The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-06-04
Bossier Iron Ore.
MIDWAY. LA. MAY 40. 1s8

pIouu tO see LndC the iron IN North
Louisiana is creating some excite
ment, which l hope will resound to
her interest. / believe if the enter
prising citizens of Bossier parish
will only exert themselves a little,
that the time is not far distant, when
the smoke of the blast furnaces will
be seen gathering in dense clouds
above the hills of Rocky Mount and
Red Lands. am sorry to say that
by many, this will be considered as
an idle dream; but let us be up and
doing. Nothing can be gained By
lethargy-
"For to him, who bates his arms to the strife,
Firm at his post in the battle of life,
The victory faileth-never."
herewith enclose you copy of
letter from Ed. EnderIe, Special
Commissioner, Worlds Exposition,
for collecting ores and minerals.
MIDWAY, La, Der. 10, 1884.
F. M. HANKS, Commissioners of
BusSief Parish-Dedr Sir: Having
just completed ali examination of
the mineral resources of Bossier
parish, [ do not hesitate to say that
iron ore can be found on the surface,
equal in appearance to that of many
districts now in actual operation
The surface indications also show
aud will prove, that large bodies Of
iron exist underlying the surface, at
no great depth.
feel satisfied when your parish
makes her exhibits of iron ore at
the Exposition, it will excite great
interest. Consequently hope that
the people of your parish will Sec
ond you by means and co operation
to make such an exhibit at the
Worlds Exposition as will be worthy
of Bossier.
Ed. ENDERLE,
Special Com. Worlds Elk.
In company with Mr.. Ed. Enderle,
we visited several points near Red
Land, Rocky Mount and Coleville;
bat owing to the short time Mr..
Enderle had to- visit the different
parishes, he could not visit all points
Of interest, but said he saw enough
and was agreeably surprised.
Although with no public means
to go upon, immediately set out to
collect specimens of our iron ere
/ collected 385 pounds near Red
Land-which I dubbed Iron Gap.
| collected $50 potfnds near Rocky
Mount-which l dubbed Iron Cove.
These were small powders lying on
top of the surfaces. I'sent the same
to New Orleans and there placed
them. on exhibition at the Worlds
Exposition, which I am told by the
commissioners in charge, created
quite an attraction, and the analysis
noted down by great many. The
following are the analysis made by
MrT Leroy Brown, jr., State Chem
list: Iron, Al 81; Phosphorus, 80;
Sulphur, 8S.
This is of pure hematite iron, and
is susceptible of: being made into
steel. l would have gotten large
powders, which no doubt would
have made better specimens; but be.
ing, SO far from transportation, and
very rough roads to haul over, |
found it would be too expensive
This may be argued. as a barrier
against its utility, bat we may rest
assured that the iron horse will go
wherever iron can be- found, as he
has done at Birmingham and the
From Mountain. Any one who has
ever travelled on the From Mountain
Railroad, from Iron Mountain to
st. Louis, will very readily see what
capitalists will do to tap iron dis.
tricts.
The report of the United States
Geological Survey party which is to
visit our section soon; will be looked