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... Hercules companies worked the zinc - lead ore body with spasmodic success . In 1899 the Hercules Company had completed its haulage tram from the mine to Deep Lead ( Williams- ford ) , the terminus of the two - foot gauge North East ...
... Hercules companies worked the zinc - lead ore body with spasmodic success . In 1899 the Hercules Company had completed its haulage tram from the mine to Deep Lead ( Williams- ford ) , the terminus of the two - foot gauge North East ...
Page 235
... Hercules mines and these companies had to solve the zinc problem or abandon their mines . The Mt. Read Company sold its last ore in 1901 , and paid no dividend to its British and Belgian shareholders . The Hercules Company was more ...
... Hercules mines and these companies had to solve the zinc problem or abandon their mines . The Mt. Read Company sold its last ore in 1901 , and paid no dividend to its British and Belgian shareholders . The Hercules Company was more ...
Page 237
... Hercules was the only zinc mine in the district rich enough to keep working . The mines of Zeehan , not the smelters , had failed . Only four Zeehan mines had sunk deeper than 300 feet , and below that level the ore so decreased and ...
... Hercules was the only zinc mine in the district rich enough to keep working . The mines of Zeehan , not the smelters , had failed . Only four Zeehan mines had sunk deeper than 300 feet , and below that level the ore so decreased and ...
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