MINES — HAZEL GREEN DISTRICT. 709 



face, in the middle portion of the Galena limestone. The range bears slightly north of 

 west, and makes ore in tumbling openings, mixed with clay and detached masses of 

 stone. The opening is, in some places, twenty feet wide, Jjut does not correspond in 

 geological position with any of the Hazel Green openings, as it is rather above them. 

 Work was suspended here in the fall of 1874. Their production to that time was 

 900,000 pounds of lead ore. 



Dawson's Diggings are situated on the S. E. qr. of Sec. 82, T. 2, R. 1 B. The 

 general coxirse of the range is east and west, but it is found to pitch in various direc- 

 tions. They are worked about thirty feet below the surface, in the upper measures of 

 the Galena limestone. They were discovered in 1872. Since then they have been 

 worked continuously, and have produced 80,000 pounds. 



Drybone Diggings. S. W. qr. Sec. 28, T. 2, R. 1 E. Mining for drybone has now 

 been carried on here by George Hoppenjohn for the last ten years. The diggings are 

 known as the " Bone Patch," and are very shallow, not exceeding twelve or .fifteen feet 

 in depth. The Smithsonite occurs in bunches as float, and does not make in any regu- 

 lar sheet or opening. The amount produced is about 50 tons per annum. 



Barney Kesson's Diggings are situated about a quarter of a mUe southwest of the 

 preceding, on the same quarter section. Work is suspended on them during the sum- 

 mer seasons. They are quite productive diggings and have yielded 50,000 pounds of 

 lead ore per annum for several years. 



Anthony & Dixon's Diggings. S. E. qr. Sec. 21, T. 2, R. 1 E. These diggings 

 are about a quarter of a mile south of the village of Jenkinsville, and are worked alto- 

 gether for blende; although the ore contains a little drybone and lead ore. They are 

 on the top of the Blue limestone, on which a level is now being run, and is completed a 

 distance of 200 feet. 



The ore is very close-grained, shows no regular cleavage, and somewhat resembles 

 an ore of iron. It is remarkable by being intersected with thin parallel plates or lam- 

 ins of galenite lying very close together, presenting reflecting edges, and being a con- 

 stituent part of the ore. 



The deposit was discovered in 1872, and has been worked continuously since. The 

 production has been 180 tons of blende and 10,000 pounds of lead ore per annum. 



Resting, Hines and others. A short distance southeast of the preceding, on the 

 same quarter section, are three parties at work on some dry bone diggings. There are 

 here several quartering ranges, having a southwest course. The Smithsonite lies from 

 fifteen to sixty-five feet below the surface, and in the lower measures of the Galena 

 limestone; it "makes" in flats, sheets and pitches without much regularity. The 

 ground has been worked about ten years for drybone. The average annual production 

 has been about 225 tons. 



Spensley, Winn & Co. Situated about a quarter of a mile southwest of Meeker 

 Grove P. 0. The above parties have been working here about five yeaiB. The ore is 

 found in an irregular flat sheet in the upper pipe-clay opening. This ground has been 

 worked at intervals during the last twenty years. The water is removed by a horse 

 pump. The produqtiou of the last two years is as follows : 1875, blende, 300 tons, lead 

 ore, 20,000 pounds; 1876 to October 1st, blende, 400 tons, lead ore, 20,000 pounds. 



Greenwood & Miller. S. B. qr. Sec. 7, T. 1, R. 1 E. This is an east and west 

 range, discovered by Cook, twenty five years since. The present parties became inter- 

 ested in it in 1871. Five shafts from 70 to 90 feet deep have now been sunk, and two 

 drifts of 300 feet each have been run. The ore is found here in a crevice opening, 

 sometimes twelve feet high. The width of the opening is quite variable, as it is crossed 

 by numerous north and south crevices, which usually cause it to expand in width. 

 Bunches of ore are found at the crossings, but no regular^heets. The water is removed 

 from the groimd by a two horse pump of 12 inch bore, 6-feet stroke, which pmnps about 



