Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-06-03

sHd1t, WHICH, Wueu Couli'ieteu, VIII
be the finest mill in the lead belt.
Huffman and Hunt shaft are with
In three miles of the Washington
County line, SO you see the octopus
is reaching out and will soon be OPP
pressing the people of our county.
Gumbo shaft, as it is commonly
called, is on what is known as the
"Stone House" tract, SO called
from large stone house near Owl
Creek. The house was at one time
the residence Joseph Bogy, and, l
think, WAS built by him many
years ago. The shaft is three
fourths of mile west Of the house
and near the Potosi and Farming
ton road, on the north side. The
rock is sent to Bonne Tcrre and
Doe Run to be worked.
The Deslogo works are on what
was formerly known as the Nine
Joe tract. 1t belonged to Senator
L. V. Bogy and his brother, Ben,
and lays directly east of the stono
house. The Desloge Lead Co.
owns large quantity Of land nd
joining. Firnin Desloge, Jr., is
general manager and is very popu-
lar with the employees. The COM
pany works four shafts and smclts
the ore. Their furnaces are differ
ent from those of the St. Joe Lead
Co., as they require only one reduc
ton; do not calcine the GRE. This
company built one of the highest
railroad trestles | ever saw. When
youare under ityou think youwould
like to be on top, but when you get
on top, you know you don't want
to DO there either. 1t is over Owl
Creek and is built SO the cars could
run to shaft No. 4. which is rich
producer. All these mines are on
Big River or on little streams that
run into it, and not III the Flat
River district.
Going south from Bonne Terrc
the first station is DesIoge, Lead
vile is on the opposite side of the
railroad. Both arc nice little towns,
we'll laid out. Next is St. Fran
co.'s. This is the station for the
St. Louis Smelling and Refining
Co., generally called the National.
This is fine plant Of 1000 tons
daily capacity, ono of the best ~
ranged in the Flat River district.
Electricity is the power used. All
the concentrates are shipped for
reduction. Flat River station is
located near where the Potosi and
Pennington road crosses Flat Riv-
er. From this station you go to
the shafts worked by the St. Joe
and Doe Run companies, also to
the Columbia works. This is a nice
plant. l did not have time to &c
over to the works and did not learn
the capacity. All the output is
shipped for reduction. Near the
top Of the hill, as You 20 to Farm
ington, after crossing Flat River,
is the Federal works, the men cal
it the ''Jay Bird" III never tell
you why. 1t is on land once own
) ed by good old Methodist preach
OF named Shannon, who, when
know him, had hard work to keel
his own soul in his body while h'
was looking after the souls of hi
little flock, the land was so poor
} One day a party calno along ant
bought his farm and the good ok
$ man had moro money than he ha'
ever hoped or wished for. He sai(
his troubles had just begun. Nov
he had his own soul, the souls Q
1 his congregation to care for, an
) his money to look after, and tn
, Iattcr gave him the most trouble
The Federal Is the largest plan
e in tho Flat River district, and sal
0 to be the best arranged. There is
* water. tank there 10 feet high an
IS at least Is feet in diameter. Til
g water is pumped into it from ii
: river nearly mile away. Tn
u company also works the Derb
{, mines, shiriplng all the cleaned or
Vi Contra comes next. Hero yo
z get off to go 10 the Central work
J. This WAS formerly owned by CAP
s. Phil Shaw, steamboatn,an. He
sd | first saw a diamond drill ut wor
d. Thoy had found good lead at 2
2. feet or over, but could not intere
he capital, US it was thought to be t.