54 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ALABAMA 



Mine recovery was much complicated and finally aban- 

 doned by reason of the unsafe character of the schist 

 hanging wall, containing mud slips near the surface. 



When recently examined the shafts had caved in and 

 the mine could not be entered. 



Abernathy Mine. The Abernathy mine is located in 

 the E. % of the N. E. 14, of Section 7, Township 22 N., 

 Range 24 E, near Easton. 



The mine is a new prospect just opened up, and is lo- 

 cated about 60 yards north of the Montgomery Highway, 

 in a low flat hill. 



Developments consisted of several small pits and a 

 shaft about 10 feet in depth, from the bottom of which 

 an entry had been run out into a bed of micaized kaolin, 

 more or less intermixed with surface residual red clay. 



The deposit had not been sufficiently prospected to 

 form any definite idea either of its extent or character. 

 About 2 tons of mica had been taken out, mainly in driv- 

 ing the entry, and was piled up on the bank, mainly con- 

 sisting of small books, averaging in size about two by 

 three inches, and of the grade to be expected under exist- 

 ing surface conditions, containing specks or inclusions, 

 and somewhat folded and flawed. The mine is the prop- 

 erty of the Coosa County Mica Company. 



Exhibit sample, serial No. 107, represents the re- 

 covered product. 



J. I. Easterwood Mine. The Easterwood mine is lo- 

 cated in Section 8, Township 22 N., Range 24 E., being 

 1% miles east of Easton. 



Present mine workings are located near and on both 

 sides of the Montgomery Highway. The deposit was 

 originally entered by five old shafts located about 40 yards 

 south of the road, from the bottom of which shafts stopes 

 and entries were run out under a formation of white 

 quartz boldly outcropping on the surface about centrally 

 of the old workings. Very little information was ob- 

 tainable as to the history of these old workings which 

 could not be entered for examination, but a considerable 

 amount of good flat mica, in medium sizes, is said to 

 have been recovered from them by a Mr. Hamby and oth- 

 ers. Preparations were being made to reopen them at 



