The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-03-25
SILVER LEAD.
SOMETHING ABOUT THE
GREAT KELLOGG MINES
NEAR LITTLE ROCK,
ARK ANSAS.
DIR. SANFORD BELL AND CAP
TAIN JOHN COWDEN INTER
VIEWED.

ATTAIN JUN tONDEN INTElsi LEVIED.
Commissioner; When did you first
hear Of the Kellogg siycr-lead mines in
Arkansas
johnson, of New Orleans, were working
them.
Commissioner Did you see any of the
products of this mine Mt that time7
Captain: Yes, often at New Orleans,
on the levcc, IN tons in process of ship
inent TO Europe.
Of Brown " johnson as 10 the value of
this mineral
Captain: They told me tina, the silver
extracted from the orc more than paid
Tor the transportation and smelling, and
that they received pay for the ore as if ii
had been lead.
mine When, and Under what circum-
s,ances2
Captain: Yes, during the late civil war,
in lsG3, just about the time Arkansas Post
fell. j went 10 tho mines for the purpose
of working them in the interest of the
confederate government, but finding tina,
1.-THE state of Arkansas was about TO fall
iGto the hands OF tho enemy, / abandoned
the mission and returned 10 the eastern
side of the Mississippi.
Commissioner While at the mines did
you make n thorough inspection survey ?
Captain: j surveyed the locality and
examined the lead then partially opened,
and was satisfied that Brown x johnson
were right, and only represented tho mine
iairiy. had previously leased the mine
from these gentlemen, and upon an iDsrcc-
ton was more than ever determined TO
work them and would have done 20 but
for the fact that Gen. Stoele's army pressed
me too closely. ] gave up my lease with
reluctance.
Commissioner Did you ever have the
ore of this Kellogg mine ayed?
Captain; les, | did, and before /
started for the mines. The sssay was
made by Prof. Hillgard of Oxford, Misss-
sippi.
Commissioner: What was the result, Of
that assay
Captain: Eighty-four per cent. pure
lead, and forty dollars per ton pure silver.
Commissioner; From what You know
and have heard of this Kellogg mine,
what do you think OF its extent and
value?
Captain For miles around the coun-
try gives tho very best evidences of the
presence of lead and | think its value
far up among the mill lions, Il fact that Will
be developed by tho use oil proper ma
chinery and persistent labor. And | have
no hesitation IN saying that were | able |
would embark in their development not
fearing that my per ccniagO OF profit
would b. among the thOusanl Is From
all that ! have ever heard | regard the
Kellogg mine a. the most valuable Of all
the silyer-lead mines in the world. And
this opinion j. fortified hy what Mr.. Sbep-
herd BO.sa told me and Mr. johnson who
worked the mine.
Commissioner: Toll me what Mr.. John
con said
Captain He told mo he found the ore
IN pockets near the surface 81 the earth.
perhaps one hundred tons at n time in a
body. that deeper Than fifty or sixty feet
he Was firmly convinced veins might be
struck that would richly repay working.
perhaps he more profitable than the
pocket ore.
Commissioner Why did not Mr. John.
on 60 deeper and lind these veins
Captain BecGun be was satisfied with
toe yield Of the pockets as more than
compensation for bis labor and capital
and then be did not have the steam-uower,
pumps ~ machinery requisite 10 go into
scientific mining.
DE. SANFORD BELL INTERVIEWED.
At tbs pre- ont time the Kellogg silver
Lad mines in ArkRusas are exciting "a
very great deal Of interest, and as this
new galena l. only few miles from tho
city Of Little Rock, every Kind Of infoi.
nation regarding the rich deposits must
he looked for with chrnes,uoss is the read
ers Of the Appeal. Acting "a this ,lea
one oil the reporters Of tho Appeal paid a
visit 10 DIR. Sanford Boil tho cniren,
chemist, sssayist and mnoralogist. 1T HI.
residence, No ~ Adams street, yo-terIay
afternoon, for the purpose Of learning his
views relative 10 tho mines. Dr. Bel
has long been celebrated in this country AS
mineralogist, and was chief government.
tai surveyor of Wisconsin, Iowa and other
western states, - that whatever be saws in
regard to mines or mining may be
Implicit J relied on. Ho received tho rep
resenietlye Of tho Appeal very cordially
and seemed good deal amused when io
was informed that he was about 10 be
made the subject OF IN interview, aud sat
down IN an easy chair in biz costly fur
nished parlor, with Eomewha, puzzled
look, but instantly Frightened up whom
AAN aSBUAb w 1So'kRf L AhAe Called
TO ask If you know tho eXtcnt and chayac.
Ter Of the...Kellogg silver-lend mines in
Arkansas.
DIR. Bell Certainly, / DO, and viii. be
pleas cd 70 give you any information pos.
sess on the subject.
Reporter Where is this valuable mine
located?
pr Bell; II is located about twelve
milos from the city Of Little Rock.
Reporter; Have you surveyed and ex-
amine1 the mines, and learned the charac-
ter and value Of the orc ?
DIR. Bell: ! have. Three years ago |
surveyed the Kellogg mines, as they are
called, aud aseertained tho character and
value of them, including tho drift ana
range. The out-croppings and range run
from six to seven miles, Of an average of
from forty 10 sixty feet in thickness in.
clining south, southwest, with the GREAT
appalachian chain Of the earth.
Reporter; What do you think ia the on.
tent Of the mines and their vallue2
DIR. Bell These mines follow throu,b
the ont-crop away beyond the state Of
Arksnsas into Ito Indian nstion. These
mines are connected with those Of Rose
Clair, in tho state OF Illinois, and continu.
ing IN the same range in southwesterly
direction through Arkansas to the Indian
nation, wheio they crop out twenty-six
miles beyond the Arkanfas line That is