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Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-07-09
READSBORO

f. A. Newton, wife and child spent
the 4th at Raponda
Katherine Csbee was 10 North
Adams last Monday.
+. W. BaDister has secured the
agency for Dominica s. S. Co.
w. II Cooley spent the 4th with
his parents in South Deerfeld, Mass
Lorraine Parsons of Waterloo, Iowa,
is visiting his mother, Mrs E. H.
Parsons.
Bills have been posted for Barnum
and Bailey's circus in North Adams
July 27th.
Charles sBishop is visiting his
daughter, Mrs Dr. Boyden Of Bridge.
water, VT
Inspector Birdseye Of tine postotiice
department wss 10 town last week on
official business.
Joseph Dupsrraut has moved 10
North Adams where he has secured
WORK for Dibble Co.
Advertised letters in the Readsboro
postotfice July lst Dominic, Pedigree,
(2), Miss Mary Morrell
q. II. Faulkner has moved into a
tenement in the Bullock block recent
ly vacated by Il. X. Wilson.
AntonIJ Dassatti sailed last Satur-
day from New York for Biacess, Aus
tria, being called home on account of
the illness Of his mother.
Landlord Goodel has had his houss
full Of North Adams people of late.
especially 90 the 4th when there was
a large party here.
Quite q few from here attended the
Real Widow Brown at Child's mem
orial hall, Wilmington last Tuesday
evening returning after the perform.
auoe on special trsiu.
The special Readsboro edition of
the Banner and Reformer will be is.
sued next week 1t would have been
published this week but for the fail
ure Of some of those who we're to sup
ply matter for it to get in their copy
in season.
LAST Friday evening the Soceta
TTentina band gave a concert on band
stand, which was enjoyed by sll. 1t
is to be hoped that arrangements can
week during the summer
A large crowd spent the 4tb at
Hove pond with Rufus Case. the day
being spel dancing, boating and fish
ing. Mr. Case says this has baan the
busiest season be ever had as every
day there is boating and fishing part
les besides numerous camping parties
The fire department was called out
last THURSDAY afternoon to a FIRE at
Archie Jewell's house. A small
blaze bad started on the outside of
the roof which was quickly extin.
guished. The origin was probably
sparks from the mil or passing co
gine.
Mrs Mary Scots, her son Harley
and daughter Grace moved this week
to Bantam, Conn where her husband
}. h. Scott is engaged 10 business.
4 reception was rendered at the home
of Z. + Cahee Tuesday evening June
3Oth. Mrs Scott was presented with
a sum of money and a chair. Both
children we're presented with small
study tables Mrs Scott will be great
ly missed in church and community.
Charles Wellman met with serious
and painful accident the morning of
July 4. He with Others had a cannon
Nhicn they we're shooting in front of
the post Office. Supposing it had dis
charged be picked it up, but seeing it
bad not be started to set to down.
again when the full force of the
charge struck him in the right
foot shattering it badly He was re-
moved to DR. Lanes Office and taken,
to North Adams by DR. Lane Oh the
morning train where his foot was
amputated.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-07-09
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

