Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-11-13
sor the Grant County Herald.
Mining Enterprise Old Fairplay
Aroused.

boys Of the clay besmeared uniform.
with, Pick and Cad, had to look a.
smart after their scalps, as they had
after the ponderous rocks which over
hungthem. A rude and hardy class
were those same founders ofour lead.
underlaid village. But, in common
with the other mining conters. seat
tered through this mineral bearing
region of Wisconsin, the wonted bus
tie and industrial activity of this
place;has been made to feel for some
years the labor draining influence of
the gold hunting excitement, so rife
OF latp years. However, many have
seer the Elephant and are returning
perfectly contented with the sight
of the glitter. Long ere this CO.
hort OF brawny Industrials " wend-
ed their weary way DER Desert and
Mouptain it was Well known to
everS, man, that heavy bodies of
lead Gre lay beneath their feet W hen
here. They could not get it-why -?
Twas all down, down in the water /!
All, even to the very children of the
village know the lead is here beneath
us, alike in village and vicinity.
Such j. the character Of this Dis
trict, particularly, north,c, st and
south, rs is we'll known also to many
practical miners in Dubuque, Galdna.
Potosi and in other Towns and Vii.
lagos Such being the case, it will
here be naturally asked, . Why not
apply machinery-why not put on
Pumps 2 Pumps baN e been put on
but such is the heavy over powering
condition and extent of " the subtcr-
rancan flood, that the Pumps-con-
siderable ones at that too were pow
erlcss against it. All such efforts
having proved futile, perfect waste
OF bolif capital and labor, the mind Of
the nlofe enterprising has been now
for some weeks engaged on the con.
sideratfon Of Il remedy for all this
in the scientific measurement and
ranging Of ground, preparatory to
eQcing work Il on broad solid
basis ;I,d running ol thus tap
ping tie immc Reservoir Of
Watefsi" now flooding the lead bear
ing stajlas Of the old mining ranges
North East and South Of the upland
country. Ifanything was needed to
illustratc the sound policy Of drirjng
{ecc{S in preference to pumping, we
need Only point to the example Of
Shullsbhrgh and Hazel Green. Their
splendid success in adopting this
rational system of :" clearing the
way TO- wealth" is q triumphant and
final v'ndication Of the principle.
OnIyilet this principle be generally
adopted throughout the rich mineral
bcariag centcrs Of Wisconsin, and
capital, be assured, you will End rich
enough investments here at home,
without flying off to the hazardous
risks Of new and untlied regions.
some years back the public mind
interested IN the mineral resources
ofthC state beca ne pretty thorough
~ en%ros~ed with this vast and most
important object, which finally forced
itself o., he attention Of the Lcgis-
lature. An attempt was made and
a WISE one surely, by the Hon. VIM.
Hull. then a member of the House,
to INDUCE it to make liberal appro-
priatjon to help large joint stock
company to run grand level
through the mining districts, drain
the wa.cr thcrctrom, give work to
thousands and develop no doubt,
millions Of treasure. The wise ones
werc.howover, slightly in the major
ity, anG the noble object was defeat
oil. In the level now to be run here,
we engaged men of energy, expert
once alyd determination hard hands
men who for near life time, have
piled tie pick and CAD, men who have
been down, toiled in slush and mire,
in co;dand wet, in the very ground
it is BOW proposed to drain, through
the ln5trumcntaity OF this great
level. Hcnco capital here, is doubly
safe. poubIy, | say, first, because it
is no,vcnturo like opening new un-
tric!l gtound from the sod or PROS
pecIint as it is called that's All
change. But here, before the level
are the. lodes yes they are there,
known' positively to be there, be.
cause they have been seen and han
died, add TO som extent worked, or
as tar rs it was possible Oh account
Of !hef powerful water; aad second
~ because the directors are practi-
cal mqcrs aud are doeply involved
pccUnarily in the work The work
men also, viii BE shareholders and
hence, xviii take an interest in push
ING, the work forward The land
owners universally throughout the
district. offer leases on liberal terms
Of lNgnt Of Way. etc. of The compa
ny. \ rent will hereafter accrue to
the company on all mineral worked
or taken out belolc the prcScnt well
known water level 4 vast revenue
must devolvc to the company .rom
this source alone. But then, It's well
knGYn that in drifting, they will
cat tnincral in crevices which has
brela before worked down to water
The fact is, from what Is positively
knGqn ofthc ground through which
tbe55 will drive, here is every prob
abiEj3y that in tho amount of minera
com3 upon thar the level can pay its eN
pen$eS nor is there anything vision,
airy mere, for the ground is too wei
/ kno@n to admit even of that idea