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Newspaper Clipping from he Evening Wisconsin Entitled, 'Grand Rapids,' by Joseph Wood, July 11th
[Newspaper Clipping, Evening Wisconsin, July 11 1868, Grand Rapids, Joseph Wood?]
Analysis of Grand Rapids (Wis) Fire (?) Clay, May 1874
Analysis of Grand Rapids (Wis) Fire Clay
(a) (b) %
Coarse sand (sieve 60 mesh to inch) 48.64
Fine sand 25.14 12.91
Soluble silica 35.48 18.22
Alumina 25.22 12.95
Ocide [Oxide] of Iron 2.08 1.04
Lime .12 .06
Magnesia .06 .03
Alkalies (as K20) .04 .02
Loss by ignition 10.57 5.43
(=Combined water 98.71 99.30
+organic matter)
a = composition of the five [portion?]
b = " " all together
Laboratory of U.S. Naval Academy
May 1874
a, without the fine sand Kaolinite Davenport Fisher
Silica 48 - 46.3
Alumn 34 - 39.8
Water 14 - 13.9 Prof of Chemistry
Others 4
100
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Oct. 23-25 1868
Grand Rapids [map removed]
The rocks found here do not split into regular forms, so as to be suitable for building purposes. A favorite way of removing them is to heat them by burning logs + refuse lumber upon them and then applying cold water. The sudden change of temperature causes the rock to crack + split off so as to be easily removed.
The Potsdam sandstone found near Grand Rapids differs from that found on the Wisconsin River below in having subcrystaline or angular grains instead of rounded + water = worn grains. Crystalline faces + angles may be seen under the glass.
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[pencil sketch]
Wisconsin
River
200 ft to an inch
Drake St
Water St
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Part of Grand Rapids
[pencil sketch]
2 8 3d Street 11
60
Water St Drake Street Plank Road
200 300 300
60
5 6 54[p?] 4 sold [sqmil?] 100ft 60 4 50 60
Lots [21 p of?] 123 1/2 ft
2 d Sheele 50
Wm Roche 50x150 2 10 5
1 240ft 9
Hotel Lots 100x50 7 [spring?] 1 6 23 1/2
1/4 post
8 8
1 17
8 + 17
1 10 24
sec. line betwen
All of Block 10 6 lots
all of Lot 7 B 9 1
E 1/3 of " 5 + 6 in B 9 2/3
7 2/3
[pencil sketch]
Water St 54 216 For 1000 3d Street Sand 15ft
Kaoln Kaoln
River
