NO. 2 BIBLIOGRAPHY OF TIN HESS 53 



NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA (Continued) 

 239a. BALL, S. MAYS. Tin deposits of the Carolinas. 



Eng. Mg. Journ., Vol. 87, 1909, New York, pp. 1139-1140. 



Gives brief history of the tin discovery, descriptions of the Ross Mine and other 

 deposits and account of the tin produced in the Carolinas. 



240. BENEDICT, WM. DE L. Tin in North Carolina. 



Min. Ind. for 1892, Vol. 1, 1893, New York and London, p. 455. 



King's Mountain tin deposit treated. The climate 'of district is very favorable to 

 the disintegration of the rocks, as a result the small gullies running down sides of 

 ledge contain much stream -tin in places. Doubtful if ore can be mined at a profit. 



241. DABNEY, CHAS. W. Note on cassiterite from King's Mountain, North 



Carolina, 



February, 1884, Raleigh, N. C., 2 page pamphlet. 



Also, Journ. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc., 1884, Raleigh, pp. 79-81; Geol. North Caro- 

 lina, Vol. 2, 1888, Raleigh, pp. 347-349. 



Brief outline of the discovery and author's examination of the tin deposits at King's 

 Mountain. Two assays are given, one showing 74.41 per cent, the other 65.21 per 

 cent tin. 



242. FURMAN, JOHN H. The tin deposits of North Carolina. 



Trans. New York Acad. Sci., Vol. 8, 1889, New York, pp. 136-145, pis. 2, figs. 5. 

 Discussion, pp. 145-131. 



Location and history of the discovery of the deposits are given with a description 

 of the geology of the occurrences. 



242a. . The King's Mountain tin region. 



The King's Mountain Herald. Vol. 3, Aug. 3, 1905. States that cassiterite was 

 discovered at King's Mountain by Robert Claywell in 1883. Describes the geology of 

 the region, the efforts to mine tin, and the reasons for failure. 



243. GARRISON, F. LYNWOOD. Tin in the United States. 



Eng. Mg. Journ., Vol. 78, 1904, New York, p. 831. 



The tin deposits of the Carolinas are treated among other deposits of the United 

 States. 



244. GENTH, FREDERICK A. The minerals of North Carolina. 



U. S. Geol. Surv. Bull. 74, Washington, D. C., 1891, p. 33. 



Cassiterite found in 1882 near King's Mountain. Short description and partial 

 analysis given. 



245. GRATON, L. C. The Carolina tin belt. 



U. S. Geol. Surv. Bull. 260, 1904, Washington, D. C., 190.5, pp. 188-196. 



Digest: Mg. Mag., Vol. 11, 1905, New York, p. 477. 



Abstract: Iron Age, Vol. 75, II, 1905, New York, p. 1519. 



Development has not yet been sufficient to allow much valuable generalization or 

 prediction regarding these deposits. The Carolina tin belt however, appears to offer 

 a promising field for exploration. 



" The tin ore occurs in pegmatite dikes which cut across amphibolites and meta- 

 morphosed sediments. There are two varieties of pegmatite. One composed almost 

 exclusively of quartz and microcline, appears to carry no tin. The' other, which is 

 tin bearing, is characterized by muscovite in various forms, and plagioclase feld- 

 spar, when any feldspar is present. Author believes the pegmatites are of igneous 

 origin, and that the cassiterite is a primary constituent. What caused the segrega- 

 tion of tin ore in certain parts of the dike is not known." H. Ries. 



246. . Reconnaissance of some gold and tin deposits of the southern 



Appalachians. 



U. S. Geol. Surv. Bull. 293, 1906, Washington, D. C., pp. 31-57. 

 Extract: Mg. World, Vol. 25,- 1906, Chicago, p. 634. 



