Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-02-08
A General Resume of the Entire Field
and What is Being Done to Develop
Western Kentucky
LEAD, ZINC AND fLUOR SPAR DEPOSITS
R. D. Drescher Makes Big Strike of Lead and Spar
the Mary Belle Lode

We copy the following report the Kentucky Geological
issued from that department. 1t many
to holders Of mineral lands in this
Mr. f. Julius Pobs spent Of of
zine and spar regions Western Kentucky. him mapping
headed by Mr. j. S Shaw accurately all prospects,
faults and In u. Geological Survey acting
with the Curator the Kentucky Geological Department
hands small for purpose had placed
region report
us Of the With Prpcy claim may made behalf
the Kentucky Survey under the administration of the late John Proc
per for share the upon which report based
of the field Mr. Ulh had charge
On made by the Federal in 1902 $780,
Rhen that gentleman member of the State Survey Had the report
eu ISSUED earlier would have been advantage the prosecution
Investigations That there need for the Survey
Thai without conflicting done by organ
sion, will appear when reports areis issued.
In addition report the district whole will present
the mineral other county
~in be ready for the printer a a early day
10 originally intended Livingston report only
revision bringing dat) of the manuscript report made Dr. H.
Of the four manuscript left in the archives Of the
Survey when appropriations ceased 1892 the publication which
auhord by the Survey law The discovery facts
during the of the field however
Mr. Fohs will
kIy report.
According of Mr. Fos the Livingston county de-
p~ts have the character
possibilities far regards values
two regions with possibilities of development being chiefly
of transportation Some faults hitherto
progress OF the held work the probabilities being that least
of them orebearng the surface and that all
h-bow the sandy horizons The report which nearing compile
all the prospects about
county and of the mills Methods mining odsing ETC.
cribed and the geology aud are aid ownou maps
The genea report will include the following counties:
LvngstODAn details Of geology mines, prospects
CttendenAH details OF geology, mines prospects mills In
county there 100 ines and prospects.
CadwelPncay all mines prospects
h considerable of the geology Of
required for the completion of the geology.
IyonSme geology will given chances
the of lead aud deposits county,
not sufficient time command which make
with respect to them Another and
required to develop the facts.
TggNots all mining prospects great number
in this and
3D. So far the prospecting the county
lines. "a,
Chnsian.SOme this
well to briefly to
developed by the work of the 1t has been noted:
That large cacie bands II feet wd appear the walls
nc Of the larger moe vauable Since growing
cite has developed this fact
est Some shipments of this have
> The barte n
g faults than with that the smaller that show little
and have both walls of limestone The value of this pointer
be recognized by mining
There little change auorspar deposits
depth other than which
except such par pu with the changes wall rock
The chances for the discovery and large bodies
bate along faults
ms one wall if the prospecting be done the St Louis side the
M Further prospecting carbonate
The character of the Auorpar depends the nclong rock and
ner of formation geue Of the spar This is illustrated by the fol
ny examples; NO.. fuosp h highest grade) has either Prince
or Tribune limestone both walls largely when filing
e dark or brown Auopar is large associated with tum
hao walls and times carries large of crystal