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I. II. 



Silica 9.66 



Metallic iron 61.58 65.63 



Sulphur --- 0.06 



Phosphorus trace. 0.029 



I. by Baskerville. 

 II. by White. 



III. THE TITAXIFEROUS BELT. 



Starting- at the northern edge of the county, on the 

 Virginia line, on the waters of Little Helton creek, this, 

 the most north-westerly ore-belt of importance in x\she 

 county, has been traced in a south-westerly direction, 

 crossing Helton creek near Sturgill P. O., a distance of 

 some 2}^ miles. It lies, approximately, 3 miles north- 

 west of the Red Hill belt, and parallel to it. 



On the property of William Young, 150 yards west of 

 the Jeiferson-Marion road, and about % line south of 

 Virginia State-line, a very heavy outcrop of magnetite 

 extends east and west along the crest of a ridge, with a 

 width of at least 25 feet. There are no openings here, but 

 all indications point to the existence of a large deposit. 

 The ore is a coarse-granular, compact magnetite, practically 

 free from gangue. It is titaniferous, and has a bright 

 silvery luster. An analysis by McCreath shows it to 

 contain : 



Per Cent. 



Silica • 4.35 



Metallic iron -.. 52.85 



Phosphorus 0.013 



Titanic acid — 8.800 



This outcrop is traced for over 150 yards in a westerly 

 direction across Shippy branch, where it is opened on the 

 McCarter place, showing a bed from 9 to 12 feet thick, 

 dipping almost vertically. The local magnetic variation 

 was 11° W. 



An analvsis bv McCreath shows: 



