Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-10
the second. 1t has produced during

Hayward Range. S. w. or. Sec. Is.
This range has been worked continu-
ous!y every winter since lis discovery
in 1S41, and has yielded in all be-
tween four and five million pounds.
It is now worked by Messrs. Jackson
d Galloway in the second opening,
which is here from 80 to 40 feet wide.
1t produces about 100, 900 pounds per
annum.
Warfeld Range. S. w. or. Sec. IS.
This range has been worked every
winter during the last thirty years,
and has produced about 1000, 900
pounds. II is now worked by Messrs.
White & Dunn in the second opening,
which is here from 80 to 40 feet wide.
Its annual product is about 100000
pounds.
Curnow and Pillo,o Range. S. w.
Or. Sec. Is. This range has not been
idle during the last thirty years, and
is still productive. During the last
fifteen years the range has produced
over 100000 pounds per annum.
Messrs. Nichols d Stephens are now
mining on it, and producing 10000
pounds per annum.
Emery and Davis Level. N. w. ar.
of N. w. or. Sec "a. The level was
commenced in 1852, and is now 600
feet long, and drains the ground in its
vicinity nearly as low as the second
opening; its cost was about $4,000.
The excavations here were of the ma
ture of a quarry, several fiat sheets of
lead ore being found interstratified
with the Galena limestone. While
the level was in operation, the annual
product was about 100000 pounds.
The level drains the Langstaff and
Wiley ranges, which were discovered
about thirty years ago, and have been
worked continuously ever since. Most
of the lead ore is obtained from the
first opening the annual product is
$4,000 pounds. These ranges have
been worked to the present water
level, leaving sheets of ore from IL to
Is inches thick going down. The
level should be run few rods farther
to connect with a north and south
crevice it would then probably drain
ali the ranges much deeper.
Stone & Bryhon. Situated near the
N. W. corner of Sec. l. T. 8, r. 3, W.,
on land owned by Mr.. Stone, about
three miles north of the village of
Rockville. The works are in the first
opening, which is from eight to ten
feet wide. They have been worked
in the winter season during the last
four years, producing annually be-
tween 10000 and 10000 pounds.
They were formerly worked by Mr..
Grusham and were more productive.
The mines are dry.
Grisooold Digg,ngs. Situated about
a quarter of mile south of the pre-
ceding. These are dry diggings
worked in the first opening, which is
here about six feet high and from ten
to thirty feet wide. They have been
worked continuously during the last
seven years, producing about $4,000
pounds per annum.
Henry GilfIan's Diggings. These
diggings are situated about three
miles southeast of Rockville, on the
Platte river. They are dry diggipgs,
and have been worked during the last
tour years, in the first opening, which
is here thirty feet wide and about six
feet high. The annual product is
$4,000 pounds.
BRITISH HOLLOW DIGGINGs.
But little mining is now done in
these mines. In the winter season
about twenty men are employed. The
following parties are now mining
here:
J. Alderson's Diggings. N. w. or.
Sec. 26, T. g, r. 3, w. They are sit
uated on the Craig range in the vii.
lage of British Hollow. This range
was worked by Cincinnati company
for three years they abandoned it
two years ago. This company pro-
duced about three million pounds
during the time of their operations.
Mr.. Anderson commenced mining
here again in July, 1876, with steam
pump, and has sunk four shafts. The
workings are about 100 feet deep in
the second opening, and in the third,
which is about 25 feet below the Sec
ond. The mine has not produced
much yet, as the time has been mostly
consumed in preliminary operations.
Peak 81 Blair. N. w. ar. Sec. 26.
These parties have also been working
on the Craig range during the past
summer (1s76) They have fiat
sheet Of lead ore about five inches
thick in the first opening, which here
averages 20 feet in width. This
range has been worked during the
last forty years. The product of the
present parties has been about 10000
pounds.
DUTCH HOLLOW DIGGINGS.
They are situated on the north half
of Sec. SO, T. 8, r 8, w., about two
and half miles east of Potosi. The
following parties are now operating
here:
Dutch HolloD Leuel Company. Min
ing operations have been carried on
here continuously for the last six
years, excavatiDg level on or near
the upper surface of the Blue lime.
stone. The level is now about half a
mile long, and it is expected to reach
the main shaft in about a month.
When completed, the level will unwa-
ter all the Galena limestone above it.,
which is here about one hundred feet
thick. 1t is expected to unwater the
Kendall, and many other ranges in
the vicinity, as deep as the third
opening. The level is not producing
much now. During the year 1872, 1t
produced 1000 pounds.
Rup & Son. N. E. or. Sec. 35.
This party has been working during
the last six months on part of the
Tug range. The ore is found in the
first opening, which is here about Is