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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-17
The MINES AND MINERS Of
GRANT COUNTY.
From the Geology OF Wisconsin,.
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The only mines in this vicinity
which have recently produced any,.
thing are those of Black a. Co., on the
N. f. ar. of Sec. "a, r. /, r. 2, W.,
and those OF Williams & Co, near
the center of Sec. 10, r. i, r.. NV.
Black 81 Co. This property, which
comprises in all about two hundred
and forty acres, is owned by Messrs.
Joseph and Thomas Sparks. 1t has
been known TO be rich ground for
many years, and to contain, besides
the ore, an immense amount Of water.
which was the chief obstacle to over
come. Previous to the operations of
Mr.. Black, it had been attempted by
three separate parties, at as MANY diff.
ferent times, but always with more or
less loss.
Mr.. Black commenced work on Il.
IN November, 1871, by means of
pumping, and continued to add pumps.
engines, and pumping machinery at
intervals. AT the time the mine was
visited (June, 1879, there were in
operation two steam pumps, and two
large lift pumps, together with three
boilers and two engines, one of them
about thirty horse power. The COM
pany then contemplated adding q
larger engine and machinery It was
estimated that about thousand gal.
Ions OF water per minute were being
pumped from the mine, and when the
lower opening is reached, which is
thought to be about fifteen feet deep.
er, 1t will become necessary to pump
about fifteen hundred gallons per
minute.
The mine is in the upper beds of
the Galena limestone, which is here
present in its full thickness, and in
deed the first few feet of the shafts
are sunk through the lowest bed of
the CINCINNATI group, as may be seen
from the yellow clay with the oharac-
teristic shells in any Of the shallow,
prospecting holes in the vicinity. The
following section of the strata, pene-
trated in sinking the pump-shaft, will
give a correct idea of the formations
here represented:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-17

ing and collecting the county school
tax and the tax to pay the county
school Superintendent. The taxes
are unequal and / felt that was not
Obliged to pay the tax. / hope you
are right as to the value Of the land.
lguess ! will 60 and see it and sell it
as there are no tax tills in Grant
county worth one farthing and who
ever holds the original tide has made
a fat thing of it by letting the coun-
" pay the tax in the end, which
they cannot get by the amount each
year, aa.connty school tax has been
raised contrary to law. 1t has not
been raised Ne the statutes provide .
according TO the, tax valuation, OF
the property of the several towns.
Ihls has been the case eyer since
the organization Of the county. and
the taxes to pay the county school
superintendent ever since the Office
was created-some eighteen or nine-
teen years, and as | SEQ by the re-
port of the action of the County
Board, it is determined to keep on
until the Legislature changes the
law to sui! Grant County, or the
matter is decide d by the courts. Very
we'll this is good enough for land
spectators. The fact will prove
to you. | will have to prove it by
last years Grant County HERALD
as the HERALD has not this year
published the amounts to be raised
in the several towns. Wait until |
can go to my room have it in nv
trunk and / will Immediately re.
turn" On his return he said
sNow Mr.. D. here is your
county paper, and in my judgment,
1T is as fine county paper as is
printed in the State, and l will saw
more for it, il is fearless and is we'll
edited, whoever does it. II con.
stantly keeps its readers posted on
the affairs of the State and County
and lends its columns to all things
useful. | was well acquainted with
Joe. Cover, the old gentleman.
Now here is what have alluded
to as unequal taxation. You see
that the town of Patch Grove and
Wyalusing are adjoining towns.
Patch Grove is among the first class
towns and Wyalusing is among the
poorest class, as regards tax valua.
ton. The year l referto is the year
1876. You see that the state tag OF
Patch Grove to 1868 95, county tag
S7O9. IL, county school tax Sl3776
school Superintendsnt's tax $2I.12.
The state tax of Wyalusing is $433.-
ID, county tax$357 55, county school
tax $l4473, school Superintendent's
tax S22.2O,. Now you see the State
and county taxes of Patch Grove
are double the taxes of Wyaiusing.
BY this it would follow that the
taxes for school purposes IN Wyal.
using should be just half as much as
Patch Grove, but as i. is, Wyalusing
pays just half as much state and
county tax as Patch Grove, but PAYS
S6.97 more county school tax and
$l.08 moro county superintendent
tax than does Patch Grove-thereby
making unequal taxation 900
+ The old Gentleman had me some.
what cornered for this certainly
cannot be correct. JOHN P. DAY.
Wyalusing, Jan. 8, 1873.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-17
There's Dust on Your Glasses.


