The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1901-06-13
PINE MOUNTAIN A KLONDYKE.


formed our readers oil tho progress
of tue work ut the Pine Mountain
mines. owned aud operated by min.
ing company composed of business
men of GreeDcastle, Ind. This COM
pany was formally organized few
months ago with capital stock Of
$4,000, after having previously done
considerable development work. AT
that time they were 50 we'll satisfied
with the indications, that the work
was thenceforth prosecuted with
more vigor than ever. Recently the
work has reached u stage where i'm
portant results are expected and n
number of tho officers aud stockhold-
crs Of the company decided to visit
the mine.
Wednesday night of last week o
party composed of the following
named persons arrived in Forsyth:
President, Thomas &. Brothers. aud
son. Edward w. brothers; Secretary,
Henry S. Renick, ana son, Robert l..
Rcnick, and John W. Wysong. ON
Thursday night Vice-President Vim.
II. johnson arrived.
Thursday morning start was
made for the mines, and the trans
portation of the party as well as that
OF a lot of puUsping machinery that
they had brought from Chadwick,
WAS successfully aud expediiiously
accomplished by Forsy,h's efficient
liverymau, Jamos g. Root.
Saturday morning the party started
on another trip to the mines, aud the
local editor of the, REPuBLiCAN re.
ceiving al invitation 10 accompany
them, availcd himself of this oppor,
tunity to see lead aud jack in stu
where il has probably lain for ccntu'
rics. W. II. johnson also accompan
led the party, aud We arrived ut the
mine an hour or two before dinner
time. The shaft is located on The
northeast SLOPE of the mountain, and
at such an elevation MS to make the
drainage of the mine aud the trans
portaiion of orc to the crushcrs AM
disposal Of waste products, simple
and easy matter. geographically
Ms well MS In MANY other respects
this mine has considerable rcsem
blance to the famous Anna Lee mine
Sol. wheeler and two other miner
were at work at the mine. They In,
pumped most Of the water out Of III,
sump the day before, aud as We up
preached, they were Just ready Il
lower into the shaft several sticks o
dynamite with fuse aud primer
attached. As some of the officials .
the company desired to descend int,
the shaft In order to note the condi
,ion of the mineral ou,cropplngs, etc
! the explosives were temporarily lai,
! aside and Mr.. Wysong took his po
| sition in tho tub aud was lowered I,
the scas0ld crossing the shaft at th
4O-foot level. Sol. Wheeler then fol
] lowed IN true miner fashion, slidin!
down the rope. MIR. Brothers wa
. then lowered, and sitter inspecting
the niue, he aud Mr.. Wysong wcr
hoisted 10 the surface, aud the cxplu
siycs were sent down to Mr. Wheeler
While the miners were fixing th
d shots. the rest of us went a short dis
tance down tho hillside to inspect III
minera!-bearing ledge where il crop
out ut tue surface. There was ore 81
abundance, not only in the heaps O
rock that had bccn qUarried or bro
: ken from The ledge, but in tho soli
rock yet uudisturbcd could be see
veins and nuggets oilead, pockets
jack aud masses OF carbonate and oil
cate, extending all along-in fact,
regular blanket formation of nit
= cral, as is proven by having struc
rich lead aud jack in the shaft in III
\ same strata. The men Clipped o
= lot Of specimens from the ledge I
/. have All assay made that. will CIV