Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1853-02-10


VINO are investing their capital in lead mines al
the East have sufficiently considered tie album
dance oa this metal at the West. and the ease
with which II IS mined and srrelted there. What
advantage Is II 10 man that he owns 4 vein Of
sufficient capacity 10 supply tie market with
lead at even six cents pound. when there are
others who can afford If at four cents
Tie Journal adds that:
Tie only lead region al the east that viii
Dear any comparison with that of the Mississip-
pi valley, IS in the Southern part Of St Lawrence
+ County
The Journal here aHudes to the mines OF the
Great Northern Lead Company 1T Rosie OF
which We lately gave fun description. The
+ Journal does not consider the facts that the
Western mines are only surface pockets, easily e.
hausted, while the St. Lawrence veins are mex
+ hausabe.-LNew York Mirror.
In answer TO the above the Milwaukee Send-
mel gives some facts drawn from lie report OF
DIR. Owen an experienced gcologist, employed,
under the authority OF Congress, TO make geo
logical survey Of the public lands in Wisconsin,
Iowa and Illinois. This survey, Of course. iucIud-
ed a thorough exploration Of the Lead Region.
The lead region says DR.. Owen, lies chiefly in
Wisconsin,, IN which state it covers about sixty
two townships while Ia, Iowa it includes but eight
and in Illinois but ten townships The entire
area conDreber5s some $50 sc,Iaro miles be.ro
about oue-third larger Than the stateor Delaware
The valuable deposits Of lead are usually found in
assures. or rents in The cliff rccs varying in thick
ness from wafer to 80 or even So feet. and many
Of them extending ITO a verv great. and at present
unknown 5ep+b Tie most common diameter of
these assures i from, one to four inches and tha
can be 7-rft.h.v worked ,.1e7 1ev are half
A inch or ,.r,s,-lz Il thickness rI,a shafts
~. .f..rb tie ,.ioa-.,. K re.ctor s-o r,s-r.-.l
-gn ro, 50 ~ f-3 G... i, 5.,,.F 7.-,rs-.55 with
Tie orcae vsrna and re,, ,r7.afze 81 flo ygiscor-
sin Lead Region. DR.. Owen entered into = minute
co,oaari-oo Fet,rec, H.. r-r1oe.csI cbs-.,t.- ~
,b,t -s,.;, and s,l r.s+ri.+i r-o,,o
.,,,:4 ILL cos. r.lf oo,..+r, u +le vo-l ~
Epol,ud ana -}fs comosrisan Ted him even then
10 declare flat The Wisconsin Lead region NAV
coror,ro irpot r, rssa,+ ,,rolrct;ycness ~ least
in future prasuecfs with any IN The known world "
In ISIS the total amount Of lead produced in
Great Rritsin ,ras ao millions or wounds and in
'le ie7' % i'' ''o'. go luminous ~ wen
=, 300 - .t:-+..-~...4 l.lr r.,r1:l.- Pr
~, .o.,--.. ,l,, ,..,. s.,-..r.- so.,I,l anil d..
j !, 49,. -,-:,,-.i -
~ about two thousand while DR.. Owen thinks
that ten thousand could find profitable employ
r,ert with, tl,e confines of tbe lead rerian. and
e.,;r,,,;r. IN ,,,,,.J. If o-o .s tho ,,rol,t n
Zach man ta sr,,,sI Weld would be ,-,,,a-ls ~
ooooa0-hoinq more than now r,,rp,. he'd 1,-
all the mines in Furore The Doctors concl6-
sio, from these and other ,rer,ises Is tguz s,c.
.-,ot1,. .r.3 o,,-t...,-rr,- stood.
This estimate founded ,-r.o, reasonable data
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