Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-08-28

ore is found diffused in the soils, but never to
this extent unless vein or bed is near by.
Third-Upon a side hill in cut in the road,
picked up six or seven specimens OF iron
ore, and on trying them found in two very
pure magnetic iron, reaching as high as 80
per cent. of excellent iron.
Fourth-The country one mile northeast of
your property is very greatly broken in char
acter, indicating volcanic action some time
in the remote past and the trend Of the break
seems to be from the region of Lake Superior,
in the northeast.
Flfth-The magnetic needle varies in this
section, and tends to the northeast, indicating
iron ore IN this region. These surface indica-
tions lead me to the conclusion that iron ore
exists in this part Of the country, but TO what
extent cannot be ascertained until further ex-
plorations have been made.
Sixth-The borings Of your well
clearly show first, soil and sand;
second, regular quartz rock, which
overlies all metallic veins; third, sandstone,
with oxyd of iron; fourth, oxyd Of iron ore;
fifth, chloride of iron, as indicated by the
green substance; aud sixth, metallic iron and
ore, sssaying as high as 81 per cent. OF this
metallic iron, l assayed, by commercial pro-
cess, one-quarter of an ounce, and made 70
per cent, iron. Another test l made from 80
TO 70 per cent. iron. found, in all my tests,
it was very difficult 10 fuse; and, indeed, un-
der the strongest heat, have not yet been able
to get button Of any considerable size. al
though the pure iron is clearly discernible in
clear round globules.
Stveuth-By laboratory test l find iron,
sulphur, phosphorus and trace of silver.
also found that while the nitric acid acted
readily upon the iron, it left, untouched, q
small thread of white metal resembling plati-
mum, but which responded readily to the mag
net.
Fl yhth-Tn sayao commarcia1 taste with
beat of at least 5000, I failed to fuse the
metal, and in two tests I succeeded in fusing
the metal but failed to bring the metal into
two solid bottoms.
Ninth-From two ounces of ore-that is,
the green mud after it had been pressed and
dried, and just as it came from the bottom OF
the WE'LL obtained from commercial test,
one ounce of iron run into small globules
aud readily taken up by the magnet. This
test showed 50 per cent. of iron, by a CONNER
clal, working process, and to me it is the
most satisfactory If it should prove that the
specimen came from bed or vein of iron ore.
TeAth-Ihe quartz, the sandstone, the OK
yde of iron, the chroride of iron, would all in
dicate that it is an iron bed or vein,
and these taken IN connection with the sur
face indications, should have an important
bearing in forming q conclusion.
Eleventh-The metallic iron found, after
washing, would pre-suppose that it was ar
tiicial, placed there for some designing pur-
pose, but the assays of this iron show sui
phur, tin and other ingredients, which man.
ufactured iron would not show, for in the
manufacture of iron these elements would be
expelled by the action OF heat, while in the
native ore they would exist. 1t requires
some 2, 700 heat TO melt iron; while tin passes
of liz vaper at considerable heat, and sui
phur at red heat
Twelfth-The result of my Investigations
leads me to the conclusion that you have an
iron bed, or vein, and | would urge fur
ther prose cution of The work, which l think
The surrounding facts will justify, by sinking
shaft into the present we'd bed, or making
another hole with the present drill, under
proper caution and guard.
III of which is respectfully submitted.
LSigned] L. NJ. NEwSON.
REPORT OF MIR. HOOD.
Mr.. Hood finally concluded his labors
and made his report, which is dated ST.
Paul, July %, 1882.
have examined the samples of ore said to
have come from well bored in the land of
your company. Never having operated on
such high grade of ore as these samples
present, DO not feel competent to decide the
question as to whether pure metallic ore tx-
lists, and leave 1t tO~the mineralogist; but if
it does exist, these samples unquestionably
belong to that class. The borings indicate
i large deposit Of magnetic iron. | am puz-
z.ed that boring should have been made
forty two feet through deposit OF magnetic
ore without coming to Fold body of ore or
getting rock boriDgs IN the sludge. After
studying the matter over have come TO the
conclusion that this can be accounted for in
one of the following ways:
First-Inssmuch as, according to the in
formation furnished me, this ore has been
hi
feet, and IL is a well understood fact among
miners and mineralogists that q deposit OF
magnetic ore of that thickness would natu-
rally, In forming, make a solid mass, the
ore may have been standing on an angle of
forty five degrees, and the Grill, in getting
through it, would leave the ore around it in a
hanging position so that the jar of the drill
would start pieces OF ore to the bottom of the
hole and thereby champing them against the
bottom produce the shape we fiud in the sam
pie, and at The same time 50 clog the chlsel
that it would be difficult to bore.
Second-Or the boring for forty-twO feet
may have been through solid bed of ore, and
particles OF sand or quartz may have run into
the bore and become mixed with the ore and
prevented the chisel from working. / do 1T
wish to express an opinion as TO the quantity
of ore there may be, but if, as | have every
reason to believe, the samples shown me were
got out from the bore, pronounce the find a
good one, and recommend that it he explored
further. g. r. HOOD.
PROPS. wEITBRECHT AND HALL.
Prof. Weitbrecht, formerly of the st.
Paul High school, visited the works and
examined the premises, and was consid-
erably puzzled, as all others were, at the
native iron which came up from the well
borings of the drill. He brought into
requisition the dipping needle, and found
that that instrument clearly indicated
iron, and finally settled down into the
conviction that iron must exist in this
region. Prof. Hall, of the
state university, also visited the premises
and, from the action of 1.-THE dipping
needle, seemed to be impressed with the
belief that iron must exist here. He
made several tests, and we herewith SUBJ
NIT his report:
PROF. c. W. HALLS REPORT.
Touching certain examinations of specimens
of iron recently placed in my hands have the
honor TO report:
From the specimens brought by Mr.. Cary,
consisting of quartz and sand from boring