Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-03-22


making his home on Marble Creek.
About ten years ago he moved to
California. He had been in poor
health for some time past, and
shortly before his death became
totally blind. Three sons and six
daughters survive him-all living
in California except one daughter
in Madison county-and mourn his
loss. Peace to his ashes.
Word was received here Tues
day that the remains OF Oscar Sig
man, the eighteen-year-old son of
j. F. Sigman, had the day before
been found on the right-of-way of
the Missouri Southern Railroad,
between Flat River and Farming
ton Junction. The boy had been
shot. How it was done is not
known. An inquest was held at
Pennington yesterday, but what
was learned has not been ascer-
tanned. Until a year or so ago the
young man lived with his father
on a farm east of Pilot Knob.
Lately they have been making
their home near Bonneterre.
There are on exhibition in the
big store of Nugent & Bro. in st.
Louis, a number of paintings by
Mr.. Ashley Cooper of Los Angeles,
California. They are all of them
works of art, and the artists
genius is much in evidence. The
collection is a valuable one-one
OF the paintings being worth $685.
600. Most of the paintings are of
Indian subjects, in which line MI.
Cooper is said to excel the world.
Local interest attaches to the mat
ter because of the fact that the
artist thirty years ago was an IRON
ton boy, and is well remembered
by many of the older residents.
On last Monday afternoon E. R.
Buckley, director of the Missouri
Bureau of Geology and Mines, and
State g%eologist, made an examin-
alton of the rock and shale in and
surrounding what are now pretty
generally known as the Banner
Mines, and pronounced the forma-
ton here Identical with that of
Flat River, Commonly known as
the B%onneterre limestone) now
famous in mining circles as the
richest lead-bearing rock in the
world. Mr.. Buckley has made a
close study of the Flat River lead
belt during the past three years,
and is positive he cannot be de-
ceived as to the character of this
formation. He says it may be as
much as 500 feet to paying ore, but
that this locality is doubtless one
of the most inviting fields for
prospecting yet discovered in the
State of Missouri. On Tuesday the
State geologist was conveyed by
DR.. j. @. Adams over CONSIDERABLE
adjacent territory, investigation of
which fully confirms his opinions
as expressed on examination Of
the Thornton premises the pre-
vious day. Referring to tho Ban
ner Mines, he said the fissure at
the entrance did not bear evidence
of having been worked, and that
ne could notdecide as to this with
out more minute investigation of
the premises. "Besides," said he,
''the question as to whether these
assures have been worked is of too
little Importance to be considered
in this connection. The fact that
you have here the Bonneterre for
nation with it's alluring prospects
ought to fully satisfy you. What
more could you want?" That Mr..
Buckley Whose knowledge of
disseminated lead deposits is
doubtless unsurpassed by that of
any geologist on this continent)
looks upon this Belleview district
as a second Flat River lead belt,
and one of the most important in
vestigations he has ever made,
ought to go a long way toward
satisfying the ordinarily covetous
mortal.-BelIeoieW Banner.