The Baraboo Iron-Bearing District of Wisconsin (Classic Reprint)

Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Baraboo Iron-Bearing District of Wisconsin The following report describes the Baraboo district of south ern Wisconsin, a district which has lately come into prominence on account of the discovery of iron ore. Field work was begun in the district May 4, 1903, and the larger part of three months was devoted to the mapping of outcrops of quartzite and a study of the geologic structure of the district. In the field the writer was assisted by Mr. W. D. Smith. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.