It would surprise me if clay came from a mine, because clay hasn't turned to rock yet. Clay is a soil type, usually deposited by water, lying on top of the rock in an area, and is dug out of a pit, either straight down in a flat area, or out of a hillside or river bank where the terrain is more interesting. -----Original Message----- From: Mary2gard@aol.com <Mary2gard@aol.com> To: INCLAY-L@rootsweb.com <INCLAY-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, December 11, 1999 5:36 PM Subject: Re: Diamond Park Co. >Bob, > >Do you know if they dug clay in any of those mines? Our g grandfather, Ord >Parker, fell down the shaft of the "Diamond Mine" in January 1869. They >Hydraulic Brick Company had a mine up in that area too. They manufactured >glazed bricks around the turn of the century. They would have needed coal to >fire their kilns. > >Mary > > >==== INCLAY Mailing List ==== >Help support Rootsweb,become a member at; >http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html >