The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-02
TEXAS MINES AND MINERALS.

Emory, the capitol of Raines county, and
towns III the Immediate vicinity, are in
quite u little buster of excitement at pres
ent, says the Greenville Herald, over the
discovery of rich vein OF coal and strata
OF excellent brick Clay, within four miles OF
Emory, and thirty of Greenville The
existence of coal in the vicinity has been
known for some time, but not until re-
Gently was its quantity and quality made
manifest The top strata is similar to that
taken from the Alba mines, but in the mid
die and bottom stratas, it is found bright
and hard, and not so much inclined to slack.
Experts pronounce it the best quality OF
coal ever mined in Texas. Under
the last strata of coal has been discovered =
vein CT excellent brick clay, twelve feet
through. Experiments have been made
with this clay and it has proved 10 be Il
complete success. The bricks burn smooth
and almost Us hard as flint.
SeIni-Weekly Times: No one with any
degree OF accuracy can give anything like
near u correct estimate OF the amount of
iron ore and coal in Anderson county. II Is,
Of course, the fashion to speak of it as in
eXhaustiDle, etc. That great deposits are
upon the surface of the earth there is no
doubt whatever In the very streets of
Palestine iron ore, that would be weighed
in the old country like gold, is used to fill
up the rain-washed gullies. In the brick
used for building flint and iron is abundant.
Iron ore Indications are everywhere OBJ
servable. Mr.. Eel, an old resident of
Nechesville, informs US that he has used
the best Of iron manufactured from ore
found uear the surface in that section, and
from what we have seen those ores have
an easily visible descent downwards. and
in no sense OF the word beds or veins, but
general deposits of from twelve to twenty
eight inches thick, blanket deposits OF rich
metallic iron.
Col R. E. Cook OF Talladega county, Ala,
who is a dealer in iron lands. said in the
last Llano Gazette: 'You have some very
fine varieties of granite and marble and
more OF it than any country | know of.
Some Of the iron ore saw | am satisfied
will run 20 per cent Of iron. Why, l saw iron
enough in one place to supply the world
with iron for all time to come. Yon have
resources enough here to make Llano
great city"
BRowSwoop, March 24-Heavy iron de-
posits are located in the mountains near
Brownwood, and coal mines are being de-
veloped within range of the city.
FRAZER, March 25.-The writer saw
statement from Vernon in The GAZETTE
concerning the gold regions Of Greer
county. Your correspondent has been
waiting until something definite was de-
veloped, but SO far nothing definite enough
for one to risk small fortune on has been
developed. However, many experienced
miners have visited the find and pronounce
the lead good, and every indication points
to the opening Of q very rich gold and silver
mine in Greer county. Local biologists
pronounce the ore rich. Many have laid
claims and company has been formed at
Vernon and its work has begun. A man
who has been in many Western Mexican
mines said that there was an old shaft there
which had been worked probably forty
~, l, Ill
is being worked on small scale now. The
state geologist has been up there, but moth
ing could be learned from him. l do not
think any arrangements are being made
more than to get ore for test and to form
an estimate about the quantity which can
be obtained. No doubt there is mineral in
paving quantities somewhere there, and it
will be found sooner or later.
DEEIsoN, March 25.-James q. Ralston,
q well-known iron mining expert, John A
kruse OF Chicago and Col. Cunningham Of
Boston, all interested in iron, were in the
city to-day looking into Denison's possibili-
ties us the coming steel metropolis OF the
state. They spent some time In investi.
eating the deposits OF ore In this section,
and left on the afternoon train for the Ter
ritory to further prosecute their observa-
tons with reference TO coal and iron. They
are representatives OF large syndicate
who will shortly invest large sum in the
Texas iron industry.
SAN ANTONIO, March 25.-Gus Euebner,
farmer living nine miles from San An
tonic, has discovered valuable silver vein
1t shows yield of SIS to the ton Samples
have been ssut to State Geelogist Dumble
for assay. The vein was found while dig
ging u well. It is twenty feet under the
surface and fifty feet in thickness. Hueb-
ner went down eighty feet for water, could
not find any and gave it up in disgust. He
did not know tkat his ore bore silver until
told so by mining experts. The strata con-
sists not of solid rock, but Of boulders sep
arated by light soil Of many colors.