Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-01-26

The output is growing steadily.
Last week nine other older camps
than the Baxter Springs camp had
smaller turn.inns than the latter.
No loss than seven new concen-
trating plants are being planned
for our new district, and by the end
of 1905 our weekly ore sales will ag-
gregate FIVE or six times what they
do now.
It is not idle talk to say that dur
ing the year plants will be built
at the Perkins, HIGH, NJ. X. & T.,
Old Abe, Sunburst, Galena Develop
ment Co., and Jasper County Min
ing Company properties. Two mod
ern mills are planned to be built by
Canterbury on the Charters ground,
and judging from the amount of
development work going on we be-
lieve it is safe to predict that there
will be half a dozen other mills
built, besides the ones mentioned.
McRuer, Kent & Thomas are set.
ting their engine and boiler this
week.
The HIGH dirt is quite rich, and
a concentrating plant is being
planned.
The Lone Elm shaft on the Char
tiers land is producing ore in large
quantities.
The Joanna is making lots of sill.
cate and lead this week, and will
have large turn-in.
The Jasper County Mining Co.,
Geo. W. Wright, superintendent,
has its plant about ready for bus
mess.
The Lone Elm, on the Charters
ground, is producing rich dirt.
The ore was struck at so feet and is
in open ground.
The Sunny Side. Dark Horse com
bination is making from eight to
ten tons of clean ore per shift. The
dirt is very rich.
The Galena Development Com
pany, on the Gaines and Thomas
lease of the Coosotte land, will be
in their ore by Feby. 1st.
Ginder and Kraft are putting up
a couple of dwelling houses on the
Charters ground. They will live
there, 90 as to be close to their work.
VIM. Coleman is drilling on the
north end of the Angel land for W..
L. Elder of Indianapolis, Ind. The
drill was In silicate as we went to
press.
The Strong Bow shaft, work in
which was stopped by the cold
weather, will get down to business
in few days. The shaft was in ore
when work stopped.
A company is leasing land just
east of Keelville. II ia said a min
eral locator has been busy out there,
and on the strength of his report a
lot of development work is prom
Used.
Theten houses UT. Gaba is build
ing for the Baxter Mining Company
at the Mission mine are nearly COM
pleted. Some of them will be ready
for occupancy by the fret of the
week.
Chas. Moll, on the Clabber land is
taking out lead right along in sink
ing a shaft for the Pittsburg min
ing Company. The shaft is only 20
feet deep, but over 1000 pounds of
lead has already been saved.
The Sunburst Mining Company
made its first turn-in last week, and
while it was not large, it shows
that the stuff is there. When the
weather moderates sufficiently this
ground will be thoroughly pros
pected, and if the showing warrants
il, a mill will be built.
Jno. 6. Howard of Duluth, Mimi,
who is here looking after 5000 acres
ofleases which he holds on land east
of Sping river, in the Quapaw reser-
walton, will begin drilling next week
on the Felix Dardenne land, which is
one mile east and half mile north
of the Sunny Side mine. Mr.. How
ard proposes to pnt three drills to
work, and thoroughly prospect all
of his holdings.
The Mission mill was shut down
Saturday night for an overhauling'