Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-24

Galena limestone. They were dis.
covered in 1872. Since then thew
have been worked continuously. and
have produced $4,000 pounds.
Drybonc Diggings. S. w. ar. Sec.
70, = 2, II. !. e. Mining for dry.
bone has now been carried On here by
George Hoppenjohn for the last ten
years The diggings are known here
as the "Bone Patch," and are very
shallow, not exceeding twelve or if
teen feet in depth. The Smithsonite
occurs in lunches as float, and does
not make in any regular sheet or OPEN
ing. The amount produced is about
so tons per annum.
Barney lessons Diggings are stu
ated about quarter Of q mile south
west OF the preceding, on the same
quarter section. Work is suspended
on them during the summer seasons
They are quite productive diggings
and have yielded $4,000 pounds Of
lead ore per annum for several years.
Anthony & Dircn's Digginqs s.
=. ar. Sec. 81, T. 2, X. 1, E. These
diggings are about quarter OF mile
south of the village of Jenkinsville,
and are worked altogether for blende;
although the ore contains little dry
bone and lead ore. They are on the
top of the Blue limestone, on which a
level is now being run, and is com.
pleted distance OF 200 feet.
The oreis very close. grained, shows
no regular cleavage, and somewhat
resembles an ore of iron. 1t il res
markable by being intersected with
thin parallel plates or laminm Of galen-
lite lying very close together, present.
ing rejecting edges, and being = con-
stituent part Of the ore.
The deposit was discovered in 1872,
and has been worked continuously
since. The production has been $50
tons OF blende and 10000 pounds of
lead ore per annum.
Nesting, Hines and Others. A short
distance southeast of the preceding,
on the same quarter section, are three
parties at work on some dry bone
diggings. There are here several
quartering ranges, having southwest
course. The Smithsonite lies from if
teen to sixty-five feet below the sur
face and in the lower measures of the
Galena limestone !; it snakes" in flats,
sheets and pitches without much regs
ularity. The ground has been worked
about ten years for drybone. The
average annual production has been
about 225 tons.
Spensley, VIM & Co. Situated
about quarter of mile south west
OF Meeker Grove p. O. The above
parties have been working here about
five years. The ore is found in an ir-
regular fiat sheet in the upper pipe
clay opening. This ground has been
worked at intervals during the last
twenty years. The water is removed
by horse pnmp. The production of
the last two years is as follows: 1875,
blende, 800 tons, lead ore, 10000
pounds. 1876 to October LIST, blende,
400 tons, lead ore, 10000 pounds.
Greenwood & Miller. 8. e. qr.Sec.
Z, T. 1, r. 1, e. This is an east and
west range, discovered by Cook,
twenty-five years since. The present
parties became interested in it in 1871.
Five shafts from 70 to 80 feet deep
have now been sunk, and two drifts
of 800 feet each have been run. The
ore is found here in a crevice opening,
sometimes twelve feet high. The
width OF the opening is quite variable,
as it is crossed by numerous north
and south crevices, which usually
cause it to expand in width. Bunches
of ore are found at the crossings, but
no regular sheets. The water is re.
moved from the ground by a two
horse pump of IL inch bore, 6-feet
stroke. which pumps about 90 gallons
per minute. 1t is estimated that the
ground has produced q million pounds
OF ore, and its present product il
about 100000 pounds.