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GEOLOGY AND TOPOGRAPHY OF THE LEAD REGION. 



Fig. 13. 



necessary transportation underground to the main shaft. The company has worked 

 continuously here for many years, and now employs about fifteen men. The ground has 

 been very productive; it produced in one year 1,300,000 pounds. Its average annual pro- 

 duction for the last nine years is estimated at 300,000 pounds of lead ore. 



James Thomas & Co. Thi« company has been working here for the last fifteen years. 

 The ore is found on an east and west range, in the 65-foot opening. The diggings are 

 dry and from 150 to 160 feet deep. Four men are employed here. The average pro- 

 duct is 150,000 pounds of lead ore per annum. The land is owned by Mr. Dewey. 



Hutchcroft & Thomas. Situated 450 feet south of the preceding, and connected 

 with them underground. They are in tlie same opening as the preceding, and have 

 been worked continuously many yeai's. During the last year they have been idle, hav- 

 ing been sold by the parties who operated them. When worked, their annual product 

 was 150,000 pounds. 



Hutchinson, Dewey & Co. Situated on the S. E. qr. of Sec. 26, east of James Tliom- 

 as & Co., and on the same range and opening. Tliis party has been working here since 

 1869, and has now a very good prospect. The average depth below the surface is 160 



feet; in some cases it is 180 fiet. They are 

 connected with the Adkinson diggings by a 

 quartering range. They have produced about 

 30,000 pounds in the last three years. Three 

 men are now employed. 



Adkinson Diggings. Situated a short dis- 

 tance east of the preceding and connected 

 with them. Access is gained to these diggings 

 through a level about a quarter of a mile long, 

 emptying into the valley of Rattlesnake creek. 

 The level was run on a northeast crevice, 

 which contamed a large amount of ore, and 

 was frequently intersected vrith east and west 

 crevices, as represented in Fig. 13. Tlrese dig- 

 gings have been worked continuously during 

 the last twenty years. During the last fifteen 

 years the annual product has been 160,000 

 Four men are now employed here. 



Situated a quarter of a mile southeast of the preceding, and 

 These parties commenced two years since, and 



Junction of East and West Veins with a 



QUARTERINU RanBE, AdkINSON DioOINSS. 



1. Northeast or quartering range; a, 3, 4. East 

 and weHL veins. 



pounds of lead ore 

 Shovvalter & Payten. 



near the south hne of the Dewey land 



are now worldng an east and west range m the 65-foot opening. Two men are now 

 working here, and the prospect is good. During the last two years the product has been 

 70,000 pounds. 



Arthur & Co. Situated 200 feet south of the precedmg, on Mr. Arthur's land. This 

 is a new east and west range, discovered in the spring of 1876. A shaft has been sunk 

 90 feet to the 65-foot openmg, and a small amount of ore produced. The appearances 

 in this new range arc quite encouraging. 



Ritter &'Bock. N. E. qr. Sec. 35, T. 4, R. 5 W. Situated on land owned by Mr. 

 Ritter. This is a new east and west range, discovered in the summer of 1875 It ia 

 worked on the 65-foot level. It is regarded as a good f)rospect, and has already pro- 

 duced 20,000 pounds. 



Loomis & Co. Situated on the land of the Graham Mining Co., m the southern 

 part. This is also a now east and west range, discovered in August 1876 It has pro- 

 duced about 12,000 pounds. The mine is now m a condition to yield 1,000 pounds cer 

 day. ^ ^ 



The Lead ore in the Muscalunge mines occurs in direct contact with the waU rook, 



