New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-10
MISSOURI.
MIN II II a L 8.
BY 8. WATERWAYS OF ST. LOUIS.

Third 7 per !

produce It's equal in tho number extent and value OF
its minerals. Tie immensely Of its mineral wealth
subjects wen truthful exposition to suspicion OF
eraion Tie sober calculations VI geology seem
to be mere figures Of rhetoric. The imperfect ei-
plor atons which have been made have disclosed the
superiority but not the fun magnitude Of the metallic
resources Of Missouri Some OF the wants Of Natures
bank have been opened but the treasure Is too vast to
be counted. The cai.h has boarded In Is golfers au
nnminted and incalculabie wealth The inventory Of
tire mineral resources OF Missouri enumerntes springs
VIII SO waters are imprcenated ~th sa'. sulphur uon
aud petroleum. Jasper agate chaiceuony rrous Saul
granite. marble, plastic and hre-clays metallic pnts
hydraulic cement, photographic Quck'lime NH ana
grind stone fe-rock kaolin. emory p'umbago. Nickel
cobalt zinc copper silver gold. lead, coal ana iroh'
Most Of these minerals occur In quantities tha' are
literally nexhaus,ibe. Tn Of many Of these ami
Giles the mines and quarres of Missouri conld ea'i'
supply the markets Of the world. II an incomplete
geologic survey ard The rude efforts OF unscientihe
uners who have yet scarcely touched the vast &c
puss Of the State, have disclosed such results we may
Justly expect far richer Developments when an ex
haustve investigation has heon made and systematic
mining been extensively prosecuted
OF silver and gold only have been discovered
| Cobalt and nickel exist IN profuscn.
| Zinc Is very abundant. Its masses have often re-
,ar!ed the mining Of more valuable Thousands Of
III, Of this meta. thrown away BY tie lead miners a.
,eratious and worthless impednen. TO their progress
light be with prof able cheapness reclaimed TO The
uses OF commerce. The ore IL very pure.
Copper has been found in IL counties. AZ Hinchs
Mine 200 pounds Of ore gave ~ pounds Of good cop
per- At this locality toe ganrue Is red clav, ebert and
magnetism limestone. AT X ves's Mine the ore lies
-. L. a<. 80 Ia apat
feet thick aud contains rich proportion Of copper
| The Copper Hill Mine has yielded 100 900 pounds.
Tho ore from tho Stanton Mines gives according to
two analyses 4ail Per cent ~ pure copper The ore
usually a ,ulplurrt or carboDete.
Bat verv rt,le attention has been paid 10 TIE zinc and
copper mines Of Missouri Tho larger profits Of other
sld. of mining have diverted public enterprise from
fir ri Il AMI ' development Il these ores. IN" sue
~ ~ he per works nj frr,rrckstown would jus
iy eIiended operations In this neglected. branch
OF mining.
cad nas been discovered IN more than 800 localities
It's purple veins through % oonrtes AID tcrsect
m ~ Of than Gt0J square niles TIE richness
II these mines is II bited by the following statistics
Pound. ~ Lead.
Total y'e'a Of perrys nine to isji l2roOo
roid yield Of V,es mine .-......--.. l3oOIO0
| 1, tai Yield of Fra Inns mine from lS2i 10
Irs1. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 2DplVD
Yield Of Shibboeth ile 10 lsl............. 10000
| Yield OF washiu gton Hnd 81. Francois coun.
ties from lsii 10 leji.................... 100000
Arnnal weld II " ,,hinoton County. 3ooooD
Total mid al Virgini, nine ......... 10 GO OOO
yiaia - WIN ,u. min, I'm months OF -Ji.. lij o
Yield u Frizer's mine IN mouth -.......... l0locO
yi.d ~ r,a1at's IN one week .............. 5000
shipped frn selma alone from 1924 to is.. 10 oo0ooo
Animal average OF oil mnes from ieiO to
Al he mine Of P,ice. Bray & Co. 400 pound. Of
ralena have been taken from san which il only 10
fee, deep The Mineral Poiut IL " inches thick.
fha Icid IL mostly -ulphufet. Ouf Of 100 specimens
Of ore ~ were suiPhurel tsuPaufei ana carbonate
and sulplate ~,
ganre generally snlphate Of beryta Tie ore often
fonnd IN msgnes an limestone red clay iutcspersec
with brown hem t,ite. pyrites and ochre.
The mines Which have been worked are mostly shall
The ,baft Of wilamss mine was from 2, to rs feet
deem.
The shaft OF Shbboeth mine was from lG 10 co feet
The shaft Of Prices mine was 10 feet deep
AtGranby the lead 10 Tie yery surface Of the
ground.
In November 1865 Mr. Butler the Superintendent
Of the ST Louis White Lead Factory. made a careful
exain nation If Mine Ia Motto. Ills report 10 Mr.
Banker President ~ the Lead and Oil COu pany,
braces the fonung Interesting iacis The ore Which
Is almost exclusively suphuIef cor tains fom Cd To
60 per cent Of pure lead II Is found In limestone
formation A. u depth OF from % To 30 feet below tie
surface TIE earth which overes the limestone varies
from IL feet in depth. Horizontal sheets Of almost
pure gaicns. varying rom 10 y iaehes IN thickness
cover the beds Il mineral; beneath them lies less pro-
auctivo sulphuret. which extends downward from TO
6 feet. The mean thickness Is inches. Ihe weight
Of square foot OF lead, ore lnch timex IL ~ pounds
the weight OF square foot Of loud. cght inches thick
1 10 800 pounds.
Sometimes single drill yields 100 OF these nearly
cubic feet In month. But an average 30 feet gves
as The product OF one drill 65 pou DIS dsy or 10 coo
pounds month. The daily expense tf each drill is
e. So Each furnace snes from 40 81 ~ pigs OF lead
day. An average product OF 30 pigs. or 100 pounds
requires the reduction Of g. 100 pounds Of The oos
VI smelling Is sJ7 DAY.
Ten drills are necessary to keep furnace In blast,
We are now ready for Il summary of results
a M land A
this market for the five years previous to
Deduct freight 10 ST. Louis. IT, p u sls 20
Deduct commission for selling. per
cent on t2li 3l..................-... III
Deduct Cost OF mining. ten drills at
81 ~ each. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10 %
Deduct cost OF smelling. 81 Co. ~? 81
Profit OF one furnace per day. ............ s7r 10
III ot OF furnace per mediterranean. 2,u3i ~
Profit ~ furnace per 1860 I'd
At this rate 100 drills rubber not exceeding the
capscity 81 a large company, would yield an annual
During first year large operations would involve
leavy 0nilay for shafts drainage and machinery
Int the cost VI repairs and Improvements could hardly
exceed 30 per cent oi the years earnitgs.
Tie preceding estimates arc based upon present
facts and not upon theoretical possibilities. They are
founded upon the practical results Of recent mining
An nilIgement Of present operations and more ex
tended 81 existing facilities all that Is necessary
the success hch tho foregoing figures ind
cate. ..t
Doubtless a treatment by the economic methods of
scieuce would give measuraby higher precentage oi
profit
Perfectly pure ealena contains 1894 per cent Of sui
phur and sd.t6 per cent II lead.
An uncryslaised specimen from Mine Ia Motto,
analy sed by Dr Llt0n gave Together with rnces of
iron copper and nickel 1880 per cent Of sulphur ana
IA. 80 per cent OF lead.
Under our present wasteul processes the suphurets
Of Mine 10 Motto sometimes yield 7'7 per cent VI pure