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of our new state. The ore is of a granular kind called sheet ore. I believe the Wolcott ore of New York is the same. Father knows all about that.

I suppose you receive the Sentinel every week and get the general run of our public affairs from its columns. We are to have an election for Judges next Monday at which I (as one of the Aldermen) must preside. It is an important election and I hope it will result in the election of the best candidates. Most of our Whigs are for Taylor. One third of the Democrats are for Van Buren, Two thirds for Case:***

Give my best regards to all,

your brother,

Increase.

Wm. Lapham.

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Aug. 8. Rode out with Mr. John Hurd of Scioto County, Ohio and Mr. L. Comstock of Milwaukee by Lisbon and Merton to Hartford, which appears to stand upon a bed of iron ore. Could not trace its connection with the limestone that is found in the bed of the creek and in wells. Suppose it to be a superficial deposit.

We visited the "Iron Mines" in the west part of Washingto and eastern part of Dodge counties. We crossed the Menomonee on the north Madison road and were told that the Waukesha limestone forms a ledge of half a mile below the river. Went through Lisbon to Merton (Sec. 24 T.8, R.18) thence north by Coon's Mill (Sec. 3-8-18) and in a northerly direction to Hartford, situated at the 1/4 post in east side Sec. 21 T.10 R.18, known also as Rossman's Mills. Here we staid all night, found Iron ore in abundance underlying the village. The ore is of two kinds, one, hard called "rock ore" the other soft and granular or oolitic and most abundant.

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of our new state. The ore is of a granular kind called sheet ore. I believe the Wolcott ore of New York is the same. Father knows all about that.

I suppose you receive the Sentinel every week and get the general run of our public affairs from its columns. We are to have an election for Judges next Monday at which I (as one of the Aldermen) must preside. It is an important election and I hope it will result in the election of the best candidates. Most of our Whigs are for Taylor. One third of the Democrats are for Van Buren, Two thirds for Case:***

Give my best regards to all,

your brother,

Increase.

Wm. Lapham.

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Aug. 8. Rode out with Mr. John Hurd of Scioto County, Ohio and Mr. L. Comstock of Milwaukee by Lisbon and Merton to Hartford, which appears to stand upon a bed of iron ore. Could not trace its connection with the limestone that is found in the bed of the creek and in wells. Suppose it to be a superficial deposit.

We visited the "Iron Mines" in the west part of Washingto and eastern part of Dodge counties. We crossed the Menomonee on the north Madison road and were told that the Waukesha limestone forms a ledge of half a mile below the river. Went through Lisbon to Merton (Sec. 24 T.8, R.18) thence north by Coon's Mill (Sec. 3-8-18) and in a northerly direction to Hartford, situated at the 1/4 post in east side Sec. 21 T.10 R.18, known also as Rossman's Mills. Here we staid all night, found Iron ore in abundance underlaying the village. The ore is of two kinds, one, hard called "rock ore" the other soft and granular or oolitic and most abundant.