Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-07-28

er day. He was on his way to Mineral
Point, his former home, and is about COM
mencing the business of teaching.
Mr.. George A. Marshall, Of Darling
ton, made flying visit to this place We
were glad to see him, but had little time to
visit, as he returned to Darlington almost
as soon as his arrival here. .~..' IS.
ESy- The commissioner Of the survey of
the lead district, Professor j. Murrish,
called on US during the week He was on
his way to the deposits of oxide of iron.
for the purpose Of procuring specimens to
present to the Academy of Science.
This new iron belt Mr. Murrish discovered
a year ago, and it extends fifty miles run
ming east and west, going right through
our county. This great discovery cannot
be over-es estimated, for lift proves anything
like the value tina, the Professor thinks it
will, and we have no reas on to doubt 1t
as all his Investigations have been made
scientifically, it will be greater source o'
wealth than all our mining operations have
ever been This oxide of iron is found in
unlimited quantities in the northern part
of our county and is much superior ar
ticle 10 any Of the imported ochers. 1t Is
more valuable from the fact that it is sol
ublc in water, no. chemical process being
needed to dissolve it, and :ter daeolving
there is no foreign substance left, nothing
bat pare, smooth o:hre, ready to manutac'
ture into paint Of the finest quality. There
is plel.ty Of it, sufficient to supply The
country for ages, and to furnish work for
hundreds of then THIS discovery prom
ises great inducements for the investment
of capital. The working Of this iron
ridge would no doubt develop other re
sources we know nothing Of These dis
covcres arc an evidence that our vast
mineral resources have not been developed,
and though we have had a survey OF the
mineral deposits before, yet nothing like
the above has ever been discovered.
The PI ofessor also says he has discover
ed great deposits of zinc ore the greatest
is at Centerville ard Highland. The beds
are several feet in thickness, being sul-
fcieht to supply zine furnace if erected
at that place for so years, and that three
hundred tons of zinc could be manufac
tured from The present time to the first OF
January if the means of smelling were in
existence From time to time we shall
endeavor to keep our readers posted In
regard to our mineral interests. and the
new developments of our county. We
advise all to read our Mining Department
with care. File your papers so you can
refer to them at any time.
WANTED.-A CORES pendent in every
town in Iowa county, who will take sufi'
cient interest in the prosperity and welfare
OF his locality to drop few lines to the
CHRONICLE, occasionally, letting it and,
through 1t, all the world know of the con-
dition of its agriculture, manufactures or
commerce. We do not care for literary
excellence in these reports, indeed, we pre-
fer them as concise as the exact truth will
permit; but we would like to chronicle
every item Of interest occurring in the
county. And by ''item of interest" we do
not wish to be understood as indicating
the grand climacterics of this life, muir
ders, arsons, crimes of all sorts, &c, but
the simple matters people talk about from
day to day, one with another. The imni
grafton of settlers; their names the rails
ing If new houses the breaking OF new
land the building of bridges, buildings,
mills and roads the condition of schools
and churches; the character of the timber
and soil eff each town; the character and
quality Of crops; the progress of wool
raising, fruit growing; The price Of wild
fand cultivated land, &C., &C. There is ne
limit to " items of interest" and We shall
be only to grateful to those of our friends
who will assist US in bringing into promi-
hence anything which will promote the
welfare of or draw attention TO this sec
ZION of country. We will send the CHRoN
IcLE and package of addressed envelopes,
gratis, to any one who will forward US
| these seemingly trivial Items of interest"
and hold ourselves greatly debtor In ad
dition. H0 @
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