Jackson County IA Archives News.....Discovery of Lead March 30, 1865
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Dubuque Herald, Dubuque, Iowa March 30, 1865
Dubuque Herald, March 30, 1865

DISCOVERY OF LEAD-

Indications of lead have lately been discovered at Ozark, in Jackson County, 
about 25 miles south of Dubuque, which promise well. Pieces of lead ore have 
been frequently picked up in a particular locality on the line of the property 
of James Ryan and Michael Kelly, which were washed out of the bluff, and some 
fine specimens have been found which in the opinion of old miners to whom they 
have been shown, indicate rich deposits. It has been reported for years that 
there was lead in that section, and a lot of smelter’s tools found in a cave 
there at an early day, having belonged to the Indians, tended to confirm the 
opinion. Some experienced men have already gone down to prospect, and little 
doubt is felt that some rich developments will be made.


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