Bulletin 23. Potash in the Greensands of NJ, 1923 - State of New ...

4 POTASH IN THE GREENSANDS OF NEW JERSEY.
Hopkins, of Hornerstown. Unfortunately time was not sufficient
for drilling at ali these places. Mr. William T. Hoffman, of Birmingham,
furnished useful information.
Messrs. Oren Conover and Chalkley Haines, of Woodstown, and
William B. Cooper, A. G. Dunphey, and Samuel R. Cooper, of Marlton,
furnished locM well data. Messrs. C. C. IIolladay, of Harmersvilla,
John L. North, of Sewell, and S. J. Taylor, of Mount Holly,
contributed well data and helpful field suggestions.
To the officials of the R. S. Ryan Co. the writer is indebted for
numerous courtesies, especially to Mr. F. Tsclfirncr, who conducted
him tl_'ough the plant at Reeves station while it was in operation
and permitted the collection of specimens and other data on the company's
property. Mr. George F. Von Kolnitz kindly furnished data
regarding the process and plans of the Atlantic Potash Corporation.
Messrs. T. C. Meadows, general manager, and George Haler, engineer
of the Eastern Potash Corporation, fm'nished valuable information
and courteously arranged for an inspection of the corporation's
experimental plant at Jones Point, N. Y. Mr. David L. Frank,
vice president of the Coplay Cement Manufacturing Co., of Coplay,
Pa., was kind enough to explain the comuany's experience in the
use of greensand.
The personal kindnesses extended to the writer by the residents
at different places during the pro_'ess of the work are too numerous
to mention individually but are gratefully appreciated.
LOCATION OF DEPOSITS.
The greensand-marl belt extends across the State of New Jersey
from the vicinity of Sandy Hook, at the northeast, to Delaware
River near Salem at the southwest, a distance of nearly 100 miles.
It lies along the southeastern border of the broad strip of Cretaceous
deposits shown on the index map (fig. 1). The width of the belt
ranges from nearly 14 miles in Monmouth County, at the northeast,
to 1 mile or less in parts of Gloucester County, toward the southwest.
The detailed distribution of the greensand marl is shown in Plates
I to III (in pocket), compiled from unpublished maps prepared by
G. N. Knapp, formerly of the New Jersey Geological Survey.
TR_.N SPORTATION FACILITIES.
The railroads that connect the seashore resorls along the coast of
New Jersey with New York, Philadelphia, and other cities (see
fig. 1) cross the marl belt at a number of places and could supply
suitable transportation for potash and other products that might
be derived from the greensamt. The marl belt is also crossed by
numerous streams which flow into Delaware River, some of which,
such as Mantua, Rancoeas, and Crosswicks ereeks, are largo enough
to be utilized, at least in part, for transportation. Companies pro-
NEW JERSEY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY