Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-12-22
THE MINES.

other good drill strike on the Char
ters land.
The Quapaw Mining Company, on
the Abrams land, is almost down to
the ore body.
VIM. Elder is still drilling on the
Angel land. He proposes to thor
oughiy prospect It.
The Mission mill 10 running
steadily, day and night, and the
output 10 very satisfactory.
Haines & Co., on the Coosotte, are
down about 30 feet. Morgan Rush
of Galena 10 experimenting the
work.
Hash, Cauady & Hash are having
plans drawn for mill at the H.C-H
shsft. Their dirt lie plentiful az well
as rich.
The Hall shaft on the Bluejacket
land is very near the ore body. II
lie thought this will make a second
Tom Clark.
The Tom Clark lie turning out
well this week. Zinc ore 10 making
under the siiicate. A crusher and
set of rolls are being put in.
U. T. Gaba has begun work on the
foundations for ten houses at the
Mission mine. This mine gives
steady employment to 40 men.
The. Suubu No 2 10 producing
steel jack from its east drift, which
10 in open ground. while the west
drift is making lead in hard ground
McRuer, Kent & Thomas are put
ting in foundations for a big boiler
and engine, which is coming from
the Atlas Engine Company of In
dianapolis.
Ward & Co. in the pasture north
of the Mission mine, are just com.
ing into their ore. They are on the
same run as is found in the Mis-
sion mine.
B. B. Canterbury is breaking the
record for shaft sinking in this dis
trict. He is putting down two big
shafts on the Charters land, and
they are sinking fast.
Isley & Co., just north Of the Sun
burst, and just east of the Dark
Horse, are getting some mighty
good ore. They have been in ore
for several days, but are not yet
through it.
Hopper & Co. have started shaft
in the pasture, north of the NJ. X. &
I. They are sinking on a very rich
drill hole, and in order to hurry the
work along, are installing steam
holster and pump.
The Strong Bow Mining Compa-
ny, on the Abrams land, just uorth-
west of the Dark Horse mine. is TAX
ing out some good ore at 81 feet.
The ore is getting richer as sinking
progressing, and the outlook is for
a good mine.
The Sunny Side and Dark Horse
combination is producing lots of
ore these days. The dirt from both
properties is cleaned on the Sunny
Side mill. The ore is disse minated,
but very rich, and no trouble is ex-
perienced in keeping the mill busy.
s. w. Baxter of Kansas City lie GO
ing to develop part of the Craw-
Eish land, and will begin just across
The road from Alex. Gardens house.
Some free lead has been found on
this ground at a depth of 20 feet,
and it is the intention to fully de-
velop the land.
The "Old Abe" is the wonder of
the camp. As the sinking pro.
crosses, great quantities of peacock
Jack are taken out. This property
10 owned by the Atlas Mining Com.
pany, composed of A. w. Childs
and ]. H. Bovard of Kansas City
and T. Fl. Goodwin of this city.
Chas. Moll, who is drilling for the
Pittsburg Mining Company on the
Clabber land, southwest of the Mis-
sion mine, has struck good ore and
lots of Il. The strike was made>at a
depth of only 20 feet and continued
10 45 feet. The ore 10 zinc, In open
ground. A shaft will be started at
once.
Last week the Dark Horse turned
Ia 1880 pounds of zinc and 1850 of
esd; Geo. W. Wright & CO., atsthe
Tom CLARK. turned Ia $500 of zinc
md 14.i0o Of lead; the Joanna $3.50
Of zinc, and the Mission 1890 of
,ad. There were several sales of
,re made, bat not loaded, 90 they
lid not appear In the tabulated re-
port.