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

4 Oiuco wa nave Oeou an editor We
have not been able to wear broad
| cloth. Our last years ruff. scuff coat
has to do us in writing editorials and
at church and receptions, and we'll
wager there is not farmer on
Blake's Prairie who tolls as many
hours in honest labor every day as
does the editor of the HERALD.
Some more corrections" are in
order.
THE MINES AND MINERS OF
GRANT AND LAFAYETTE.
Heretofore We have copied from
Prof. Chamberlain's Geology of Wis
consin only what is said of Grant
County mines. This week we step
over the line into Lafayette County,
giving the Benton District and part
Of the New Diggings District.
DIdGINas IN THE VILLAGE OF Hazel.
GREEN NOT ON THE LANDS OF THE
HAZEL GREEN MINING CONF
PANY. -
McBreen & Co. This is an east and
west sheet, connected with quarter
ing one averaging about an inoh
thick, situated on the land of DR.. Mo.
Breen, on the N. w. or. of Sec. o5,
I. l, r. l, w. The range was
worked in 1874, and the ore taken out
to the water level. The water hay-
ing become much reduced by the
Hazel Green Company's level, work
was commenced in 1874, since which
time about st, 900 pounds OF lead ore
have been taken out. The diggings
are in the upper beds of the Galena
limestone, and not down to any open.
ing.
Torneaps Diggings. A short dis
tanoe southwest Of the preceding is a
range consisting of twenty parallel
crevices, about twenty-five feet apart,
and bearing N. $50 E. Work was
abandoned on them in 1850, and was
recommended by NJ. Torneal about
eight years ago, since which time
they have produced $4,000 pounds.
Considerable time and labor have
been expended in running cross
drift to prove the ground and sscer-
tain the number and position of the
crevices. The distance here to wa
ter is 80 feet, and the diggings are in
the upper beds of the Galena lime
stone.
Ro,oe and Vivian. This was former.
ly known as the Chizzen range, and
is situated on Edward Williams land,
in the southwest or. of Sec. rs, T. /,
Il. /, w., in the southern part of the
village of Hazel Green. It is a north
and south range, and was worked
and abandoned in 1854. Work
was recommended by the present
parties in November, 1873. Since
then it has produced $4,000
pounds. The full thickness of
Galena limestone is here present,
OVERLAND by few feet of clay of the
Cincinnati group. The deepest shaft
is 100 feet, and the total length of
drifts is about 100 feet. Work was
suspended here in the spring of 1875.
WilIiams.& Bro. On Edward Will
liams' land. This party commenced
In the fall of 1875, and are now min
ing in range short distance west
of the diggings OF Eustice & Co., in
the village OF Hazel Green. They are
working on vertical sheet, and have
produced, to the present time, 10000
pounds.
Chambers Diggings. These dig.
gings are situated on Mr.. Wetherb ee's
land. and on the Sulphur lot range.
| Work was commenced two years ago,
and continued to the present time.
The works are in the second opening.
which is from six to eight feet wide,
and contain sheet of lead ore from
one to two inches thick, and also
large, irregular masses which afford
handsome specimens. The mine has
produced 100000 pounds, and is now
very good.
BENTON DISTRICT.
In the immediate vicinity of the
village of Benton, there are several
parties permanently engaged in min.
ing, besides others who mine only in
the winter. The diggings are in the
lower beds of the Galena limestone,
yet not so low as the brown rock.
The mode of occurrence of the
openings in this vicinity is quite re-
markable, and is as follows: There
are numerous we'll defined north and
south and east and west crevices,
which are followed down with shafts
until the random of the openings is
reached. At this point, instead of
the crevice leading into aud being
connected with the openings, as is
usually the case, the crevice usually
closes up, and it is necessary to drift
at right angles with the crevice for a
distance of from ten to fifteen feet on
each side, where the openings are
usually found. The annexed diagram
illustrates the relative position Of the
openings. A represents the vertical
crevice on which the shafts are sunk.
The distance from the surface to the
top of the first opening is from five to
fifty feet, according to the amount of
denudation of the ground. B B rep
resents the first opening, which is q
fiat flint opening four feet high. &C
represents the second, which is also a
fiat flint opening, four feet high. ID
represents the third, which is not q
flint opening. 1t is about four feet
high, similar to B and g. The dis.
lance between the first and second
openings is four feet of unproductive
cap rock; between the second and
third, ten feet of similar rock. The
openings are about fifteen feet wide,
and sometimes as much as four hun
dred feet long.
Having described the position end
mode of occurrence OF the ore, the
different diggings now in operation
will be described.
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