Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-04-11

almost every case lin this DISTRICT resulted
IN very rich deposits of zinc and lead at
greater depth, and this has been proven
by your drill records. TO my personal
knowledge. you have been prospecting
ana developing by drilling and sinking
shafts on this property since last May
Your drillings to prove up the ground
up to this time, amount to over $500 feet
1ou nave your shafts under way; the
deepest one over 100 feet You have on
! hand "a large amount Of mining supplies
! and appliances, in the way of hoists
/ Tools, tubs, cars, implements, steel. etc.
also horses, wagons. steel casing ETC.
and large traction engine drilling ma
chlhe. you nave buildings on the prop
erty; the office and storehouse building
which you constructed near shaft No 1
was very necessary and useful adjunct.
You have opened up roads to the amount
OF about five miles. so that all parts of
the property are easy of access Your
reports show splendid quality of ore in
a majority of the locations drilled. 1t is
the general opinion of the district that
this property is destined in the near fu-
ture to be among the richest producers
In the district Your very large tract OF
land will enable your company, when IL
once gets its property opened up, to
earn very large dividends. 1t seems to
be the general opinion of those who are
familiar with the ground and who have
seen the asphaltum taken from the va
rious holes in the large north and south
valley that at the proper depth pool of
oil will be opened up. You have to the
northwest in this same range, at Chanute,
about fifty miles distant rich producing
Oil fields, and at lola, a little north of
Chanute, celebrated oil and gas fields.
where a large zinc smelter is located.
while to the southeast, at less distance.
In Barry County, you have the Ozark Oil
company which is making a magnificent
showing. Your property is located in
this range about halfway between them.
two rich oil and gas fields, and it is my
opinion that you have perfect right to
Delieve that at proper depth, in your
big north and south valley, you will strike
a pool of oil; this, in addition to the rich
mineral deposits of zinc and lead, will
make wonderfully productive property,
from which large dividends can be earned.
Yours truly
(Signed) L. p. CUNNINGHAM.
For the information of the public the
following concerning L. p. Cunningham
and his holdings is given.
Joplin Globe, Dec. Is. 1907
A short time ago L. p. Cunningham
who owns the ground on which the city
of Chitwood is located, gave notice to a
number of residents that they would
have to vacate the ground, owing to the
fact that II was needed for mining pur-
poses. Some of Chitwood's best business
houses are located on the ground, and
will be compelled to move and this will
be the means of moving an entire town"
1t has often been said that the zinc
mines In Missouri are not lasting In
connection with this we will say that
as rule. they are as permanent as any
mines we know Of We have before us
a statement made by the President of the
Center Creek Mines at Webb City, Mis-
souri, about five miles northwest of this
companys property. Their tract en-
braces 100 acres. They have been min
ing for number of years on less than 40
acres of land This land has produced in
lead H9S1.01O pounds, in zinc 800 ISIS, 400
pounds: total value of which is nearly six
millions of dollars, and the property is
still producing. and regularly heads the
list in this district The above is pref
ty good showing for one company to
make from 40 acres of ground. and in
connection with this statement 1t should
be remembered that THE SCOTLAND
MISSOURI MINING COMPANY has 1876
acres, 40 acres of which have been extern
sively drilled for proving up the ground