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The Famous Marsden Black Jack Mine Near Galena
A detailed historical and technical profile of the Marsden mine, later known as Black Jack, four miles south of Galena. The piece traces discovery in 1854, early yields of lead and blende, notable figures, underground workings, water challenges, and revival efforts led by Frank H. Trego with 1906 unwatering and modern plant installs. It highlights the mine’s storied past, landscape setting, and ongoing development by Wisconsin and eastern capitalists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galena
Marsden
United States
Pilot Knob
Mississippi River
Fever River
Hangman’s Hill
Niagara
Jo Daviess County
Apple River
Smallpox Creek
Stephen Marsden
Blende
LaSalle
Gill Brothers
Madison, Wis
New York
Goldthorpe
Black Jack
Richard Kennedy
Hazel Green
Trego
Illinois Zinc Co
Peru
August Pein
Biende
Bavaria
Prussia
Matthiesen
Heigeler
Lucy
Means
Ilinola Zine Company
Wisconsin
Frank H. Trego
Platteville
Wis
Atlas
Skene
Elizabeth
Illinois
Sargent
Tribune
James Hutton
Waukesha
Hutton
Worthington
Cuba City
Benton
Chieso
R. I
Misssippi
Rock Island
Marsden Mine
Fillmore
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Minnehaha Falls
Fort Snelling
Regular Army of
Northwest
St. Louis
Mathey
Illinois Zine Co
Great Western Railway