Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-06-02
THE MINES.
Much Activity in the New
Mining Districts-Many
Shafts Sinking.

The advent of warmer and settled
weather has added energy to the
work in the new mining district.
Many new shafts are being sunk
and drills are working in all direc-
tions. The feeling of uncertainty
has been replaced by one of conf
dence, now that the experimental
stage has been passed and market
able ore is being produced.
The Sunny Side mill was fired up
again Monday and ade some jack,
but on account of bad leak in the
tank which supplies the jigs, the
mill was shut down Tuesday until
the repairs can be made.
A company of J. NJ. Rice, E. L.
Davidson, A. C. Hall, Joe Bingham,
Mrs. Judah Bingham and +. J.
Stein, have sunk a shaft on their
ten.acre lease of the Abrams land,
adjoining the Sunny Side on the
north. and have struck big pros
pect of lead and silicate. The ore
was first struck at 6S feet and after
sinking into il three feet the water
became too strong for horse hois-
ter and work was suspended until a
steam holster can be put in. A der.
rick is being built this week. The
ore is found in open ground, and
the lead is almost all free ore. The
silicate is of very high grade. tx
cellent ore is in the bottom OF the
shaft. The mem bers of the compa.
ny claim they will make the first
turn-in. The company is called
"The Dark Horse" because they
started shaft only few weeks
ago, and now have ore ready to sell.
slipping in, as it were, ahead of the
older companies.
Gaines Il Thomas have struck
good ore in drill hole on the Coo
sotte forty directly east of the Qua
paw Mission. They have twenty
feet of rich ore from "A to 81 feet.
Ten acres of this land, including
the drill hole. have been leased TO
Little Rock. Ark. parties. represent.
ed here by T. c. Goodwin.
On the same land c. b. Hash has
leased ten acres from Gaines X
Thomas, and in the first drill hole
Mr.. Hash put down very rich jack
was found from 81 to SO feet. Oh
Youse is doing some more drilling
on the same land aud Mr.. Hash will
soon begin sinking shaft.
lie. Putnam & Co. of Joplin are
still drilling on the Charters land,
and are making some good strikes.
+. H. Post and others are sinking
a shaft on a five.acre lease just
north of the Tom Clark. They are
down 30 feet and will strike the ore
body indicated by the drill at 10
feet.
The Grace Hill Mining Company
began drilling this week on the
Labadie land, adjoining the city
limits on the south. They expect
to strike good stuff, and everybody
hopes they will.
The mill on the Gaines Brewster
lease of the Felix Dardenne land is
about completed. Ford, Troup &
Co. who have the suitcase on 40
acres, and who are putting up the
mill, expect to fire up by the 10th
inst. The mill will be regular dali
sy-all new and complete. with
heavy machinery, air compressor,
sludge tables. a six.cell rougher
and seven-cell cleaner. plenty OF
boiler capacity-and best of all, the
mill will have plenty TO do taking
care of ore from a 30-foot face run
ming in all directions;:from the
shaft. On this 40 acres, ore. and
plenty of it, has been found in ak
drill holes. Another shaft, owned
by other parties, is being sunk on
the forty. While the lease is called
the Gaines. Brewster, yet other par
ties are interested in it, The owners
are +. C. Gaines, L. D. Brewster and
SamI H. Smith of this city and ]. d.
Newcomer of Eldora. Iowa.
Opposite the Gaines-Brewster
lease, in the Quapaw Mission pas.