Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-08-03
TnR MINES.

looks something like the dirt from
the NJ. KAT.
The Old Abe mill will be ready to
start up In q few days, Arrange
ments are being made to have quite
blow out when the mill starts.
The Mission dirt continues rich.
Last week the mill made $1,000 of
lead and 10000 of jack. The lead
dirt has been in the majority for
several weeks.
The Mission Mining Company
has started it's No. 3 shaft. This
new shaft is being sunk southwest
of No. and is going down onto an
enormous body of lead ore, judging
from the cuttings in three or four
drill holes near by.
The Ward shaft In the Mission
pasture is developing into the best
mine in the camp. An immense
body of fine zinc ore 10 being de-
veloped, and the dirt 10 exception
ally rich. A mill will be built this
gu mmer.
The Galena Development Com
pany, ommonly called Rush & El-
de :, have put in big double pump.
1t wss necessary because the water
was getting quite strong. The dirt
ON this shaft is improving in
chinese and a mill is already be-
ing figured on.
The Omaha has shut down to
clean the ground for modern con.
ca a.ing plant which will be built
j...as .as; az possible. This mine
e a fine paying proposition the
wy it is, but big body of dissem-
,, ;ra.ed ore has been developed, and
tie owners think the hand jig sys-
em :s too slow.
The coming mine 10 the NJ. X. & 7.
There has been opened up in this
m me face of ore AZ feet in thick
NJ : ), and the dirt is very rich. A
m II 10 now being built, and 1t will
be big one and modern. The ore
is disseminated for the most part,
yet in some places in the mine it is
free and easily cleaned.
The Dark Horse mill is going up
rapidly. Work has been delayed
by the high water. The mill is be.
ing moved from Peoria, and when
the river got to getting on a high
every f'w days, it was deemed best
to haul the material around by way
of the Baxter bridge. This makes
a long haul, but it is more sure.
John Chester and Company are
drilling on the Joe Peters land
north of town. Nothing was found
in the fret drill hole except lots of
nice blue flint, but several other
holes will be drilled. Mr.. Chester
has had lots of experience in the
mining district, and he says he is
confident of making some good
strikes ON this land.
III. Garfield and others, who are
sinking a shaft on the Newhouse
lots in this city, are getting out lots
of free ore. They will install cou
pie of hand jigs this week to wash
the free ore, which is very plentiful.
They have gone through several
feet of rich ground, and it is get
ting better az sinking progresses.
They confidently expect a run of
ore from 20 to 30 feet in thickness.
The F. F. F. Company is getting
it's mill on the ground, and the work
of construction is being rapidly
pushed. Mr.. Boaz, who is looking
after this property, is a lawyer by
profession, but is not working at it
much these days. He site around
the dump and dreams of riches
which he is bound to acquire as
soon as the mill is finished and
started.
The Hobo still holds the attention
of all who visit the camp. The dirt
is just az rich as can be imagined,
and the output is steadily increas-
ing. The ground is not cut to
amount to anything yet, and one of
the miners stated Saturday evening
that he can stand in the head of
the drift and spit to the shaft. But
every tub of dirt that is taken out is
carefully saved. The free ore is laid
aside, and the mill dirt is cleaned at
the Sunnyside plant. Last week 100
tons of rough stuff was milled, after
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