Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-06-27

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lsSess The whs:s ssriss u ~ foss1nisseas
sessnssions. alnose witheut . bssak, ituu
!, ~, beds eonaasMing NE osst knoWn tssees
kd ehima1 bes upon he sasth-shs Pstsdam
tsndst9ns-ee ete epal neasuree ins3u. i've.
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Laies vsfssAae6sna eeAhs sskjsee Or our ip-
FvCbdo - dan 0ooDujd eeheDuiss obep,
IN eaGels ~ Z, q dy The Sespatiens o.
ne ueeSsuiasd pssss Of The STATE with
greater advantage.
y. y; ID ~ = = -. = 3
esSbIistcs Nh . pssvis5sa II u law. y
c,mmunicats 70 the psepls Of The vicinity 10
which nv various examinasions wero mode,
their results through the public press.
| A number Of CITIZENS hsyisg expvoeoodr
their regret ttat these sstislss, being pab>
lishcd In 20 many different ncwspapers,
Ihatis uaeiope1ibls Tor thsn b obe11o
tho whole series, I have thought it best 70
oGer yeu bgief summssy u Tho more In.
portant ones, although itadds materially to
my labors. a
COAL AT DIES MONIES.
| spent portion ofths day upon which
vas legally qualified. in the examinstien
Of some Of the coal mines in and around the
city Of Des Aoines, 10 company With NJ.
~oskh6x .eise n 1hs north peet Of ne
c;tv Thc coal of this mine i Of excellent
on.Ltv. "a IL ~ = s.ssiv s;x a. ma
= sc,"s r.r,s Th.s. ssnti:m.n wcre slso
!, that .,i.as nr.sescsies ~ oosl on other
lands near The river. about mile above he
mine ,hev ARE NOV workins. Win eood N
dIcsii6ns Of 1uccess n iIndine ! bed -
uood - Ihst. ~ ,vl,ich iii nrchablv prove
r < 4 oent;sustioo Of the ssme. COD has
&6een obeoino1 a ver;sus poiots H the bill.
dds. in The lnms6Iats vicisity Of the city,
M m ~ an thsm Jud.;rr Ann N.
formation DreviousIv Obtained. and obser-
vAtions made = shs time Of Nv visit. | su
not q present disposed % encourage q.
pensive explorations Tor other beds OF coal
At q great depth below the level Of the
river. = ~ =
r. AuAnoaA ouA rasss.
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"n.~r;.s 81 r,,;i,,;r. 49, - ths. have
-, 100, +, ~. ~. +. .es.;sts Ara llne
grained ,n..n..;.r i;...sons. al : plsasant
i;ch. hutr .cior vsrv.c venIvaSed ia n lav.
- s..n ~ - tpave ~ - -Ahichnc:s
~. 6.d.I;nc .nrf.ce. nm a .,rcosh ID :
hosrd n = o,,.er;sa I'm Ssc;lm~ .r.i
tho i.vcrs frcnncn,iv fu,r;.h s.hi.,. -. AZ
1917 nerfsct thst ~ hsdd.d .;d.e =
Iss., Ia nj raod ~ ~ so.ci,.A In
chi.s, 80 ~. 49, - ~ " ' w."
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cos.s..;",, =. Nm. sl{s.s. Xs;.. ~
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=. W.. IN, !. -. - ,::.y O: ~" ssS1 "
~ ~ ' ..i. ill., .a... .s' lug ,scpp,
l.;as1 g-F
The front Of The psincissl Quassies. which
arc now being worked By Nessrs naines L
Coz fps1hs ., blsG e abost ej9ht1 fee In
height, alsng the left bank Of The Wspsi-
pinicon, there being e0ly space eaoueh
for the tsaek Of tho Duboque and Oouth>
western Railroad between the quarrics and
fthUffvef. '-sss' 40 -s'.-'" 4'.
These quarrics alone have already made
this sto.c we'll Known end appreciated III
along the route Of that foad aud re the best
portion Of the quarry 10 only Just reached,
the stone being moro firm and in heavier
beds, where the effects Of the atmosphere
end iesse have ueVoe rcsehsA
q Oeher GuasEics are uow beAs opened in
\ Tho vicinity. and M0suD. PieiGon-& webb
AvA -coiweAeedl hc ensplsg Aim In
connection with Their quarry. | examined
some mortar made with lime prcpaf d from
this stone, which was equal 10 any l have
ever seen.
These beds belong to the upper Giiufi6h
sy stem and arc ge0logically equivalent 70
the fameue Selies eeoasese lllinslov and ~
not surpoeoe&by thoH 76r aHY purxSses ~
those Of tho heaviest masonry. such e
bridge buildinN 10. * .,
coz, A. S,ro,.
nv,
y t"s IHuns % g..el sxelnasssn y -
ec,, deposits near h'uota' the county sess
Of nn'din county among o.ne!s aiohg .ne
uos'." oslusss, ~ ss.' n"u, s"vsu
J"r, In" go $3.50 ~ ~ NJ. 10 ":''
:n margin tnan m'gn! nave 1een antic-
.pss.u' ~, uS ovsrwso 'tS loCs sels y
bon;tsrou. ssrss. .nns.r h.xs ~. SV s...
.".,' ~ J n..s':H .s. sPre.., NV ~. seeu
a." ,r, ~ ~ =. J vsS S.s = ~
Rock Where the, sssm 70 ssT~ i, ass .hr"~.
s ~ s ~ sss- = s..%'"..s sosuPs.
N considerable a .aie1n... within city o six
t,n;S, s ny "' ~ssS Y. ~ ne SupSsss