The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1906-11-23
An Old ProspeCtOr Gains Val.
liable Information
concerning the Various Mineral Veins
In Our DlSlrICl.-Made Trip Over
LaRue Vein
OIHER NEWS OF THE DISTRICT

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Af.t days ago In order 10 gain some
rio-naiion concerning the formations
o. irc IaRuc vein. made trip over
uaFHn beginning Mt the Bigfuur mine
90 Deer Greek 20 the Crittenden Min
rg D.mpany mine on Hurricane creek.
al -arcfully examined each mine on
h IMMENSE vein. and in examining
ur, VI these properties Il made me
rsi and sick and caused me 10 wonder
ssai .nd of people these were who
ssrc holding such mines In idlcness.
Take nrst the big Four mine with n
vein of lcad and auorspar not equalcd
lryvhcrc in the United States for H.
immense body Of ore. the ore coming
sa.i within eighteen inches Of the sur
face sith a. fine walls a. man ever
.oosed upon. with n dip Of abou, eighty
five east. Take a look at the favor
able surroundings. An immense body
" high grade ore. timber on property
q plenty. water. an unfailing supply.
within 100 feet Of shaft. fine wagon
Rad 10 railroad or river. and then see
stai Kind of feelings you will have
ioi he company that viii sit still and
rriu,- TO make money easy. Across
Deer Greek northeast about 1000 feet
'-.m the Big -Four ~ located the old
sRue mine that twenty years ago
sa. worked for its lead alone, Il now
ta. a shaft near loo feet deep in the
tresi Of lead. zine and huorspar ore.
si1 an open cut northeast of shaft
smc 80 feet long and from which
--arspar. lead and sine has been mined
O. depth of fifteen feet. This prop.
c'y has everything al hand with the
exception Of little grit TO make one
q 'he largest shippers In the district
Nsytto that lies the Cartwright mine
sI'h lo 10 eO0 tons Of lead. zinc and
'.orpar ore waiting 10 be- hauled 10
ne sanders Ore Separating mill at
Maroon TO make Il a high grade market
able product. Here they have No. !
sinking plant. n fine timbercd double
canpartmcnt shaft between 80 and
3" feet In depth with - feet Of rich
srt ore and nine feet Of ore assaying
from 9 to IS per cent metallic zinc.
When you see this mine you wonder
Ny i IL you do not see Emoa coming
oli of those black stacks. inen at work
sagons being loaded with ore instead
oi bllzArds on the roof and inside owls
ihi other birds roosting undisturbed
On the machinery. Next u what Is
snown as the DonAlAS mine. Here
hey started a small shaft from which
Na' mined quite number Of tons Of
hgh grade lead and huorspar ore. The
VEN here has a dip Of about 70 fee,
east Stopping work In this shaft they
started another one a little south.
IhIs bcing a straigh, shaft and sunk in
hr foot wall 10 a depth Of something
over 100 feet. the vein gradually dip
rng away from shaft, they soon had
orc work stopped. wish they had
,r,s cut TO the vein. The next Is The
G.,rdale mine. here they also sunk 70
ur vail and consequently got no ore
Then the same old story. QUIT work
" Persons has a lease on this prop
t''y now and Ia shipping ore though h'
ts had Il for only a few weeks Nd
mring this property on the northeast
D. The Commodore mine. Here they
have what is given up to be the fines
sinking plant in the entire district
shaft started In the vein which SCOT
Dipped east out Of shaft Here thel
brose Jumps Of lead and fluonpar weigh
my 1880 pounds. am glad that mint
Be- going 10 start work again In few
da,s and with proper management !
will make your mouth water Next
u" Crittenden Mining Company mine
The last Of any note on this vein north
east there they have an open cut OF
The connection Of the LaRue and hur
uganc veins and at II feet had q fee
of 'oad and fluorspar. Two other cut
vn laRue vein show rich ores. sham
on the company that will no, work thu
upcrty nor let any one else. An
iNrm,r can take this property and MN