WOOD COUNTY. 



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metallic iron, the best ore being that found on the ridge extending from 

 three to seven miles northwest of the town of Quitman. 

 An analysis of this ore gives : 



Metallic iron 53 . 76 



Silica 9.50 



Sulphur 0.116 



Phosphorus Trace. 



Lime 1.06 



Manganese 0.83 



A small quantity of clay ironstone is found on the J. B. Mansell headright 

 about three miles west of Pine Hill, and a deposit of nodular concretionary 

 or geode ore also occurs about two miles southwest of the same place. 



The following table will show the analyses of the Wood County ores from 

 specimens collected by Mr. G. E. Ladd: 



ANALYSES OF IRON ORES COLLECTED IN WOOD COUNTY. 



No. 



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3 



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3 



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JO 



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o 



o 



3 a 



OS p 



317*.... 



68.23 



14.50 



5.17 



0.86 



Trace. 



0.34 



0.57 



10.20 



99.87 



47 . 76 



328* 



76.80 



9.50 



Trace. 



1.06 





0.29 



Trace. 



12.30 



100.78 



53.76 



329f 



54 76 



25.05 



7.64 



Trace. 



Trace. 



0.51 



1.12 



11.20 



100.28 



38.33 



336* 



39.78 



40.40 



8.42 



1.06 



Trace. 



0.18 



0.31 



9.50 



99.65 



27.84 



337* 



44.98 



36.70 



6.82 



2.27 



Trace. 



0.02 



0.16 



9.70 



100.65 



31.48 



339f 



42.84 



40.60 



7.86 



2.10 



Trace. 



1.04 



Trace. 



6.10 



100.54 



29.98 



340f 



48.96 



36.27 



4.54 



2.10 



Trace. 



0.31 



Trace. 



7.25 



100.63 



34.27 



353f 



45.14 



41.50 



7.16 



Trace 



Trace. 



0.18 



0.35 



5.95 



100.28 



31 59 



355f 



46.98 



39.95 



4.12 



Trace. 





0.15 



0.22 



8.38 



99.80 



32.88 



356* 



64.36 



21.40 



2.64 



Trace. 





0.30 



1.54 



10.10 



100.34 



45.05 









Analyses by *J. H. Herndon, fL. E. Magnenat. 



Nos. 328 and 340 respectively, 0.83 and 1.20 manganese. 



Localities. 



No. 317. Gonzales headright, three miles northwest of Pine Hill. Concretionary ore. 



No. 328. Three to seven miles northwest of Quitman. Nodular masses. 



No. 329. Three miles north of Quitman. Clay ironstone. 



No. 336. Three and one-fourth miles northeast of Mineola, Greer headright. Concre- 

 tionary ore. 



No. 337. Two miles southwest of Pine Hill. Concretionary ore. 



No. 339. One-half mile east of Lake Fork, two miles north of railway. Laminated ore. 



No. 340. Three miles west and north of Pine Hill. Clay ironstone. 



No. 353. West of Quitman. Clay ironstone, ochreous. 



No. 355. Sulphur Springs road, ten miles north of Quitman. Conglomerate. 



No. 356. Quitman. Conglomerate. 



