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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-12-13

"The growth of the demand
for iron and copper was a matter
of years before the ultra conserv-
alive were led to invest their
money in mining, but rather
chose land and city lots. Ethic-
ally, wealth created from trading
in lands and lots is not anywhere
as respectable as the wealth
created from the ground, either
in mining or agriculture. Dn-
luth people were in the same
frame of mind that the people OF
this section of the country are
in today; while many OF them
are taking an interest in the To-
cal mining enterprises, few OF
them fully realize the great pos
sibilities and the growth OF the
mining industry of this locality,
and no doubt many of them will
fail to realize it until the oppor-
tunities for making big money
have gone away from them and
bigger capitalists have come in
here and grabbed up the juiciest
plums in the way of investments.
1.-THE growth of the demand
for both the lead and zinc is GO
ing forward by leaps and bounds
and will incontrovertibly parallel
the growth which has taken
place for both copper and iron.
Nothing short of great indus
trial depression will call a halt
on this growth.
1T might be we'll for those
who are skeptical regarding miri-
| ing ventures to read up the great
financial newspapers of the coun'
try and see what they have to
say regarding mines and mining
fiotations. The Wall Street
Daily News, in its issue OF Nov
ember p, under the caption OF
1.-THE Mining Boom" has the fol-
lowing to say: The mining
boom goes right on-will not
stop despite the warnings and
wailings of the tirnid.
:" There is, under the specu-
1atiye movement, actual whole
some progress in the mining
business. In the United States,
| Canada and New Mexico new ore
fields rich and promising are
opened up, and OLD mines Aohs
abandoned become again COM
mercially workable under I'M
proved conditions. Copper and
silver can now be mined remuner-
atiyely where they could not
some years ago, because OF the
advance in the price OF those
metals, and actual production is
cheapened by the use of electrical
machinery.
+" American enterprise has
been quick to see the opportunity
presented. Mexican and Cana
dian mines are almost wholly
owned or controlled by citizens
of our country-and BY men who
have acquired mining experience
here.
Confined on ist page.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-12-13

Geo. E. Moran, of the Chicago
Chronicle, was in the city Sunday
and Monday, looking over the
Baxter mining camp with a view
of preparing an article regarding
the growth and development OF
this wonderful new mining sec
ton. Mr.. Moran has recently
returned from Alaska, where he
spent seven months in writing
up the resources of that far-off
and supposedly frozen north. He
states that Alaska in climate and
agricultural resources as well as
its mining, is a great empire by
itself.
The Yellow Cat mine, owned
by crimes & Williams, and To-
Gated on the Davis land in the
northeast corner of the Peoria
Reservation, near the Missouri
line, has not been working foi
the past two weeks, as its owners
who are farmers, have been en-
gagged in getting their crops fully
harvested and their blowing done.
The Yellow Cat is not by any
means anything like its namesake
of the feline tribe, but is in the
parlance of the mining man OF
today, a 'Humdinger," They
have surveyed off mining lots
andstwo additional shafts are be-
ing sunk 10 close proximity. II
Is stated that within 30 days at
least Is additional shafts will t
started. Already every lot ha:
been snb-leased. M. C. French,
Of this city. who has 80 acres
leased, adjoining this property,
viii make a survey of-the same
and make snb-leases on s-acre
tracts at very reasonable royal
". BE has already started a
shaft and expects to have several
more started BY snb-lessees. The
ore Il found At q depth of 90 to
LII. - -
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-12-13