don't often put on glasses to ex-
anime Katy's work /; but ono morn
ing not long since | did so upon en-
tering room she had been sweep
ing Did you forget to open the
windows when you swept, Katy p
[ inquired, sthis room is very dusty
Il think there is dust on your eye-
glasses, ma'am, she said modestly.
And sure enough the eye glasses
were at fault, and not Katy. l rub
bed them off and everything looked
bright and clean, the carpet like
new, and Katy's face said, I'm
glad it was the glasses and not me
this time. This has taught me a
good lesson, | said to myself upon
leaving the room, and one [ shall
remem per through life.
That evening Katy came to me
with some kitchen trouble. The
cook had done so and 80, and she
had said so and so. When the story
was finished, | said smiling There
is dust on your glasses Katy, rub
them off, you will see BETTER She
understood me and left the room.
| told the incident TO the children
and it is quite common to hear them
say to each other, ooh, there's dust
on your glasses Sometimes l am
referred to, Mamma, Harry has dust
on his glasses, can't he rub them
off p
When l hear a person crlticizing
another, condemning perhaps
course of action he knows nothing
about, drawing differences prejudical
to the person or persons, l think
right away, there's dust on your
glasses rub it off. The truth is
everybody wears these very same
glasses, only the dust is a little
thicker on some than others and
needs harder rubbing 10 get it off.
l said this to John one day, some
little matter coming up, that called
forth the remark: There are some
people | wish would begin to rub,
then,' SAID he. There is always
Mr.. So and So and Mrs. So and So, |
they are always ready to pick at |
some one, to slur, to hint, don't
know, | don't like them. Il think
my son John has wee bit on his |
glasses just now,' he laughed and
asked, what is body to do?' Keep |
your own well rubbed up and you
will not know whether others need
It or not, i viii, he replied think as
. family we are all profting by that
little incident, and through life will |
never forget the meaning of-'There
is dust on your glasses
N " Obcor,,or
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-17

side.
8. Opening containing lead ore
with loose masses Of rock md clay.
4. Chimney going down to
S. Second opening.
6. Galena limestone.
The vein has not been worked over
half the time since its commencement.
as frequent stoppages were necessary
for the purpose Of putting in new
pumps and machinery. Work was
discontinued here in February, 1876.
but it is expected that active opera.
tons will soon be resumed.
Mr.. Black estimated that he had
taken out about one million pounds of
lead ore, at an expense Of $40, 900.
Williams 81 Co. This mining prop.
erty is situated about three. quarters
of mile northeast of Blacks mine.
and was operated by the pronrietors.
Messrs. Thomas and Jeremiah vii.
liams, and Ms O'Connor. The water
in this ground is not nearly so abun.
dant as in the preceding. It is easily
removed with common lift pump,
worked with ten-horse power en-
CINE; the amount seldom exceeds ESQ
gallons per minute. Mining has been
confined to the upper half of the Ca
lena limestone. The lower clay beds
of the Cincinnati group are also found
here, but there IS not so great thick
ness Of them as al Blacks mine. The
pump shaft commences at the top OF
the Galena limestone, and is sunk to
depth of one hundred and six feet,
at which point the top of the second
opening is found, after passing through
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-17
The World and Colorado as Seen by
I. G. Ury.

