Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-04-26
THE LOCATION OF A MINE.

location OF mine Del ore placing Inelr
money. There can be no disputing
the fact that the hauling OF the ore for
long distances eats up in transporta-
tion charges what would otherwise go
into the pockets Of the stockholders
as dividends. You can reason for
yourself that, ia the course of time,
this means thousands OF dollars.
Look at the Empire and Enterprise
mines at Platteville and the Mason
and the hobart 81 Kickapoo mines
at Linden, the big producers and
proven dividend payers of the dis
trict. We find them in the near neigh
borhood OF the depot Let us look at
one Of these, say the hobart u Kicka-
poo. While this mine has always pro-
duced lead and zinc ores, it has also
produced large quantities Of sulphur
This is sold for six or seven dollars
per ton. When the company does not
have to pay two dollars or so for
hauling this sulphur but merely fifty
or sixty cents for loading 1t on the
cars, as In the case Of the mine men
toned, sulphur adds to the richness
OF the mine and necessarily increases
the dividends Of its stockholders.
This Is, in itself, a very important
factor, to say nothing of the cheaper
transportation charges of the lead and
zinc ores.
Selling Fast at Home
Being acquainted with all its condi-
lions, it's possibilities, its affairs and
productions, past and present, the
people OF Linden are buying heavily
OF the stock of the hobart q Kickapoo
Mining company, just placed on the
market. A miner knows good min
ing proposition and If the people of
Linden are not miners, what are they?
These people, who make their living
underground, rs we may say, recog-
nize in this mine dividend payer.
1t always paid when worked by hand,
they say, and what will 1t be when it
Is worked by modern methods. They
are embracing their opportunities to
become n part owner In this mine and
are buying It's stock. 1t is, of neces-
slty in small-yet blg-way. Small
because they haven't any too much
capital and big because it is all they
can possibly spare. And they invite
outside capital to share their good
fortune with them. You should not
fail their invitation.
A Million Dollar" Mine.
We may say, that, in one way,
Platteyille has made Linden and we
50 amply rewarded. 1t Is indeed rare
that Linden celebrates n "striISe" but
when the Platteville~Linden Co. dis
covered recently ten-inch sheet of
lead and zinc ore, their enthusiasm
was great. 1t could not have been
more II every man, women and child
In Linden was part owner of this
justly famous mine. This strike has
proved u statement of Ex Senator
Joiner, who made u careful and ac-
curate survey of the hobart Il Kick
apoo Mines, After making a map Of
the strata rock, the only one of its
kind In the district, he told the owners
that their main body of ore was lit
tie deeper and that they were on the
same Identical range rs the Platteville-
Linden mine, the body Of ore in the
latter being forty feet deeper than the
body In the hobart & Kickapoo. We
may say here that Mr.. Joiner's map
will be published.
4 Valuable Map.
Hon. Il. l.. JOINER has made n map
of the strata rocks in the hobart 4
kickapoo Mines at Linden, this coun-
ty, demonstrating that this mine with
many others in the county, have not
reached the real body Of ore. This is
the only map OF its Kind ever made in
Iowa County Sun Renublic.