Galena. Bourbon County, prospects at Paris and vicinity. Caldwell and Crittenden counties, with fluorspar at Asbridge, Glendale, Tabor, and other mines. Fayette County, Russell Cave and elsewhere. Franklin County, large masses at Kissinger. Harrison County, was prospected near Cynthiana and Lair station. Livingston County, Evening Star mine. Owen County, Gratz mine. Scott County, Johnson vein about 1 miles from Duvall station. Woodford County, with barite at Withrow vein near Spring station. Other points în central Kentucky barytes district. Garnet (pyrope). Elliott County, in peridotite dike on Ison Creek. Gas. See Natural gas. Gravel. Ballard County, mined at Wickliffe. Hickman County, thick beds in bluffs around Columbus. McCracken County, Paducah. Abundant in region west of Tennessee River along Ohio River and in regions bordering coal fields, from conglomerate sandstone. Abundant at a number of other points in Jackson's Purchase. Hematite (red iron ore). Bath County, mined near Owingsville. Graves County, small quantity in gravel beds 2 miles south of Hard Money. Was mined in Fleming County. Marshall County, small quantity near Birmingham. Iron. See Brown iron ore, Hematite, and Siderite. Lead. See Galena. Lignite. Ballard County, Fort Jefferson Bluff, and near Blandville. Graves and Hickman counties. Quarried: Adair Limestone. Widely distributed. Used in many counties. Limestone (flux). Quarried: Boyd County, at Ashland. Carter County, Lawton and Limestone. Kenton County, Covington. Rockcastle County, Burr. Limestone (lime). Quarried: Christian County, at Hopkinsville. Hardin County, Elizabethtown. Meade County, near Battletown and Cedar Branch. Rockcastle County, Mount Vernon. Union County, Mississippian limestone was burned near Morganfield. Limestone (politic). Large quarries in Warren County. The oolitic limestone outcrops around eastern and northern edge of western coal field and across from there to western edge of eastern coal field. Lithographic stone. Most important quarry in United States at Bradensburg, Meade County. Found in Bath, Estill, Pulaski, Rowan, Warren, and Wayne counties. Marble. Barren County, pink and yellow varieties have been quarried near Cave City. Warren County, near Bowling Green. Also in Bath and Rowan counties. Marl. Bullitt and Spencer county line, in Ordovician. Garrard, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Nelson, and Washington counties, in Silurian shales. In the Chester group of the Mississippian series in many counties is a marly shale, containing 4 to 6 per cent of potash, 1 or 2 per cent of phosphoric acid, and 15 per cent of lime. Worked near Leitchfield, Grayson County. Mineral paint. See Ocher. Natural gas. Barren County, small quantity near Glasgow. Boyd County, at Ashland and near Catlettsburg. Breckinridge County, number of wells in Mississippian limestone at Cloverport; used for light and fuel in town. Clay County, near Manchester. Estill County, near Irvine. Hardin County, at Elizabethtown. Knox County, large flow was obtained from Big Injun sand near Barbourville. Lawrence County, in Berea sandstone in Horsford well. Logan County, near Diamond Springs. Martin County, large field near Eden. Meade County, most important gas district of western Kentucky; a number of wells in vicinity of Brandenburg and Rock Haven in Devonian shale. Menifee County, "Corniferous" limestone source of large supply of gas; wells on Gay, Mynhier, and other farms near Frenchburg; piped to Mount Sterling, Winchester, and Lexington. Morgan County, Caney sand at Caney, source of high-pressure gas; little development; also on Licking River, supplies West Liberty. Warren County, near Bowling Green; no economic value. Wayne County, large producing wells at Pisgah. Wolfe County, near Campton and near Hazel Green. Ocher. Ballard County, yellow ocher was mined in ravine east of Wickliffe. Calloway County, near Murray. Carlisle County, yellow ocher was mined in the bluffs of creeks near Laketon. Crittenden County, 5 miles southwest of Marion. McCracken County, mined 3 miles east of Paducah. Marshall County, on banks of Tennessee River at Highland Landing. Oil. See Petroleum. Oil shale. See Shale. Barren, Hart, and Edmonson counties. Found in limestone caverns. Quarried intermittently on small scale. Petroleum. Total production in the State in 1914 was 502,441 barrels, valued at $498,566. Oil-producing areas: Allen County, Scottville and Petroleum. Barren County, near Glasgow. Bath County. Breathitt County, Frozen Creek. Cumberland County, near Burkville. Estill County, near Irvine. Floyd County, Right Beaver, Salt Lick, and Middle creeks near Prestonburg. Knox County, vicinity