Denison Daily News. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 2, 1874 Page: 2 of 4
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ffed Sfrirt Othef places Wh found
ih'prtcWtscontaming 30. 50, or loo
ing re* j pounds. It alpoexijsts in true veins.
Mr. duiiion, of Hunt county,
writes; .“J can loud up 500 wagons
(without digging) from a 320 acre
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if
< is rich, whose pro*
tly and steadily ex-
comwmptions. In past
wool; hqjs d’arc
hides, have been exported
, frism Texas in quantities worth mii-
^ns of dollars; and in return, have
uOe ail that a people could wish;
qpd Fe still have something left for
pocket money. Oyr ability to pro-
duce, what has supported us it: the
past. Still exists, and is increasing’;
and in addition to these, new ave-
nues of wealth every day are pre-
senting themselves.
Within a lew months the atten-
tion of the people of Northern Tex-
as has been directed to an element
of weulth hitherto supposed to he
worthless, viz ; copper pyrites. The
existaitce of these pyrites (or as they
are vulgarly called, pirates), has
been known for years hut thev have
been regarded as worthless iron py-
rites, and hence not disturbed. Now
that their value is becoming better
known, the business of exporting
them is begun. The
AMOUNT
of this ore existing in Texas is im-
mense—Rossler say s.“unexampled.”
The first out-cropping is found in
Clay county, about one
miles west of Denison. Thence,
westward, it may he traced for two
hundred miles. In Hunt, Archer.
Wichita, and Haskell counties, it is
inexhuustable. bass Prof. Rossbt.
“Along the Wichita river, witidn
the extent of one degree of longitu•. ie.
hardly a tract *>f,i6o acres could he
found without huge aeeumul.it ons
of ore Upon the surface.” Young
Territory also contains rich dep<- ts,
as does the Territory of Bexar, and
the counties of Pecos and. Presidio.
As far west as tne Rio Grande. < nl-
Cioppings may be found, and as far
north as Kansas.
At, the head waters of the Wichita
river, in the Wichita mountains, E
about the cc iter of the copper re-
gion. In this neighborhood exists
vast hills of copper ore, some of
which, for sizl ami richness of cie-1 j )cn;s,,L1 -()
posit, are superior to any thing in the
world, The
tract.”
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Rossler says, “Four persons, in
richness or this ore,
or lather the percentage of copper
contained in it, is very great. It
has been analysed over and over
again, and always has y ielded about
fifty per cent of copper. The poor-
est specimen submitted to analysis
consisted of a “water deposit,” mixed
with clav. This deposit, found near
the Three Forks of the Wichita, is
literally inexh.iustaf-le. The strata
of clay is six feet thick, and is known
to extend beneath a tract of 640
acres; how much further is not
known. On analysis, this clav
yielded twenty-one per cent, of cop-
per.
The next best specimen above
this, was a sulphid, and yielded
forty-four per cent. Some speci-
mens have yielded sixty-eight per
cent, of pure copper, arid one piece
which was subjected to analysis this
ten hours, took out 6,000 lbs., avera-
ging 60 per cent.”
Mr. Hirslitf says that, “Tn one
afternoon, he dug out 1000 lbs., and
was equipped with only the rudest
implements.”
WILL IT PAY to MARKET THIS ORE?
There are few enterprises under-
taken in this age, without the capi-
talist first calculating very closely
what will he the profits on the in-
vestment.
In regard to this ore, we wish we
had every settler in that vast region
before 11s for one-half hour and we
think we could demonstrate to them
that it will pay to bring it in ; but as
we cannot gain the ear of every
one, we must resort to the newspa-
per, and trust that the intelligence
will spread from lip to lip until ail
shall know it.
[11 England, copper ore containing
eight per cent of metal, is smelted
profitably. There however, coal
and labor are cheap. A Mexican
miner teJls us that ore containing
thirty per cent ot metal, is as good a
hundred I thing as a man need want, conse-
quently ore containing 50 per cent
of metal is belter, and will bear
transportation. Le‘ us go through
the vaiions steps from the mine to
the mill.
COS'! OF MIXING.
“Four persons in ten hours took
out 6,000 lbs.,” calling ten hours a
dav. and paying two dollars per dav
wages, makes the cost of mining
three tons, $S, or $2 66 per ton.
But as wages may be high, and gen-
erally are i mining countries; ami
as it may lie more difficult to get at
the ore than in the above instance,
let us raise the cost: we will say it
costs ten dollars per ton io mine it.
FREIGHTING
through Texas is about $1.50per 100
lbs., per 100 miles. This makes the
cost of transporting a ton 'of ore to
The carriage to
New York of cotton has been costing
$1.50, per too pounds. Copperore,
occupying loss space, can be shipped
for $20 per ton, but we will keep
our calculation at the highest figure.
