The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-08-21
IRON ORE IN LINCOLN
PARISH.

North Louisiana, and we therefore
publish the sul.joined extracts from
u rcpcrt of Prof: Il. EnderIe, an
expert mining engineer aud mine
raj assayist sent out by Mai. f. A.
Burke, of the Times Democrat. Mr..
Enderle commenced his examlna-
ton of ore deposits near huston:
in our sister parish of Lincoln. x
The iron ore found in this parish
ia the LimOnite. Brun Iron Hemat.
ite Brown its characteristics and
formation are similar to what is
known as Bog Iron. This ore is
found in all shapes and forms, it is
met in massive, sold pieces, hollow,
(geodic) lamnatcd, and porcons,
it may bc divided into three
grades. The first grade is obtain
ed principally among the laminated
and geotlic forms, also some OF the
solid specimens will rank under
the first grade but not u very large
per cent. That which distinguish
es the first from the others is the
absence of silk (sand.) The second
grade is similar to the above i'll
structure but carries some silk
(sand.) 1t is possible there is not
enough to injure this grade. In
that case the volume of iron would
be largely increased. The third
grade is composed principally Of
large massive pieces carrying little
or no oxides but an abundance Of
silk (san'D which reuders it useless
for smelling purposes. The first
and second grades carry consider
able oxides, red and yellow. This
iron is suitable for all purposes
wherein good iron is required,
such rs car wheels, for which pur-
poses it is pre-eminent; stove
plates, fine castings of any kind;
for bar iron [ am confident it has
few superiors.
Having briefly described the ore
| will en.leavOr to show how the
deposits appear under the surface.
Outcroppings are met with on all
sides on nearly every hill top. This,
by the way, is one Of the curiosities
of this particular formation. The
iron will be found having formed
it's outcrop invariably on the apex
of tho hill or put over the side No
matter what the extent may le
under the immediate surface. The
best iron is found under ground.
The surface iron having been OK
posed to atmospheric action for
ages perhaps depreciatcs its value
considerably. The underground
deposits exist in pockets and STRAIT
as; frequently these are very exteu-
sive and again are very insignifi.
cant. I have also found the entire
strata of ear h OVERLAPPING the clay
strata, and which forms the surface
or crust filled throughout with ore
in a thickly scattered condition.
The area, as stated above l car
not define, but can only be approx
mated. have seen deposits up
wards of six hundred feet i'll length.
l believe the width was equal to
this. There are much larger areas
than this; mining will be the only
means of ascertain these facts. In
Kellyville, Texas, six miles from
Jefferson, the same conditions ex.
list precisely with the same iron.
The works there were established
in 1868, and have been successfully
worked and mined since. Conse-
quently if the iron which is the
same as that found in North Louis
ana, and found in the same fOrma-
ton and similar condition can he
worked successfully in Kellyvill :,
then / cannOt see any reason why
the same cannot he done in Lincoln
or any other parish that has iron.
From RustOn running northeast
to the line, a very good quality OF
ore is encountered from thence to
the Bayou DArbonne. All along
this bayou going west on both
sides ore Of good grade can b.
found. Crossing down the centre
of the parish north and south to
Vienna very extensive deposits Of
ore show themselves. In my inves
LEGATIONS throughout this parish
l have not secn q locality that show
so much good ore on the surface as
can be found in the town of Wen.
n, and the surrounding country
for several miles. Vienna is situa.
tex. on the top of an iron hill, the
iron of which is superior to many
that / examined
| discovered whilst near Feaster
vile what promises to be an extern
sive bed of shell mari. On inquir
ing around l found that for three
miles, where parties bad been dig
ging wells; the same material was
found. This body of mari is loca