The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1904-08-19

sert itself by letting in the daylight
TO where it is located whether i
may be eighty or a hundred and
fifty feet in depth.
} WILL CRucE, Of Ardmore, Indian
Territory, who is visiting his old
friends in this city for a week oi
two, tells Us that the Government
has segregated half a million acre,
Of the territorial mineral land and
is putting il on sale. This land
comprises the coal measures n,
well as lead, zinc and other ores
that in places appear TO be abund.
ant. Part Of the receipts will go tc
the Indians and a portion will prob.
ably get lost in the shuttle between
the purchasers and the payccs. Mr..
Crucc has the appearance that q
clear conscience and three or iom
good meals per day will give a Ken
tuckian almost anywhere. lie is
being extensively entertained all
through the line 10y his many
friends who seem to think il hard
luck that he cannot put in the rest
Of his life here at Marion.
WoRE ON the property Of the
Graccy Mining Co., a report from
that district says, and that oi the
Trigg County Company, the two
respective shafts bcing about two
miles apart and on the same vein,
il progressing most satisfactorily
with equal and most ilattcringpros-
poets of uncovcring in the near iu.
turc, an uncummunly large vein
uf lead and zinc ore. ~ ay Prof.
Wright and other experts in min
ing matters, who have recently in.
spccted said mines. Nearly all the
rucss gotten out now are more or
less impr,gnatcd with or and il
gcts richer ~ the work piugrtsscs.
The two companies are much en-.
cuuragcd and arr very anguinr II
success. Prpf. Wright, the state
gcologist, said il VI. the list prup-
erty be- ever saw anywhere in this
part oi the west. Development
work, be- said, Is now progressed
to an extent tina, renders the opin.
ION II an expert NO longer ncc.
cssary."
The top notch IN uil production
was reached by the kcntucky.Tcn.
ncsscc field during the month II
July when the developments showed
an increase " 2S,OOO barrels over
the record Of the prccding month.
The July runs icll q little short "
10000 laTrls.
The lcading imn interests at Bir.
mingham, pasted notices a, mines
that miners were needed and opera.
tions would H. resumed at once. n.
gardlcss II whether miners wcr
union or non.union men. Il is too
early Ia state results. The -chcl.
ulc II waps Offered runs about five
ccnts less than last year. The
miners, as rule, will decline the
offer, and il looks as Il the con,cn.
tions will last for several weeks.
The operators are declining tn uli.
cially rcugnip the union, and arr
simply seeking To obtain labor t.
run their mines.
John II. Tonkin, II Wilkslarrr.
Pa, reported las, week as arang.
ing for the dcvclupmcn, II property
near Whaicrni,, j. organizing the
RoCk Spring Coal and Coke Co..
with 10000 capital. Coal miu,
will h. opened and coke ovens hull,
capacity 1910 tons II coal. Mr..
Tonkn can H. addrcsscl At thi.
city.
TnE KENTUCKY EXHIBIT is one VI
the showpicccs Of the Mines Build.
ing. Occupying central position,
itannot fail Ia attract the interest.
cd attention oi anyone who visits
the building. On thrcc sides /, /.
enclosed with a wall II material.
representative II the list developed
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