Our well-known former neighbor-
and townsman, I. G.. Ury is deter
mined to see all that IL worth seeing
during his temporary residence in this
vale of tears. Several years ago he
had an intense desire to witness a bull
fight and the spirits in which he be-
lieves, informed him that he should
not die till he saw one. Under their
direction he sailed for Cuba, where
the patriots got up such an exhibition
for his special benefit; he paid four
dollars to get in but wrote to us that
he was willing to pay twice that much
to get out. He found chat il was a
political entertainment. The Picador
represented the Cuban patriot and the
bull that was doomed to massacre
represented the Spanish general, but
contrary to all expectations and
prayers, the infatuated animal tossed
his antagonist high in the air, and be
fell bleeding plump in the lap of our
townsman, who fed in dismay. The
augury was not favorable to Cuban in.
dependence.
But he and the wandering Jew are
the only two instances that we have
of the perpetual motion. Early in '7o
he participated in the Centennial, took
up bis lodgings in the city OF Phila-
delphia and invited the nations of thu
earth to bivousc around the cradle OF
liberty. Here he saw all the inven-
lions of mankind, from the jews-harp
manufactured by the prentice boys
of Tubal Cain to the mammoth organ
with which Mr.. Gilmore reused up
che morning stars. He saw the sane
timonious Turk with his long Asiatic
beard aud richly cseved pipe with .
formidable stem where snsky convo-
lutions ended in mouth piece of sill
yer. Ke says to wean Turk the
mother has to put the end of one OF
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-17

/. Opening and oreice filed with
loose masses Of lead ore and rock,
mixed with loose fine clay and sedi-
ment. 2. This is bench about a
foot in width on each side ofthe open
ing, and extending along the entire
length of the cave, distance of 80
feet, on which shelf, and the sides
Immediately above and adjacent, the
ore was deposited, fastened firmly to
the wall, and exposing crystalline
faces to the center Of the opening. In
other portions of the mine this bench
was not observed, and the ore was
usually attached in sheets to the side
of the opening. 8. The lower open
ing. 4. The Galena limestone.
The mine was discovered and
opened in February, 1872, end since
then has probably been the most pro-
ductive and remunerative mine in the
district, on account of the ores OBJ.
tanned, which has been estimated at
two and half million pounds. Work
was suspended on this mine in the fall
Of 1875, and has not since been re-
sumed.
Fairplay Level Co. A company,
consisting of Messrs, Merry, Olinger,
Rewell, Pier and Motto, having formed
a stock company with a capital of
$4,000, have been engaged during
the last eight years in running level
on land owned by George Siddell 81
Co. The level is commenced on the
f.. half of the S. W. or. of Sec. &c, L.
l, r. 2, W., about three. quarters of a
mile below the village Of Fairplay. 1t
has been run eastward distance of
1920 feet, and thence south 70 feet /;
and has cost about $4,000. One
"shift" of three men is the usual num-
Der employed, and it is not expected
that the level will be completed for
many years. Its greatest depth be.
low the surface is l40 feet, and 4S
below the natural water level; one
mile farther east it will drain about
60 feet below the present water level.
This level will unwater the whole
of section 25, and will cut the follow.
ing ranges in the third opening: The
Crabtree, Thompson, Engine, earns,
Bruce, Lost range, Franklin, Seward,
and Cave range. The openings in
these ranges are vertical they were
formerly worked and abandoned with
lead ore in them going below the wa,
ter. When these ranges are unwa-
tered they will undoubtedly be very
productive.
In the vicinity of Fairplay, about
fifty men find employment in mining
during the winter in summer the
mines are idle. The greater part Of
the lead ore raised in this district
comes from the mines south of the
village, and, exclusive of the two
large mines previously described, has
not exceeded $4,000 pounds per an
mum for the last six years.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-17
Wyalusing, Taxes and Tax Titles

To the Editor of the HERALD,
Took trip to Madison; arrived at
Madison at 4:2ol p. m. took the bus
for the Wrestle Jack Hotel, a well
kept house having a courteous land
lord, and many first class guests. After
supper, entered into conversation
with the landlord. He quizzed me as
landlords usually do. l readily an.
swered all of his questions. told
| came from Grant County, town of
Wyalusing; that I was a mechanic
by occupation-a bricklayer, and as
this was a bad season of the year for
that business, / had come to the me-
tropolis for pastime. The landlord
seemed stranger to the western part
of the State, as he told me. / told
him that Grant County was the larg-
est and the best county in the State !;
that it had on the orth end the Mil.
wankee and st. Pc ii railroad, and on
the south end the Chicago and Galena
road, and fair prospect Of a road
running from Plattevile to Glen Ha-
ven, by the way Of Lancaster and
Bloomington. That it's mineral and
agricultural advantages far surpassed
any other county in the State. That
its citizens were mostly Americans
and christians. That their politics
are Republican by a very large major.
ity, and that Wyalusing was the
largest town in the county and the
best, and in reality the wealthiest and
most density populated, and cast at
the last election 218 votes, mostly
Republican. That the people were
mostly well TO do, and that the farm
ing lands and timber were of unknown
value for almost any purpose, and
that there was not saloon ia the
town. As / was talking / observed
an elderly gentleman looking at me
over his glasses, and as / had finished
conversation with the landlord he
accosted me thus: s.
ibid understand you to say you
came from Wyalusing, Grant Coun-
typ"
eyes"
"What part Of Wyalusing do you
live in ?"
Con the north end in Sec. 25."
"Well," said he, 81 own land in
Wyalusing, in the southwest corner.
| forget the section, just now. It
has been sold for taxes ten or twelve
years ago. / suppose some one is
paying the taxes. let it go on &C.
count of the bad regulations for levy
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-17
CINCINNATI GRouP.

