Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-02-27
THE HERALD.


CONTINUED from first pdge
These assures traversing the Galena
limestone are usually vertical, or
nearly so. The ore is sometimes
found filling the assure where it is
small, with little or no other matrix
than the limestone walls against
which it is formed. In this condi-
ton it forms sheet Of ore Gas the
miners call it) from one to twenty
inches thick, enclosed firmly in the
rock. Where the assure is wider.
and it's sides show evidence Of dee
composition, the ore is usually found
in claYey matrix, lined with ochre.
The larger deposits, however, are
found where the rocks between two
or more assures have been deeom-
posed, and are called by the miners
"crevice openings"
LINDEN MINES. IMMENSE ZINC DEPos-
ITS.
Speaking of the Linden mines, he
says it has yielded not less than
twelve million pounds Of Lead ore /;
and if owned by an enterprisiug COM
pany and drained by an adit to its
present depth, would no doubt yield
many millions more, and give en-
ployment to large number of men
for many years to come.
But very few persons either in or
out Of the lead district, seems to have
any correct idea Of the nature, and
extent Of our zinc deposits. l speak
advisedly when / say that there is
zine ore enough in the town Of High
land and Blue River. to furnish, (if
proper encouragement was given to
mining there, material for one zinc
factory, of large capacity, for q great
many years to come And this is
only oDs small place within the limits
Of two townships, along the line
that separates the counties Of Iowa
and Grant.
Before | close this report 1 wish
to make the following suggestions:
have found it mpossible, under our
present system Of mining, to collect
material for a reliable statistical
report. And inasmuch as a re-
liable record Of the amount of ores
raised in the different mines is i'm
portant TO the future success of
those interests, have made the fol-
lowing suggestion, or rather PROPOSE
ton, namely, that If parties owning
mines will furnish me annually the
amount Of ore raised in their individ-
ual mines, or any other item Of in-
formation ofimportance, i will make
a record of it, and from these differ
ent items prepare and publish re-
report annually, withoutany expense
To them or to the State. Another
suggestion: Inasmuch as we have
commenced museum of practical
geology, under the auspices Of the
Wisconsin A cademy of science, Arts
and Letters, and have already quite
collection Of minerals, fossils and
olher specimens representing the
practical and scientific interests of
the load district, and iuasmuch as
such museum will be an honor to
our State, and almost essential to
the success of our mining inter>
ests, if parties 10 the mining region
or any other part of the State, will
collect and forward specimens suit
able for such museum, / will also,
without expense, see that such spec
linens be properly arranged and
properly accredited
And | would like to add also that
there are but few things which the
State can do TO aid her mining inter.
ests, that will be followed with bet
ter effect, than to provide a suitable
place for museum, where her vast
and varied mineral interests may be
represented.
IL will be seen by my report that
portion of information embodied in
1t, has been obtained beyond the lin
lts OF the lead district, and at consid-
cradle expense as we'll as time. But
as this was not provided for by the
law under which [ am working
have not charged the State with it,
la fact, | have not charged the
State with one dollar of expense dur
ing the survey; and although | have
devoted my time, and the whole OF
my time, faithfully TO this work, yet,
inasmuch as this report was outside
the limits of the law, although essen-
tial to my report, | have charged
the State with only a portion OF
my time during the past summer.
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