Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-03-28

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disappointed. There have been
scores of instances where miners
have gone into nm abandoned shaft
and perhaps sunkit a little deeper,
or driftcd q little further In differ
ent direction from the old drift.
and developed a paying face of ore.
Ceases have been frequent where
fortunes have thus been made.
But il has never been done In "a
shaft sunk by woman. That isn't
womnn's way of mining. She
displays the same .persistcncy and
courage in this department of
human endeavor that she does in
everything else. She sticks to
gloomy looking mining prospect
like she does to hayward son or
daughter. She stays with an
unproductive shaft with the same
unfaltering fidelity that she
displays at the bedside of con.
sumptive husband. The very hope
lessness Of the case buoys her
energies. That is the woman of it.
1T should not be inferred, how
ever, that the scores of women who
have been identified with Galena's
mining interests have encountered
bad luck in any considerable
number of instances. On the
contrary, they have been wonder
fully successful, aud their inherent
quality of hopeful persistence is
probably accountable for their
names appearing with big strikes.
ut would be difficult undertake
ing to enuinerate all the diggings
in which women are interested, or
to give even an approximate est.
mate of the work that has been aud
is being carried on in the mines by
them. 1t is known, however. that
some of the biggest producers are
owned wholly or in part by femi-
nine operators, and in making
tour through the district one will
encounter them at every turn visit
ing their leases or perhaps person
ally directing some piece of work
about their. plants.
Zone of the best known and most
valuable holdings in the territory
southwest of town is what il known
as The Ladies' Lease This is
ten.acre tract that is controlled
exclusively by four estimable
Observation-Disclosures J. E. Horn, Vim.
Aach, +. S. Caples and Morgan
Rush. 1t has undergone wonder
full development during the last
three years-all due to the energy
aud good management of its
lessees.
ION the Templar tract Mrs.
Hedges is principal, or possibly
sole owner of one of the biggest
producers in the district-the
famous Annie Rooney
"The Misses Walkinshaw-Sarah,
May and Jeannette-are all plucky
aud energetic miners. On the
Mastin the first two named have
very promising prospect christened
the 'Saramay, while Miss Jeanette
on the same tract, is doing some
effective work under the euphoni-
Gus name of The Alabama Coon
"Miss Anna Dansinburg is
another sagacious and successful
lady miner. She holds large
interest in the Richland Mining
Company and receives her fat
dividends with the composure of
an old timer.
"Mrs. W. W. HUFF has several
valuable holdings in different
parts of the district. One of her
best strikes is on the Galena Lead
and Zinc Company's land.
"Mrs. Burke is one of the most
favored of the lady operators and
has very profitable interests in
diggings on the Mastin and Luke
and Rush.
"Miss Gertie Albright doesn't
hesitate to take 1ier' in any
prospect that strikes her fancy and
at present has several good inter
csts.
zone of the best known ladies
identified with the mining interests
is Mrs. E. True Nell of Joplin. Mrs.
True Nell is more than an ordinary
operator. She is hustling organ
izer and promoter of large enter
prises. Nothing is too big for her
to undertake in mining. She has
interested large amount of
outside capital in her various
enterprises and makes periodical
trips to Chicago where she floats
her mining stocks.
mo man in this vicinity possesses
u greater degree of confidence with
people disposed 10 speculate in the
mines. Her judgment is consid-
cred first class, and when she
o. Ks project il generally goes.
She controls the Kellar land near
Joplin, which is producing large
quantities of the finest quality of
jack. She has several paying
shafts here, and is ut the head of
company styled Fortunes Fancy
which owns an eighty-five acre
lease. She is also presi dent of
several other companies"
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