 1
both the fire-shrinkage and absorption
are low. It should not be burned be
yond cone 3 —4, and that heat gives a
very dense, hard brick. Owing to the
carbonaceous character of the mixture
the shale has to be fried very slowly
until the carbon is all burned off.
Bars made from this mixture had a
modulus of rupture of about 435 pounds
per square inch, and the crushing
strength of cubes was 6,100 pounds per
square inch.
A dry-press bricklet of the clay
burned to a red-brown color at cone 1,
with a fire-shrinkage of 4.4 per cent.,
and an absorption of 3.9 per cent.,
which is very low.
It is my opinion that this mixture
could be used for dry-pressed and
paving brick, and that it probably
could be employed also for sewer-pipe
if well tempered and carefully burned.
Mixture of No. IV, 75 Per Cent., No.
11, 25 Per Cent.
The working qualities of this mix
ture were almost exactly like those of
the preceding, so that there is no need
of repeating what was said there.
The same care was also necessary in
the burning, in order to get rid of the
carbon in clay 11, which constituted a
part of the mixture.
The air-shrinkage of the wet-molded
bricklets was not high, viz. —& per cent.
The average tensile strength, when
air-dried, was 45 pounds per square
inch. The fire-tests were as follows :
Cone Fire-Shrinkage Absorption
Per Cent. Per Cent.
010(1742’F.) 0. 13.4
1(2101’F ) 1.3 8.0
2(2138’F.) 3.0 6.7
3(2174’F.) 6.0 4.5
5(2246’F.) 5.0 2.1
The clay burns to a red-brown color
and is steel-hard at Cone 1. It has a
low-fire shrinkage, and the absorption
is not high. You will see, however,
on comparing it with mixture IV-1,
that it does not burn quite as dense
at the same heats. Nevertheless, it
yields a good, hard body, such as
might be required for paving-bricks.
The test of the transverse strength
gave a modulus of rupture of 395
pounds per square inch, which is very
good.
The clay mixture thus shows a good
hard, dense body, and good strength,
as indicated by the tests.
A dry-press mixture also worked
well and gave a good, hard red-brown
brick, with 4.2 per cent, fire-shrink
age, and only 6 per cent, absorption
at Cone 1. This test was also satis
factory.
Mixture of No. IV, 75 Per Cent., and
No. 111, 25 Per Cent.
Here again there was great similar
ity between this mixture and the two
previously described as regards its
working qualities—plasticity, behavior
in flowing through a die, and time re
quired to burn off the carbonaceous
matter.
In its fire-shrinkage and absorption
it stood intermediate between IV—I
and IV-11.
The following results were obtained
in firing the wet-molded bricklets:
Cone Fire-Shrinkage Absorption
Per Cent. Per Cent.
010(1742’F.) 0. 9.8
2(2138’F.) 4.7 5.0
3(2174’F.) 5.3 3.4
5(2246’F.) 5.0 0.
The bricks from this clay are simi
lar to those made from the other mix
tures. They are hard, with a good
ring, and low absorption. The color
is red-brown. The test of the trans
verse strength gave a modulus of rup
ture of 280 pounds per square inch,
while the crushing strength was 6,000
pounds per square inch.
A dry-press bricklet, burned at cone
2, was hard, had a good ring, and a
red-brown color. It’s fire-shrinkage
was 5.5 per cent., and absorption 3.2
per cent.
This mixture, I believe, would work
for pavers and dry-press brick. It
could serve possibly for pipe if well
tempered.
Conclusion
You have in No. IV a good plastic
clay, and the best one of the four—
suitable, I consider, for paving-brick,
sewer-pipe, and pressed brick.
The other three shales I do not rec
ommend for use alone, but if used in
a mixture with No. IV, I see no reason
why they should not be employed for
similar purposes if handled with the
care that I have mentioned in discuss
ing the tests.
Respectfully submitted,
Heinrich Ries.
Election of Officers.
