New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-28
WISCONSIN.
Zinc Ore in the North.we.L

Zinc Ore in the North-We.L
CoTeT ondenee OF The y Tntunc
LAFAYETTE COUNTY. Wisconsin, July ieS
In the geological report OF DR. Owen, of Indiana, OF
the survey of the Mineral lands OF Iowa aud Wisconsin,
made the fret session Of the twenty-sxth Congress-
Document Ne go, he thus speaks of our Zac Ore
IT ore urd both in Iowa AID Wisconsin. usually
occur, the 6ssures along with the led II chiefly the
e-cnic c0'otaue-'hs csroons" OF ne OF the mlnersp
ssf 1hougl solid ore Il has Ocher u, earthly rs
lect oi,n r'.-nbhng the cellular substance of bone
H-noeit u hnll,ib known among the miners by the
usnit Of 'dyy t.hcs'
Notsih-rsndrg IL intrinsic value which will, b fore
,cIy o T. be GUY pTeoat,d 70 J. At present ~ an os5t
o. Iecia Nv, rsOn the OF Iowa and Wisconsin.
f. TqL,t happets IA boh Ierit rec, ina The la ore
- h.sur- ~ CualN dHinshes. am eventually entirely
'ifoeo by ti' u. Y or' A. ih- d''lpp In'ea We
eaIIe-,.s it. 'fir cry n n cts .'r' the mineral
At some Of the dcgDgs large quantities OF this car
touae OF zuc can be procured Thousands Of tuns are
row bing in various locations the surface rejected
a. q worthless dTudge-ndeed A. a nuisance. II Is
Known 10 hut ieW OF the miners as zinc ore al all An
aIl as OF This ore proves 10 be rue carbonate 81
zinc. containing foryiSe per cent OF he pure metal
Supluiateoi zinc, (sometimes called hsade, and by
'he Ers!i'b miners "bG,r Jacn, Is also aeuh'al' ~
he Wiscobsin mines IL contains from my i've to SIX
tfVe per cent OF zinc but is more dilncult OIL reduc
tion than HE calamne.
Large qnahtes, both Of copper aud zinc are now IN
ported from Europe into the United States 10 supply the
c,lt uay increasing demand iOr brass. IL IL NOT l'
pob bic that the district under consideration might
i'm. sh Of both metals sufficient amount at least Tor
mab, years 10 come 10 supply the entire United States
with brass Of home produce and manufacture
Oi zinc, at least there l. asSuredy sufficient supply
not only for that pu pose but also for eXpOrtaon All
the zinc LOW produced IN Great Bltain Is trilng IN
quantity, an0 OF quite insufficient Tor the demand 80
lat large quantity is imported annually INTO that
island. chiefly from Germany aud Belgium. The lmpor
tson # zlnc nio England in The year 1888 exceeded
six ilons 3Dd half of p0lnds-a fact which may give
s all idea Of the Importance OF the metal as an article
OF commerce.
Among the productive mineral of Iowa and
Wisconsin, the at present desplsed zine ore may claim
10 couten piihle rank.
