Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-03-01

the attention of the whole field by
lite push. energy and results.
The Joanna milne wac the the fret
shsft started by the Baxter Mining
Company on lie lease OF Louie An
geii's land, September I, 1904, and
the ore was struck November l,l90A,
at q depth Of 81 feet from the sur
face. After quite m extensive de-
velopment had been made this
property was sold TO DIR. ]. 8. Wink
Ter aud associates, who cold TO the
presepi owners. This mine received
ita name from DR.. Bailey, who
named Il after his two little girls,
by combining the names Of both In
the above.
The mine has been Q good pro-
ducer ever since Il has been opened,
marketing ~ much ore ~ most
mines Of lite kind 10 the camp, but
Il was not until this week that Il at.
tracted the attention of the whole
camp by the big strike. of sheet
lead. ...
The headquarters Of the Joanna
Mining Company, 10 at LeaveR
worth, Kansas. and the company 10
officered by Paul B. johnson, presi-
dent; r. L. Foster. vice.president
and general superintendent; c. s.
Moak, secretary; G. G. Oberschelp.
treasurer. All of the officers are
residents of Leavenworth, except
r. L. Foster. who has charge Of the
property and is devoting his entire
time TO its development.
In addition to the above mention.
ed lease this compang has taken q
ten-acre lease from the Baxter Min.
ing Company, on the northwest ten
acres Of the Catholic forty and will
start drilling same at once.
The Chicago. Quapaw Lead and
Zinc Company 10 q new one 10 the
feld. It 10 capitalized at 100000,
and has secured some of the best
leases 10 the camp. The officers are
are as follows: W. s. Collins, presi.
dent; D. r. Dickinson, vice presi.
dent; p. c. Griffin, secretary; J. E.
Griffin, treasurer and general mana.
ager. All of these gentlemen are
residents of Chicago. The company
has let drilling contract aud will
thoroughly develop its holdings.
Frank Dillaway, superintendent
of the Sunny Side mine. tells us he
has made another big drill strike.
He put down q drill hole about 300
feet northwest of the mill, and at 70
feet the drill struck the ore body
and penetrated Il for Is feet. Ten
feet of the drillings were at least
one. half jack. 1t is declared to be
one OF the best drill holes ever put
down in the north camp.
The Good Luck Mining Company
has lite machinery in place and will
resume operations today. A good
body OF lead ore has been struck,
but the water was too heavy for q
horse holster, so steam hoist was
installed. The Good Luck 10 going
to be good mine.
The Omaha is making lots of lead
these days. A big face of lead has
been developed in the northeast
drift. running directly toward the
Good Luck. A contract has been
let for a mill and work will be
rushed just az fast as the weather
will permit.
II the drilling to be done on the
Henley farm just northeast OF town
should develop a new mineral field
it would be a big thing for Baxter
Syringe. With bi. mines on all
sides of the town except west, there
10 no reason why this city should
not become second Joplin.
+. L. Gross of the Syndicate Min.
ing Company, which has lease on
a part of the Norton < Haskell land,
has opened up a wonderfully rich
lead and zinc prospect. In CONVEX.
sation with Mr.. Gross last Friday
afternoon he told us that the west
drift in his shaft has an almost sol.
i'd face of lead ore in II, and that the
ore 10 still in the bottom Of the
drift. This company has had ore
in sinking from IS to IS feet. and i.
now looks as If they would have q
very rich mine. We hope so, for
Mr.. Gross has been very persever.
in his development work.
The j. C. L. Mining Company,
which has recently acquired the
east twenty acres of the Beaver for.
| ty from Craney & Co., now has o
force of men sinking and drifting
in the shaft which was already
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