At a regular meeting of Washing
ton Camp, No. 41, Patriotic Order Sons
of America, in Wittig’s Hall, Monday
evening, 24th inst., officers for the
current term were elected as follows:
President—Melvin Ward.
Vice-President—William Hanna.
Master of Forms—E. E. Kerns.
Conductor—Daniel Davis.
Inspector—Henry F. Cook.
Guard—Edward Philpot.
Trustee —Thomas G. Jeffries.
Representatives—Henry F. Cook,
Roland A. Eammert Thomas E. Popp.
Alternates —William Gerken, Ste
phen McAlpine, David A. Hill.
The membership contest, cham
pioned by Roland A. Eammert and
Henry F. Cook, was won by the for
mer, his Side having presented thir
teen candidates on last evening of
contest—Monday, June 24, 1912.
Mountain Castle, No. 16, Knights of
the Golden Eagle, Wittig’s Hall,
elected following officers for current
term Tuesday evening, 26th inst.:
Past Chief —Isaac J. Martin.
Noble ChieE-Rutherford B. Thomas.
Vice Chief—George M. Eehr.
High Priest—August H. Davis.
Venerable Hermit—Richard O. Day
man.
Sir Herald—John Eehr.
Mine Fatality.
While at work in Hoffman Mine of
the Consolidation Coal Company Fri
day evening of last week, Patrick
Tighe, of this vicinity, was fatally in
jured by a fall of rock from the roof.
When rescued he was alive, but his
life ebbed out slowly in the company
ambulance, and he died within sight
of his home, at Sand Spring. Mr.
Tighe was 50 years old and leaves
wife and 5 children. The funeral at
St. Michad’s Church Monday morning
was largely attended. A friend —one
who had known him many years, testi
fies that Mr. Tighe was a man of
kindly heart, and mentioned one in
stance wherein he generously helped
a fellow-mortal out of trouble.
Mistake.
As of last Saturday, the Cumber
land News figured it out this way:
“Yesterday the earth reached its
shortest distance from the sun during
its travels around its orbit, and will
now begin its march away from the
luminary, reaching its greatest dis
tance from the sun on December 21.”
As a matter of fact, the earth is
farthest from the sun at the summer
solstice, nearest at the winter—De
cember 21st.
Strange as this may seem, it is one
of the compensations of the ecliptic
plan that the sun, with its direct heat,
apparently recedes as its rays become
vertical, and comes closer as its rays
grow more and more angular.
HENRY F. COOK, Manager.
WHOLE NUMBER 2,125
G =0
1882-1912
THIRTY YEARS AGO
♦- —-
The items below were current
during- the week ending
July 8, 1882
G _ o
“Washingtonian” wrote from Eck
hart thanking the ladies of that place
for services which made the picnic of
July 4th in Neff’s woods memorable
for its pleasure.
The autopsy of Guiteau’s brain im
mediately after execution indicated
that he was sane.
“Everything the Erostburg Firemen
take hold of turns out to be a suc
cess,” said a Frostburg lady at the
ball on the evening of the Fourth.
James James, a worthy and greatly
respected citizen of Gonaconing, died
Saturday, July 1, 1882.
The Good Templars of Gonaconing
held a large meeting in Henshaw’s
Grove Saturday, July Ist. Rev. D. D.
Jenkins, of this place, was one of the
speakers.
D. G. Phillippi, George W. Sheetz
and Patrick Kenny were appointed
judges of election for Westernport;
John Coles, Hugh Thompson and Dr.
W. J. Piper for Barton; David Dixon,
C. C. Shockey and James Ryan for
District No. 10, Gonaconing; R. W.
Mason, Richard Beall and John N.
Carson for District No. 11, Frostburg;
G. W. McCulloh, Charles Conner and
John Kirby for District No. 12, Frost
burg; A. Hellinger, William Findlay
and Andrew Hoffnagle for Mt.-Savage,
and Isaac Bradburn, Hugh Muir and
Jacob Miller for District No. IS, Gona
coning.
