Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1905-07-06
MINING NEWS
or the Week TerseIy Told. MAT
tiers Of General Interest

X. ID. Drescher will be general man
ager. Watkins and Drescher's lease
on the Columbia Mining company's
property expired the last Of June.
During the time of that lease the
mine has been by far one of the lar
gest producers of the district, both OF
lead, zinc and fuor spar. The road
between Marion and the mines was a
continual string Of wagons coming in
loaded with mineral. The Columbia
Mining companys annual meeting
was held on the l4th of June 10 Ma
rion, where bids were received for a
new lease on the Mary Belle TO take
effect July lst, and a. Drescher a
Co., were the highest bidders they
were awarded the lease for one year.
This leaves Mr.. Watkins entirely out
of the Mary Belle, but it is reported
that Mr.. Watkins will act as general
manager and will operate the mill and
lead aud zinc mines for the Columbia
company. II he does everybody can
easily guess how it will 90.
B. ID. Brantley, foreman of the
miners of the Blackwell Coal x Mi
ming company, of the first watch, re-
ceived a very painful wound on the
back and shoulders last Friday morn
ing. The crew were preparing to
timber the mines. and get the shaft
in state to sink To the No. 9 vein of
coal. recently struck, when a large
amount of gravel and stone, which
had been Jared loose by former blast
ing, fell from its resting place aud a
portion struck Mr.. Brantley on the
back and shoulders, infiicting a pain
full wound. While it is extremely
painful. there seems to be nothing Sc
rious or dangerous to happen from
the injury. -Webstor Times.
Sturgis, Ky, June 30.-It is re
ported on good authority that since
the big North American Company
bought up the local collieries and in
vested millions in the coal field that
the Pittsburg combine has approach
ed Col. W. W. Smith, President of
the Bell Coal Company with view
of buying up the celebrated Bell coal
territory in this aud Crittenden coun-
ty, in order to protect its great inter-
ests in the Southern markets, now
threatened by the North American
company.
The Marion Coal company at Sulli-
van have put in new tipple especi-
ally for loading engines. Heretofore
the engines. which have been com
PEELED To coal there since the burn
ing of the tipple at Dekoven, have
been going out on the siding and
using the shoves used for loading
cars. This tipple has been built in
accordance with specifications and re-
quirements of the railroad company.
1t has eight shoots and is up to date
iWevery particular.
The Thomas Blackwell Coal and
Mining company is pushing the v-rk
of sinking its shaft to the No. 8 coal
very rapidly. They are working
three sets of men. One crew goes
on at q a. m. and retires at 2 p. M,
when the second crew goes on and
continues till 10 p. M, when the
third crew goes to work. 1t will be
but a few weeks until this firm will
be putting on the market some of the
fine No. 3 coal.
The cave-in at the keystone mine
last week did not injure them but
little, as the miners removed the la
gin to start an overhead slope. II
fell in about Is or 20 feet, but WREN
they examined the stuff that had fall
len they found it was nothing but
lead and auor spar, and it kept theil
hosting engine running constantly
for several days to hoist it out. The,
have it all cribbed up and the mines
in good safe condition again.