The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-03-03
LlANo MINERALS.
A Ctr OF Them Now on Exhibition at
Beaumont.

Beaumont.
Austin, Texas February 27.--Prof y. ).
Bader of Llano has a car OF Llano miner
nils ON exhibition az beaumont.
Prof. Badcr, who passed through Austin
today on his way to i.lanO Tor rev days
stay, says his Llano mineral exhibit has
created great deal OF attention. and tina;
he ~ sure some good IL coming OF H.
He said; "A great many capitalists from
all over the United states are In Beau
mont men from PeDnsy iynnia, who know
what Iron isi men from Joplin, Mo-, VINO
are experts In zinc ore. men from Cal
iornia ana Colorado, who examine very
closely any copper and gold ores. Con
tractors Who are sinking the wells are III
tcrcsted In my granite aud marble samples,
etc. Tho Llano iron ores are attracting
The most attention.
zone gentleman remarked. we did not
know you had such iron ore In Tcxasl
Now, we get this Kind OF ore from Lake
| superior, IRON spain and Cuba and | can
not see why we can not get them from
IeSas The ore commands higher price
per ton IN the Cleveland market than my
other ore and ! can not see why this
Llauo ore will not DO likewise. All this
goes to show what yon have In Texas. II
Is wonderful II Is wonderful. -
Prof. Binder continued: "My exhibit Goa
tnlns tons OF magnetic iron ore some
pieces weighing hair ton each tons "f
hematlte Iron ore, tons Of mangansse,
isbed columns Of granite, polished slabs Of
| granite, marble Serpenrinc. Autograph
stone samples of soapstone, tale and
I'm some cases I have nearly all OF the
! rarsr minerals found In the central mineral
| district. II Is my intention TO keep my
exhibit In Beaumont for several months.
! viii also have permanent exhibit IN
/ Houston. and 1t Is my intention to go 10
Buffalo with IT,
| Colonel s. r. e. Morse, passenger traffic
manager Of the Southern Pacific lines, WHO
has already done so much for Texas, is
| very much interested In my Llano eX-
| hiblt"
To give an idea about the richness ana
extent Of the Llano iron ores, Prof. Badcr
quotes few analyses:
N Iron 992o; silica 2ao; PPfPS9zz s Ginooi
O.2l: Phos.. 0.o2o; Mang. trace, $
Iron, sl.97; silica. l.5o Phos, o.o3S; Mang..
This goes 10 show that the Llano county
ores are richer In metallic iron than those
of any of the Lake Superior region or the
Santiago de Cuba mines. That the per
ccntage Of phosphorus Is exceedingly small
and SO far below the Bessemer limit as to
| establish beyond doubt the utility Of tho
ores for steel making. That the element
of silica enters into the composition Of the
would In novise prove detrimental IN iron
and steel making.
ores were made by Mr. e. Y d'Anvilliprs
geologist Of Philadelphia, Joined by Prof
a. u. McCrcath Of Harrisburg, Pa. rhes
say in Their report "A reference renee to any
where tho deposits of iron ore exist, occu
pies closely the geographical center of The
State" In speaking Of the cclehratet
Ilnno iron mountain. they say: ASSUMING
the entire deposit to come mp IN this aye,'
ngc. iron and phosphorus. tho ore woult
rank ms n strictly first class Bessemer ore
The ore deposit shows no tendency TO de
crease in size nifty feet under the surface
on the contrary. It is rather thicker an,
luclines eastward at slightly more gcnl
angle. Tho vein Is twenty-five feet thick
4 In. Tyf,p nj tg n ri lh =
ore. chiefly magnetic, of most attractive
appearance and great regularity.