The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-11-15
The Leal Mines OF Illinois.


Those who struggle on through lifi
a, small sslsries aud in deep wa,sr ot,cl
make a serious mistake. liz their bitter
hours they are apt to believe that capi.
t,ii>fs have no, months Of anxiety, III
slcrplcss nights to bring prem ltnre gray
10 hair or age to heart, and they curse
the lot which has fallen ~ them. &c.
ciSionallv. however. 40 brilliant sue.
cess re-pays the long anxiety Of the mo.
ncycd men that the brain or hnnd-ioilel
would seem to have some right to com
p'iin. One OF these triumphs we hav,
now 10 record. aud do il gladly. for III,
victory is one that will rcdnind 10 our
whole citys honor and profit.
During the past two years nearly a
million and half OF Cincinnati money
has lain in the lead vein discovered in
II trdin County, Illinois. The ore was
rich and plenty so rich, In fact, that il
was believed that there was not only
the best lead. but as high. as seventy
two ounces Of silver TO The ton TO be got
ten out OF IL ii u process of smelling
could be discovered which would mas
ter the unusual combination OF material 5
found in the ore. The "if' was a big
one, and though the stock ruled high,
there has been chill upon the s.)ecula-
tion for some months, because the most
smelters had failed to change the rude
product of the mine into pig-lead. Yes
terdav, however, tangible evidence Of
success came TO hand in the shape Of
four hundred huge, dull-colored bars.
stolid-looking enough to the eve. but
containing, To those who could look. aid
ed by knowlege Of their cost and their
market value. into their secrets, the germ
of untold wealth. To such they seemed
not heavy bars of metal. but rich CO.
coons out of which would be spun not
only silk. jewels for daughter or wife
the means OF travel; but rich libraries,
The treasures Of art, articles OF virtu,
ana all that goes to make up the luxury
OF home or life. To some there was
more than this in the leaden bars; Wis
ions of increase of the city's prosperity,
benetitting rich and poor alike. But al
truce to sentiment. The following arc
are the facfs:k /
There have been four mines working
in Hardin County the Mineral City
Mining and Smelling Company, the !
Pell. the Rose Clare and the Cincinnati. |
All of these had plenty Of ore on their
territory. but none OF them had sue
ceeded in smelling, or i'm getting dol
lar of actual return for their heavy out
lays. The former has finally struck the
the secret and confirmed TIE triumph of
all by $1,000 cash sale of ore, and bv
sending to their agents here, James NJ.
Clark a Co.. 4OO bars of pig-load, and
oHerlng TO CONTRACT FOR THAT MUCH
PER DAY.
AS we have said. the success of the
Mineral City Company is the success Of
all, and no lead mine stock could be
bought in Cincinnati Yesterday at any
price. As the first Company TO strike
luck, however, the Mineral City Com
pany deserves especial mention. Their
territory covers fifty thousand feet Of
the vein. and is, with the others. almost
Immediately on the Ohio River. thus i'm
snring cheap transportation to the en-
tire West and South.
The officers aud stockholders are as
follows: James NJ. Clark. President
John B. Gibson. Vice. President George
w. McAlpin. Treasurer Jas. p Spence,
Secretary. Stockholders = Lockard 4
ireland. Jefiras. Seelye & CO.. NJ. Werk
\ Co., Henry Silk. Louis VALID & Co..
Nathan Silk, William Silk. Louis Silk,
Louis Frohman. James NJ. Clark & Co..
Robert Weatherhead, George w. Jones
md others.
The lead produced is a first-class ar
ticle in quality, equal or above that of
several Western Companies. 1t will im-
be tested for its white lead
qualities, and with undoubted success.
provided there Is NOT TOO MUCH SILVER
IN IT. In fact, the only fear of some of |
the stockholders yesterday was that the
mine would yet prove to be silverm
and not leaden one.
i" show that there was reason for the
iollification which took place at James
NJ. Clark's yesterday afternoon, it is
only necessary to mention the fact that
hitherto our chief lead supply had first
to be imported, and then brought here
by rail from New York. -(Cin. Enc.