Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-12-03
Two Handed and Company Mining---The
Pittsburgh & Wisconsin Mining Compa-
ny---The Graham Mining Company.

Two handed and Company Mlning---The
Pittsburgh & Wisconsin Mining Compa-
ny---The Graham Mining Company.
As to mining as it is and has been
two handed with rope and windlass,
the profits are just enough to pay in>
snrance upon a policy in the great
association of poverty, the same hold
inc = perpetual charter We faiths
fully note Che exceptions Paying
diggtngs arc such as yield ordinary
wages, but promise TO peter cut any
day and produce nothing Hiddtag
success lnsures living for a hard
working miner and his family, or say
Sl.25 per day. Go0d iuct on u show
for "lead " may set one up on a farm
OF his own, after few years of toll
and saving Rich diggiHgs NAV pay
up old debts and set up the family
A 'lead" may do something better.
but not once in ten. Nine out eff the
ten who ''StrHek leaf" somo wears
ago soon after took some one of the
downward roads aad have not since
been heard from, The tenth man Of
mining fortune has made good use Of
his money and lives on the hill-hls
name only, OF all the ninety and nine,
being used to initiate the digging BUSH
ness, the res. fading from mind and
memory. Supposing the earth to
contain immense bodies Of mineral,
the same reasonably accessible,
The reasons for failure at partner
diggings are these depth, water,
hard rock, damps and accidents
Want Of capital may be included AS
the merchants have got over keeping
debt and credit with r'incral pros
pecting or anything short Of actual
lodes or money in bank. Surprising,
therefore, that two-partner digging
is failure,
Will company mining be success
We answer yes, for these reasons
depth and water will be no obstacles
when machinery is used hard rock
and the damps will yield cheaply be~
fore scicnced skill, and even accident
be avoided. AS to credit it will not
be wanted SO that all the obstacles
in the way Of two partner diggngs
are set aside or measurably disposed
Of by company work joined with cap
ital We think we express the opin,
ion of most intelligent miners that, if
mining can be made successful at ali
in yielding fortune commensurate
with labor and Skill it can only be
done by large investment of capital
and labor, or mining company enter
prise, such as
THE PITTSBURGH AND WISCONSIN MIN
ING COMPANY.
This company expects to lay out
$1,000 on the Jerry Garner lands,
adjoining Beetown village, in proving
up sundry crovices, dry aud water
openings, flats or horizontals, &c,
most Of them containing mineral by
previous discovery but not worked
on account Of water At present
they are ut work Oh the Nickafiae
East and West and the North and
South Fortune Sheet, these known to
be rich in mineral below water-
At present the work OF this company,
by its superintendent, is being con
fined to cautious and cheap expert
mcnting, in view Of ascertaining the
depth and pitch Of certain layers of
mineral rock, and ascertaining the
depth required for water drainage.
4 few men are employed with horse
pump, 4 steam power eniine is on
the ground, with pumps and tubings,
to be set up Whenever it is known
where the like will be Of sure service.
Some mineral is being taken out, per.
haps enough to pay board bills APP
pcarances eli the ground, records Of
mineral taken from these old dig
gings, belief Of experienced miners,
and other evidences appear TO fully
warrant this enterprise.
! his Company is not yet charter
cd but expects to be by grace OF the
next legislature. There being but
few m mbers Of the company and no
necessity for jealousy or disagree
mcut, they are working as we'll with-
ont any corporation francis The |
head quarters are at Pittsburgh, the
President, DIR. Huzdy being noted |
capitalist and largely interested in
the Cliff Copper Mine, Lake Superb
or. whers many OF our lead miners
have worked The Secretary and |
Treasurer is Diiworth, we guess q
brother Of him Of arithmetic fame dur>
ing the Revolution. Superintendent,
John IS. Turley, a man we'll known
for practical exactitude general sound |
judgement and endless DEVOTION
Mr. Turley is doubtless as perfectly
adapted for 4 work OF this kind as
any man living, yet we must not be |
so sangune as 10 his success as to |
hazard all faith in company mining |
upon bis judgementand management,
rnE GRAHAM MINING COMPANY.
This company has special charter
which needs amendment in several
northumberland quarters at Mill
waukee A. Q. May, President, q. III,
hathaway, Superintendent, both res
ldents at the works, and stock holds
ers They arc experienced at tun,
helnS, IRON mining, and manufactu-