of Barbourville. Lawrence County, Busseyville. Logan County, Diamond Springs. McCreary County, Rock Creek, South Fork, and elsewhere. Menifee County. Morgan County, Caney and West Liberty. Ohio County, near Hartford. Rowan County, Triplet Creek. Warren County, near Richardsville, in Shallow Mills in the Mississippi limestone. Wayne County, number of wells, Steubenville, Sinking Creek, Barrier, Cooper, Parmleysville, Griffin, Mount Pisgah, Slickford, Whitley County, Dry Fork, and elsewhere. Webster County, Lebree. near Williamsburg. Wolfe County, near Campton. Oil showings reported in Allen, Boyd, Breckinridge, Caldwell, Carroll, Carter, Christian, Clark, Clinton, Harrison, Hart, Jefferson, Johnson, Knott, Lawrence, McLean, Magoffin, Martin, Meade, Montgomery, Oldham, Pike, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Russell, and Warren counties. Phosphate rock. Clark County, near Price Grove station. Fayette County, near Lexington. Franklin County, near Forks of Elkhorn. Jessamine County, near Hulette station. Scott County, near Georgetown. Woodford County, mined at Midway; occurs in thin plates and finely comminuted débris from weathering of phosphate limestone beds at the top of the Lexington limestone and base of the Winchester limestone (Ordovician), near Versailles, and many other points, especially in Fayette, Franklin, Scott, and Woodford counties. Road metal. See Gravel, Limestone, and Sandstone. Salt. Salt brines found in gas and oil wells in Breckinridge, Clay, Estill, Hancock, Henderson, Jefferson, Meade, Union, and other counties. May be utilized as source of salt. Sand (building). Dug: Boyd County, at Ashland. Campbell County, Dayton. Jefferson County, Louisville and Shively. McCracken County, Paducah. Rockcastle County, Dudley and Withers. Warren County, Bowling Green. Sand (glass). Dug: Calloway County, in hills bordering Beechy Creek. Carter County, Lawton. Hardin County, at Tip Top, 28 miles southwest of Louisville. Kenton County, Ludlow. Sand (molding). Dug: Boyd County, at Ashland. Campbell County, Newport. Kenton County, Covington and Visalia. Warren County, Bowling Green. Sandstone. Quarried in the following places: Bell County, at Pineville. Breckenridge County, near Garfield. Knox County, Barbourville. Logan County, near Russellville. Muhlenberg County, South Carrollton. Rockcastle County, Langford and Wildie. Rowan County, Bluestone, Farmers, Freestone, and Morehead. Occurs in many other counties of the State. Shale (oil). Devonian. Underlies most of State, excepting several counties south of Cincinnati and perhaps westernmost six or eight counties, but shallow enough to be readily workable in only a part of this area. Siderite. Boyd, Carter, and Greenup counties, original mineral of Hanging Rock iron ores. Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Hart, and Muhlenberg counties, occurs in Nolin River district near base of the Pennsylvanian series ("Coal Measures "), largely undeveloped. Whitley County, near Cumberland Falls. Silver. Crittenden County, recovered from lead concentrates separated from fluorspar. Smithsonite (zinc carbonate). Crittenden County, mined and shipped from Old Jim, Brown, Hodge, Columbia, and other mines. Sphalerite (zinc blende, blackjack). Crittenden County, mined at Old Jim and Columbia mines. Livingston County, Evening Star mine. Occurs in many other mines, usually associated with fluorspar and galena, as accessory mineral in central Kentucky barytes district, and in veins in Lewis County. Sulphur. Sulphur springs are common all over the State. Tripoli. Fulton County, in gray silt in top of Hickman Bluff and southward, and at several points in eastern parts of Calloway and Marshall counties; not used. LOUISIANA. Anhydrite. Calcasieu Parish, near Vinton, in deep well. Brown iron ore (brown hematite, limonite). In Tertiary sands in Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, Lincoln, and Union parishes; not used. Cement material (Portland). Chalk occurs only in small isolated outcrops and State is practically devoid of limestone, so it is not likely ever to be a producer of Portland cement. Clay (brick). Abundant throughout the State; dug in following parishes: Ascension, Assumption, Avoyelles, Caddo, Calcasieu, De Soto, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Franklin, Grant, Iberia, Harvey, Lafourche, Lincoln, Livingston, Natchitoches, Ouachita, Pointe Coupee, Rapides, Richland, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Vermilion, Webster, and West Feliciana. Clay (fire). St. Tammany Parish, Covington. Clay (pottery). Numerous outcrops of very pure white clay called “chalk" in Caddo Parish near