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any other ore than that which runs in horizontal strata through 
the clay or through the rock near the surface. In one instance, 
however, the limestone rock itself contains so much galena’ scat 
tered through it, as to render it an object to be quarried, beaten 
“up, washed and smelted. Notwithstanding this rude way of 
mining—the same hands taking the lead ore through all the dif- 
ferent operations of raising, washing, and smelting—they ‘still 
nd the business so prosperous that two hundred men employ 
themselves on the tract. In their progress they occasionally meet 
with vertical fissures filled with clay, and more or less ore scat- 
tered through them ; one miner, more enterprising than the rest, 
followed one of dhdse fissures down about. Pa feet, and then 
abandoned it, the water coming in. 
~ Some of the lead ores here have been dsinilocid arfyetitifes 
rots; ‘but on examining the most promising, afine steel- grained 
crystalline galena, by vtieniltbes I can find no silver; indeed it is 
only among the lead ores found in the pee rocks that one is 
led to look for this metal. 
There ‘are now nine blast fatale on this: tract, anklewill be 
five more ina few months; besides these there are two. cupolas 
and one air or reverberatory furnace. The blast furnaces are 
driven by four steam engines and one water wheel. The steam 
engines are of fifteen thorse-power each; these are now owned 
by different individuals, ‘but in six or voter years from this time 
will belong to the land. Much of the land is suitable for farm- 
ing, the soil being good and surface gently rolling, but no ine 
ducements have been held out to any persons to colsieeien it, and 
with one exception, all the houses on the tract are of the most 
miserable kind of log ‘cabins plastered with mud. No wells-are 
. dug, and little attention paid by any of the people to supply msssft 
selves with the common comforts of life. 
A certificate published by an agent of the company in. 1837) 
states that for the four preceding years the annual amount of lead 
seeemcrined may be estimated at 1,035,820 pounds, of which 
ene tenth camie to the proprietors.as rent, and that the number of 
persons employed may be estim hundred and fifty, 
each of of whom receives’ ‘therefore: 69,005 pounds ; and the —— 
the sum of $345:for each hand. alien on chee 
