. Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ... session of the Legislature of the State of California. Alumina IriM rixideii , - « •_ _«_ < iilcium xldew « « .MiiKTK-Kinm nxidpR _„ AlkalUs ( balance) _. - . 8:i25 i i-MO 30,000 := -miii- AN lK.\.\(IS( (t ) DIMSION. 205 Clay from a hank at tlic base of the hills near (loodyear station wasutilized about 20 years ajro in a Benieia pottery, since abandoned. Altlioujrii there does not appear to be deposits of hi<rh-frrade elay ofspecial coi
. Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ... session of the Legislature of the State of California. Alumina IriM rixideii , - « •_ _«_ < iilcium xldew « « .MiiKTK-Kinm nxidpR _„ AlkalUs ( balance) _. - . 8:i25 i i-MO 30,000 := -miii- AN lK.\.\(IS( (t ) DIMSION. 205 Clay from a hank at tlic base of the hills near (loodyear station wasutilized about 20 years ajro in a Benieia pottery, since abandoned. Altlioujrii there does not appear to be deposits of hi<rh-frrade elay ofspecial coininercial value in the eo\inty. there is apparently an abundantsui)i)ly of the nu)re coinnu)n clays adaptable to the numufaeture ofbrick and tile. Hibl: State Mineralo«rists Report VllI, j). 6;n ; Xill. p. G19;XIV, p. 300; XVH, p. 242. State Mining Bureau Bull. 38,p. Prel. Rej). Xo. 7. (KMFAT. Bortland ccnient has been the leadin;^- mineral product of SolanoCounty foi- the last 25 years. The l^acific Portland Cement Company,which Avas or^ranized in May, lf)01. com|)lete(l their fii-st mill of 1600. SteigtT Brick and Tile Companys Plant, Solano County. Idle. barrels daily capacity at Cement in this county in li)()2. The oriirinalplant has been rebuilt and expanded at iTitcrvals, the present millliavinjr a capacity of 4200 barrels per day. Pacific Portian(l ((tixiil ((niipavii. Head office. Pacific Building:,San Hoht. P>. Ilendei-son, pi-esident: J. II. Colton. vicepresident, in char<re of operations. This company now has three cement plants and two plaster mills,topetlier with extensive deposits of limestone. <rypsum, clay and otherraw materials reijuired in the manufacture of its products which areknown by the ti-ade names of (Jolden (}ate and Old Mission brands ofcement and Em|nre brand plaster. The cement plants are located atCement, Solano County; Redwood City, San Mateo County, ami SanJuan, San County (formerly Old Mission Portlan
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