The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-07-05
Herman s Hess

these gentlemen have a jack mine here
that VIII surpass in richness those Col
conda or the fables OF ALADDIN. They
have already gone in the shaft from 80
feet in mineral about ITO feet This min
eral Is so rich that is being taken out OF
this shaft that it can be proftably mined
at low prices for mineral. Just north OF
this LOT on which this shaft is now go
ing down and is in such rich mineral
Messrs. Hamilton & Bower are putting
down fine shaft which IS about 40 feet
deep. The lot was leased by ]. Q. Ham
ilton and thoroughly drilled by him and
showed just about as fine mineral as The
lot south Of it from the drilrngs. Mr.
Hamilton sunk one drill hole on this lot
195 feet and caught an excellent quality
of jack at 1856 feet and went TO fS5 feet
through an excellent grade Of fine jack.
In another drill hole on the same lot
Mr.. Hamilton went $50 feet, and caught
jack at 40 feet and a face Of the same
extending TO $50 feet a face as good as
ever was shown by a drill in the Aurora
or any other camp. and although still
IN jack in both Of these drr holes. Mr..
Hamilton. after having demonstrated
the extent of the richness Of the min
eraI on the lease. quit drilling and is
now putting up one Of the finest shafts
in camp.
Fer the opening Of this new mineral
camp upon the cambridge a great deal
Of credit is due Mr.. ]. Q. Hamilton. for
merly Of the Metropolitan hotel OF
Springfield. and now OF Wichita. Kan
for he had the nerve to put in this money
on the cambridge in drilling and pros
pecting. when he was laughed al FOR be-
ing so foolish as 70 believe there was
mineral up there, but he had faith IN
the land and went ahead and has shown
by striking the finest and most extern
sive beds Of mineral ever brought 70
light in the Aurora camp. and as fine as
any found any place In the district. that
he had not only lots of grit and nerve
but good hard sense. and he richly de-
serves the great reward that he so sure
to receive The drilling done nthe
standridEe. one hole OF which was put
dawn 225 feet and quit In a fine formation
Of blue flint and Jack. proves the exist
ence Of deep mineral ins this camp be-
yond question The gentlemen putting
down this shaft or these shafts on the
cambridge. which were superintended by
that progressive and efficient manager,
Mr. P P Bower. encountered great
difficulties in sinking on account Of tha
immense amount Of water encountered.
but We are glad TO say that the water
problem has been met and settled and
that the water is now easily handled by
the running Of two pumps and these
pumps not only turn the water from this
shaft. but will either pump, n very
largely assist in the pumping of the water
from the entire west side OF this forty.
50 that others who sink shafts on this
land ca nturu the water with very little
pump force. We think these gentlemen
who are so fortunate as 70 have these
very valuable leases on this forty are 70
congratulated. for, as We stated in our
issue OF the other DAY. ''the jack coming
out Of this shaft is getting better each
shot and yesterday afternoon the dirt
would run about s. per cent pure ore
and We DO not think there Is much doubt
mat all the rest q this valuable forty
will soon be leased out a. good royalty
and shafts going down al over this val
liable property until the same IS one
Great Lf,-a ~ mining industry