Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1804-12-07
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mines; ana the small expense in obtai-
ming the mineral, leaves an aStonish4
ing profit 10 the proprietors. I found
BY experiments, that the mineral ID the
banda of skilful smelters, win produce
sixty and some Of the veins seventy per
cent. About the year 17s8......4o, the
Mine b Mott, was considered as pub.
lie properly, and the people, were allow
ed to work at It: That time itfurnished
all the lead exported from TIA Illinois.
BUT soon after that discovery and ope-
ming OF the mine q Burton, the mine. b
a Il Mott. was n 1 great measure aban-
doned the nipsTai q the niine y Bur-
I'm being Mueh easier melted: !, The
mine Ia Mott, 10 At this time claimed
as private properly, In consequence Of
which the inhabitants In general, are de-
MED the privilege Of working; there-
fore the annual quantity Of lead Is great
ly reduced. For the years 1so2 and
1905, the quantity Of lead made at the
mine . Ia Mott did not exceed two hun.
dred thousand pounds weight, although
about thirty men were employed from
four to six months in each year. It Is
evident, that City men, under proper
manager, with good smelling furnace
might produce Ave or six hundred thou-
sand pounds. weight Of lead per annum.
Il is difficult to say what part Of the
mine Is private property, btt from the
best information about fifty or sixtyAeres
have been granted az different times
The mine although not 80 extensive a.
the Mine Burton, 10 SUPPOSED to COM
prehehd much larger boundary than
what 10 granted to Individuals, and may
be Of Consequence 10 the public. The
river St. Francois will not admit Of M
vigation for an: hundred miles below
the mines, therefore the produce Of
the mines must be transported by land
to ST. Geneyieve, which Is nearest to
water carriage. - = - 5..,- ~.
; 10. Ger6ore, on The water, Of The
river St. Francis, eighteen miles north
Of the mine 4 IL Mott, Is also 4 disco.
very Of Ranault, who made an explore.
ment lr45, but not finding silver
ore, thk principal object Of his resears
ches, lie abandoned Il. After which IL
was wrought by q Mr.. Aura and others,
until tie mine a Burton was discove-
red, when 1t was again abandoned. The
old diggings are extensive, but the guam
THY 81 lead produced, ! have not been
able to ascertain. Il IL said to be equal
to any Of the mines in the country. The
eommandant ef New Bourbon, has 4
csnsession ola league in super6ee, COM
the Inines.; =; :. -.
Within twelve months past several
have been made near tho
Mine a Burton. Valuable lead has
been discovered, about two hun
dred miles up the river Merimak; some
Of the mineral have seenwhich Is ofa
good quality. In short the country for
twelve or fifteen miles round the Mine q
Burton, exhibits strong appearances o.
In all the small creeks mineral
10 found washed down from the hills, and
il is not uncommon to find In the drauRhti
leading to the creeks and;riyers, and IN
gulliss made by the spring rains, -mines
raj in pieces from ten to 6fty pounds
weight brought down BY the torrents !
Some hundreds have been collected In
this way. No country, yet known fur.
uishes greater indications ofan inexhaustl
lille quantity oflead mineral, and so easi- j.
" Obtained. One motive to render the
mining business generally advantageous
Is, that every farmer may be a miner,
and when unemployed on his farm, NAV
by few weeks labour, almost at his oWR
door dig as much mineral as viii furnish
his family with all imported articles.--.
Froma view ofthe lead mines In Upper
Louisiana, it may be seen thar nothing
is wanting but an increase Of populatio1
to augment their produce to Z surprising
degree 1t is also evident tia. there ara
valuable discoveries yet to be made. Il
may therefore be : matter Of eonsiderati-
On with the goSernment whether the do