The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1905-01-20
INTERVIEW
With Mr.. W. D. Glenn
A Prominent Mining Engineer
Of Joplin. Missouri.
He is FavorabIy Impressed With This
District and States How Ores
Should be Handled.

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Mo-, who has been in the district
the past week visiting the various
sections, was seen by a representa-
tive OF THE REcoRD yesterday morn
ing. Mr.. Glenn has made par
ticular study Of ore dressing, and
goes from here 20 East Tennesse 20
examine zine properties on Straight
Creek for some Cincinnati gentle
men who have recently acquired
large tracts Of mineral land there,
one Of which embraces the old Edes,
Mixter Il Head mine, which has
been operated intermittently since
the civil war.
Il is rather embarrassing, " re-
marked Mr.. Glenn, to be asked
TO express an opinion on the West
en Kentucky field. Not that my
impressions are unfavorable, hut on
account of the cursory nature a
hasty examination must necessarily
assume. Cunclus on+ reached under
such circumstance are not always
reliable. and the longer one mines
the more hr rallies the possibility
or even liability uf crrur.
Generally speaking. however. !
think the thing that mos, struck
me was the trucncss and regularity
ui The taul, lines aud the resultant
fSurs You might say that this
field is unique in this respect and
'lissimilar frum the other ,lrpsi-
tions of zinc and lead ur- in the
Mississippi valley. II also Is q
point decidedly in it, favor. Fur.
ther, !, simplifes the mrtho,l II
mining and enables one to block
uut his orr and create reserves
which. at l--st, cannot be done with
any certainty or accuracy in the
Joplin district. There, only in the
horizontal lcn,icular deposits, NJ
what are locally known as blanket
formations. can ore reserves h. even
approximately relied upon.
Your tluoritc deposits are won.
dcriul as well as beautiful, con.
tined MIR. Glenn. II had the priv.
ilegc and pleasure II going into a
half dozen uf your mines yesterday
and was amapcd NJ their extent.
AZ 10 the lead and zinc deposits,
they haven't impressed me quite ~
iayorahly, hut II course | haven't
: seen all Of them by any means, and
then, again, further development
, work NAV improve the situation IL
, this respect. Your country il youn,
", from u standpoint of cSploi,a
ton, and much hampnd hy lacl
z of transportation facilities. I'm
: proycmcnt in this direction vii
/ stimulate prospecting aud develop
/, mrn, But aside from the ohyiou
difficulties II riIcCting q clean sep
am,ion oi the iluori,c and sphalrrit
found as they arr associated II
Il many instances, the zinc sulphhl
!. orCs have ss.n ar disseminated II
such n manner as In render .cpar
U alton difficult in other RESPECTS.
e do nut think yuu will find thu sys
c tenn as cmhnCyl in what has rum
i Ia h. known a. the Joplin typ q
Il Il mill q, an adapted Ia th,.c or.
, Ewu iu Joplin The lu-, in man
instances !. high, though the up
4 there IN, Vcry much wOr. iry, mill
q. ing than ,lUS. The uuOpisus ,
is OPINION thyp' is that the cumpau
.o a,iVely iu, uUs IN which ihr pc,,
=. rry ,hs, uui rXupl on au aycmg
h siN pr vni., u sucoss, irnm
J.. commercially vymumiCal slaudpru
| ,au last H. obtained IN prsluriu
J.. u high grrl, ,uuvnimly NJ the ,,
/. pus IT q havy lus- IN tail
Herr Nuur l,s's would H. ~ rnul