The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1906-07-20
THE NARioE DISTRICT.

The Great Northern Mining d. Mill
ing Co., has about completed the in
tallation Of a fine power plant at their
mine on the Franks property (lately
known as the Ada Florence Minel.
They have Installed ample boiler pow.
er. and also the installation includes a
two stage Sullivan air compressor, Of
capacity Of about 300 Gu. II. Of free air
per minute at 10 pounds pressure.
Tames have been busy lately deliving
iuor-spar TO the Kentucky Fluor Spar
Co. who have purchased the mine out
put Of huorspar. Especially rich lead
and zinc ores are being reserved for
future disposition. This promises TO
become one Of the leading mines in the
district.
Adjoining the Great Northern Min
ing 4 Milling Co. to the North. are the
widow Hughes and the Larue tracts.
properties held under lease by the
Marion Lead a. Zinc Co.; and Mr..
Robert Larue states that he is advised
the company will shortly commence
operations, possibly on his place any
way. in the near future.
Lying TO the South Of aud adjoining
also the Great Northern Mining & Mil
ing Co.. is the wonderful Hopewell
Mine. Last year this mine was a
large producer Of the finest quality OF
white lump iuorspar, and many tons
Of specially packed fine ore. 1t is xiv
en- a. an opinion that the run Of mine
huorspar from this property will aver
age 8 per cent. galena and the speci-
ally reserved ore Is more than three
fourths galena Mr. c. $. knight,
President Of the Marion Zinc Co. late
ly bought some Of the picked lead ore
from this mine. which was delivered
to the Riley Separating Mill, for the
purpose II is stated, TO keep up the jig
beds.
This Spring the Hopewell Mining
Co put down their shaft TO a total
depth Of 300 odd feet A visitation TO
this shaft discloses in the bottom one
Of the largest and bcs, runs" Of
fluorspar.l ore that has been seen
in any mine on the Kentucky side Of
the Ohio River. Tie width Of the
run" a. showing in the shaft is about
II feet, and seems more lcady than
usual In past ore exposures In this
mine. On account Of the crookedness
Of ,he shaft, the manager Of the com
pany has stated now that they have
opened up the property so handsomely,
rather than continue 10 operate under
the disadvantages which they have ex.
perieneed. the company purposes to
sink a new shaft, and as the vein has
a small dip. they will follow the incline
and install a skip hoisting plant,
The Memphis Mine. property Of the
Kentucky Fluorspar Co, which is one
Of the oldest mines Of the district, be-
ing opened some 40 years back. and
which In the past has been about the
largest single producer Of fuorpar and
Of the finest quality In the district. has
taken on new lease Of life. From the
irst old main working shaft. finally
sunk lSO feet, two runs Of spar were
stopped out to the North. from levels
driven at about a depth Of loo feet
and taking in the two runs with a
pinch" between. Of total length Of
about 800 feet. Below iOl feet the
hut North run of spar in the vein
would have kept increasing in distance
back from the shaft observation from
past working in the upper levels), so
that lower North levels were not after
wards driven on account Of having too
much rock To drive through out from
the shaft before hoping to encounter
the first North run Of spar. To the
South one run Of spar was met out
from this shaft, and the run was work.
ed out from levels driven much below
100 fect-it IL believed the lowest
South level was located at about lao
feet below which this run went out Of