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"Garrity Sf Butcher's Diggings, in Sec. 12, T. 38, R. 4 E., 

 have not been worked for some years, but are regarded as being 

 excellent mines. 



" Bisch Sf Daly's Mines, located in Sec. 7, T. 38, R. 5 E. 

 One shaft has been sunk here to the depth of eighty feet, and a 

 considerable quantity of lead obtained. 



"Bogy's Diggings, located in E. hf. of S.W. qr. of Sec. 12, 

 T. 38, R. 4, have yielded considerable lead, but workings have 

 been suspended here for several years. 



"Lee's Diggings, directly south of Mammoth Mines, in Sec. 

 13, T. 39, R. 3 E., were wrought to some extent about twenty 

 years ago, but nothing has been done here recently. 



"Robinson's Diggings are located in Sec. 16, T. 39, R. 4 E. 

 In Sec. 10, T. 39, R. 4, on land owned by Gen. Hunt, about 

 50,000 pounds of ore have been raised. 



" Kelly's Diggings, in Sec. 5 of same T. and R., have yielded 

 considerable amounts of lead. 



" Frissel's Mines, situated in N.W. qr. of Sec. 30, T. 40, 

 R. 3 E. According to Mr. Frissel these mines were discovered 

 in 1842, and they have yielded 125,000 pounds of mineral, of 

 which amount 100,000 pounds were raised during the years 

 1842-3. They have not been wrought to any extent for sev- 

 eral years. 



" Nashville Mines, in N.E. qr. of Sec. 33, T. 40, R. 3 E., 

 have been worked at intervals since 1827, and have yielded up 

 to the present time about 100,000 pounds of ore. 



" Gray's Mines, located in Sec. 4, T. 39, R. 3 E., were dis- 

 covered nearly forty years ago, and have been worked at inter- 

 vals up to the present time. A few shafts have been sunk 

 here, but most of the lead has been obtained from surface dig- 

 gings. The ore was formerly smelted on the spot by means 

 of a log furnace, the remains of which are still to be seen. 



" Rocky Diggings, are situated in S.E. qr. of Sec. 5, T. 38, 

 R. 5 E. Some lead has been obtained here, but these mines 

 have not been worked for several years. 



" Miller's Diggings, situated in the same section as Rocky 

 Diggings, are yielding lead in small quantity." 



