The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1905-07-14
News Of the Mineral World.

shipped last week from the Columbia
mines over a carload each Of zinc and
lead
900
The new wien Of carbonate reported
recently to have been struck on the
Cox place by Bob King, has turned out
to be wien Of huor spar.
900
j. NJ. Persons mine on the Felix Cox
place has been closed since the 4th, but
will probably be started again as soon
as he returns from the east.
900
Mr.. Charley Jennings, acting as gen
eral manager for the Henderson COM
pany, has number Of wagons hauling
carbonate of zinc this week from their
mines that joins the Old Jim.
600
The Commodore Mining Company,
while excavating a ditch in which TO
lay water pipes, found strong indica-
tions Of vein Of carbonate. Some ore
was found which has the appearance Of
carrying 2 or 3per cent carbonate Of
zinc. II has often been claimed that a
carbonate vein runs parallel with the
LaRue vein and this new find, IL vein
should be developed. would certainly
establish the fact.
coo
w. c. Uren spent the week in the
city. He has been prospecting in the
mountains 20 miles from Cumberland
Gap with Mack 0'Hara. Mr. Uren
was interviewed by a RECORD repre-
sentative to whom he stated that he
an Hr. 0'Hara had discovered valu-
able body Of zinc carbonate at the
above place which is located -four
miles from a railroad. Mr.. Uren was
superintendent Of carbonate Of zinc
mines in this district some time and il
a zinc expert. His friends here vii
be pleased TO hear Of his fortunate dis
e'yery In the mountains.
900
Harry Watkins has bought the Nc
Miean farm. ms farm is eonsidere
70 be very rich with ,1iner'l. Il join
the Memphis mines and Ana .our. or fiy
veins running through Il. ali Of whss
the Kentucky FluOr Spar Company ar
working now at the Memphis. Mr.
Watkins expects to start three shaft
on this property in the near future an
work large number Of miners. Con
siderable speculation has been indulgc'
in recently. as TO Mr.. Watkins probable
course Of action. and there will un
doubtedly be considerable satisfaction
felt. now that he eontemplates opcninl
up more mines.
O-O-O
Joplin. No. July Q. The price 10
second grade zinc ore was advances
from 5oc TO si.0 per ton over III
price of the previous week. but thcr
was no advance in the price Of to
grade ores. This Is as the majority o
the operators would have Il, a. thcr
are only few Of the mines which prC
duec top grade ORES. and an advance
= the price Of the second grade ore ci
fccts many more of the orcrators.
The advance in the lower grades
accounted for by the shortage Of n
production. Many of the mines wei
closed three days TO allow their men
m short vacation. and others were close
the entire week. A. a result the pr
B. duction of sine ore is 600 tons short ,
the average. The rcpor, Of the sii
orr shipped during the week, howcvc
shows a shortage of only icoo. an ind
at cation tha, fully leo tons of the su
cy plus was bought and shipped BY u
10 smcl,cr men. The lead ore market h
nd also become quite stiff, and choice 10
is- brought S6050 per ton. while ore q
saying % per cent soh readily a, =
'oe The mine operators of the Joplin a
m trict are prypsring TO wage hard rs
Ay against the importation of British q
'n' umbia tine Ofc fFcc u duty. ant
'ss committee composed of thrcc mi
la' operators in each of the mining cam
Is Is now soliciting funds for the purpS
eu. of carrying on the fight. Il is the
en' tcntion Of Col John r. Holmes, prs
.he dent Of the Missouri and Kansas =
~ miners association. 10 raise by pul
md subscription siO.cco. TO be spent In c
rying the case through the Uni
per nsn States court, should such move pr
w. Wv, necessary.
,"h The CcSkorill smelling company. "
mes smeltcrs at Argentine. Kan. has vi
Im. drawn from the Joplin market, an
''eo said 70 depend almost entirely "
foreign orvs. n the Joplin opera'
80 arc able 20 shut cut importation of
u = orrs they win he better situated
,O'a ' command equitable prices for 4
w. production.