QOWu 10 Vic anu aiC eohtJ hk -
foot face and the shaft Is rs feet
deep, in which they have drifted
LIS feet. The Lancaster had five
drill holes drilled by Mr.. Gregory
each showing fifteen foot face OF
ore all very rich lead cuttings.
Mr.. Gregory was the first drill
man in this district, having come
here % years ago, and when the
Baxter camp opened he moved
his drills into this camp. He
owns and operates two special
Keystone drills No. 4; and 5.
He has one drill now on the Qua
paw Lead and Zinc Company's
land also one working for Attor-
ney General Speed of Oklahoma.
The Virginia Mining Compa-
ny composed of party OF Vir-
ginia, ILL.,, men have two shafts
down to ore, the first one is %
feet and in this they have IL feet
of lead and jack, and according
| to the drill tests have II feet to
go before cutting the depth shown
up in the drill hole. This COM
pany under the management OF
B. E. Gridley, has an sO-horse
power Atlas boiler; two Freeman
Samson holsters; two lngersol
steam drills, and one double cross
head S-inch Neosho pump, with a
12-horse power engine to run the
pump. There is a boiler house,
and engine room and an office, all
of which testify to the business
ability of the owners OF the plant
and their earnestness in making
| it one of the big producers OF the
camp. They hope to contract
for a mill within the next thirty
days, and have it in operation
within the next six months.
There was a meeting OF the
Mckinley Mining Co on Saturday
evening to arrange for the future
development Of their valuable
mine, located on the Catholic
Mission grounds just west OF the
Catholic school. The Mckinley
mine in their drill tests show 80
feet of very rich ore, and under
the management of Mr.. Mckinley
a shaft was sunk to ore, two high
pressure boilers were installed
and all necessary machinery has
i
been purchased to make the Nc
Kinley mine one of the best pro-
ducers in the camp. They are
installing a six-inch Emerson
pump, and as soon as it is in, the
work Of the sinking and drifting
will be pushed without any de-
lay. Fortunately for the compa-
ny they. have induced Mr.. Nc
Kinley to retain the management
of the mine. Among those pres
ent at the meeting A. ]. Biddi-
son, and w. C. Eagleton, both OF
Pawnee; H. E. Thompson, OF
Ralston, and J. d. Coyle, K. ID.
Mckay, OF Coyle, as we'll as Mr..
Hoss and Mckinley, all of Okla
lhoma. These gentlemen express
ed themselves as we'll pleased
with their property and have put
the money in the treasury to hur'
ry things along.
while it is often considered a
very proper thing, said the Sec
Rotary of the Baxter Mining Elk
change" in order to prove that
one is ultra conservative, to
either ridicule or unfavorably
criticise mining flotations, the
leading financial journals OF the
country are fast reforming In
this direction. Conservative Bos-
ton has united with the less con-
servative Duluth in becoming a
great financial center of the vast
mining centers, and the man
who is spending his time ridicul-
ing mining ventures and mining
fiotations is himself very ridicu-
lous in the light of the wonderful
development that has been car
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-12-13

The ]. J. Helm electric railway
interests have had their represent
alive, ]. C. Amendt, in this field
during the past few days making
a careful survey of the field and
of the Baxter Springs mining
camp south of this city, in the
Quapaw Reservation, with a view
of building an electric road to
connect this city with the mining
camp and from here to Galena,
where connections. will be made
with the line leading to Joplin.
The Baxter Springs mining
camp now has upwards of 5000
population and has increased from
seven mills in operation and be-
ing constructed at the commence
ment of this year to % mills
either in operation or being con-
structed at the present time, and
has let contracts for two addi-
tional mills. 1t is expected con-
tracts will be let for several more
before the close of the year. One
of the strong features of the
camp, which is attracting the at
tention of big capital, is the
large bodies of ore which will
permit the erection of large mills
and gigantic operations.
Already the copper and iron
crowd of upper Michigan and
Minnesota have purchased largely
in this field and have started
operations in the. way of further
testing their properties prepare
tory to the erection of big mills.
The-camp is rapidly filing with
investors and the hotels are
crowded to over-fowing.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-12-13
City. Shafts can be sunk not tt
exceed $500 per foot.


