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THE IRON ORE DISTRICT OF EAST TEXAS. 



VAN ZANDT COUNTY. 



The iron ore deposits of Van Zandt are confined to the eastern portion, 

 and thin out and disappear before passing the centre of the county. The 

 only iron ore deposits known to be of any extent occur in the southeastern 

 portion. The main body of ore is in the form of a long narrow ridge ex- 

 tending from the northeast corner of the E. Arrington headright through 

 the L. Buford headright, and northeast through the R. Crane and I. Piles 

 headrights to near the center of the B. M. Boland survey. The ore found in 

 this ridge belongs to the laminated grade, but so far as the present methods 

 of working iron ores are concerned this ore is non-productive, an analysis 

 showing only 32.88 per cent of metallic iron. 



Small rounded isolated deposits of laminated ore occur in many of the sur- 

 veys in this section of the county. The largest appear to be the deposit 

 found on the A. S. Johnston survey. The total area of iron ore territory in 

 Van Zandt has been computed at one square mile. 



ANALYSES OF IRON ORES COLLECTED BY MR. G. E. LADD IN VAN ZANDT COUNTY. 



No. 



<3J 



3 



02 



a 



3 

 < 



1 



a 

 a 



is 



a." 



1-d 



to a 



o 



13 o 



344* . . . 

 357f . . 



46.98 

 58.25 



28.40 

 14.80 



12.42 



12.85 



0.28 

 Trace. 



Trace. 



0.41 



0.51 

 0.48 



11.21 

 13.50 



100.21 

 99.88 



32.88 



40.77 



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



Localities. 

 No. 344. Buford survey, four miles northeast of Edom. 

 No. 357. A. S. Johnston's survey. 



HENDERSON COUNTY. 



IRON ORES. 



Crossing the southeast corner of Van Zandt County, the western boundary 

 of the East Texas iron ore fields enters Henderson County near its northeast 

 corner. The first deposits found lie upon the north side of Battle Creek, on 

 the Juan M. Martinez headright. On the south side of the creek, and on the 

 same survey of land, another deposit of ore of the same quality occurs. This 

 region consists of high, broad, flat-topped, steep-sided hills, having a general 

 elevation of one hundred and forty feet above the level of Battle Creek. The 

 general trend of these hills is northwest and southeast, or in the same direction 

 as the creek. The whole area of this field does not exceed twelve hundred 

 acres. 



