The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1906-07-20
'THF RECORDS
Mining NEWS.
The Weeks DOingS Throughout the DristFiCt
Told in Paragraph.
new DEVELOPMENTS CONTINUE IN The TERRITORY.

limit Of the run Of spar and pinch"
driven through till another run was
encountered. This pinch was possibly |
rs feetin continuance. Below 100 feet, |
the pinch was never driven through in |
subsequent working Of lower levels.
No collar was left TO the shaft. the
method Of mining practiced being to
take off height Of about six feet at
the shaft. whether rock or spar, and
continuing this bench on forward with
the vein: modified form of under
hand stoping: and the timbers rotting
out after these many years. this one
time famous Memphis Mine" is now
fallen in and abandon.
About the time the 100 foot South
level was driven on through the pinch
and another run Of huorspar encount-
cred, while set in about 200 feet along
the vein from the main old shaft, a
new shaft nominated the Beck" shaft
was started ahead TO the South in the
new run. This shaft is abont 300 feet
from the main old shaft. The same
bench" mining or modified form Of
underhand stopping was practiced in the
Beck shaft. and in the newer run
spar was worked out to the North to
W. ,ds tie main old shaft a. well a. 10
the South; also towards the limit Of the
pinching Of the run. and distanced
about 100 feet from the Beck shaft,
another shaft denominated the Air
Shaft" vas sunk. After a depth Of
some 100 feet had been attained in
these two shafts. alternately first one
and then the other was sunk ahead Of
the other. so that either or both were
for a long time used as a working shaft.
A horse whim was set up at each for
hosting.
The run Of fuorspar worked in these
two shafts had an inclination in the
vein towards the South: till at a depth
Of l35 feet, which is as deep as work
was continued, the limit Of the run
was distaneed. some lS5 back from the
bottom Of the Air shaft, where a pinch
set In which was never attempted 10
penetrate. for reasons following.
These workings are now idle and as
with the Oldest workings, are filled
with water.
About year and half ago. a sue
eessful sttempt was made to find" the |
vein still further 10 the South A stope |
was driven into the hillside. at a point
about 400 feet from the Air shast; and
when the vein had been encountered. |
determination was made at the surface
for starting an incline shaft on the
vein: the Memphis Vein has an aver.
age dip Of ~ degrees. This new
shaft, dominated the Slope Shaft, has
now been put down 10 feet At 20
feet. levels both TO the North and TO
the South have been driven, the total
length taken together being about 3OO
feet. and at 100 feet another set Of |
levels have been started OIL In the vein. |
In the 20 foot levels the average |
width Of the vein deposit Is fully SIX
feet; in places the width is ten. twelve. /
and even fourteen feet. Overhead
sioping is being carried forward in a |
systematic manner. and preparations \
are now in progress 20 put down a I
wine. 50 as to provide Tor ventilation
Tor the lower levels when they shall /
have been driven Up
Il can readily be appreciated ths,
large body Of duorspar is blocked cut
IN the present Memphis mine. The
company report a present output Of
500 tons per month. The product Is
the finest quality Of the Kentucky dis
trict, the entire output being ground !
Occasionally in the Slopes considerable |
patches Of galena are met with. which |
when mined is stocked separately. and
is afterwards concentrated at the
company's mill located In Marion.
They have a model power plant here
now; A AKewanee 80 h. p. boiler. brick.
cd in; a double engine hoist which
handles a two ton skip: Blaisdel air
compressor capable Of supplying half
dos. air hammer rock drills; and Of