Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-12-15
THE MINES.

]. L. Chapman, the Galena mill
builder, was here Monday figuring
on some work.
The United Zinc Company is do
ing some drilling on the Angel
land, south of the Joanna.
Parker & Craney are drilling on
the Crawfish land, with every indi-
cation of being successful.
The Sunny Side mill is cleaning
both it's own dirt and the dirt from
the Dark Horse, and the output is
increasing.
Ginder & Kraft are doing come
more drilling on the Charters. They
have made several good strikes on
this land.
Barnhart & Co. of Joplin have
started shaft No. 2 on the Schapp
land. No. 2 lie just across the road
from the Joanna.
Crane'& Craney are endeavoring
to catch the big run of ore which 10
known to underlie the Ed. Bingham
forty of the Crawfish land.
B. B. Canterbury, who is sinking
two shafts on the Charters land, 10
installing steam holsters and push
ing the sinking az rapidly az pos
sible.
OF. Boaz and ]. Mallett of Pitts
burg are drilling just west of the
Perkins shaft on the Baxter Mining
Compauy's lease of the Tom Craw-
fish land.
Chas. Moll, superintendent for
the Pittsburg Mining Company, is
drilling the -Clabber land, which
Joins the Mission mine forty on the
southwest.
McRuer, Kent & Thomas are put.
ting in 100 horse power boiler and
70 horse power engine at the N. X.
& T. shaft and making arrange.
ments to build a mill.
At the Mission mine and mill the
work is going on smoothly. The
mine is worked continuously, and
the mill about three-fourths of the
time. The property is lighted by
electricity.
d. B. Perkins is getting ready to
resume work in his shaft on the
Crawfish land. Mr.. Perkins has a
good piece of property there. He
has already gone into the ore body
several feet.
L. T. Gaba of this city has &C.
cured contract from the Baxter
Mining Company TO put up ten
houses at the Mission mine. There
will be two four-room houses, four
three room houses and four two
room houses.
The "Old Abe" shaft ought TO be
called mine right now. The dirt
is getting richer every shot. The
miners have sunk ten feet into the
ore, but have eighteen feet to sink
vet before they get through II, an6
the dump pile is glittering mass
of peacock jack. 1t is the admira.
ton of all who visit the camp.
The Baxter Mining Company,
which is operating the Sunburst
and Post shafts, now known as Nos
1 and ., are nearly ready to have
these properties appear regularly
in the tabulated report. The dirtat
the No. is rich enough to save,and
is getting better, while at the No..
three hand jigs have been installed
and dirst is being washed. AT the
No. 2 the ore is steel jack in open
ground.
Tom Goodwin has made a very
rich strike with drill on the Buck
land, north of the Catholic church
forty, and just west of Lee Bow
ser's residence. The drill struck
the ore body at "a feet ana for oo
feet the cuttings were exceedingly
rich in both lead and jack. This
strike was made down in a hollow.
Most of the strikes made 80 far are
on high ground. Lee Bowser at
once secured a sub:lease from Mr..
Goodwin and will hurry a shaft
down TO the ore body.
There will be turned in this week
from our new mines approximately
the following amounts: From the
Joanna, on the Baxter Mining Com
pany's land, 1000 pounds of lead
and $500 pounds of zinc; from the
Tom Clark, operated by George P.
Wright of Webb City. on the I. & O..
ground, 10000 of lead and 10000 of
zinc: from the Sunny Side and
Dark Horse combinatiou on the
Abrams land, 10000 Of lead and 3d..
600 of zinc; from the Baxter Mining
Com pany's Mission mine, 10000 of
lead and 10000 of zinc, making q
total of $4,000 of lead and 227,5oo OF
zinc. The Sunburst Nos ! and 2