The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-09-04

We published paragraph last winter ~
reference (" the discovery q. lead IN Ala,na
kee County anil are pleased t. find the iol
lowing descriptis. article IN III. Lansing
iateiiiyeaeer of the new town which has
sprung up ON the site of the lead discovery.
We perceive b, the same paper that com
Iany has been formed called the . New tia
lena Lead Mining and Real E<tat-C ompany."
and that our respected fellow citizen, Hon.
jane Thorlngton has been elected Prr>i-
dent II the same The following is the ar
ticlc referred tn:
A Nsir "a rnr LEAD MIAIs.--ln cum
pany with the Directors of the :. New Ga.
lena Lead Mining and Real Estate Com
pany," We visited New s;alena and the lead
mines, for the first time, On "Wednesday, and
though we had been prepared by the state
incnts oi men, well informed and good judg-
-, upon whom the utmost rclianec might
be placed the indications of great mineral
wealth, and the agricultural and manufae-
turing AL, antages u the Iowa River Valley,
were far ahead IL our antieipations. The
valley is reached and trayersed BY a good
natural roa.l, whicl, u little labor would
make equal Ia the best rad We have trav-
eled in this portion Il Iowa. The valley III
Iowa, We confidently believe, cannot b. es-
celled for beautiful scenery.
A pleasant drive ol eighteen miles brought
"a t. New Galcna. and thence three miles
Ia the mines. A great deal Of labor and
maney has bcrn expended, IN prospecting
principally, and We arc assured with good
success Accompanied by Mr.. a. Edwards,
a practical miner, We examined the /" dig
..ings." Several shafts were sunk. aud in
every instance, but two, more or les min
eral has becn found. 1hrea large cxcaya-
tions have been made in the sides III the
bluff, which were examined thoroughly BY
the party crawling ON hands and knees,
from thirty Ia sixty feet Abundance IL
mineral WAS seen adhering 10 the sides of
the excavations, or drifs., !" and in "pock-
cts" almost from the entrance along the
whole length. The whole earth seems TO
be impregnated with mineral, and were At
tention paid 10 gathering IL ss Il i found,
we have no doubt enough could be procured
to pay well for the labor. But the miners
are pressing forward to find the large bodie~,
which they feel confident little more labor
will bring 10 view. We are not familiar
enough with mining and miners phraseolo-
~ to give fair description IL the mines, or
10 state intclligibly tile nature IL The intll-
cations upon which the expectations &c the
miners are based but the impression made
upon our own mind was, that where ~
much mineral could be found ~ near the
surface, almost among the roots II the graSn
there must b. large bodies not FAR nH
Mr.. q. ID. Jones, an independent miner.
has struck lode for which be refuses ST.
uO. lie has expended great deal Of Ia
Dor :" drifting" and has taken out rs,lsider-
able mineral When We visited his Dig
gings," he was sinking q shaft over the
drift," in order TO procure air 90 enable
him 10 prosecute his Iabors under ground,
and within about four feet from the surface
struck a continuous vein IL :. sheet miner
al, ranging from one inch To two inches IN
thickness. lie took out, in AR presence,
upwards Of twenty pounds IN five minutes,
and more wasexpo~ed 10 view. Mr.. Jones,
has followed mining mine years. and say
that his present prospect gives better indI
cations than an, he has ever before found.
The whole party consisting IL Almon H.
Barnes and DIR. ID. Is DciIendorf, If DelcvaIi,
Wis, 4. T.. Cooley and Leonard Standring.
If DEBORAH, and james I. Gilbert, of Ian
sing. were delighted with the visit, and are
satisied from the evidence. that the New
,;alsna Lead Mines will prove the most pro
ductivs that have yet been discovered in
the Northwest.
New Galcna is situated on the Iowa River,
and Is surrounded BY the most beautiful
scenery We ever beheld. BESIDES the Iowa
river, there are numerous small streams II
pure water, formed from springs gushing
from the bluffs, which line the valley ON
either side These STRAIN. abound with
specklcd trout, sfording rare sport for an
glers.
II Is less than year since the iirst build
ing was erected. There mr.. nov about ten
buildings and several more progressing
Messrs Moulton A Lee have erected large
store and arc selling large anoast IL goods.
They are also erecting large stone barn,
with every possible convenience. II will
10 the model barn IL Alamakee county.
Under the auspices Of the Mining and Zeal
Estate Company just formed, New Gaiena
can not fail to be the most important inland
town in Iowa. IL, mineral wealth, water
power, and agricultural surroundings, can
not fail to make, in very Few years large
city. Capitalists, miners, and mechanics,
seeking investments, or places for business
of any kind, will find advantages st New
(,afena that M, other rlure ean aff.,rd