The store of Shaffer, Munn & Co.,
at Mt. Savage, was burglarized dur
ing the night of July Ist.
Miss Mary J. Aspinall, of this place,
and Mr. George Hill, of Deer Park,
were married Saturday, July 1, 1882,
by Rev. William O. Petty.
A number of workers of this region
took employment with Koch & Wagus,
of this place, grade contractors on the
West Virginia Central and Pittsburg
Railroad, in West Virginia.
Mrs. Mary Tulley, wife of P. T.
Tulley, formerly of Gonaconing, died
in Baltimore Friday, June 30, 1882.
The Journal discovered that “Eclt
hart” is an Indian name, meaning
“the town with many flag-poles.”
Christopher Roberts, of this place,
expected soon to ship coal from Miller
Mine.
Miss Sarah P. Close was married to
Mr. James Scobie, both of Eckhart,
by Rev. William O. Petty, Sunday,
July 2, 1882.
Robert Taylor, colored, 93 years old,
was found dead in bed Thursday
morning, July 6, 1882.
A controlling interest of the stock
of the Potomac Coal Company was
acquired by Hon. Gloyd Gowndes,
Capt. John Sheridan and H. Crawford
Black Saturday, July 1, 1882.
A flag-pole, 115 feet high, was raised
in Eckhart to commemorate the 106th
anniversary of American Indepen
dence. The flag was made by Mrs.
M. Finn and Misses Julia Hammond
and Willison. William Bolt and
Harry Pape engineered the job.
A rainy day spoiled the out-of-door
preparations for celebrating the
Fourth.
O. J. Moat qualified as Justice of
the Peace for his second term.
Two young men ran a foot-race
from the Eckhart Hill mile-post to the
St. Cloud mile-post at 3 o’clock Thurs
day morning, July 6th. The winner
made the mile in 7 minutes. Only
three witnesses.
A large bald eagle, measuring 5%
feet from tip to tip of wings, was shot
and killed in Eckhart Saturday, June
24, 1882, by John Byrnes.
It was noted that “Grahamton has
bpilt up very rapidly within the last
two years.”
Journalistic.
“Hank”—first person, singular num
ber in the comedies yclept “Hank’s
Musings,” in the Cumberland News ,
was in the metropolis last Saturday
and made happy the Journal by a
call. It was an occasion for a glad
hand exchange. In talk “Hank” im
personates the “musings” and his
smile is a moving-picture variation of
fun-phases and joke-features. He
doesn’tlook old enough to get married,
but—when the event comes off the
Journal is under voluntary contract
to print his full name in the paper.
Hers, too.
Married.
At the home of the bride’s parents
Saturdajr evening, June 22, 1912, by
Rev. G. E. Metger, of this place, Miss
Bertha Naomi Pugh to Mr. William P.
Hickman. The bride is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Adania E. Pugh, of
Allegany; the groom a promising
young resident of Bellaire, Ohio,
where they will make their home.
Miss Nellie E. Geary, of Allegany,
was bridesmaid; Mr. Eulo D. Baldwin,
of Cumberland, groomsman.
Couldn’t Stand the Test.
One day last week a man tried to
borrow 23 cents from “Philip’s Boy”
for an hour.
When “P. B.” asked him, however,
“how he would get the money to pay
it back in an hour, he said he would
telegraph his sister to send it from
Altoona.”
The same man was here and was
then expecting to negotiate a loan in
Cumberland, but it was evident that
he did not know that the financiers
down there determined commercial in
tegrity by the effluvium protruding
from a man’s breath.
Anyway, concludes “P. 8.,” it “was
easy to smell what he had in him and
what he wanted more of.”
Alleganians Honored.
At the annual meeting of the Mary
land Bankers’ Association, held last
week at the Blue Mountain House,
this State, Daniel Annan, of Cumber
land, was elected President, and Hon.
James M. Sloan, of Gonaconing, one
of several Vice-Presidents.