Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-11-23
THE MINES.

ournysiue mining So..' z4,oxo ..''.'
Tannehill Mining Co... a.a6o sees.
]. Z. Putnam & Coz. $3.50 AGO
Peoria mines. .......... ...... 2.67o
Total sales. ..,..... Io7,I4o s3,a,o
values-Zinc s.. aao. lead 81. 800: total
&c. oSo.
The figures above are the ore
sales for last week, or rather the
amount of ore which was loaded on
the cars. Ore continues high, top
grades of zinc ore bringing SIS per
ton, while lead reached the unpre.
cedented high mark of $71.50 per
ton. No ore was sold from the Old
Abe or ST mines last week, but the
bins at both mills are full of ore.
The ore sales this week will likely
be very heavy, 40 the roads are very
much better, and the ore can be
hauled.
Murphy & Co.'s sludge mill made
about twenty tons of clean ore last
week.
The Isley mine 10 producing well,
and 10 making its owners nice divi-
dends.
The Old Abe dirt 10 getting
richer. and the output 10 steadily
increasing.
The Old Abe 10 doing q lot of
drilling. The entire forty acres Of
the Old Abe lease will be drilled.
The Pasture Mining Company,
north of the N. X. & T. 10 sinking,
and will soon be down into the ore.
Tannehill & Company made their
fret turn in last week, but will be
very regular along this line hear.
after.
We understand a very good jack
strike has been made with q drill
about four miles north of Miami in
the sulphur spring neighborhood.
There is great amount of activ.
ity in the district this week. Drills
are working in all directions, and
shafts are going down by the dozen.
The NJ. X. & T. mill will be ready
business in few days. The ma.
chinery ia nearly all set, and but
for the slowness of freights the mill
would now be running.
The Omaha has made good drill
strike just east of the Hobo, and will
sink shaft at once. The contract
for the Omaha mill has been let
and the work will be rushed.
The 3F is running again, having
been shut down to repair the boil.
ers. This mine is making a won
derful record for new property.
Its owners will soon be on velvet.
Garfield & Co., who are WORKING
the Newhouse ground north of the
school bouae in this city, are get.
ting lots of ore, but the water 10
very strong, and the fight 10 hard
one.
The Sunny Side dirt 10 looking
fine lately. This property has long
since paid out, and the Superin-
tendent, Frank Dillaway. says he
has ore enough in sight to last q
long time.
The Hobo Mining Company has
been incorporated, and 10 getting
ready to do business right. A CON.
tract has been let to John Chapman
of Galena for first class mill, and
work on it is going to be rushed.
The lead dirt in the Mission mine
is getting very rich. The output OF
Jack 10 also increasing. The new
shaft southwest of the mill 10 still
being sunk into lead ore, and the
dirt 10 increasing In richness right
along.
The Wright lease 10 looking fine.
The shaft sunk by the Kramer.
Morse Mining Company 10 down
into fine ore, ank the drifts are sim.
ply glittering With ore. Plans have
been drawn for the mill, which will
be built this winter.
I'M. Rice, who lie drilling for W
A. Rathbun of Springfield, has
made a big strike of jack in lime
stone. This 10 very rare occur
renee, and leads Mr.. Rice to believe
that very near by 10 Q mammoth
body of ore. More drilling will be
done.
Craney & Co., on the Beaver land
ara eating q lof of lead In ninkin9,