John Wylie of Brooklyn is here for
a few days.
Miss Sarah Snow is visiting in Hud
i son for several weeks.
Hiland Fay has as guests his brother
and wife from Rockford Ill.
Mrs Josephine Miller of New York
is expected soon in Bennington.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Hewett and son
Harold we're in Troy this week.
! Miss Fanny Tomlinson is home
from Watervliet N. Y. for vacation.
Mrs Ellen Geer, Miss Lillian and
Besse Geer are visiting friends in the
village.
Miss Nora Bump Of Waterford
spent Sunday with Miss Sarah Snow
on Dewey st.
Miss Julia White Of New York is at
her brothers James White on valen-
tine street.
Mr. and Mrs Walter p. Warren
spent the fourth with their daughter
Mrs Thomas Vail
Mrs E. Bell of New York is stop
ping for the summer with Mrs Serene
Norton on Dewey-st.
John D. Rockefeller Jr is expected
to day, to spend several days with his
sister, Mrs E. Parmlee Prentice.
The Misses Therrien entertained
their cousin, Dentist F. C. Ambry of
Albany and lady friend, Miss Gather.
inc Hail. on July 4.
The Mt Anthony Golf Club went 10
Troy Wednesday and played team
match the Island Golf Club. The
visitors were defeated IL to s.
The Ladies Social circle of the first
Baptist Church, will meet at the home
of Mrs Charles Frazier 233 North St..
Friday afternoon July 10 from 3 to ).
Mrs G. P. Endres came home Tues.
day from Troy where she has been
undergoing hospital treatment for the
past five weeks. Her health is great
ly improved.
Mrs Augusta GalipU and sister. Mrs
w, f. Peltier returned Wednesday
from a trip to Schenectady and vicin-
ity., where they have been visiting
friends and relatives.
The Pyne Knitting mill in Water.
ford was burned Saturday. Asa d.
Harwood, w, H. Long and others
from here who recently secured posi-
tions there are thrown out of a lob
The first named has returned home.
As result of last weeks drunken
row on North Street, Charles Gard
ner was sent to jail for ten davs...
Himself and wife we're fined $40 and
C osts for breach of the peace, and will
serve the alternative sentence in the
house of correction. DR. Fred Owen of
North Adams was fined $50 and costs
which he paid. Archie Mason was
dischared.
Miss Edytbe Cordes is visiting
friends and relatives in Cohoes.
Louis Levin of New York, after an
illness of two months, has arrived in
Bennington and is installed at the
Putnam house for the summer.
The concert given by the City Band
last evening was the best of the season
large crowd gathered to listen and
remarks of appreciation we're heard on
every side.
Dwight Kent, arrested last week for
larceny, was discharged, DO evidence
being found against him.
The fire department was called out
Tuesday afternoon by a small FIRE in
the rear Of the candy kitchen. The
blaze caught from flue and was
quickly extiuguished.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-07-09

Mrs Alonzo McConihie of Troy has
been spending several days with her
daughter Mrs Henry C. Shields at the
Center.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-07-09

Because of the refusal of the Rut-
land road to bring New York papers
on the early train Sunday mornings,
it is impossible to have them here for
delivery before noon. No New York
Tribunes, Heralds, Suns, Times
reached here last Sunday, and but a
few Worlds. All have to be brought
from Hoosick by team. d. G. Burt.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-07-09
SERIOUS ACCIDENT

A ReadsborO Man Loses a Foot While Cele.
bratins independence Day.
AS the result of an explosion of
fireworks in Readsboro Saturday,
Charles Wellman p years of age is
in North Adams hospital with one
foot off just above the ankle. 1t was
so badly mangled that the physicians
decided to amputate it. Although he
was with party of several when the
explosion took place no one else was
injured. He has wife and one child.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-03-19

II is asserted in the Louisville
journals that Mr. Garrett, the pro-
moter of the Seacoast Mining
company, las applied for a receiv-
or for that corporation. There has
evidently been more or less fric-
ton in the directory for some
months, but it was hoped that the
successful showing made on the
initial run by the Krom conoen-
traitors in the company's plant at
Paducah would pour oil on the
troubled waters. That this has
not been the case is shown by Mr.
CARROTS actions in seeking re-
ownership.
AS the Press understands il the
Krom machines are open to pur-
chase from the manufacturers in
New York by any one desiring
them, although it has been here
tofore stated that Mr.. Garrett
owned or controlled the patents in
this district il not throughout the
state absolutely.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-03-19

