SCHMIDT — IRON MANUFACTURE IN MISSOURI. 26 1 



Iron Manufacture in Missouri. 

 A General Review of the Metallurgical Districts and their Resources. 



By Adolf Schmidt, Ph.D. 



In my treatise on the Iron Ores of Missouri, published in the 

 Geological Reports of the State for 1872, 1 have divided the State 

 into four great ore regions — the Eastern, the Central, the West- 

 ern, and the Southern. 



I. The Eastern region comprises 



1. The ore district along the Missisippi River, in Ste. Genevieve, 



Perry, and Cape Girardeau Counties. 



2. The Iron Mountain district, in St. Francois and Iron Counties. 



3. The South-eastern limonite district, in Madison, Iron (southern 



portion), Bollinger, Wayne, Stoddard, and Butler Counties. 



4. The Franklin County district, in Franklin, the northern part of 



Washington, and the western part of Jefferson Counties. 



II. The Central region comprises 



5 (1). The Scotia district, in Crawford County. 



6 (2). The Steelville district, in Crawford County. 



7 (3). The ore district on the Upper Meramec River and its tributa 



ries, in Crawford and Dent Counties. 



8 (4). The Salem district, in Dent and Shannon Counties. 



9 (5). The Iron Ridge district, in Crawford County. 



10 (6). The St. James district, in Phelps County. 



11 (7). The Rolla and Upper Gasconade district, in Phelps and Pu- 



laski Counties. 



12 (8). The Middle Gasconade district, in Phelps and Maries Coun- 



ties. 



13 (9). The Lower Gasconade district, in Osage and Gasconade 



Counties. 



14 (10). The Callaway County district, in Callaway and Boone 



Counties. 



III. The Western or Osage region comprises 



15 (1). The Lower Osage district, in Cole (eastern part), Osage 



(western pait), and Miller Counties. 



16 (2;. The Middle Osage district, in Camden, Morgan, and Benton 



Counties. 



17 (3). The Upper Osage district, in St. Clair and Henry Counties. 



IV. The Southern region comprises 



18 (1). The White River district, in Greene and Christian Counties. 



19 C2). The Ozark County district, in Ozark and Douglas Counties. 



