The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-26
RICH ZINC MINES
0. C. Daisy With Other Wich-
tia Men Have Three Mills
ORE ENOUGH IN SIGHT
On Their Claims to Run Four
Years--Big Offer for Claim.

o. c. Daisy. socially gay and good
hearted, physically fat and robust. a man
admire dior his ioviai disposition and ever
lasting pluck, Is on the road to wealth,
and in his old days he may be able to re-
tire with large competence for himself
and several eheckels to spare. Mr.. Daisy
went through the Wichita boom and at
times could have quit very wealthy man,
but he stayed with Wichita and his faith
sn her until he emerged with depleted
excheQuer. He. never grumbled. He has
laughed Just as much since as he ever
laughed before. and on this account there
is no one but who would be glad to know
of his good fortune now.
Mr. ,Daisy's mining interests which he
has recently acquired in the Joplin dis
tIict are going to pay. Good reports are
being received every week and his holdings
have doubled in value many times since he
got them a few months ago.
Mr. Daisy has mined more or less ever
since ne was IL years old, and he has
vast experience. Last summer he went
over to the Joplin district and went all
over the field. He finally found a quarter
section Of land which he noticed was sur
rounded with claims that were being de-
veloped and showed evidence OF much rich
ness This quarter, though bordering on
these claims, had not been touched. Mr..
Daisy found that 1t could be bought for
SIS per acre. He came back to Wichita
and interested several of his friends in the
deal, as he was not able TO buy it alone.
Messrs. W. w. Pearce, whitney Tucker,
John Moore, Oscar Smith and B. L. Eaton
took shares with Daisy. The claim cost
them $1,000 They have not done a lick
of work on It and 1t is reported they
were the other day offered $4,000 for it.
The offer was no inducement. The claims
on each side Of II are being developed and
their richness enhances the value Of this
claim without having to put cent in it.
This encouraged Mr.. Daisy and he
looked around for other snaps. He found
an old abandoned claim that had been
worked years ago when they had to haul
their ore over hundred miles to a smell
ter in Arkansas. He dropped a stone In
the immense hole and heard it strike bot
tom. showing that all Of the water had
been pumped out. There were great piles
bf old ore on the top-enough. 1T is said,
to pay for erecting mill on the spot. He
interested capitalists in this mine and
took an interest in the property. mill
is now being erected on the ground and
there is plenty Of ore in sight to keep it
running and for the development of the
mine.
Mr. Daisy went out again. He found a
neglected mine which had been worked
some and was nearly abandoned by men
who were not able to improve It. Mr..
Daisy took Joplin capitalist out to the
place and they bought 1t. There are great
walls OF ore In sight, enough to run q mill
for years. A mill Is being erected on this
property. Mr.. Daisy and others are also
building another mill where there Is plenty
of pay dirt and it is in much demand
This makes three mills Mr.. Daisy is IN
terested in. besides his mining properties,
all Of which are getting more valuable
every day. The mills Will soon be bring
ing an income. II all Of these ventures
pay, as those who know say they will, Mr..
Daisy will soon be able to sprinkle the
streets of Wichita with Manitou water.
There are said to be close to twenty
five WichItans interested in mines at Jop-
lin, Carthage and Galena, and a great
many OF them are making money.
'Foley's Kidney Cure has been tested
and found to be all you claim for It. I
have been giving 1t to my father and It
is the only thing that ever helped him."
writes Geo. c. Hickock. Curtiss. Wis.
Hooking Drug Co, G. Gehring and Wells
Miller. druggists.