jigs TO advantage. The remaining
20 per cent of the material, car
rying a much greater value per
ton from the fact Of the ore crush.
ing finer than the rock, lie not
adapted to coarse jiggihg. but
should be taken directly TO a finer
class of machinery, preferably
some good slime tables, although
the Frue Vsnner, an endless belt
on which the ore and water is fed
at the upper end does good service
on many classes OF ore.
The matter Of first class work in
this district, 80 far as separation
goes, should have for the coarse
material a good type Of the Joplin
| jig and for the finer material the
class of machinery mentioned.
The guarantees OF manufacture.
ors Of jigs that tailings will moi
average loss of over one or two
per cent hardly fills the bill. The
only true way TO ascertain the loss
in the dressing or cleaning of ores
is TO have q sample of the original
material made and assayed, the
con centrates weighed and as
sayed also, the loss is then easily
ascertalned, for certainly what il
not in the concentrates is los'
somewhere, and the fact that il
may still 10 in the tailings or set
Ting pool is of but small consola.
tion to the mill owner.
Today in Joplin the "chatters
are using tables and other methods
to save values in the immense ton,
mage of tsilings that accumulate
around the jigs, and this fact
in itself shows the imperfect meth
dds that are in vogue in thai
city.
1t is SO much cheaper to dc
things right at the start and GER
tainly so much easier to handle
ore material once and have done
with it, that the PRESS hopes thai
the mills about TO be erected here
will take into careful oonsidera,
ton some of the points here no
ted
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-03-19

The building up Of the Reed adj
dition to Marion is now one ofthe
current topics of converse ton.
An admirable movement, headed
by Mr.. Rob Haynes. the druggist,
to associate half a dozen gentle
men friends and purchase an en-
tire block of IA lots for the pur-
pose of building themselves hand
some homes on very slightly por.
ton of this addition is the latest
development. Mr.. Geo. G. Hughes
of Paducah has the same idea for
a number of Paducah people, and
will likely be over here to select
the location some day this week.
The movement of lots and the
100 shares of stock to each pur
chaser has been on very extern
sive scale during the week just
passed. Messrs Wilson & Burritt,
of Saratoga Springs, n. Y, are
also in negotiation for an entire
block, and take it all in all the
| week has been a very successful
one. .
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-03-19

The boulevarding of Mary street
crossing Oak, Poplar, Maple and
Sycamore Avenues in the Reed
addition to Marion will be started
as soon as the ground lie in shar Q
to work Lumber will be on the
ground to erect dwellings on all
four of these Avenues as soon as
the approaches can be construct
cd. A very busy time is anticipa-
ted in this part of the city during
the next few months, and with the
big mining work on the % acres
of land owned by tie company
soon to commence, a store or two
in that vicinity would be a paying
inv estment. As soon as this mi.
ming work commences the price oil
lots and shares will be largely adj.
vanced.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-03-19

The drift from the $50 foot level
of the Columbia mine shows at 30
feet from the shaft II foot breast
of lead and zinc ore. At the pre-
sent time IL foot stulls are a me-
cetsity. Two men are breaking
and sending up fully eighteen tons
of this ore each shift. The great
magnitude of the ore body of the
Columbia can scarcely be estima-
ted.
The new Office building of the
Columbia mine and live new dwell.
ling houses for the miners are in
rapid course of construction and
will add materially to the comfort
of both officials and employees.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-03-19

The Kentucky Fluor Spar CON-
pany have located the Pogue vein
of huor spar on their Cleary land
and are taking it from their deep
shaft on that property in very con-.
siderable quantities. Fluorspar
and Harry Watkins seem to have
an affinity, one for the other; any
how it seems to be difficult for
amy strong vein of that mineral to
escape him, either above or below
ground.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-03-19

The increased receipts of the
Marion post office the present fis-
cal year will likely result in adj
vancing the rating of the office
to higher salaried basis. We are
very proud of this and it marks
the progress of the district, both
intellectually aud financially. The
use of postage stamps is pretty
sure index of not only the charac-
ter of people but of their we'll
being and we'll doing.
We can not afford to go much
longer on the basis OF a crossroads
mail station. A Sunday service
has long been wanted conven-
fence, it has reached point whore
it is an absolute necessity. The
double mail on Monday mornings
means too great a loss of time to
the scores of waiting business
men.
1t seems positively a absurd that
a city of the size of Marion has 80
long been content with Ito lack OF
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-03-19

The Rev. Mr.. Montgomery, a
gentleman who has been of very
essential service in the making of
our mining interests known abroad
is about to take up his residence
Just across the Ohio river from us
in Elizabethtown, Ill.
Mr.. Montgomery is of that san D..
guine compartment that causes the
world. socially, to be full Of sun
shine and kindly deeds; he is an
optimist and without such men
but little progress would be posi-
BILE in any line.
For some months past he has
been acquiring property in the
Illinois district until fully 1000
I acres, much of which shows ores
of zinc and lead, has been secur-
ed. 1t is his purpose to develop
this large property into the high
est state of productiveness.
The good wishes of the PRESS
follow him.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-03-19

