Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-09-15
THE MINES.

the new mining dietrict, we Will
herewith give a brief account of
what is going on. Drills are at
work in all directions, and strikes
are of almost daily occurrence.
The Cincinnati and Missouri
Mining Company, R. d. Harper,
superintendent, is sinking a shaft
northeast of the Dark Horse shaft,
on the Abrams land. The com.
pauy has 2O.acre lease and It joins
the famous Dark Horse. The same
people also have lease on 10 acres
of the Ginder lease of the Charters
land, and under the terms of the
lease they will begin sinking on 1t
by the 18th of the month.
The Dark Horse is producing lots
of ore every day. A crusher and
rolls are being put in, and the ore
will be cleaned on battery OF
hand jigs, of which there will be
six to start with.
Iseley & Co., are SO feet deep in
their sbaft just north of the Sun
burst They will strike the ore
body at 72 feet. This shaft is on
the I. 4. o. Ground.
The Sunburst Mining Co., on the
i. & O., ground. 10 getting a good
run of lead, and come jack. A
larger boiler is being put In and a
heavier pump will be installed. A
steam drill will also be put to work
in this shaft.
Post & Co., southeast of the Sun
burst, are getting into their ore
body and are going to have good
mine when they get the ground
opened up,
The Baxter Mining Company is
sinking a shaft on the Tall Chief
ground, and are down 30 feet. They
will reach the ore body at 81 feet
The drill showed 13 feet of good
lead cuttings.
Hall & Co., are sinking shaft on
the Widow Stafford ground.
The Baxter Mining Company is
sinking a shaft on the Crawfish
land, opposite Alex. Cardin's. The
shaft ia 16 feet deep. The ore
will be found at 26 feet, the shal
lowest anywhere in the district, ex
: cept right here in town.
The Tom Goodwin shaft on the
Widow Crawfish land is down 55 #
The ore body will be struck at 66 #
and according to the drill the orr
will be plentiful.
Haines * Co., of Galena are sink
ing a shaft on the Gaines-Thoma'
lease of the Coosotte land. Th'
, shaft is down 20 feet, and the orr
will be found at 6S #. According
. 10 the drill the ore body ie IL fee
thick and very rich.
Hash & Co.. are also sinking or
the Gaines. Thomas lease of th'
Coosotte land. They are down y
feet and are putting in a steam
holster. The drill showed the orr
body to begin at SO feet and to con
tinue 1S feet.
Kent & Co., of Albany, Mo-, whit
are sinking in the Quapaw Mission
Z pasture, are into the ore body, ant
are putting in pump,a as they hav'
considerable water to contend will
{ They struck the ore at 40 feet, and
, is most all lead for II feet.
The Hall. Goodwin shaft In th'
Mission pasture will reach the or
. al 55 feet. The shaft is now dow'
8 30 feet, and steam holster 10 beini
/. put in.
!, McRuer & Co., on the Gaines
, brewster lease, are down to the or
! body, and are putting in bump
They have the same run of ore q
in found at the Ford & Troup
mine.
The Ford & Troupe mill is rnu
0 ming only7 hours a day, on &C
{ count of the ground not beini
opened up enough to work BIZ
force of hands. The dirt 10 yer.
+ rich, however, and the mill 10 Pre-
Q ducing lots of ore every day.
e The hopper feed at the Sum.
|. Side 10 completed, and the mil
was started mp again Tuesday
. The dirt 10 as rich as ever, and thi
= mill will make good record fron
!, now on. The new shaft, north o
}. the mill is down to ore, and the tw
shafts will be cut together as fas
/, az possible. Then il will be possi
: BILE to get out more dirt, and thu
e increase the output.
!. On the Opperman land the Ba,
e ter Mining Company has put dow
:. three drill holes, and in every on
!, of them good ore has been found
d Two holes were put down on thi
j. ground by Gerke & Co, and tn
= same run of ore was found. Tn
- L.. ;a fouod M ahout O. feet an