Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-03-07
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enamellers. There has been con-
siderable prospecting done during
the past few months on other parts
of the company's property, and
very strong body of gravel spar,
similar to that of the Yandell mine
has been established. Active work
in improving the transportation
facilities to the railroad station,
which of course means cheaper
production on board cars, will be
commenced shortly and continued
until Crayneville is in touch with
the mine.
Major Haas, of Salem, has been
quietly but persistently introduce
ing into the 1. @. freight cars at
Mexico tons of gravel fuor spar
from his property in that vicinity
called the Asbridge mine. The
quality is frst-class and the pres
ent demand seems to be greater
than the combined production of
all Of our Auor spar properties; in
fact the North and East seem to
have adopted the motto, "You
can't get too much of a good,
thing" and are acting accordingly.
Several prospect shafts are be-
ing put down near the Mexico sta
ton, on the Myers land. One un-
der the direction of Colonel Jim
Henry, of Marion, shows very
Handsomely in huor spar and hea-
Wy galena disseminated through
out the spar. While the Colonel
thinks some of the land in that
immediate vicinity is too poor to
raise an umbrella on he has great
confidence that poor land produces
fine mineral; in other words, you
lget better crop from the lower
side. A shaft is also being put
down on a great vein OF barytes
close to the Illinois Central rail
road, the bnrytes being exposed il
the deep cut just south of the sta
ton platform. The Illinois Cen
! trail is somewhat remiss in leaving
Mexico totally unprovided, SO fal
as depot facilities are concerned
lit is not at all conducive to
mans moral status to be compel
ed towait for train that happens
to be an hour or two late, when hi
is exposed to the various kinds o
weather that Mexico can produc,
when she feels like it. Ones Sun
day school instructions are apt t.
be forgotten, and the fourth lette
lof tie alphabet is used in all kind
of ways.
| Major Haas is keepins his drill
hot in the great lead showing o
the Eagle fiuor spar property a
Salem. AS stated in .these col
umns some weeks since, the veil
of galena is much greater than an
ticipated at the first showing.
! The Chicago Mining Compan!
at the Bigham mines near Marion
depot, commenced drifting Mon
day morning. The solid vein o
fluor spar at IS feet is much den
ser, more compact and of highe
per centage in calcium fuorid'
than the vein at the top indicated
The color of the spar has gradual
| ly changed from nearly blacl
color to that of light gray. 4
second shipment from this veil
was made last week. 49, nk a
1t is understood that the Morn
ing Star, at Salem, is not onl.
holding its own, but if possibl
improving. A recent writer in
trade paper stated that at Salem
one entire shaft product was sole
fluor spar, analysing 1886 of cal
. cium fluoride. It's too bad tina
this fifteen hundredths of one pc
cent. was not also calcium tiuorid'
1t puts one in mind of the old la
ldy who was taken suddenly i'll a
the age of ninety nine years an'
ten months. When told by he
physician that she could not sur