A shipper has the choice at the fur-
nace of either selling the ore, or pav-
ing $18 per ton for smelting. If the
ade,jWKlH(S$ti tipes
k MIncite W &$te*A»Uuld
be#h44© P*r y«HTor almost twice
as much a« can be roi^e by raising
cotton, ant/ no danger of the crop
(failing. When we say 7 cents per
pound is the price our merchants can
pay for the ore, we mean ea h. If
the ore is bought with goods, a mer-
chant can afford to give 10 or even
12 cents per pound for it, having the
profit on his good; to remunerate
him. In this case, the freighter
would receive from $2,500 to $3,240
for/its year’s labor; and asthis is the
basis on which cot(on is actually
bought, we may truthfully say that
tlieie is three times as much money
in bringing copper ore to Denison,
as there is in bringing cotton. A.
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BOPTS. aw shoen hats, gr?
:
OUR OLD CUSTOMERS ARE CORDIALLY 1 VITED TO
• K/'*i
CALL. ,
To all we offer inducements in prices, quality o( gopds. : ,td fair cling.
W.
D. KIRK,
JUSTICE OF T1IE PEACE,
PRECINCT NO. 5,
—ard—
EX-OFFICIO NOTARY PUBLIC.
A residence for many years makes as fully co;r a.sa.it >» !th t'i require trentb of
this section; enabling us to keep in StockGoods b.t suited for tn n {rids.
dt-f.
MAIN STREET, DENISON. TEXAS.
1860.
ESTABLI8ISuIDIQ
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YOUNGBLOOD’S TONS’ BTTTjEBS!
1860.
For Nervous Debility it tie*. Tail ,.
For Loss of Appetite it has no Equal.
For Flatulency it is beyond Rivals .
For Disordered Stomach, an Immediate Relief.
For Dyspepsia it is recommended by all Physicians.
ENDORSED BY PHYSICIANS, CLERGYMEN, PLANTERS,
MERCHANTS and MECHANICS OF EVERY NATION.
Acknowledgments taken and letjal pa-
pers made out.
I). vV. Stone.
J. H. Guy.
S
''TONE A GUY,
DMAI.KRS IN
PROVISIONS. FAMILY GROCERIES.
LIQUORS, CIGARS
1860. Y. Y. IT.
Youngblood’s Li vet
A sate sure and effectual cure for
ALL 1JILIOITW DISK iSF.S,
1380.
Tonic,
-ANl)—
TOBACCO.
Colic or Pains in the Bowels. Dvspevsia. Costiveness, Liver Complaint, Fever anti
Ague, Bilious Fevers. Nervous and Sick Headache, lTarrhrca and Dwentervol a
Bilious Type, Impurity of the Blood, Dropsy, Boils, Melancholy, Heartburn, Jaun-
dice, Nervousness. Obstructed Menstruatirn : also, a Prever.titive and Cure for Piles.
JNO. A. JOHNSTON & CO. Proprietors, and Manufacturers, Galveston, Texas.
HERMAN MATSDORFF, Agent, Denison, Texas.
Oliice at Dexter X Scott’s Drug Store.
w. li. SIMPSON & 00.
Main st., onp. Board of Trade rooms
DENISON,.......
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. .TEXAS
GENERAL COHESION MERCHANTS
and dealers in
Avery, Resecraufs k Co.,;Country Produce
Cotton! Cotton!
ji HuSt' Adviutcml.
Wholesale and retail dealers in
South side Main St., near Rusk
GROCERIES.
A large stock of
Flour, Corn and Bacon
ALWAYS ON HAND.
DENISON,........
James A. G. urge X Co., w :li advance
$50 per bale on cotton for shipment to
j then- eorrespo id-nts,. Messrs Swenson,
, | Perkins & Co,, New York, or $60 per
j bale on middling cotton dire '
j pool, consign-d to W. C. V\ atts ,Y Co,
1 trough In Is ol lading to Liverpool,
i England, obtained 011 compro. ed cotton.
] Will also pay the highest market pr.ee in
..TEXAS. ; rash for good ordinary to middling c tton
Gunn Block Main street, Denison, i' . xas
We are also agents for agticultural im-
plimenls of every description.
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JEWELRY ESTABLISI IMEN'J
Brown Store building, Main st.,
DENISON,..
feb22-tf
..TEXAS
M. GOLD30LL & CO.,
-r u s:
GREAT LIO YARD!
OF NORTHERN TEXAS.
\
Main Street.
