The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-22

thrcelcarth reverberatcrv furnaces.
There is also a plant for the chemical
treatment Of copper ores. witt, e-ht
solution tanks and teaching and preciYi.
ting watts. This mine is operated by TIE.
Messrs. Clayton II Co.. who also nper-
ate the Orc Knob Copper Nee in A.hc
county.
THE ORE KNOB
At this mine the managers report all
output during October of tive tons Of
me copper ingots per day. The depth
OF the shaft is now 400 feet and men
are employed. This is probably tue
richest mine in the State. In 1870 il
paid its stockholders 300, 900 in divi-
dends. The vein at points reaches a
width of % feet and the cost of RAISING
ore there during the years of'19, 80. 81.
ranged from sixty-five cents.
LvE HILL
This mine Is also i'll Davidson county
it has been worked to a depth of $50
feet the second deepest mine in the
State, Gold Hill in Rowan having been
worked to the depth of 80 feet. Moth
ing Is being done at this mine now. as
various difficulties are in the way. The
title Is IN some dispute and although
Prot. Hanna thinks that the north end
OF the property may develop some good
bodies of ore, the old vein pinching out.
1t is owned by a baltimore COMPANY.
vi VALE
AT this mine also in Davidson county,
the usual force of about sixty men a. q at
work. The vertical depth Is about 10
feet Its nnarntnrS no go ra.antI,-, ,aIa
a contract with Richardson x Co. Of
Swansea, the smelling point in Wales
for the entire output of the mine for
three years, including what ore is al
ready on the surface.
Al the Ore Knob mine in N. T. the
managers report an output Id October of
two tons of fine copper ingois per DAY.
The depth of the shaft is now 400 feet and
800 men are employed.
A solid lump of pure silver. weighing
nearly pound. was found near Magno-
La, \. e., recently.
North Carolina ha~ nearly four hundred
mines. Rowan county has 81 Cabarrus,
60; M~ecklenburg, 50; Montgomery; 81:
Davidson, "a Randolph Allegheny.
IL aud Burke, Sinking a total OF
264 nIinel al properties. There are a good
many mines in other counties; from
\ moore county west there are no less than
10 to l25 mines In operation. This ln-
Guides silver and copper mines.
The Sale gold mine, in Lincoln
county, la, which has been idle fol-
,ome time, has been leased by Capt. ID.
: Cade. 1t is said TO be one Of the
richest gold mines III the country.
NJ Ming MEN.-Llst Saturday u good
many me- interested in mining we're II
| the CITY. NJ them were DIR. ii. X
Rogers, of Beaverdam, Montgomery
county; Nr. Hambiey, assayer, GoId
He'll, Rowan county MIR. Shervin and
| Mr.. =. Armstrong of the Sam Christian,
| Montgomery county Mr.. J. ID. Stewart
Dunn's Mountain, Rowan county Mr.
q q. Velle and Mr.. A.. ID. Potts, Crowel
mine, Stanly county !; MIR. j. j. Newman
Dutch Greek, Rowan county Judge
| Hughes, Of Pennsylvania, interested IL
mining property near here Mr.. Johl
| Deweese, of Cabarrus county interested
III i,ock, River gold property.
4ue Rocky River Gold mine was sold
ais week To Judge Hughes, oe pennsyl-
,ar foe $40, OlO. The Reed Il AllI-ol
a -n'd 10 a Philadelphia company, iol
- So. 600. Both con- pames Will cree
iuery at once ard have already CON-
lcnced taking out ore.