Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-12-20

by M. s. Parker. mining engin-
Ger of this city, and shows up the
underground development to
have been we'll planned and prop
erly mined.
w. w. Helm and w. H. Titus
of Excelsior Springs are guests
of the Mission Mining people to-
day.
George ]. Means and II. II.
Means of lola, oil and real es-
tate men, are in the camp look
ing after their interests.
Howard McCommon of the
Syndicate mine is again in the
camp. The Syndicate is plan
ming a lot of development.
N. Wagner, superintendent of
the Consolidated Troup mines,
near Carthage, is looking over
the camp in the interest Of some
St. Louis parties.
The Cherokee Lead and Zinc
Company are piling up ore on
the ground, not yet having had
time to build their bins. This
property has been known as the
Rock Creek until recently when
it was incorporated as the Chero-
kee Lead and Zinc Company.
R. A. Oils of Springfield, Mo.
is the guest of M. Peak of the
Spring River Mining Co.. Mr..
Oils is interested in the proper
ty and is much pleased with the
appearance of the new mill. 1t
is thought it will be ready to run
by the middle of January.
The Joanna mine is taking out
more and better ore than at any
time in its existence. On Tues
day they took out 3 tons of lead,
one piece being so large it was
impossible to move it without
breaking it. R. L. Foster, the
manager is the liveliest oper-
ator in the camp, and is in high
spirits about the development of
this property.
r. K. Pitkin, of Joplin, H. T.
Harrison, of Carthage, Mr.. Man
ming of Kansas City, of the Bax-
ter Royalty Company, and r. c.
Candy, of Ell Paso, Texas. and
expert engineer ispent the day
with the Mission mining people,
and looking over the camp. He
was formerly with the American
Smelling and Refining Company
as their chemist and engineer.
For the want of cars there
were sixteen cars of ore left in
the camp last Saturday when the
regular turn-ins were made. Is
there no solution to this condi-
ton? Is it for want of cars, or
for want of tracks to move OH, or
is it for the want of locomotives
to move them! Whatever the
cause, the operators of this dis
trict should endeavor to eliminate
it if possible, for they must get
out their ore, and their other
freight in.
The Common Law, which has
been shut down for some time
owing to a lack of coal is again
running. One of the principal
owners, F. L. Sager, wholesale
grocerman of Quincy, Illinois,
was here Sunday and Monday of
the past week. The Common
Law is sinking their shaft deeper
before doing any other drifting
as a drill test made in their shaft
showed that they were not to the
bottom of their ore.
The Clarrissa Mining Compa-
ny, operating on the ten acres
east of Omaha, made several very
-ich strikes during the past three
weeks. 1t is being further drill
ID and if the other tests are as
successful as the work of the first
mes, work of sinking the shaft |
will be commenced. This same |
will start drilling on
he forty acres oil land adjoining |
he 4O-acre tract on which the
Diamond C, Monon, and Tame
rill.are located.
DIR. r. C. Turner of Caldwell, |
Kansas, and c. S. Stead of Wich-
ia, were in the city Friday and
saturday making the necessary |