Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 May 1899 — Valuable Discovery in Oregon. [ARTICLE]

Valuable Discovery in Oregon.

Much interest is centered in the recent discovery near Gladstone, Ore., of a substance closely resembling kaolin. The specimens thus far tested are of a lustrous, grayish appearance, soft and surprisingly free from foreign substances. When burned it turns to a clear white, and this in connection with other details strengthens the belief that the day is the same as that used in making fine grades of porcelain.