Mr.. j. M. Hardesty, whose farm
is just above Milford, states that
he has found carbonate of zinc at
IL feet depth between Quartzite
and Princeton limestone walls.
This is likely continuation of
the Mann vein. Somebody will
secure fine zinc property in the
section around Lola and Milford,
before many weeks, judging from
the results already achieved.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-03-19

Harry Watkins has been pro-
noted to the rank of Admiral He
navigates the waters that cover
the earth in such a seamanlike
way, and makes the numerous
ports that he is chartered to on
such good time that he deserved
the advance in grade from an ordi-
nary captain. 1t is now Admiral
Watkins and he sets sail every
morning for the port of Hodge
and Yandell and Brown and re-
turns via Mexico and Crayneville,
with calls along the bank whenev.
er a freight of huor spar is visi.
BILE.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-03-19

The Overstrom tables, under the
admirable adjustment of Mr..
Keene are producing the highest
grades Of carbonate of zinc pro-
duct from the sands and shines
that the log washers at the Old
Jime mine sets free. 1t has long
been disputed point with both
mill men and ore buyers as to the
concentration of carbonate sands.
Specific gravity here as elsewhere
in concentrating methods asserts
itself and the headings from these
tables are singularly free from
foreign matter and will analyze
fully as high in metallic zine as
the very finest grade of ore that
the Old Jim produces. 1t is real
ly a triumph in rapid mechanical
separation and all concerned are
TO be congratulated, 1z
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-03-19
SEPARATION OF ORES
EASILY ACCOMPL| SHED
$4,000 Acres of Crittenden County Coal Land
SoId-Sunday Postal Service Needed-Re-
ceiVer for the Paducah Concentrating
Company Asked-Progress on
The Reed Addition.
MISCELLANEOUS MINING NEWS

The statement that Joplin, with
her wonderful production Of zinc
aud lead ores, is twenty years be-
hind the age in dressing or clean.
ing its ores for market seems at
first rather absurd When one
considers the advances made in
other mining sections. in the way
of greater percentages in mineral
saving, at much less price per
ton for cleaning than now prevail
at Joplin, the absurdity OF the
statement ceases.
OF course the immense amount
81 ore bearing ground raised at
Joplin necessitated q quick meth
81 Of concentration and the cum
bersome, sloppy iigs, with their
capacity for taking care OF great
tonuages Of ore, WAS the result OF
suoh an output and such "A de-
mand.
Twenty-Five years ago we saw
the same class of imperfect con-
centration by jigs located between
Georgetown, Colorado, and Silver
Plume. The loss was something
frightful on the finer crushed mat
sr and this class OF machinery was
soon abandoned. At that time
there was also located az George.
town plant of Krom's d.y CON
centrators, the same class of ma
chimes that we understand are now
i'm use in what is known as the
Garrett process at Paducah for
separating zinc and lead from huor
spar The Krom gradual reduc-
ton process 10y cornish rolls in
stead Of stamps was in use at
Georgetown and was possibly the
first one installed in America.
This method of crushing prov
ell to be so great al improvement
over the old one Of stamping the
rock that 1t has been very gener'
ally adopted in all concentrating
plants.
The great difficulty experienced
in the separation of ores is met in
the sizing or screening. There
will always be a percentage of dust
or shines, simply from the fact
that the same pressure will pulyer-
ize the mineral into smaller parti-
cles than the quartz or other gan
que.
In ores similar to the Joplin
and Marion lead and zinc where
the mineral is in large crystals or
cubes. the rock should only be
crushed to make a clearage be-
tween the mineral and its gangue,
In other words the mineral should
be all mineral, and the rock all
rock, and the first crushing should
leave these particles as large as
the crystals or cubes will permit
There will still be percentage OF
material of practically the same
size where particles Of ore are still
in contact with rock. This may
be termed middlings, These lar.
ger particles of mineral and rock
are now fed to the jigs in a regu-
lar positive way, and the separa-
ton is almost perfectly made. The
middlings are separated by them
selver and are conveyed back to
the rolls where a finer crushing
is effected that makes the ore clea-
veage from the rock
Possibly so per cent of the
crushed material is OF large
enough size, of sufficient positive
specific gravity to be treated in
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-03-19

