Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-11-20

CaldWell county. we regret Mr.
Trouts withdrawal from active in.
terest in our mining industries.
Z
II is mn of DAY at the New Ma
rion Hotel when the out Of town
arrivals do not number between
10 aud 30. Two years ago two OF
three strange faces around town
would have brought forth com.
ment A mining man would have
been looked upon not only with
curiosity but with considerable
pity
Messrs. Bass and Cooper, OF
Hopkinsville, Ky, two of the lar.
gest stockholders Of the Marion
Mineral Company, were i'll the
city two or three days of last week
Some heavy purchases Of huor
spar properties are being made
across the river by this company,
not especially for Immediate devel-
cpment but as a reserve for the
future.
The Smithland Courier pub
fishes an analysis Of fire clays ORR
glnatlng ia various sections Of the
United states and Germany. The
Noodles mines located in smith
land bong rated the best all
around clay producer, containing
but about four.tenths OF one per
cent Of oxide Of iron, while in
silica the analysis shows nearly
- per cent.
r
\ long time subscrib Der, an &C.
tive mini, Z man writes US as FOL.
lows:
IL wish to congratulate the
Pass Tor sstlrizing the ridiou.
lousy extravagsnt suggestions
made 10y some correspondents and
promoters In coloring our mineral
properties and prospects. | think
one.half the truth presented prop
erly is good enough to turn
down the scales in our favor-s
carload of jack from the mine to
the smelter is a cold unvarnished
fact calculated to startle posted
miners and make a sensation in
mineral circles.
The question has been asked
the Pass as TO the probable profit
IN buying the fee simple title TO
Auor spar lands and simply letting
them remain unworked. In other
words what is the probable future
tor tluor spar production
and III. selling price.
Judging from the development
u many of our largest producing
1uor spar properties that there 10
A depth below where fluor spar
,eases, any provision made for the
future production Of this mineral
indicates good business judgment
and a mighty level head. There
will come time when fluor spar
will regain its old time values OF
wenty to forty dollars per ton. Of
course an import duty on foreign
.luor spar would be the quickest
but a sure one is a great
md growing demand which now
Exists with decided lessening Of
lle ore supply which is already
being noticed by those who care
O look.
A correspondent writes the
PRESS that our latest quotations
IN fluor spar put him in hot water
With the company he represents,
Who stated they could purchase at
lalf the prices given. The cor
esp ,ndent must remember that
he grades of huor spar are we'll
ugh legion. Spar is being ship
,ed from 50 per cent calcium flu
ride, which is the active princi-
Die of huor spar up to 99t per
,ent. There is about as great a
,ariation in the price and quality
If fluor spar as in cigars, the lat
or running from two for a penny
o a dollar and a half each. Flux.
ng Huor spar averaging about 90
Der cent cannot be sold for less
han So per ton, ground fluor spar
f the highest grade in barrels
should bring Sl3 although we be-
ieve it is marketed at $ll.
iround spar for the glassmakers
considerable silica can