The news & observer., 1901-03-08
OLO NORTH STATE
MINING INDUSTRIES
The Report of the Geological
Survey.
0UTLO.lK ENCOURAGING
Eore Mines in Shape For Good Wcrk
Than Ever in History of state.
The GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS MEETING
There wers Present Governor Aycock, Major
Morehead, Col. McNamee and Prof
Holm S, State GeoIogist An
Interesting Meeting.

TIC state Geological Survey Was in scs-
sica yesterday y the Governors office
There were present Governor Aycocis,
saj J. Turner Norehead, Col. Menace
Sna rrof Holmes.
The wcrl of the surveytwas thoroughly
discussed. The report Of the Survey for
Tie Iast two years is in The hands 81
The printers. L IS a complete and ySlu&- |
bic document.
among Other things Ii states tina whi;c |
he total caiIut OF tho different mines
is perhaps not as large AS expected. yet
he past ycar has made ccu1iderablc ac- |
vance over Tint Of he year before and |
TIE outlook fer 1901 IS better than it has |
been fer many year.. There are mo-
rlinirg properties in shape 10 do good |
IS JstCHatic and profitable work than ever |
before, end therc ass prospects Of great |
CT activity IN tho goid,8 corundun. and |
ale mining, and in ttlcs ssasle qua~rylEs |
The copper mines arr IL better shape |
than they have ever been in since they |
we're opened to become large producers |
= 1901. Nearly all these now interested |
IN he active mines and mineral proper |
les ce Ncrih Carolina, repcrt that the |
tuGock fer the coming year is very en. |
rrwTagng for an increase in all branches |
&C lr'Hicg. Ii IS not then unreasonable 10 |
Crpoet that the results IT the clc3c Of |
lj0i viii be fer better than what they |
show at the close of 1900,
rhc total value CT tbs output cf The |
mineral PRODUCTS in North Carolina dur
lng the past Two years is considerably |
over 81 600 coo and there has been rapid |
Increase in this direction every year sincc
he organization of the Survey. The |
pf inv hf,, in al
5c~ceits during the past two years has
hcn considerably in excess OF $3.eGc,
f0o.G0; and TIE amount Of capital in
Vested in the development of waterpower
ara timber interests during this same
pericl. ard largely through the instra.
r,entalny Of the Geological Survey has
been more than $4,000, 10000 The extent
e. those investments is also incre9 sing
irriily every year. now that the GeoloGi-
csi reports are being distributed more
wiiiciy throughout this ard other ccun-
RIGS.
GOLD
III greater part Of the activity in
I'D mining during he rast two wears
$ been in Rowan, Cabarrts. Mcc<lcr.
burg Castor. T}uik and Henderson corn-
t.se. a limited amount Of work has been
~rieG on in a considerable number OF
r.aford. Davidson. Randolph, Montgom-
* cGtcwba, Stanly.
COPPER
n COPPER mining there has also beer
considerable activity seveIa! mines being
rt-,.av producers CT copper during tht
v-ar ana in number of oihcr cases tae
3.ecs hays been thoroughly developed
a,i equipped ready for the produetion Of
eve during he year 1901.
The largest Developments in this di-
'ti0n have been at the Union Coppe'
N'ang Ccmr2nys property near Colo
i in Rowan county. who're there haY.
f-.,rd large bodies OF COPPER orc of low
y"aGc bal still sufficiently rich 10 make
ceeratioas profitable. The outlook is "a
vorabic for the mining and strca tmeny
ot this Gre On large scale.
IRON.
IN connection with tho n,ning Of tns
, iron cres, The Developments during the
rast year have opened UP onormoua
bodies cf high grade magnetic ircn Or.
3; Cranberry and have shown this 10
- one cf the finest ore beds in the coun-
,rt. Operations there have been carried
cl continuously, much Of the ore being
trcated at the blast furnace located o..
lie property. The developments made Is
tAn Clarel Hill mine in Orange county
thc Crmcnd miEe in Gastoh county. a;
Tire Wilson mine IN Johnston county. are
- the Rallou and other properties IN
lie county have shown in each of these |
iaces large bodies Of iron ore of good
cwaity Al thc Wilson mine in Johnston
cCrnty he Gre .s brcwn hematte and has
roen found to have a thickness Of fro,
10 Is feet over an area cf many acres
several places from 3 to ; miles, south
q; the North Carolina Railroad ana q
f,w miles west Of Smithacld.
coRUNDUM.
The greatest mining activity has been
IN he corundum, mica and monazitc re-
cns. Many Of these mineral deposits
% which attention was called ii the
G -icgicGl Survey reports several years
$50 have since Been opened up ard are
Ne# tcir6 worked on considerable
ale. In connection with the corundum
miuinE. few years ago Il was argued
ttst tie discovery of the new artificial
q ra-:ve carbcrundum' would cause Is
i&9id decrease in the demand for corun
C~r2 cn The contrary the demand fer I
c~rardum and the prospecting develop |
II OF corurdum properties have never
lrea 81 great as a the present time. Tne
q pt51S OF th's mineral III North caro-
IRA. arc larger than those in any {. her
state tying mainly in Bmcombe, sfas
Ncod. Jaokaon. Macon and CIey cour-
fics)
MICA
f'hc mica miEes IN Western North Car
ina (mainly in Mitchell, Yancey. Hay
weed Jackson. Macon ard Clegeiard coar
ties) have heca worked during the past
,i y
r.,.e in the recent past: and Il is oneour
a2ing to ind that while several years
sgo il was claimed that whereas North
e;eroIina rlica, while Of excellent quality
e. stove purposes, WAS net SO we'll adapl-
"a FIR use in electrical machinery. new
Nruh Carolina mica is being generally
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