The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1859-05-04
silver m,,r in Coshocton County.

Silver Mine i'm COShocfOn County,
We publish the following articles in relation
to what is supposed 70 be a silver mine near
West Lafayette, in coshOcton county. The
first IS a letter written BY B. F. Fleming, "a gen
tlenan we'll known to the editor Ofthe SsntiHeI)
to Mr.. Jacob SAVERS, ofGuernsey county. The
other IS from tie Coshocton Democrat, under
date Of April %.
Mr.. Fleming. under date Of "West Lafayette
CoshOcton County, April %, 1882 says
Great excitement in this county at the pres
ent- time. wing TO a discovery made, by a re-
turned Californian, living in this place, by the
name of Hammerley, who about one year ago
found some stone on the Carp farm. near West
LaEayette. which he thought bad silver in it
lie made a confident Of Basil Miller, they tried
to melt it, but could not. They then went to
PHILADELPHIA with some Of the ore. AchefniSt
ANALYSED it, and found it to contain 33 per Ger .
pure silver. They purchased the receipt for
melting, and have been some months engaged
in testing if, and also, have had it tried by u
different chemists, with the same effect. Dam
icl Millerhas had it tw ice to the mint in Phil
adelphia; they pronounce it to be the richest
ever taken there; every 3 pounds OF ore making
one pouud Of pure silver. 1t has stood, every
test. It is found in a bed fifty yards wide, and
3 feet thick, overland with a vein of lead one
foot thick. 1t has also been found in several
different places on CarpS' farm, and also in dill
terent places in the neighborhood in great qua' :
titles. Mr.. Miller told me he could take ont
and melt one hundred pounds ofpure silver per
dav. Coshocton is all excitement. Mr.. VIM
r. johnson Offered Mr.. Miller $4,000 for 30
acres Of the farm.
The C0shoctou Democrat says:-Q
There is quite a stir among our citizens in
the eastern part Of this county, concerning the
discovery Of an extensive bed oil ore, very much
resembling silver, but appearing like metal IN
substance between zinc and TIM We have not
seen the ore, but have examined a piece olinetf
al from the melted ore, which is harder and
not so brittle as type metal. 1t Is believed to
be a very valuable ore. This mine was diScoy-
cred by a returned Californian, who kept the
secret to himself hoping to be able to purchase
the farm upon which the ore was iound--bul
being unable to do so, made known the dlseoV'
cry to Mr.. Daniel Miller, who Inns since pur'
chased the farm at $50 per acre. The ore Is
on a hill on the bank Of the Iuscarawas, oppo-
-. site West Laayettee. We have for twenty
years been Impressed WIFI III sDeliel tna1 'ale-
able minerals Of this nature abounded in The
hills of this region. 1t has long been known
that the Indians who lived along the Ki!hucF
and Walhonding rivers could always obtalr
lead when they wanted it, and places where i
had been melted. with the drosS laying around
were found near their camps, but no clue to tn
location Of the mine was obtained by the earl.
settlers.
On a high knob, in the eastern part of thi
county, are said to be several deep wells II
the woods, regularly walled up with stones
having been dug, apparently, a hundred year
ago, but never having been recently explored
no one knows for what purpose they were du
whether for salt, silver or lead. There is n
doubt that Coshocton Is one of.the richest min
eral counties in the State, and we hope the tim
is not now distant when Its riches will be lull
developed. . a .,r. ta .e. ..fta .
1t is altogether probable that we shall take
trip out there tomorrow, (Thursday,) and eH
anime the mine, and report to our readers
our next paper. m