The course of the vein is nearly
east and west, and FIVE shafts have
been sunk upon it, the deepest of which
has reached point los feet below
the surface. The opening now pre-
sents the appearance of a series of
large rooms or caves. from Is to 20
feet wide and about Is feet high, for
distance of 600 feet.
The vein was crossed in several
places by bars of hard rock, one of
which was sixty-five feet in thickness.
The bars always caused decrease in
the size of the opening, and some
times nearly cut off the vein. In
other places the opening contracted
in width, in which case the ore usu.
ally occurred in a solid sheet, some
times as much as seven feet thick by
seven and half high. In the caves
or larger part of the opening the ore
was found in large masses, weighing
sometimes several thousand pounds.
Two large masses were found which
weighed respectively fifty thousand
and twenty-seven thousand pounds.
With the ore large masses of rock
were found mixed with loose dirt and
fine dark clay. The sides of the
opening were much washed and worn
by water, showing a very regular
qualification with no appearance
whatever of faults or dislocations.
Each of the caves in the opening had
a chimney going down, apparently to
second opening, which has never
yet been proved or worked. The up
per part of the opening was some.
times filled with large key-rock,
having crevice on each side of it.
Sometimes, however, the key-rock
was replaced by flat-cap; rock con-
tainlng crevices.
The appearance of these caverns as
we pass through them was sight not
soon to be forgotten. On the floor
lay great masses of rock which had
fallen from above, with clay continu-
ally moistened from the dripping walls
and arching roof, and here and there
the feeble light revealed rich masses
Of gllttering ore.
The annexed section shows the rel
alive position of the different portions
of the vein:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-17

On Monday, November 9th the
Lower House of Congress passed the
the Bland Silver bill. On Thursday,
the same week, the HERALD publish
ed the law, accompanying with it
the statement that it was substanti.
ally the legislation asked for by the
Republican platform of Wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-17

CoLGATE L. CoxpANy's Cashmere Boquet
Soap. and Violet Toilet Water, are universal-
lyesteemed by the tasteful and refined, as the
most delicate and recherche of perfumes.
COLGATE & ComPANY's name and trade mark
upon each package is guaranty Of superior
and uniform quality.
CeLGATE & COMPANY, established in New
York early in the century, will maintain the
aiding position.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-17

AN effort is being made to bring
together all the surviving members
of the first constitutional convention
of the state of Wisconsin. Hon. 0.
Cole of Madison is the representa-.
tive from Grant County on the com-
mittee of preparation for the reun-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-17

VICTOR EMMANUEL, king of Italy.
died last week. His Oldest son,
Prince Umberto has been proclaimed
king in his stead, and has confirmed
the present ministers in their posts.
Umberso is Major General in the
Italian army and is 33 years old.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-17
IMPORTANT LETTER
From Distinguished Physician.

