Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-12-23
Ores Of Missouri.
I Special Correspondence 10 Chicago Mining
Review

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Review.
IRoNToN, Mo-, Nov. 23.-I read let
ter in the Mining Rerie,o of Nov. 20.
by Prof. J. v. Phillips, written from
Silver City, Ark. giving geological
and meteorological report of the silver
region i'm and around Silver City. He
has given his whole attention to this
region for about two years. Any par
ties desiring Information concerning
the silver mines of Arkansas and Mis-
souri,, will find him at Hot Springs or
Silver City, Ark, or at his place OF
residence, st. Louis, Mo. He has ex-
amined and made a geological survey
of thsIron Mountain region, giving a
full and correct report OF the iron. sill
yer, copper, lead and gold quartz
veins of Southeast Missouri. He has
the report completed, and l hope the
State will order not less than 10000
copies to be printed for distribution,
1T would be q great benefit to this re-
gion and the country at large. we
have true fissure veins Of quartz car
rying lead, silver, copper and gold.
Some of the veins are being developed,
and have proved to he true veins. car
rying silver, 10 to 200 ounces to the
ton, and from to 20 per cent of copper
and 10 to 80 per cent Of lead.
Work has been done on the Silver
Mountain, Martin, Aubuchon. Hunt
and Silver Cliff Mines. The Silver
Mountain is well developed, and has
extensive reduction works, with good
water,power for all mining purposes.
| This mine Is suspended at present, but
not for the lack of silver ores as
great many think. At the bottom OF
| the main shaft, which is about 4OO feet
deep, the vein shows itself from three
to four feet wide, carrying silver ores
| in quantities that will assay 200 ouuces
OF silver 10 the ton and 80 per cent. OF
lead. The Martin Mine is owned ny
New York parties. and is going to DC
worked more extensively. The HUM
Mine is getting some prospecting done
! Silver Cliff is one of the richest mine.
i'm this region yet discovered; several
prospect shafts and n tunnel going OF
! in tile vein look well.
There are several veins on this prop
erty that show silver, coppr ana leat
ores disseminated through the quartz
veins, and will become dividend pay
ing mine. Our mines can he develop
ed at very small expense: good min
ers can be procured for two dollars
common labor ST to 81 % per day OF te'
hours, while in Colorado they pay from
j lSI1te$4.ee day and board 4
Il Ifs0ur mines DON'T Show as rfcn y
minerals as the Colorado mines the.
will be more permanent investment
: and will give A. large a dividend upo
the capital invested. There are million
invested in Colorado mines that ntve
pay = dividend, but are continusii
, making assessments, and never WI
pay one cent on the capital invested.
Eere parties can invest i'll goo
miEe for IL few thousand dollars that
sure to he good dividend payln
| Imine as our veins are all true nssur
veins running in porphyry and graf
ite. have seen very fine samples
: copper ore and copper pyrites III ou
:, quartz that is Identical with the fainou
! copper mines of Cornwall, Englant
, which are i'm the same kind of quartz.
+ Missouri, with her iron, lead, siive
copper. and god veins, and her nelgi
boring State, Arkansas, will sur.,ris
{ the world in the production of preciot
minerals which are waiting to be a.
veloped. May the day soon arrive:
e - M. -.