Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-10-16


their manner of life before"
up to the present time / should
say that about 225,0OO tons of ore
have been taken out. At $50 a
ton you can get some estimate of
the wealth that a comparatively
few men are gaining. What will
come in the near future is too big
to talk about, as il would sound
like gross exaggeration to any one
who had not been there to see for
himself"
We simply raise our hat to Mr..
Huber, whoever he may be, and
merely remark that Ananias might
as we'll come off his perch: he
isn't in the same class with HUI
Der.
WATER WORKS FOR MARION.
1t 10 rumorsd that Manager Fin
Icy, Of the Lucille Mining compa-
ny, has in contemplation furnish.
ing Marion with first-class TWEEN
tisth century water works. The
water in their No. shaft being
ample for the purpose, the heavy
boilers and pumps used in his
mining work will give our resi-
dents pure water at low rate.
NEW MINING MACHINERY.
The Crittenden County Lead
Zine and Fluor Spar Company's
new Ingersoll- Sargent steam drill
will be placed in ssrvice on the
Nom lean Lands next week.
Blue Il Num- have ordered a
plant OF Overstrom concentrating
tables for the purpose of improv-
ing the sludge or tailings from
the Old Jim zinc wash dirt of
which several hundred tons are
made monthly.
The 10 inch cornish pump at
the Columbia Mine is in operation
Mr.. Msthey, of Aurora, Mo, the
contractor for the Kentucky Fluor
Spar Company's separating and
lgrinding works, situated in the
/ city, arrived Tuesday and says that
the machinery will be started this
week. The plant consists of ore
breaksrs, cornish rolls. a full com.
plstsmsnt Of jigs, drying floor
grinding, boiling and packing
machinery. II is most complete
and 10 credit alike to the con.
tractor and the Kentucky Com.
pany,
FIELD WORK.
Rev. Mr.. Montgomery makes
the following statement regarding
the workings of the Senator mine
near Princeton:
THE shaft 10 down 30 feet. the
ores of lead and zinc being IL IT..
wide at that point. There is every
appearance of great vein of at
least 80 feet in width making it.
self known very shortly. A boiler
and steam pump has been install
cd and very vigorous work is be-
ing carried on. Fully $50 tons of
ore is now on the dump, assays
run from 80 to 80 per cent zinc,
from 8 to % per cent. lead, one
assay showing 70 per cent in the
double vein"
On the Albert Cane place Mr..
Montgomery says; -Four veins
are in evidence, three of which
are fully half a mile long, lead ore
shows at the surface. This prop
erty is one quarter os a mile from
the Senator opening"
A mile east from Fords Ferry
Mr.. Montgomery reports a fine
prospect at the Mrs McAfee prop
erty. At present both iron and
some ochre ore shows at a 8 foot
depth. Mr.. M. considers this a
positive forerunner of both zinc
and lead ores.
The Courier, of Smithland, re-
ports the acquisition of the Ep-
som Salts property by local COM
pany. These salts ought to ben
etit the people Of Livingston.
| DR.. Curran Pope. of Louisville,
accompanied by his brother, is bu-
silly engaged in arranging pros
poet work on one or more of their
leases.
| Mr.. G. 3. knight, of TT. Wayne
Ind, is rounding up his machine.
~ plant on the Jap Riley proper
ty Of the Marion Zinc company
Mr.. David Clark, of Evansville,
reached the city on Tuesday and