Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-06-08

the ore is found on the hillsidcs and
also on the surface, giving no trou.
bio for mining or drainage, Four
persons in ten hours took out six
thousand pounds, averaging sixty
per cont. Coal, timber, limestone,
soapstono, and all the requisites for
building furnaces and smelling the
ores are in the vicinity, and tho
projected line of tho
SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD
passes over the locality. At present
mining operations cannot be safely
prosecuted, owing to the proximity
ofbands of proving Indians.
The hills which | have traced
throughout Archer, Wichita, Has
kcll and Clay counties arc nearly
barren-towcring above the most
beautiful and fertile Mosquito prai-
rics, fringcd by the finely timbered
bottoms of the tributaries of Red
River, and are exceedingly pictur-
esquc.
TRUE VEINS OF COPPER.
Exploration of the copper veins,
over the SUBMITS and sides of the
hills, justify the conclusion that
within the extent of one degree of
longitude along tho Little Wichita
river, hardly tract of 1GO acres
could be found without large accu.
mutations ofore upon the surface.
The vcin lodcs are parallel with the
strata, but there is sufficient evil
dcncc that they partake Of the ma
turc of true veins.
MANGANESE, COBALT, NICKEL AND
BIsMUTH.
Loads of manganese, cobalt, nick
el and bismuth are often met with
The copper orc contains only 20
per cent. of impurities, is far supc.
rior to the forrosulphuret, of cop
per or copper pyrites generally
worked for in England, and in fact
is moro profitable than the native
copper ore as found at Lake Su-
perior 1t is easily smeltcd, and
the strata in which it is found is
moro easily eXcavatcd than any 9TH
CT in which copper ores occur.
LEAD AND SILVER.
These two metals are always as
sociatcd together in this State. The
salciferous sandrocli- which is the
lead-bcaring rock of Missouri
abounds in Texas, and the varities
found in it here are carbonate OF
lead, sulphuret Of lead and molyb-
date of lead. The former two al
ways contain such large quantities
of silver rs to be considered silver
ore. A sample from three feet
vein in Llano county, gave a yield
of 2SG ounces of silver and IA
per cent. lead. 1t is tho carbonate
of lead in combination with the
sulphurct, and owing to the large
percentage of tho former will be
very easily reduced. The indica
tions are very favorable for II large
quantity and excellent quality OF
orc. AT present,
LANDS IN THIS SECTION
of the State are Of very little value
notwithstanding the abundance ot
minerals and timber. With a well
developed mining industry estab-
lished here, no other country could
compete with this region, so far as
regards fuel, construction-timbor
and materials for building and sus
tanning u railroad. There are about
10, 900 acres of vacant land and the
lands already located can be had
for trihe-thc rocks of which are
silver and gold bearing.
REMAINS OF SPANISH FURNACES.
The examination of shafts to 4
depth of fifty feet, chisel and drill
marks, and Other unmistakablc evi
denccs leave no doubt that the Span
iards formerly worked these mines
and remains of the ore worked
show it to have been very rich.
IRON.
The iron deposits Of Northwest
crn Texas are of the most romarka
bic character, equaling in extern
and richness to those of Sweden
Missouri, New Jersey and New
York. They include almost every
Interchangeable, spathic, specu
lar and hematite ores. The larges
deposit of magnetic iron ores situa
ted in Mason, Llano and WesterI
counties. Immense loose masses o
ore lie scattered over the surface
which have been upheaved by ig'
neous agencies from unknown
depths below. Most of these dcpos
its are in true veins. As no true
natalie vein has ever been tracec
downward to its termination, tn,
supply is inexhaustible. The ana
lysis of an average specimen gave
96,S90 per cent. Of peroxide anC
proto oxide of iron, with ISIS pc
cent. of insoluble silicious substan
ces-proving 1t to be magnetic
oxide, which will yield 6493 lbs o
metallic iron to 100 lbs, of ore.
THE PREVAILING ROCKS
are red feldspathic granite, gnesis
quartz, talcosc and chloritic shists
Granite ridges, surround the depos
its, and veins of quartz traverse i
in all directions. The limestone o
the palezoric and cretaceous rock
are in the immediate vicinity frou
which material for fux can be oasi
/ iy obtained. A most remarkabl
development of hematite and limon
ite occurs on the waters of Red riv
er. 1t is found in regular layers o
from fifty to sixty feet in thickness
Associated with these ores are vari
Gus oxides of iron suitable for pig
ments of red, yellow and brown
colors distributed, forming regular
layers of several feet in thickness
The largest amount is on vacan
lands subject to location by GER
tificates.
COAL.
Tho coal bearing rocks of Texas