The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-06-18

The Frederieks5urg Sentinel contains the
following information in relation to the
mines Of Llano county, which will be found
of great interest The advantages which
Texas possesses will make her, in few
years, the greatest State in the Union. I'm
mense wealth lies buried beneath her soil,
and only requires capital and energy to de-
velop it. Large fortunes can soon be real
lied by those who will enter into mining
with sufficient capital and experience so
as to work to the best advantage. Parties
who know nothing about At are apt to
squander their means before they can gain
sufficient knowledge to know how to work
advantageously:
From Llano county we learn that rapid
and extensive preparations are being made
to develop the rich silver mines Of that
county. According to assays made by
several chemists, Llano county will become
a secoid Eldorado. We give below the re-
suit of an assay made at each mine by Mi.
Theodore Tuschinski, who kindly furnished
us with great deal of information in re-
gard to the mineral wealth of Llano and
San Saba counties.
Most of the ores are found at or near the
intersections of the different formations in
the northern part of Llano county, between
the Little Llano river and Cole creek. An
abundance is found south and north of the
Baby creek mountain; also along Pecan
creek, and in the very mountainous section
between Pecan creek and Babyhead creek.
Also the country south of Llano river
abOunds in ores of various character. The
same is the case at the intersection of the
granite formation and the carboniferous
limestone about Honey creek, almost all
along the Colorado river. AS to the char
acter of the ores, they consist chiefly of ar
gentiferous lead ores, their silver value
vary from about three ounces to the ton to
1882 ounces per ton. Ores of small silver
value contain their lead mainly combined
with carbonic acid, with little sulphur, as q
mineral generally termed cerusite; others
contain both sulphur and carbonic acid
combined with lead, also anthony, arsenic,
copper in combination with sulphur, and
thon -thnir silvor and gold ualno generally
increases as their percentage of copper
pyrites and anthony increases. The
ores from the Babyhead mine have
yielded from 1870 to 1904 ounces per
ton. The best ores came from a lead
near Wolf creek, from gangue of quartz as
a lead, between an intersection of gneiss
mica slate. Their silver value varies from
% ounces to 1872 ounces per ton, besides
they have the advantage of being very
easily smelted on account Of their contain
ing about 40 per cent. of bismuth, winch,
in combination with sulphur, renders all
lead ores smeltable at low degree Of heat.
Besides, rich silver ores were on Cole creek,
in what is termed gray sulphuret of anti
mony, amounting to almost per cent. of
silver worth about $1,000 per ton.
Besides there are fine prospects for gold
in various parts of that mining district.
since several of its associates were found,
for instance those mineral characters which
always indicate or form the nature of gold,
namely, the sulphuret of moiybdenum and
copper pyrities. The former Is q body Of
an appearance similar to plumbago, but of
highly metallic lustre and highly sulphu-
retted.
That district has fLe prospect for bet
ter manufacturing industry on account Of
its precious iron ores. They mostly are
found in the state Of magnetic iron ore,
also as brown and red hematites, so pure
and free from sulphur, that they will yield
the best kind Of wrought iron and cast
steel.