The Wilson Mining company
will this week erect their Colorado
steel within over their Crittenden
Springs shaft. Major Clement has
also one of the same hoists, COM
plete, with both iron bound water
and ore buckets, which he will
place over the shaft at his pros
poet at the foot of the same hill
on which the Wilson company
are mining. These whims are in
almost universal use Sin Colorado
for prospecting purposes and an
swer admirably for depth of $50
feet, They cost here about $3.50,
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-03-19

When the streets are taken u
with dancing bears, hurdy-gurdys,
monstrosities in the way of turtle
boys, sellers of cheap iewelry and
low priced handkerchiefs, and the
score of other things put up to ex-
tract money from the good natur-
ed miners, then we are pretty close
to being a mining town. That was
the condition last Saturday,
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-03-19

Mr.. Q. Q. Thomas of Evansville
has secured options on some 800
acres of coal land in Morganfeld.
and will prospect by drilling. In
case a favorable showing is made
a shaft will be sunk and Morgan
fields second coal mine will be
established.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-03-19

postal facilities on Sunday. We
do not recall the name Of a place
doing half the business that is not
provided with a mail service on
the first day Of the week as we'll
as on the other six.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-03-19

The water from the old Lucille
shaft on the railroad broke through
to the great Sxl6 working shaft
and completely flooded it. This
will. delay the work until much
larger pump than any heretofore
in use there can be installed A
six inch cornish pump would pro-
badly fill the bill and avoid any
delay from water in the future.
Mr.. Finley will have things in
working shape again as quickly as
the railroad trains can bring The
necessary equipment.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-03-19

Mr.. j. G. Cooper, of Hopkins.
vile, who is largely interested in
the Marion Mineral company, was
in the CITY last week accompanied
by Mrs. Cooper. We are pleased
to note that the ladies are taking
an interest in the mining situation
here.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-03-19

Saturday last was the pay day
of the Columbia Mining compa-
ny, the Kentucky Fluor Spar com
pany, and the Mineral Point Zinc
company, the result being that
good many thousand dollars were
put in more general circula-
ton.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-03-19
1t is quite probable that Messr

1t is quite probable that Messrs
Sayre & Steinmitz, of Marion,
will take over the j. f. Harth coal
land, situated above DeKoven a
mile and a half. The entrys on
the No. 9 vein are directly on the
Illinois Central railroad, and the
[ Ohio river is but little over a mile
from this point. The acreage is
something over 1900. The No
8 vein of five feet, No. 10 of three
feet and No. IL, a three foot vein
of camel coal, all outcrop. while
every VEIN above No. 5 is worka-
BILE by a slope. Number three, the
Bell coal vein underlying some
800 acres, is reached by shaft
1t looks to be one of the best coal
properties in the country.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-03-19

We are having very practical
application of Auntie Stillwell's
sermon the other night reg arding
Noah and his Ark, and the open
ing of the rain gates and the flood
ing of the earth. 1t Is really too
practical to be pleasant.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-03-19

1t has been suggested as a pos
sible solution of the good roads
problem between Salem and Ma
rion that each farmer whose land
fronts on this road, quarry and
break sufficient FINEST )ne to cover
the road to a depth sufficient to
remedy the bottomless pits that
now prevail along nearly the en-
tire IL miles. This work could be
done when other duties were not
pressing, and the two county judi
ges would probably take care of
the hauling, ditching and round
ing up of the road bed. A mile,
even; Of such a road would be a
powerful incentive to turnpike
the entire distance.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-03-19

The Courier of Evansville says
that w. w. Benson, Of Philsdel-
phia has purchased $4,000 acres Of
coal land known as the Heath
Mountain tract in this county
The sellers we're represented by
Blue a Num- of this city.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-03-19

The Mineral Point Ziho COM
pany's Memphis shaft is now down
some 100 feet, with the pay streak
OF zinc blende continually widen.
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