Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-02-15


the drill holes, % feet of ore having
been penetrated, and there 10 yet ore
10 the bottom. II and the fort,
acres of Mr.. Craney's are Nc good ne
there 10 anywhere Ia the district"
Coming as this does, from q man
who has lived for % years Ia the
lead and zinc district, and who has
been interested In Il all that time Il
should have lite weight. That part
of the camp 10 rapidly coming to
the front, and Il looks now 90 u
there 10 big run OF ore. running
along the bluffs offspring river, and
bearing of to the Southwest. We
predict that within q few months
there will be some wonderful strikes
made southwest of the Spring River
Mining Company and the Craney
strikes.
Ifyou wapt a low royalty mining
lease see DIR. ]. s. Winkler.
The largest az well 90 the most
successful leasing company In this
camp 10 the Baxter Mining Com.
pany, which has under lease about
$500 acres of land excellently 10.
Gated throughout the. entire camp.
The parties sub-leasing from the
above company, are the Old Abe
Mining Co.; 8 +. Mining Co.; Qui.
vira Lead aud Zinc Co.; Cramer.
Morse Mining Co.; Royal Mining
Co.; Craney & Parker; Joanna Min
ing Co.; Spring River Mining Co.;
J. S. Winkier; Nebras ska Mining and
Developing Co.; Mckinley Mining
Co.; ]. T. Tannehili; Little Four
Mining Co.; Euoch Wright. All
the above parties are pushing their
improvements and development
with energy and success. The
Baxter Mining Company has a
great future before II, and II Ger.
tainiy deserves full share of sue.
cess aud reward, as II has been un.
firing in building up the camp,
having sh1wn it's good judgmeu;
by approaching the opportunity in
the early days of the camp and &C.
luiring a large acreage of land
under lease, which has q6adrupled
In value since that time. The com.
pany is a closed corporation, com.
posed of all Omaha people, and
Offered az follows: +. T. Nc.
earthly, President; I. F. Baxter,
Vice. President; r. W. Bailey, Sec
rotary and Treasurer.
For mining leases zee DR.. ]. 8.
Winkler.
One of the best properties yet put
into operation 10 the 8 F. This
company has ten.acre lease from
the Baxter Mining Company on
what 10 known as the Widow Craw.
fist allotment. This company start.
ed last April to prospect their lease
by drilling, striking ore at SO feet,
and continuing in it to 81 feet
Sinking to the ore was a record
breaker for the camp, which was
done Ia two days, with q pair of
mules and four Italians from the
coal mines about Pittsburg. The
deposit has proven very Eich in
zinc. The hundred. ton mill now
in operation 10 making a ton OF
zinc concentrates per hour. The
ore is high grade, assaying 81 per
cent metallic zinc. The mine devel.
opment is being pushed, and be.
ginning March Let the mill will be
run double shift. This company
has produced enough: ore up to
date to pay for all development and
improvements, and is now operat-
ing on velvet. This 10 one of the
properties that will pay for itself
every ten weeks that il 10 operated,
or rather will net 100 per cent every
ten eeks. The parties interested
are: o. T. Boaz, J. R. Mellette, Geo.
McGrath, Frank Mckay, Mr.. Keel,
ing. all of Pittsburg, Kansas.
The Baxter mining camp has de-
veloped faster than any other lead
and zinc mining camp in the world.
For mining leases or mining prop.
critics see DIR. ]. s. Winkler.
The Mission Mining Company
has a forty.acre lease. II 10 the
best improved and developed mine
in the district; has a modern 400
ton concentrating plant, including
a complete compressed air plant,
an electric light plant of snfficient
capacity to light the mill, mine
and employees cottages, of which
there are ten. The ore body 10
thirty feet thick, laying horizontai-
~ between well defined limestone
roof and floor. The northeast ten
acres has been drilled with four.
teen holes, all of which show Q uni
form bed of lead and zinc. There
are three ehafts sunk into the ore