Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-02-08
THE MINES.

lite shaft on the Catholic church
forty.
The Joanna Mining Company has
secured and commenced work on
ten acres of the Catholic church
forty.
The Newhouse diggings. north OF
the school house, here In town, are
cleaning up q lot OF ore each week,
but the water 10 bothering consid'
erably.
The Monon shaft on the Matthews
lease OF the Buck land 10 down
about 90 feet. Ore will be struck In
a few days. According to the drill
record there will be plenty Of II.
There were no sales Of ore report
ed in the Baxter camp last week,
but as q matter of fact Tannehill
made q good turn-in, and the Hobo
Mission and Joanna each sold 4 car
load.
Murphy q Company, who are
operating the siudge mill on Buck
creek, are making money these
days. They will make q big lot OF
clean ore this week, both lead and
zinc.
The Hobo 10 booked for q modern
mill early this epring. This mine
lie on velvet for its owners and hae
been for some time. The dirt from
the mine 10 probably the richest in
the camp.
The Big squaw and Farmer Boy
shafts have changed hands and the
new owners will push development
work. In both of these shafs will be
found the same run of ore that the
Joanna has.
Timothy & Company, operating
on the Cousotte land, are getting
into their ore. They have an open
ground formation, and are going to
have a good mine when they get II
fully opened up.
A big jack strike has been made
in the southwest drift of the Joanna
mine, and il bids fair to be a won
der. The ore bearing ground is very
rich, and the owners have deter
mined to build q mill.
The Mission mill has been shu,
down for several days to make some
repairs, but work was resmed again
Tuesday and everything is running
nicely. The output is fast reaching
the enormous" stage.
Baldwin & Martin, who are operat
ing on the Geo. Valliere land. are
| into their ore in the second shaft
and we understand il lie very rich
Martin x Baldwin are going &c
build a mill on the property.
A Topeka company has secured
an interest in the east shaft on the
Beaver land from the Craneys, and
further development work will bs
done at once. The Craneys Ietain g
controlling interest in the property
The 3F is doing big business this
week. The mill is running steadily
and the output is very gratifying
This mine paid for the mill the frs
three sales of ore it made, and from
now on the owners will reap theil
reward.
The Pasture Mining Company hat
built an engine and holster house
and installed big pump. and il
about ready to resume operationi
on a big scale. The shaft will only
have to be sunk about 10 feet &c
reach the ore body.
The Omaha company is going &c
hold meeting in few days and
determine definitely on the kind Of
a mill needed. The Omaha is pro
ducing large amount of lead and
silicate every day, the dirt getting
richer as the work progresses.
McAlister < Company, who are
operating on the Goodwin lease Of
the Buck land, have gotten into
their ore at S. feet, and according &c
the drill record they will have 30 fl
of it. This shaft is just northeas
of the sludge mill and Il is believed
it will develop into very rich mine
The 3F is making good these days
This lie developing into fine prop
erty, and Mr.. Leonard, the superin
tendept, says he 10 going to make
some big dividends for his compa
ny this summer. Recent drilling or
the north part of the lease has de
veioped the same run of ore which
10 found in the famous ST mine.
Merritt & Co. on the Whitebird
land are getting lots of ore wher
they can work, but their pumps
have not been doing good work, and
they have been bothered quite loI
with water, which 10 little strong
This difficulty will be overcome
however, very soon, and then Merritt
& Co, will be numbered among thu