, 1866-08-03
FROM MISSOURI.

The Lend NIincs-Chfcaso Companies
MT W0rk-CnndItton OF the Mlncs-
Cheering Indications.
Correspondence of the Chicago Tribuue.l
ST. CLaln, franklin Co.. Mo,
July 9Th, l66 !
The extensive mining operations now be-
Ing carried on lu the lead mines Of this Sec
tiou, induce Inc to give your readers fe"
items taken Oh receut visit 10 soue Of the
largest and most productive Of these mines.
The incxhaustablc supply Of mineral that
ahounds in this region Is attrating capitalists
hither TO nn extent heretoiore unknown.
Chicago is we'll Represented, tho E1celsior,
New Era, and Fcninsular companies being
largely composed Of Chicago men, among
whom may be mentioned c. G. Wicker, j. 9.
Haines, BcckwIt1i, Hilton, Foster, Ernest,
sturgcsa Sons, Alfred C1app, nn1 many
others wl.u are interested III developing the
| uucral reeolIrces Of Southwest Missouri.
The Excelsior mines arc 1ocatrl five miles
eoutlrnst Of 81. Clalr, in the very henri Of
The mining region. About eight montlls ago.
MIR. Alfred Clapp, Supervising Afatuger Ut
The CutirRliy, sunk elIhtt Oil vertical vein
ur lead, varying frum two tu slx inchcs Iii
thickness. a drptll of aoscnty.fIse fret hAs
tetn obtniltrd. The elxa uf the elAtt Is len
| NY EfC Ietlt 4He EFeHtti 4ti itt"4 " VIZ
dctth has t,pcti through solkl hint rock. At
,ic,All of seventy ftul tle flint gasu tlhrr lo
Il Fuft antRtrite tlsrh, nih tlir vein uf DI1tlu4
mi rtIll winds Ia wnf ,tnwiIwnf,l with eve.
ry inhieDtinh Ut terminating II, II shHI sd tt
tlelt ufc. an lid Itt,Irr nf twthty $shrt' a.
lmr.,hrr. tt,unlr,t IN A.nh!MH shts al'aH, tsEa'
tltrl- u lil',,nlll Future hr tI,f. ni,'' !,
hmo mild lfogIvp. rnl, nov l't IInAl". !
l,rlua E'i,n|aIAl 1vrly lm'lhlg u! ws'fA
llunItal l'tG sntai u,tk IL Wl,nl u lsns !"p
Ml,,lu ,lukiug. 1tlr"nHh I'm hini,, Mr, tMpl
} haa ''ispm,y"' sreat ehrfKy ~ '@" pssassss .
iuosl srtiu,n s,ictr.a nF l. 10 embarrassing VII
, ntina INV lifu A,nl vtEur III tlle untira m'i'lr
i nlrrntiu,la ur Ills aurlinl. ] will inellsln'
, lint thp III" ,,t t!.e Ex"ss*!nr s"lnp WIS "a
lretrti by Gnl. fuassr nf ynMs silly, wAa, h9
) | lluve, Ia Interested tn Tho ln!nu.
. Tie growing Interest nanlfrht.h IN IT,
!, mlnng ul,rrAtl1nh nl bolIthWcht All"Hnslt!
i DI tho ,ntIHl cheering Character. The uArh.
h .n'nrr. er!ehsasst for the!s s!s!s del"s'ts a. a
i lcul ure, arc bring successfully worked I.
Il develop ihcm 10 ths'r fullest extent. I'll
y New Era mine Ia snld to oiItr strong lhluct
i incnt4 for further Developments, atd doun
j, nut bit Tint the Eh!cago aslcn lntcEghteu tn
i Will rush i forward vigorously; Ths rsnl1 rem,
10 Of tho Pcn1,lsillnr Mining Company, i# rich
IL mineral, aud mn Informed operations on
,e largcr scale arc about to he conltncnce.
d There Are several FURNACES IN sGccess1
i. operation within distance Of eight or te
&c 1niles VI this paace, where the n!"csH!
r. slncIled, run Into l,igs, and shipped per Il
III | Southwest Branch Pacific Ranroad
ID st, Louis and e1scwharc.. In
III noticed several lots shipped to u
eago. It is amusing to witns
=. what Is called the Gopher digging. Owne
al Of tracts OF lnnh, but without the means
m sink shafts and open up the leads 'nsAy
" seen With their pick and spade gousi,lss Q
Of the mineral to q depth Of tIptn one to t
~ feet, until stopped by striking the; roc
" THUS they 60 from vein to vein, aud by
doing ret thousands OF pounds OF nincr
which they Anul to the furnaces and sc
as- Some Of these gopher disgers make as nj
nd rs 5000 Per day.
IN Professor 6. {. Swallow, nm eminent a
we'll known geologist, is ut present here
M gagged in inspecting largo tract Of La,
de- With view OF determining Its adaptation
fo- mining. Tue Professor is thoroughly c.
Tia, versant With the mineral lands of the Sta
;;nn and considers this as the best Portiun Of
sn .Na State for mining purposes.
ia. Tic tide Of emigration to this state
IN season, from Illinois, Indiana. ana States
10 thcr eAet, is immense, aud free Missouri
lev making gfant strides in the development
,Wn her unlimited resources. MiSE1