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Towards the south-west the ore crosses and recrosses the 

 -north fork and becomes thinner-bedded. It crops out 

 about one mile from Ballou's on the farm of Dr. Gentry in 

 a high bluff along the east bank of the river, showing a 

 maximum thickness of 2 feet, and apparently pinching out 

 to considerably less than that. An analysis of an average 

 sample taken here shows: 



Per Cent. 



Silica --. 16.68 



Metallic iron 47-22 



Sulphur - -- 0.063 



Phosphorus _. trace. 



There is a second line of outcrop, about half a mile south- 

 east of the above main outcrop, which has been traced 

 from Brown's on the north fork, about half a mile above 

 the river opening at the falls, in a south-westerly direction, 

 crossing the river at Shubal Lunceford's, almost one mile 

 due north from Grumpier P. O., and continuing through 

 Ballou's and Gentry's lands. This has been opened on 

 Lunceford's place, about a quarter of a mile north of the 

 river, exposing a bed of soft, granular ore, disseminated 

 in mica-schist, which measures 13 feet in thickness, and 

 dips 52° S. E. An analvsis of a sample taken across the 

 bed shows: 



Per Cent. 

 Silica 38.73 



Metallic iron 41-36 



II. THE RED HILL OR POISON BRANCH BELT. 



This belt extends from the north-eastern corner of the 

 county in a general south-westerly direction, its several 

 lines of outcrop crossing over Grassy creek, Helton knob. 

 Red Hill, Helton creek, McClure's knob, Old Field, Silas, 

 Piney and Horse creeks, a distance of some ten miles, as 

 far as traced. It lies from two to three miles north-west of 

 the river belt, and approximately parallel to it. 



