New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-19
MISSOURPS MINERAL WEALTH

IRON AND COAL IN PROXIMITY AND ABUNDANCE
PROFITABLE LEAD OREs-PAnfs on TuE STATS
NOT SUPPOSED TO BE SUITABLE FoR MINING
prpopTEp AS CONTAINING v8igETY or VALID.
Able MINERALS.
IPRoM An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TIIBusEJ
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, June It'll within
the Last two years the amount of geological literature
tho Of Missouri surprisingly small considering
the size of the State aud its immense wealth below the
soil. For such documents the necessary data can 10
acquired only by extensive operations In the held and the
laboratory, and these, with the and ski necessary
in publication, involve expense aud require money.
Slavery the rebellion and issues have long diverted
the minds of the people from much attention TO The States
internal wealth England smaller in extent than M,
souri, vet Missours mineral treasure is probably great
as hers "some OF u.s. says POf. Wiber, doubtless
envy California her golden destiny but our cobalt aud
znc and lead, aud iron, and coal, ana SOIL arc better
foundation for national wealth and g atnoss IMAM lee
golden sands. The latter may give temporary prosperity,
but tho former will insure permanent greatness BE-
sides the above minerals there have already been found
ia Missouri large deposits Of hydraulic and lithographc
l,nestoDes for ccments AMI photographic printing, nickel
ore common limestone for lime and building pHr-
poses fre-clay, mineral paint copper ore, granite
and porphyry, heavy spar for giving BODY 10 pah',
quartz optical Instruments under tie naIn' %
scotch pebble SAND Tor glas making, moss asbtts l'r
jewcliy, excellent sandstone for grind ana wh,'stohr'
and tit also for building and road-inahg; io ia ''i
quantities. manganese, silver IA eaiei anu go1 Ic"-
lcIm in Southwest Missouri dr.pS ron Tie Limestone
and sandstone rocks. and even occasionally runs IN small
streams 1t permeats much OF the rock IN tiat Region,
S, 1 c mo, cSsis.s in CaIIaSay Howard Bsonc and
Monitcau Counties, from 10 10 90 feet or more III timex
IG s y E 70 70 gallons Of cr9de oil at 10 cents M Gallon
Ihls coal lies IN "pockets though some Myest gators
ia covered by magnificent forests which Furnish IN
abundance OF the best lumber sulphur chay ate silt,
value are scattered pfpmIscu0usly through ~" stMe
Fossils IN the rocks found OF sufficient rarity ana
abundance to satisfy me euddy OF The 'ao'1 el'''F
astic gcologist or specImen.seek'r A.,
I'D to the publication Of Prof PYmpeys report In tho
Fall of 1873 only two bnuDi volumes had Dce gwen 20
snc pupi ANIMAL Rrports hy Prot C. G. swallow pub.
isncd ia 1sJ4 These reports We're 0s upon hboiin.
ton gained dGrns geological s"iNe! iastins aDolt -
pages long. Tie second was 10 two palts OF -oI ard
33y pages ana brief discussion OF The general
geology OF the State reports on five counties ana e-
port the tlen more IMPORTANT mineral resources
FROM tic time OF pupiicailon Of the lr,t volume ~ lhs
discontinuance Of the survey ~ ls twenty idiiiohi
counties were surveyed six by PioL o. g. Br'aihcai
last state GeJosst tLpg =! prqi r. b. Me'k ~ VIZ ac
was done under the direction 0t Prof q. {. swallow,
WAC h,d the Office of state Geoloi, rom 800 To l5Jl
He is Professor of Agriculture ana GEOLOGY IN iho
State University ut Columbia Dr. j. u. NorMood;
washington University, at ST. Louis; Mr.. EdHH Ifanl.
SON. one largest iron Manufacture IN tho world,
survey during the administration Of Prof swallow Iho
second bound volume contains the reports on ne ~ co
Lies above mentioned. THESE counties are scattered
1 , n n ,he Missonri River none being ne Ir the
extreme western border This volume was printed IN
1873; while Prof Pumpey was Geoo.ist II contains
From 1861 to 1870, the survey entirely inactive
At the latter date the Legislature organized Mining
Iit Viii h"ard Prof Albert D. Hagcr for
merry Of The Vermont Geological Survey, who seyei one
year. and published report Of progress After Prof.
