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At Messrs. Fraser & Cavenar's, one shaft, sunk thirty feet, 

 reached a horizontal lode. The fissure in the conglomerate of 

 chert, etc., is four feet, filled with soft clay and galena. Through 

 the middle runs a sheet of galena ten inches thick, and the 

 space on each side is filled with clay and large masses of cog- 

 mineral. This lode had been explored only some fifteen feet. 

 Other diggings at Mineral Point are quite as much esteemed 

 by the miners. Mr. Frazier has a furnace at this point : about 

 sixty shafts have been worked with success and profit. 



Dufs Mines give good indications of fine leads of lead. 



Taney County Mines are in the Magnesian Limestone Series. 

 All the geological features and the indications of the mines 

 opened, indicate the existence of vast deposits of lead in those 

 parts of the county examined. In S.W. qr. Sec. 11, T. 26, 

 R. 19, several diggings have been commenced, with reasonable 

 indications of success. 



Crittenderfs Diggings are in N.E. of S.W. qr. Sec. 1, T. 

 26, R. 19. The prospect is quite good. 



Roberd and Hall's Diggings in S. hf. of S.W. qr. Sec. 6, T. 

 26, R. 18. Good prospect of lead in the upper part of the 3d 

 Magnesian Limestone. 



Sheep Diggings is on top of the bluffs of Swan creek, in 

 S.W. of N.E. of Sec. 12, T. 26, R. 19. The mineral at this 

 place was exposed by the sheep. A vein crosses the creek a 

 short distance south-east of these diggings. 



Campbell and Han's Diggings is on the 80 acres south of 

 the last locality. 



Bray, Buckhart fy Co.*s Mines. Fine prospect of " float 

 mineral" in lower part of 2d Magnesian Limestone. 



" McFadderfs Diggings," in Sec. 1, T. 26, R. 19 ; several 

 shafts have been sunk with a good prospect of success. 



Peter's Diggings are located J of a mile south-west of Me- 

 Fadden's. 



HaWs Mines are in N.W. of N.W. qr. Sec. 15, T. 26, R.. 

 19. The prospect is good. 



