The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-08-27
II lENKf N. w Est,
Publisher Of The SPIRIT.
Mineral Resources OF Monroe
County.

EDS. SPIRIT: In your issue of last
week I referred more particularly to the
coal along Sunfish Creek. l shall now
refer to other minerals which have not
received any attention in our county,
The existence of i,on ore has long been
known in the hin north OF Woodsfeld.
This ore is of rich quality ,affording over
fifty per cent of iron II was not be-
lieved to be of sufficient value to mine
even with an outle;, for the reason that
no other stratas of this or other ore ex
listed in the county, and this would soon
be exhausted The same strata of ore
is now known to exist near the tops of
the hills on the South side of Suntish
Creek, all along between Woodsfeld and
Cameron. | have found it also at vari-
Gus points in Green and Benton town
ships At several points this strata
shows, without further Investigation suf.
ficient quantities to make it profitable
for mining | have no doubt but the same
strata exists on the North side of Sun
fish Creek, but have not had the oppor-
tunity to make the examination.
Besides this strata of ore have found
at two points just west Of Woodsfeld a
vein of iron ore which presents TO the
surface an appearance of about ten in
lches in thickness. have found speci-
mems Of this ore at other points in this
county, but have not been able TO ascer-
tain the exact locality of the strata or
amount of ore that might be obtained.
On the lands of John r. Fisher in Sum
nit township is vein of iron ore where
measured was one foot thick. This ore
was first seen where the creek runs oser
il, but l afterwards found it below in the
steep bank near the creek where the
measure was taken. This vein of ore
is. in my opinion, forty feet highr than
the creek vein of Goa! and future exam
ination will, no doubt, show its existence
all along Sunish Greek and ether deep
valleys in the county.
The exten: and richness of these strata
of ore are matters Of future inves tiga-
ton. We know Of their existence, that
specimens taken from them show them
to be of sufficient richness with proper
railroad transportation to pay for work
ing.
On Sunfish Creek there exists a.vein
of cement limestone, FIVE feet thick,
which is TO be found at any point from
Henry Winland's mill to point one
mile below Cameron. This rock is Of
easy access, and its quality has been suf-
fcient!y tested to show that it will pay 10
work, with a cheap means of transpor.
tation.
! understand that man of experience
proposes TO invest $4,000 in. a company
that will be organized at Cameron as
soon as there will be facilities afforded
for shipping the manufactured cement
by railroad.
Several years ago, salt was made from
the water of spring near Henry Now
ery's mill. A company in boring for oil
near Cameron, a few years ago, found
salt water, which was tested and is re-
ported to produce about twelve per cent
of salt But as these men were after oil
they neglected to make any further in
vestigation to see what there could be
made from the products of this well.-
One thing these facts show is that the
salt exists, aud its existence in paying
quantities only need further examination
with but little expenditure Of money.
JAMES 0. AMOS.