The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-01-31
DuchtOwn Affairs.
DucKrowN. Jan. 27. 1873.

DUcKTOWN, Jan. ~, 1873.
EDITOR HEEALD:-Hou may wish
to know how we are getting on in
Duektown. The correspondent Of the
Banner here, Delta, is always say
ing something in regard to the mines,
and running officials; but can never
state anything in an Ineligible man
ner. lie stated that Capt. Rainey
had put a new cylinder in the refner
at the smelling works. Now l always
thought be attached it to the engine,
but l guess l am mistaken, ,as Delta
Is a scholar and a gentleman and new
cr commits an error. Again he sta
ted that DIR. John Bolitha was blown
up with Dooley. We thought here
that it was Dynamite that exploded
instead Of Dooley, but / suppose we
are mistaken, it was Doolev. Delta
is a gentleman, a tinker and a schol-.
ar; he never makes any mistakess
Again he states our vigilant Reese
went over TO Georgia to arrest and
bring to this place, Il j.. Il. Trell.
charged with forging an order on the
Consolidated Mining Company, and
was sent to Benton to await his trial.
Now We thought up here it was one
Mr.. EASEL that forged an order on
the wood receiver of the Company,
and that the correspondent Of the
Banner was either under the influence
of ardent spirits when he wrote that
article, or was temporarily insane, we
are not able to state which. Delta has
took it upon himself to play The hyp-
ocrite, and try to practice a kind of
toadyism, and get some kind of a sit
uation from the Company here, but
has failed. Our worthy and efficient
Mr.. Duyall, is a business man
of the. old school, and knows Just how
to run a copper mine. When be came
to Ducktown he had to oppose Capt.
with all his followers, Health,
influence, &c. He undertook the
management Of a large mining corpo-
that never had paid its own
expenses, although copper them days
sold from % cents all the way up at
to SO cents per h., and now
what is the result ? lie is working
the same mines and men and selling
at II cents per h., and is ma
a dividend for the COMPANY.
Thii is facts, and he has the figures
to show for it, and figures never lie,
although the copper he has to smelt
low does not assay more than from
I to 6 per cent. When Capt. Rlht ,
rad charge Of the mines, with the ex-
OF a short time, he would not !
any ore that assayed less than
J per cent, and then often went from !
; to l6 per Ct Mr., ID. is also getting I
delivered as cheap as they J
got it when it only had to be hauled J
me, two and three miles; it is now of !
en- brought from s to ten miles; he .
-lso receives 5 pecks to the bushel,
where Raht only received 4 pecks.
lie has by his skillful management :
nd straight forward conduct won the !
OF the community at large, {
s well as the men in his employ. Z
lie is mining from 81 to % hundred g
ons OF copper ore per month, and 3
makes at the Isabella smelling works, !
rom 100000 to 100000 lbs. Of !
per month, hat will assay on !
n average Is per cent, and retines :
an average about 6,0D0 lbs. Of cop
'er ready Tor market. That proves
ihat can be done by careful manage
nent and watching the interest OF the q
company. DHktown is now in a
.our isbing condition and seems to be
5orking on a frmer basis than ever a
,efore. Respectfully, r Xxx.