Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-03-24
BRIGHT OUTLOOK.
With Coal on Both Sides of Us and Lead, Zinc
and Fluor Spar all Around Us, What
Can Hold Us Back?

The Mountain Lead, Zinc aud |
Spar company are putting in new
machinery At their lead and zinc
mines near Crittenden Springs.
Prof Reed OF Paducah says the |
Glendale mining company are sin
hing on dixie rock and are off on
one side Of large body OF lead
and zinc,
We understand the Kentucky |
Fluor Spar company have bought
the output OF the Noe mines.
which 10 twenty. five tons OF No. |
spar per day.
The Wheatcron mining compa-
ny have resumed work again al
the mines near Mexico. and are
figuring on building large spar
mill NJ that point.
In speaking of the fine hosting
machinery at the Pogue mine the |
Marion Mineral company forgot
81 mention anything about their
big pump in last weeks issue.
The mines of the Whestoroft |
Coal aud Mining company at
wheaicroft were closed down last
week. Lack Of orders is the rea.
son given for the shot down. The
mino will be closed down for An
indefinite time.
Harry Watkins sold another We
~ rich piece of lead and zinc pro.
perty near Columbia mines TO
some parties from Union county
A company will be organized at
once and two shafts will be sunk
on this property on the Eureka
vein.
The shipmsntfrom Darlington
included the very unique model OF
the ST Bernard coal washing and
coke crushing plant made by Col
w. A. Tombs and his able assist-
ants, which was exhibited in Earl
ington for Sc, eral days before it's
shipment.
The Blue & Mum mine at the
"aine aores" on the Columbia
vein, are showing up TO be very
rich in lead; in fact this is h
richest lead strike that has been
found yet in the district. They |
pump their water with a steam
Jet, and the other day they turned
the steam on without the jet.
A company composed Of w. b. |
smith, president OF Globe Bank
ing and Trust Co, Paducsh, KY, |
r. A. McClellen. of Ill, w. ID. Ar.
chibald and others have acquired
by purchase aud lease 1900 acres
Of coal land in Morgan county,
Ky, and will develop the property
by opening coal mines as soon as
preparations can be made for DO.
ing so,
The second car load OF exhibits
10 be shipped from Kentucky con
tanned Hopkins county coal coke,
agricultural and forestry products
The bulk Of this shipment is TO
be made up of coke and coal of
various sizes and grades, from the
duet 10 entire sections OF veins
These large sections go both to
the state and national exhibits.
The entire exhibit is we'll arrang-
cd and most interesting.
The Morganfield Mining COM
pauy will install two big washers
at their mines at the old LaRue
shaft, about the first OF n ex
month. They will also open and
clean out the old Larue shaft to
the bottom. This is one OF the
oldest shafts in the district 1t
was sunk about thirty five years
ago for silver. Prof Reed thinks
this shaft may turn out to be
nearly as rich as the Columbia.
The Deer Greek mining oompa-
ny, near Sheridan are going down
rapidly with their shaft. The
vein, which was six feet wide, has
now widened out to nine feet and
10 getting much richer in lead.
Their zinc is found in much rich
or cubes than anywhere else n
the district. They have no fuor
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