The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-17

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The last mine has nov been divided
into several some unusually rich
pockets have recently been discovered.
The Caldwell and the Frederick
Mines have yielded large bodies Of good
ore.
The Elliot. Brothers nave recently
discovered fire veins Oh their property.
five miles from Charlotte, carrying
! both brown ore and copper pyrites of
fine quality, but sufficient work has
not yet been done to ascertain the full
value of the discovery. Should present
articipations be realized, the copper
pyritcs will nave a ready and profitable
market as a fluxing ore.
Concord, the county seat of Cabarrus
county, distant 20 miles from Char
lotte. is the centre of a large group of
mines. Among those with reputation
are the following:
Phoenix Gold Mining Company, with
a property of 200 acres. on which are
several veins, most OF which carry
p p as well as gold. OF the average
richness If the ore the writer cannot
speak from his personal knowledge,
but the debris lying about points TO ore
Of a good percentage. Most of the
veins on the above property extend to
the lands of the Vanderburg Mining
Co. the ores are similar to those Of
the above mine.
The North Barrier, the South and
the Middle Barrier are in close proxi-
nifty to the Phoenix, and adjoining is
the California Co.'S property.
The Reed Mine, on Rocky River,
about % miles northeast of Charlotte,
is chiefly of historic importance. Gold
was found here in 1899. and for a
period of more than so years it con
tinued to be prolific of large nuggets
Of native gold, weighing from 1 10. to
% lbs. the vein was worked to the
depth of 80 feet.
About Salisbury, 40 miles north Of
Charlotte, are groups of mines, but
none of them have attracted the at
~tention which they deserve. The
writer has little personal acquaintance
with them, and is obliged to dismiss
them with a bare allusiOn.
Still further north on the granite
belt, from Lexington to Greensboro,
there are many mines. The McCul-
loch, Jacks Hill and the Lindsay, make
up a vein about one mile long. The
McCulloch gave both gold and copper
ore of a very high grade.
The Fisher Hill Mine, about five miles
south of Greensboro, has a very fiat
vein, but the ores are reputed good.
The Hodges Hill Mine, in this vicinity,
carries copper pyrltes.
Ten miles south of Greensboro is the
Gardner Hill Gold Mining Co. There
are several veins on this property with
ores Of gold and copper, the latter of
high grade.
On the Slate Belt the more impor-
tant mines are:
The HOWE or CuretOn, in Union
county, and % miles southeast of Char
lotte. This mine has, with two eXcep
: tions, been more extensively worked
; Than m mine in North Carolina; the
| greatest depth reached having beer
800 feet. nearly. No record of Mt
: amount extracted is now known.
t The Wyatt Mine is two miles east o
( the HOWE, and the Washington
little tt the north, and near by is tn,
Smart Mine.
f Fifteen miles nearly southeast o
: Charlotte occurs an interesting grou]
the Lemmonds, Folger Hill, Davis
Y Lewis and Phiffer,-the latter havin,
n yielded enormously rich pockets.
0 Fifteen miles east of Charlotte is tn
n Stewart Mine, which hos given ricl
: ore galena and blonde is frequentl
e found with the ore.
/ Long and Crowell Mines, in Cabal
II rus and Union counties, have NOR
than 30 veins, some Of which carr
d copper and lead as well as gold.
e Gold Hill Mine, in Rowan county
IS 10 miles from Salisbury, was discovere
e in 1912, and has been more ~extensivel
e worked than any mine in the State
only two of its veins have proved {
II workable value-the Earnhardt an
RS the Barnhardt, the former being e.
Is plotted to a depth of more than 7(
ut feet, and ore of fair quality has bee
Il found to its very lowest point a sma
per cent of copper is an almost il
b. variable constituent. The large bodit
lie of ore have allowed this mine mo,
c. than 20 years of continuous and, f,
tn the most part, profitable work. Durir
N the war work was suspended, and sin,
MT the surrender the operations hav
is from lack of capital, been too desulto,
nv to do Justice to his fine ~nronerty- II