Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-04-02
GRADING THE
NEW RAILROAD!
Hundreds of Italians to be EmpIOyed-The Story
The Record Books Teii-SaIe Of the Tabb
Mine-General News.
THE DISTRICT GETTING IN MOTION

Information which appears to
be of very positive character
from the Illinois Central General
Offices at Chicago, to the effect
that the original survey from Ma
ron ~ the river Opposite Cave-in-
Rock, has been adopted for the
new short hpe railroad between st
Louis and Nashville, has been re-
ceived here.
McArthor Bros. the Chicago
railroad contractors, are getting
men and tools ready for the grad
ing, and a big force Of Italians,
with the wheel sorapers, grading
machines aud the many other es-
sentials will swoop down upon Us
sometime the latter part If May,
and grade the road from the south
east corner OF the Reed addition
to Marion down through the de-
presrion in that property via Crit
tenden Springs to the river. The
bridge at Cave-in- Rock across the
Ohio river will not be constructed
in time for the Worlds Fair, at
st. Louis, but a transfer boat will
be used, similar to one now in SER
vice on our Evansville line. The
rapid construction of the Illinois
Central from Golconda. ILL.,, up
the river will make a connection
at Cave-in- Rock early in The fall
probable.
I The new depot and grounds
right at the junction of the Prince
ton and Dycusburg roads. adjoin-
ing the Reed addition, will have a
strcng tendency to jump up the
value of the city building lots sit
uated anywhere in the 100 acres.
The recond books in the county
clerks office tell terse but inter
esting stories of the deciding, the
leasing, and the optioning of mi.
neral lands. The story these hroad
pages publish, while not roman
tic, are of absorbing interest to
ell of us who have the welfare of
the district in mind.
Turning back few pages from
the present date, with every now
and then a page devoted to the re
cord of lots sold in the Reed adj
dition, We come to the following,
which is necessarily condensed:
Foster Threlkeld, lease to Uni.
ted Mining and Development Co.
Of Indiana, 1856 acres at Tolu; roy.
alties, fluor spar 25c per ton, 81
for carbonate of zinc and lead, %
cents per ton for coal.
Aacis Kirk and Langford Kirk,
deed to the Paducah, Lead, Zinc,
and Fluorspar Development Co.
of Paducah, mineral rights under
81 ACRES in View, KY, 1915.
Abraham Newkirk and Catha-
rino, his wife, deed of % acres on
the Dry Fork of Livingston creek
near Mexico for $500, to the
Hsppaw Mining company.
VIM. g. Miller, Sarah +. Miller,
and other heirs, deed to Marion
Mineral company their interest in
the lands of Pleasant Miller on
Deer Creek. for some $1,000, this
being Miller carbonate property.
f. f. Hodge and others to VIM.
S. Lowery, lease of the John Blue
tract of 104 acres on Claylick
creek, royalty basis.
William Polk to Marion Zinc
Co, contract for 6 months pros
pecting at SO per month and pri-
vilege of purchase for 50, 900, pay
ment to be made in 6 and I
months notes.
John Saucer lease to United
States Mining and Development
Co. of Indiana, 149 acres in Tolu
on royalty.
Rush Stephenson, TO Marion
Zinc company 77A acres near Mex.
loo, prospecting privilege 1925
per month for one year; right to
purchase at expiration for $1,000.
W. p. and j. l.. Clemens to Ma
rion Zinc Co., Is acres, 500 paid
for 80 days prospecting, option for