NJ single disease has entailed suffering has.
tened the breaking up Of the constitution than
The sense of SMELL OF TASTE OF sight, OF hear
shg me human voice, the mind more and some
al yield 10 its destructive influence The poison IL
Snrd becsns up me most robust Of constitutions
Clans lmpotently assaled by quacks and charlatans
tkose suffering from 1t have little hope to be relieved
p9pplsr TIT Of this terrible disease BY remedies
petent and Trustworthy. The new and hitherto un~ied
method adopted by Dr. Sanford in the preparation OF
leye 1t likely to succeed when all the usnsi remedies
iai, because II strikes at the root of the disease viz
the 0cdOHed blood, while It heals the liberated mem
6rans ey direct application to the nasal PASSAGES. It's
vital forces too far exhausted must In the great
majority OF cases, effect cure.
NoBscorr BLOCK, So. FRAMINaHAm. Oct. i, ISL
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-17

A GREAT battle was fought on
Monday between Tarter Bezardyik
and PhilippopoIis. The Turks ordered
the inhabitants out of the latter
town and then ordered it bnrned.
The Turkish fleet has shelled Sc.
bastapol. s@
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-17

"Doc!or," said a desparing patient
to his physician, Il am in a dreadful
condition, l can neither lay or set;
what shall | do % 81 think yon had
better roost," was the reply.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-17

Dr.. LINDERMAN, Director of the
Mint, explains 10 Congressional
Committee to-day, all about the coin.
age Of silver.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-17
SANFoRD'S RADICAL CURE

nj safely claim to be ofthe few popular rene
who IN 5Seelvng the approval ofmedcal gentlemen
tor M e,s families In to any OF the prepare
gu are aware" said adisnguished city physician
.h ny 70 tho Mass. Medical Society are
suc tnat cannon publicly recommend prescribe IN
haaicai but since received much relief from
remedies, have pryatelys sed its use and presnma
nave sent 70 your store less than one hundred Of
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-17

IL. M. LEWIS, of Madison has been
appointed U. s. District Attorney
tor the Western District Of Wiscon-
sin,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-17

KENTUCKY is at deadlock Cd the
election of u. s. Senator. The
candidates are Williams, Lindsay,
McCrary and Boyd.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-17

w. b ALLISON is nominated and
will he reelected u. S. Senator from
Iowa. sA h r
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-17

Thus combined We have two grand medical agents in
one each OF which performs its function and untediy
produces more cures than any linfment lotion wash
or plaster ever before compounded Ia the history OF
medicine. Try one. PRICE, Is CENTS. ' "a
Sold By all Wholesale and Retail Druggists throush
out the United States and Cansdas and NV wEEE Il a
POTTER, Proprietors, Bolton, Nsai y "AA n =
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-17
BALSAM AND PINE.

The healing properties OF eur own fragrant balssm
and pine and the gums East too Wen known TO
require description: Their grateful healing sooth.
Ing and STRENGTHENING properties are known to thou
SANDS. when combined In accordance with late and
important discoveries in pharmacy their healing and
strengthening properties are Increased tenfoli In
aid of efectrfcity- ~~@s - ~~~ "t'aSes tne
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-17
UNIVERSAL SATISFACTION.

GENTLEMENEwc have sold SASroRps RAprc.,
W CURE for nearly one year, and can saw candid,s
that We never sold similar preparation that gave sncS
plant yet. ~ s 'o"i'
We are not In the habit OF recon nending paten.
me dizziness but your preparation meets the wants Of
thousands and we thk those afflicted should be con-
yirced OF lis great merit SO that their suffering will he
reviewed. We have been IN the drug business for The
pest Twelve years constantly and sold everything for
you can use this letter any part Of THAT Won wish
Very truly yours, s. D. BAIDWIS e 20 nsA'
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in T)rnge poots "
Stationery, Washington, Ind, Feb. %, isiG. '''1
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-17

Each package contains DR.. Sanford's improved Inha
LgTube, md full directions for all cases Price
tlsNc For sale by and all
and aSsers h.oughout the United States and Canadas
Druggists, 2oston, Mass. 'o
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-17

EDWARD POLLOCK, Editor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-01-17

these pipe-stems in the infants mouth
and his smoking is as regular as his
breathing. Here he saw the agents Of
the Gar examining all the big guns
and all the shooting irons and wea-
pens of destruction with which he in
tended to annihilate the followers of
the ''false prophet"
Now II we could get all the images
that are impressed on Mr.. Ury's
eye, and enlarge them by the micro.
scope, we would have a picture gall
lery which would throw into the shade
everything seen in the Vatican or at
Versailles or in Professor Jackson's
afudio