Spring Ridge church, Chalk Hills, and elsewhere. Catahoula Parish, in north-central part. La Salle Parish, has been mined at Rosefield. Natchitoches Parish, lignitic clay near Robeline. Rapides Parish, pure white potter's clay reported in "Grand Gulf" rocks near Lena. Sabine Parish, 10 miles southeast of Fort Jesup. St. Tammany Parish, Covington. Gas. See Natural gas. Gravel (road metal). Extensive deposit in hills of southern Rapides Parish; also in Catahoula, Claiborne, Grant, Sabine, St. Landry, Washington, and Winn parishes; largely used. Gypsum. Bienville Parish, with limestone at Rayburns salt works, sec. 31, T. 15 N., R. 5 W. Calcasieu Parish, large quantity in sulphur deposits at Lake Charles. Caldwell Parish, selenitic clays 85 feet thick at Grand View, on Ouachita River. St. Landry Parish, at Pine Prairie. Hematite. Occurs in Bienville, Grant, Natchitoches, Rapides, Red River, Iron. Bienville Parish, occurs in eastern part. Caddo Parish, West Shreve port. Caldwell Parish, near Columbia. Claiborne Parish, near Homer. De Soto Parish, northwestern part. Sabine Parish, Coalkill Creek, 6 miles east of Fort Jesup. Limestone (building). St. Landry Parish, small outcrops, good building stone. Limestone (crushed stone). Winn Parish, produced at Winnfield. Limestone (lime). Natchitoches Parish, was burned locally 5 miles from Natchitoches. Sabine Parish, Rocky Spring. St. Landry Parish, Pine Prairie, and on Bayou Chicot. Limonite. See Brown iron ore. Marl. Occurs in Catahoula Parish, at Sicily Island; Claiborne Parish, in vicinity of Homer and Lisbon; Grant Parish, near Montgomery; “Zeuglodon marl" contains glauconite; Natchitoches Parish, phosphatic and greensand marl in bluff at Natchitoches; calcareous. Natural gas. Caddo Parish, large production from Caddo field, near Shreveport. Calcasieu Parish, considerable quantities at Welsh oil wells. De Soto Parish, abundant at Mansfield and Naborton. East Baton Rouge Parish, occurs in several gas pockets in well at Deerford. Grant Parish, in well at Colfax. Iberia Parish, abundance on Bayou Bouillon, 30 miles northeast of New Iberia. Lafourche Parish, small production. Sabine Parish, in salt spring near mouth of Bayou Negreet. St. Martin Parish, above oil in Anse-La-Butte field, and considerable quantity from "Natural Gas Spring," 2 miles from Breaux Bridge. St. Mary Parish, Belle Isle. Terrebonne Parish. Common occurrence in the extensive marshy Quaternary areas of the State. Petroleum. The total production of the State in 1914 was 14,309,435 barrels, valued at $12,886,897, and there were about 1,000 productive wells at the beginning of that year. Caddo Parish, Caddo field important producer. Calcasieu Parish, Edgerly pool, Vinton gushers, and in numerous wells 6 miles northeast of Jennings, in Quaternary and Miocene beds, best lubricating oil in southern region in wells near Welsh. Cameron Parish, small quantity of oil from wells on Hackberry Islands. Iberia Parish, small quantity in wells at Bayou Bouillon, 30 miles northeast of New Iberia. Red River Parish, near Abington. St. Landry Parish, Pine Prairie, gusher 1912. St. Martin Parish, in coarse shallow sands at Breaux Bridge, Anse-La-Butte district. Road metal. See Gravel and Limestone. Salt (brine). Bienville Parish, Rayburn's salt works, and Kings. Lafayette Parish, salt brines in wells of Anse-La-Butte oil field and other oil fields, and artesian boring for brine, T. 12 N., R. 5 W. Natchitoches Parish, old salt works. Salt (rock). Evangeline Parish, occurs at Pine Prairie, not mined. Iberia Parish, large quantities mined from shafts on Weeks and Avery islands. North Bienville Parish, has been mined on Saline Bayou and about 8 miles from Bienville. Sabine Parish, has been mined near Coal Bluff and near mouth of Bayou Negreet. Occurs also at Belle Isle and Jeffersons Island but is not mined. Sand (building). Dug: Caddo Parish, at Shreveport. St. Tammany Parish, Bayou Lacomb, and Covington. Webster Parish, Lanesville. West Baton Rouge Parish, Baton Rouge. Sandstone. Catahoula Parish, small quarries in "Grand Gulf" sandstone near Harrisonburg. Sabine Parish, quarried on Bayou Toro, canal and railroad construction. Winn Parish, best in small exposure at Coochie Brake. Sandstone (ballast). Iberia Parish, occurs in Iron Mine Run on Petite Anse. Rapides Parish, "Grand Gulf" sandstone quarried between Boyce and Lena. Sulphur. Calcasieu Parish, obtained from wells in extensive deposit about 3 miles from town of Sulphur; sulphur and associated beds are some hundreds of feet thick; sulphur, associated with limestone above gypsum, melted by superheated water and pumped out by Frasch process. 27608°-Bull. 624—17—10 |