Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-07-05
HuRRAH FOR PEORIA,
Mineral Found In Paying Quantities and
Excitement Growing Daily.

kickcrs aud see us. Money is TO be
made here by mining these lands. AT
least II would seem so If paying min
vral At Is feet Is all right. Tuesday
morning jack in large quantities was
found il the shaft owned by NJ. w.
Smith and w. II. Rowe. The mineral
is the pure stuff and is being taken
ont IN chunks weighing from 20 TO 30
pounds. The same day jerome Cold
ron, u miner Of experience, who had
carefully looked over the ground be-
fore sinking his shaft. found lead In
several porkets which is US fine as can
l." found anywhere. The shaft owned
\ by G.. G.. lI0runr bids fair to become
rayin2 within the next few feet.
James Hartford, practical miner, has
proSp, ct hole short distance up the
hill from the Smith-ilowe shaft and
will take out paying mineral before
the News j. ont. Oh, il is here; don't
doubt il. ynu croakerS. Come and see.
There are some very accommodating
men here who will take the trouble TO
take you to the different shafts and
show YOU tho facts.
We have six new buildings up now
aud more under way. Mr. Galcna
E1publican will please understand
That his assertion in regard to the
price of lots Is entirely wrong. Lots
only cost $25 per year--no more, no
less. There is no $25 for lease aud $25
Tor rent. 1t is only $25 per year. 1t
might also be said that almost every
oIhIr assertion made by that valuable
(?-sheet in its last issue Is wrong,
very wrong.
The company is putting up very
neat Office building lGx30 feet and IL
will be quite an imposing structure.
Ii has been asserted in Baxter that
there are no practical miners here.
Such assertions are false. There are
plenty of miners here who have had
experience, and il is possible that the
windy men OF Baxter don't know what
they are talking about. 1t is also be-
lieved in Baxter that we have too
much water herc-so much in fact
that the mines cannot be worked. This
is u big mistake. The only shafts
which have water are John West Il
Co.'S. and The shaft of Jas. Wheaton.
In one there is about a foot of water
aud in the other about six inches. The
company is putting in a pump which
will drain the ground in short time.
The ground is easily drained.
These lands can be leased on the
most favorable terms--l0 per cent.
royalty, mud full of mineral at depth
of Is to - feet. In every shaft that
has reached r depth OF Is feet shines
OF both lead and zinc have been found,
and il is the general belief among the
Inners-practical miners too-that the
whole valley is undcrlaid with lead
and zinc ore. One man said that yes
tcrday he would have taken 81 900 for
his interest in lot, hut to-day he
thinks 81, 800 a small price and his lot
j. not for sale al that. The lot owned
Ivy Buck Mason and Will brewster
Joins the Smi,h-Rowe lot and Tuesday
Mason was offered 5000 for his half
interest, but refuses TO sell as they are
on the same lead of jack aF Smith "
Rowe.
| wish to say right here that there is
one more chance for the belly-achers Of
Baxter to secure lot here, but they
must get il within the next week if
they get il at all. Since the big strike
made Tuesday the lots are going rap
idly and it will be but few days un-
ill they are all taken-that is all that
are surveyed up to date. Y. w. has
u lot aud proposes to strike the stuff
and I've Il mineral king, too.
There Is n certain class of men in
Baxter Springs who have worked
hard against this enterprise, doing all
in their power to defeat II, but Peoria
now SAWS To those men come and see
us, invest iryou like. but come any
how you will be treated well, and
everything possible will be- done TO
make Your visit pleasant one. No
hard feelings exist here toward Baxter
or its inhabitants. for we have mineral
and lots Of il and don't have time to
feel hard. The same applies TO Sene'
ca. OGe man came here and because
she company would not give him 40
Nacres OF land free of royalty and stars
him in business (that is il exactly he
went away aud gave us the devil but
he is forgiven freely. lie just had a
certain amount of bile to get rid Of
and he did il in that way.
There is some talk that the leases
are not good. Don't you believe It,.
They are as good as gold and are tor
30ycars. II u man thinks he can
make nothing in 30 years let him keep
away--we don't want him. Severa
thousand dollars have been expended
by the company aud IL ia very prOha-
bic that they would noi spend so much
il things were not all right. More
next week. 4. w.