Have on hand the only complete stock ol
.Jewelry in Donmon,
A. D. Jaynes, If. C. Turin \ck,
Prest t. Sedalia, Mo. Ca .liter.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
DENISON, TEXAS.
AiitliorUe.l Capital,
Falil (Jp t apttal, -
#■>00,000.
• 0)0,000.
COL EEC I IONS made on all accessible
points throughout Texas and the Indian
Nation.
and are constantly receiving ciocks,
BOSS, JENNINGS & CO., Pronrs,
1 watches, Indies’, opera chains, diamond
lot men, lie w ill leceive about 12 cts. j j'ilC undersigned are now receiving trom j thing pertaining to
per pound, or $240 per ton.
ft 7-CAPITULATION,
Mining, cost of, per ton........
Freight, “ “ to Denison ....
“ “ “ to .New York,..
Northern Wisconsin and St. Louis
the largest and best stock ol
rings, ladies’ coral sets, and in fact evety-
a iir.st class jewelry
1 establishment. All goods warranted.
$; o. 00
40.rxi
30.00
Total cost per ton,
Amount received per ton,
$80 00
- .$.’40.00
Profit per ton........... $16000
In making these estimates. We have
taken high figures for cost of getting
the ore to the furnace. In fact we
have put it about $20 per ton above
wl.at it might bedelivered at. Again,
we have put the value of the ore $10
nerton less than it has actually sold
for. These two points make a mar-
WITITE PINE LUMBER,
PANEL A SASH DOORS,
WINDOWS, ALL SIZES
and READY GLAZED
Ever brought to Northern Texas.
apr tfi-dwqin
Coin. Bonds and Ex hange or. Princi-
pal cities ol the f nited .State- red Europe
BOUGHT AND SOLD. iunv’-htf
J. P I.ku-kk, tin. H, Lingo, A. C. VVm-u s,
Itivlimuiul, Mo. Danison I tu<, I.iix.I,, .\in.
LEEPER, LINGO A VI).,
Successors to J. I*. Leeper X Co., at..
Cameron X Muy/itid
Dealers in
w. It. STOWE.
W. E. W1LMERDIN0
We are prepared to sell, in large or small
quantities.
At the Lowest Possible Prices,
and invite an examination of our stock
at the yard on Owing* street, Denison.
13 m BOSS, JENNINGS & CO.,
summer, yielded above 75 per cent. I gin' of $30 per ton in favor of the
wf pure copper.
The average per cent, of metal,
however, taking the bulk of what
has been thus far smelted, is liity-
five and a half per cent.
An important item, not to he over-
looked, is the fact that the richest
specimen* contain gold and silver,
and in many instance* the silver is
in sufficient quantity to pay all ex-
shipper.
Or again, a freighter can put his
ore ‘hrough a kiln, and burn off one-
fourth of the impurities, thus saving
the transportation of 400 pounds, at
a cost of $17.
Still another view to be taken of
this business, is the handling of it by
our merchants. In view of the fact
that it sells tor $250 per ton, minus
J. B. IIAKT,
Dealer in
CTOWK & WILMERDING,
COTTON FACTORS
AND
COM MISSION M ERCH ANTS,
WMte ft YbIIhwPdb Liter.-
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Oliice and Yards Corner of Austin i,i.u
Owing!) and foot of Skidu, m.
DENISON,
GALVESTON.
.......TEXAS
Liberal Cash Advances on Consign-
ments of COTTON, WOOL and HIDES
to our address. J oct.3c \v-31n
Agricultur’l Implements
Woodard st., opp. J. M. Stratton,
DENISON,
•TE,XAS.
mayaq -ij
Fasionable Barber Snop
DAVID WILLIAMS,
Pkopriktor,
Second door from
DENISON,.......
[usk on Main St.
......TEXAS
TEX y>
A full assortment always ot. htu.u ol
NVhiti■ and Yellow Fine Lun.be,, IJ001
Sash. Blinds, Shingles, Lath, Le.it, liaii
Ctm. nt, etc., etc., and at p,-ees mctuie-
ariv and all competition,
We have also a full stock of Vane. Cal-
vert Si Co.’s Mixed Faint, all colors, and
Lilly Warranted the best in the market.
" CAMPBELL &C0.
AUCTION
And
I have the only maiiufaeturers in the
State of the celebrated Cllincmo
Klixir, an unfialinK remedy for dis-
eases of the hair and scalp.
i7-d>
COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
North side Main st.,
DENISON,...........TEXAS.
Liberal advances made on roiisitrn
ments. ®
Free yards for stock to be sold.
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Denison Daily News. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 2, 1874, newspaper, April 2, 1874; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth721781/m1/2/: accessed June 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Grayson County Frontier Village.