The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-07-30
rRonIAcKsoNc oUsTY.
Report in Regard 10 the silver HininE
Operations.
ASGyRoSA. JACKSON Co., w. VA,
T,,Irz D5 1887


ANGERoNA, JACKSON Co, w; "a
July ., 1851
Editors THteVf0eIesr:
Relieving that the following commu-
nicatiou will be interesting to you and
70 the citizens of West Virginia, take
the liberty to request you 10 give II
place in your paper:
Having heard a good many rumors
about the Jackson County "siiver
Tnines.'' / concluded to take a trip 10
that region in order 10 lind out what
is true and what is false. l am geol
ogist and mineralogist: have, therefore,
u scientific interest IN this mater, anu
l started with the purpose TO make
close investigation.
that had TO travel 3 miles further TO
come to the shaft of the pittsburgh
Exploring and Mining Company"
Half way between this town aud the
shaft heard a conversation going on
in the German language. stopped,
introduced myself, and found 10 my
great pleasure that one OF them was
Prof w, Eickhoff, the able director OF
the Pittsburgh company, and the $eoL-
ogist of this mining REGION to whose
deep knowledge OF the structure OF the
earIh's crust, and of the laws, forces
and primary elements of the mineral
Kingdom the late important discovery
anu AENNASPhACA4h u +EN-s-NN
mainly due.
Prof. Eickhoff invited me TO stay in
his house, which l accepted Win
thankful heart, and thus we passed
the evening in an earnest conversation
about the philosophy and science OF
the visible and Invisible creation, and
geology and mineraloEy in particular
and i went to bed more and more con-
WINGED of the truth OF the declaration
of Prof. Hitchcock, 81 hat scientinc
truths, when rightly understood, are
religious truths" The next morning
we started for the shaft. On the way
to 1t Prof. Eickhof pointed out to me
the peculiar photographic geological
topography OF this region, and certain
phenomena of dynamical geology.
The shaft Is now l06 feet deep, regular
ly constructed and the place for 1t so
well selected that the miners are not
troubled with water. The distance
from the surface to the main silver vein
is 400 feet, and the work is pushed lor-
ward with order and energy. After
careful investigation, found out that
The following companies have struck
silver boring:
The Pittsburgh Exploring and Mining
Company, at depth of372 feet.
The same company, atanother place,
at a depth OF 342 feet.
The Mason County Silver Company,
at Il depth of 3S4 feet.
The Mason City Company, at a
depth Of $50 feet.
The Pomeroy Company, at depth
of 3G6 feet.
The Philadelphia Company, at a
depth OF 1896 feet.
And all within a circumference of 3
miles!
The manager of the last named COM
pany took the precaution TO have all
his hands sworn in, to avoid all decep-
Thus, Messrs. Editors, is the fixed
fact of a real discovery of another and
new branch of the mineral wealth
of our State demonstrated, and It is my
opinion, founded upon scientific facts,
that ali the Just anticipations OF our
citizens will be fully realized.
] am respectfully yours,
HENRY J. SCHMITT.
The above statement is fully endorsed
by o. Gammer, at the First National
Bank, who is able to give some further
Information, if desired.