Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-06-22
THE MINES.
Up Date the Hobo is the Richest Thing That Ever
Happened-Tbe Ore Will Run Fifty Per Cent
Just as it Comes Out of the Ground
Some Big Float Lead Strikes

of town aud is making arrange
ments to do some systematic devel'
ment work.
Prof. McKinstry and a company
of Girard parties are drilling on the
Sands lease of the Dardenne land.
They went through fine body OF
ore in the first hole and are now
drilling a second hole.
The Quapaw Mining Company,
which is sinking shaft near the
Abrams hay barn, is about down to
the ore body, and expects to strike
into il by the last of next week. The
water stiffened up some, 80 shut
down was made to put in pump.
Rush x Elder, on the Gaines d
Thomas lease of the Coosotte land,
are installing a boiler and pump
this week. When they came down
onto their ore body the water got
too strong for the little pump they
were using, so heavier one was
necessary.
The Omaha, formerly known as
the Tom Clark, is putting up sheds
and installing lot of hand jigs
this week. The Omaha will make
about two car loads of silicate this
week. The output of lead will also
be large. Nv. Watson of Omaha
is experimenting the property.
Isley & Co., who have been sink.
ing a shaft just across the road
from the Dark Horse, have gone
into their ore body about twelve
feet, and the end is not yet. They
have the came run of ore that is be-
ing worked on by the Sunny Side
and Dark Horse, and it il very rich
The NJ. X. d T. is loading about
10000 of lead this week, but they
have not sold their jack yet. The
roads have been very bad for haul
ing and the ore has just been piled
up in the bins. They will have to
haul it soon, however, or build
more bin room. The present bins
are full.
The Strong Bow is making about
ten to twelve thousand of lead
every week. The jack is not being
worked on at present, but will be
stopped on later. The Strong Bow
is going to be steady producer,
Judging from the present develop
ment and the drilling that has been
done all around 1t.
The Old Abe mill is under roof
now, and the machinery is being
placed in position. The roof is
made of zinc, which is very appro-
pirate. No expense is being spared
to make this mill first in every par
ticular. IT. Chapman of Galena
is the contractor. This alone means
that the mill will be good one.
The Joanna is getting ready to
build a mill. The ore body has
been developed enough to make
this move desirable and safe. The
Joanna is a good lead producer,
and it also produces about two car
loads of silicate per week. There is
big body of jack under the lead,
and it has been pretty we'll devel-
oped.
Seventeen big dray loads of min
ing machinery, consisting ofpump,
steam drills, steam holster, etc.,and
a complete mining outfit, passed
through town this week, going to
the camp. This machinery is to be
used in sinking a shaft on the drill
holes on the E. L. Wright lease,
where such a rich strike of lead and
zinc was discovered. Mr.. Wright
has found the same run of ore in a
drill hole on the 20 acres east of the
lease mentioned above.
The Sunny Side is making a ton
of clean ore every hour the mill
runs, and the output this week will
be fully two care. Some lead will
also be made, but probably not
more than $500. The No. 2 shaft is
wonderfully rich in jack, and most
of the mill dirt is being taken from
that shaft. Mr.. Dillaway has made
renairs on the mill which he thinks
insures him a steady run without
shut-downs all summer, unless un-
less something unforeseen in the
wav of a breakdown happens.
The Mission will load about two
cars of jack this week. Fully 10000
nounds was in the bins Monday.