The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-06-21
sgcrIoN Az GILMER's FIELp. PIELrs LAKE.

leaves, no Ignite. 100
5. Shay clay 1920
6. Landslides and taus, of which
lower 20 feet has some washes to
show ltmerely mass of detritus 100
$50
The bed of limonite indicated in
the above section resembles in text
ure and Elimination the compact ore
seen at Rusk, Cherokee county. Both
are lacustrine deposits, but the ore of
the Gilmer field was probably formed
at a much later date than that of
Cherokee county At Rusk erosion
has removed the strata from about
the old lake bed and left it elevat-
ed on the hill-tops. At the Gilmer
field and elsewhere throughout the
region in which like ores were formed
the depressions which held the ponds
still exist and the manner of forma-
ton of the ores is readily recognized.
We may also trace the genesis of the
Gilmer field ore by its variation in
quality in different layers: on top is
quartzite scarcely colored by iron;
beneath this a sandstone cemented
by ferric oxide. followed by sand
stone with streaks of limonite. then
alight porous limonite which incloses
innumerable sticks and leaves. and at
the bottom the heavy compact ore
two to three feet thick. This lami-
nation is what we might expect in a
lacustrine deposit. as was stated in
discussing the varieties of iron ore
A piece Of the heavy brown ore was
analyzed and Welded the following
result:
.x,1ys,s or ,pox ovr rpou ,urp p,r, ,
PHELPS LAKE.
s,;o, ona SOW, Per cent e, t
Phosphorus s''. ........... 81
sulphur --.--,-----.---..----- .os
Iron ,-'--.---''-','-''.-' 4'''
Inc held IN which this ore was
FOUND is spot OF red land three
toufths OF mile long 10y less than
one half mile wide; 1t IS probably
only part OF the original site OF the
pond IN which the ore was deposited.
Similar ores occur IN beds which have
no connection with this one' nor with
one announcer, on sections ana + 1.
~ n II; lo w. ana at MIR: hellers'
on on Mahaefvl VI orancn, on oections
20 ana II L. 70 ~ H. 10 W.
Hills OF detrltal material rise nigh
aooVe all these deposits ana the mas
sive Sana oeas resemble Inc True
orange SAND more closely than Is
generally the case IN Louisiana.
Eastward and northeast from
fhelps lake compact nmonlte occurs
IA various places IN SINAI! oodles.-
One or Two may be mentioned: the
W. ; OF the DIV. OF Dec. r. 1. 90
n. ~ 10 W. ana DEC, ~ L. 20 NJ
Il. 10 w. at MAJOR Wyche $. Near
MS mouse, on much lower point
hypsometrleally' some god poot ore
was 1ound
In the vicinity OF neo Lana, "nlch
lakes us name from the cnafactefistlc
SOIL, there IS much compact llmonlte,
IKE that at Fheips lake. LII was seen
IN Inc N w; I OF the DE- OF oeclon
20 l. ~ M H. ~ w. ana ELSEWHERE
IN Inc same section' ana also IN Sec
tlou ~ OF same township ana range.
Ihese are superhclal outcroppings,
showing that tne "nole Is a fepetltion
on a larger scale OF the occurrences
at the ullmer neid' on fhelps lake.
Al one OF inc lowest Polnts OF tne
oe pm p W: OF . w ", ol pee
w. 20 NJ II. u w. a l.tle ocner-
GUS hyoIateo ore was louno' WIFI
casts OF sneiis.
Almonl'e occurs a1 various Iocall,
.ies between neu Laho ana nocAy
Mount, put nowhere III sulnclen'
quantity 70 DC .! sfea' Importance
"A sanay' lerruelnous .oG q a was see,
az az p w > ae S 80, - l.. - ~. ~ ~
20 20 W., anu az 1anoer > Nulsety' oeo
10 Sane 'o"nsnip. ~ ooh'a 1s eas .s
VI oiaipoine iossiis' anu sl,aiA1 ' :.