IIager Norwood had temporary charge Of the sur
yey, I'll Prof. Raphael Pumlcy VA. appointed, IN le
m the Spring Of the following year, and during
h' year bcn !i I mae va iSf ' T III, Ol o
ayo, published by Regain Carter At J, hetsoh tfy;
RACES devoted 10 tile great iron inter, SIS Ut tue stat;
The second, III PAGES discussing me perhaps equally -
Volumes together and Of quite as mdch II not more.
practical Ie close as-oeation OF these Two NUT
ul oI wealth, each depending upon tue oth.I,
gives the best prospect Tor their future Development
Prof. wbcr. inspector OF MINING land, said m an adj
oi coal been limited 900 degrees lower, OF rne meuns
pont of established 900 degrees higher man 1t
49, the human would have been savage or bar
b1lois until this day" "Withn 30 miles OF 81. Louis
' IL coa suicient in quantity and well adapted as
quality every ton of ron He proposes to pro-
mitigate the bdins OF malllIiOny between Nlesc Two
of citizenship. lie calls Plot Knob the head OF the Ans
| bolt which binds the two nemspheres together"
With two assistants, Prot. Punpcllg gave his especial
attention to the porphJ ~ region oi Tie South last par
uouary to Pilot KNOB aud It's vicinity TINS district MAS
chosen because it contains the key to the geology OF te
porpyry formation. and also ut the request OF the mot
Knob Company, VINO ASSUMED the expense OF ns
Chapter L. containing notes of Prof Pnpeily. In lis
report kinds Of p0rphyry their reiatcis 10
te surian rock above WIN what fockSh weis ley
are associated the mode of occurrence of tire orr IN them.
| mountains iron in that vicinity, are ali mlnutey
described and lucdly Illustrated.
Alter taDlated statements ~ the chemical ANALYSIS ~
fuels, iron ores aII pug IRONS WIN Dlic des,''on u
| the method OF procedure, by Messrs thanycnet and
Blair, chemists OF the survey, DE- Adolf schmidt ghs
dh On 1i ar mode ~ "ciTcce ami thc condition
ana experience tine iron mcalirgy ia the state" Dr.
schmidt had extensive experience III ms chosen u,
obtained first as director of works in Europe, and
aflerward III charge, during several years, OF tho
scientific d. ptmcD oi an extensive Bessenei seei c'
| tablshnent. All OF the workable iIOn IN the eta,c
is south of the Missouri River, with single xctpton
1t prevailing idea among the uninioned thai Tao
iron Missouri is found almost entirely III the vicinity
OF Mountain But IT is SAID by those VINO ought !"
know. that not hundredth part OF the IRON Of tao state
is sInd locality Besides the south eastern Inn
aud the Iron Mountain specuar ore districts tho
central specuar and the Usage lnOie ana
re henatle regions are especially rleA ii THIS NuaDo
product. , /, IL, ., 49, ,., .,, -,
ports OF slr. Broadhead ON the geology OF the coal
measures North Western Missouri Tie rock formations
do not lie horizontally, but nave general IN
clnation toward the northwest Inc oldest iochs
present their obiqge edges TO NE surface aDo. ,e IRON
origin appear little farther 10 the nOrih ana west ana
the ks Upout in an uar line the gen
era direction which may be indicated by iinc drawn
the northeast to the southwest corner vi the Siltc
Below this, a shaft sunk to any Gepih will ponetlas
few layers Of coal. But north ana west of Tins
diagonal line shaft will pierce every mere hOne coal
western corner Of the state. The aggregate hcness Of
workable coal in the State is about 20 feet .
constituents OF underlying rock formations Whore
they consist mostly OF limestone, Approaching near no
surface. we lind rugged tracts OK country mere saint
prevails. the slopes more gentle. Where cld!s
and States exist have fiat land Tie eoalneasures m
GUIDE varieties of these, and they generally alternately
arranged The thickest entire limestone group Is 500
feet with shaes aud below It, Hence the area OK
broken land In this portion OF the state is limited.
Prof Pumpclly having resigned on account or III
health, q. c. BrOadhead appointed to direct the
survey about year and half ago. since then, intern
additional counties, mostly in tue southwestern aud
central portions OF the state have been surveyed ani
the report of work done there II given To the uDJc
Beginning with "a brief history Of early mining IN Mis-
souri, there Is u running comment the geological nis
tory with a chart showing formations 0f Missouri Orpo
site 10 equivalent formations Ill Illinois and Iowa OAio,
Canada Europe etc. descriptions OF caves.