II was no doubt the case at the time Of DR. Ovens
survey Of the Upper Mississippi mines, stated by hun
thar the miner cursed the dry b0Re, for eating up the
lead ore end that hundreds of them were ignorant that
i, contained metal. But since that day our miners
have acquired more knowledge TO minerals and more
experience ard skill in the business OF mining
Al he present time both dry bone and Ug'k jack are
coi.dtfed by our miners unerring indication OF
te vicinity Of lead ore, and extensive explorations are
made ia ~ eHirgs in the rock which contain them
BTy tone sheets when they float near the surface are
frequently discovered b. the scoTcfe appearance Of Che
vegetation. These indications The miners call dry
lole laze, and such places are selected by hem Tor
hcir operations These ores are never found In the
NisconsIn mines III any quantity IA vertical creVlce,
lut aW6ys il horizontal openings the sheets are from
ten 20 y feet ~ width, varying in thickness from one
10 I'VE feet, and at depth OF from twenty 10 eighty
feet below the surface When combined with lead ore
they aIete separated b. burning stamping washing aud
jeciue Hence. IN searching for lead tor years past
vast qua titles Of both dry bone and jac jack have been
Tased To the uIace Ibis, together With those which
have been separated from the lead at the wash places
tro bout tie mines, has been the mean- OF accumulate
ic usaIGs Of tons So abundant Is IT, that roads
nlce AMI repaired with H. AID hundreds Of tuns have
been used 10 macadauZc OF the streets IN the VII
leee Of Min raj Point
Some years since an attempt was made to extract
zinc from It's ores by di.taIion, bur from some cause
tvmt Of thiI, leIhaIs) lt was failure From that
tine mill recently. DO attempt has been made 70 De
yolop Ills OF wealth Pittsburgh capitalist,
have low taken he matter in hand. S0ue two year,
since they sent an agent 10 the mines for the purpose
procuring small quantity OF tAe 70 test their qul
ny by actual experiment Eight or ten tgns We're hauled
10 Ghlt La, ard firm thence shipped by steamboat "a
IttslWlh; small subiuring furnace was erected and
the orr tested with the most satisfactory result the
zIc white made from the d,y bone being superior
pant 10 that Manufactured from the Neg-Jersey ore
ha procured from the Jiach jack was If an inferior
D DLa.t!, bur greater N quantity.
great draWlscA. however on tie profits of this new
itlch Of business, when Pittsburgh enterprise had pro
ecitd We, the cost II transporting tie ores from tie
mines 10 CaitIa lie ucarest point for shipping them
This drawback checked tle enterprise for tune but
The const.uction Of the Mineral Point Railroad which
connects With the Col, and Chicago and Illinois Cen
ila whose terminus l. 10 tLc very focus OF the lead zine
era rmiHes OF Nlsconsiu has given uew lie TO the
iH''t TN ft-'i-t very ll'l y 40 agent ~ tl.- cOi
IaHy waited he mines lie en-ged about tgo thousand
tors cd soHe n the vicinity oil the Railroad Depot
Il-lty lIoloseto transport by Ills railroad 20 Galena
ana hSl tleuce ship ii by steamboats, % Pittsburgh
u j. c.taf! hot The interest of the mining dist let OF
Nistoit t. encourage the enterprise Of Che t.burgl
Cor IiiI az others from that section Al. coal f.d.
Of lcllsl AHA are TOO distant; whereas those of m
.Io.s aIc n,ttO exceed Gle hundred miles from 49, We
sl..l siots be u CONNECTION by rsroad with the coal
mines 81 Limos. IL ls therefore. evidently our interest
Co et,.te TIE growth O.. toaL n tsWas IA tie go Al
region o. 40 state tlr hail have the same relation "a
cur mines as Saans,l Do Wales bears ~ the conner
mines a. CorUsl il England. uc furnish. ng them bg
uiIccd with oIl zinc copper and lead ores for the
Iulo.e 0I being -r.rtrd they furnishing Us ia return
WITH iueltu article sb oiutey required for the ssrrle
IT. .ht Of our prircs md The propulsion Of steam en
aits i,r fhe uvafrrrl 0 our uin-s. aud their deve
oImeit 10 greater depth t5n wo have been able IA
p,nfuate by hofserootr.
Tlc 1inc If " sconsu which has 80 long lain NEGLECT
g. from the want of el 10 reduce its ores owing To the
c,fftrrcfcn o the Mn ral olut Railroad which open,
/ tie mining district oi Ni.con..n cheap supply o
fuel fertile rcigcl,n of a. own tngcher With floar o
/ ,ri l,ad and copper li,m q rcshhorng coal Gel.
~ li no. The d.ily increasing d,Diani r zine, mex
lautI 81 b. mine. al HIi.h SO Ut..Hs WHIeh aye ..i