748 



GEOLOGY AND TOPOGRAPHY OF THE LEAD REGION. 



product in this district has been comparatively uniform, the average annual product 

 may be estimated at one-tenth of it. 

 The production of the Mineral Point District will then stand as follows : 



Total. 

 1,991,938 

 1,991,938 

 1,683,998 

 1,889,058 

 2,154,058 

 2,043,608 

 2,252,710 

 2,532,710 

 2,192,306 

 1,990,672 

 1,661,376 

 1,518,888 

 1,850,000 

 2,000,000 

 1,455,350 



29,208,610 



DODGEVILLE DISTRICT. 



This district comprises all the mines in the vicinity of the village of Dodgeville, Van 

 Meter's survey, and all ore raised north and east of Dodgeville. 



There are two reverberatory furnaces here. No. 1 is owned and operated by Messrs. 

 Hendy & Mundy, and has a capacity of 6,000 pounds per day. This furnace com- 

 menced work in 1869. No. 2 is owned by Messrs. Bennett & Georges, and has a capac- 

 ity of 7,500 pounds per day. Both are situated a short distance north of the village. 

 Full statements have been received from furnace No. 1, and from furnace No. 2, \vith 

 the exception of the last three years, which have been estimated. 



Total. 

 1,369,989 

 1,055,441 

 905,511 

 866,407 

 1,154,298 

 1,191,939 

 1,046,081 

 1,162,718 

 1,374.617 

 1,932,259 

 1,836,320 

 1,441,999 

 1,595,000 

 1,240,000 

 1,100,000 



Total 4,351,000 



14,921,579 



19,272,579 