exceed $500 per foot.
Some very important strikes
were made during the last week
at Peoria. Chicago parties oper-
ating OH the Geboe property have
gone into a fine run of jack and
are now contemplating the cree
ton of a mill. Charles Ruel OF
Chicago, one of its owners, has
been here the past few days look
ing after business matters con-
nected with their properties in
the Baxter Springs mining camp.
Another strike was made on the
Geboe property by other parties,
which was considered one of the
best lead strikes that has been
made in that section for some
time past.
The Dark Horse mill is now
being operated part of the time by
N. c. Campbell, from the oil Sec
tons of the Indian Territory.
They have gone into a splendid
run of ore in the Dark Hore and
have also made some good strikes
in the Grey Eagle. The activity
in and about Ayers City which
was formerly known as Sunny
side, is somewhat on the increase,
and the indications are that the
output from that section will be
very greatly increased.
The Diamond c, one of the ia
nous mines of the Baxter Springs
mining camp, which has been
shut down for the past 10 days
on account of the shortage OF
coal, started up Tuesday morn
ing and will rush development
from now on. This company has
reorganized under the laws OF
Arizona, as under the laws OF
Kansas, under which they were
organized, it was impossible to
increase their capitalization from
SIS, 900 to Ss5, 900, which they
wanted to do, but could not, ow-
ing to the laws of Kansas, which
demanded that every dollar OF
the increased capital should be
paid into the treasury. The Di-
almond c Mining Co. expects to
place 400 shares in the treasury
Of the par value of $40 each and
sell the shares at SIS which, al
ready hearing that the Diamond
c was to sell stock for the fur
ther equipment of their mine
and the building of mill, many
have written to the management
asking that shares be reserved
for them in the allotment which
is soon 10 be placed on the mar
ket. 1t is believed by those who
own the mine that a large allot'
ment will be taken by the local
people in the mining camp. M.
C. French, secretary of the min
ing exchange, will have charge
of the financing of the company,
The Joanna has again begun
its regular run, and is turning
out good stuff.
H. V. Rice Of the Kramer
Morse Mining Company is at il
early and late. He stated thai
they had one continuous rur
without a stop from 7 a. m, to
p. M, on Monday.
The M. K. & r., which had a
car load of jack for sale during
the past week but could not gel
cars to ship the same, encounter
ed better lead in both their north
and southeast drifts than they
have ever encountered in the his.
tory of the mine. This is one OF
the old and big properties of the
camp, Don McRuer is the hust.
ling manager.
The BUSY Bee" with its
windlass, and hand jigging in
one box, and its tiny pond of wa.
ter, is the busiest place in the
camp. 1t lies close as its five
acres will let it to the Syndicate,
and its lead proposition very
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-12-13
OvERCOA

Just few words that ought to be of Importance to
every man. Owing to the fact that we begin invoc-
ing the first of the year we have decided TO give
you the chance of life time to get an Overcoa Tor
Just little money
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-11-21

come home and business neces-
sity and now phones are being in
stalled every day. In q short
time connection will be made with
the Independent exchanges in
Memphis, Birmingham and other
large cities, and will be able to
give long distance service in real
ity and ct reasonable rates.
The point is, two telephone sys-
TENS cannot exist In . town this
size neither for the good Of their
stock holders nor the citizens in
general, hence it must be q sur
vival Of the tittest. And the In
dependent giving the best and
Cleanest service should get the nm
divided business Of everyone.
Two years ago the telephone
service, because It was Q mono
poly, was disCOurteOus and abomi-
nable. The Independent Com
pany has spent thousands Of dol.
lars 20 give the present service
the best. Incidentally, it has
forced the other company to give
better service, cut its rates, give
Tree phones and fight for lie very
existance here.
Ie il not perfectly legitimate for
the Independent Company to ask
special confederation from OkOlo-
mans for its nov Almoa perfect
service in view Of the public work
the company has performed.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-11-21

caiolery and argument and at last
the truet, with q despairinp
effort, and in the face OF orders
from the railroad commissioners,
reduced their prices on residence
phones to @1.OO per month and CT.
fee phones to $500 per month,
and In addition gave one months
free service TO new subscribers
But the railroad commissioners
refused TO allow this rte, know.
that it was being done to destroy
legitimate competition.
+ This same great trust or some
tentacle Of it, has destroyed many
an independent company through
such tactics, but unless something
extraordinary occurs, they have
surely lost their grip In this town.
The Citizens Telephone Company
is backed by local capital, have
installed the most modern phones,
lines and operating material, and
employ only the best for til ir
operative force; this service, while
not as extensive AZ that OF the
trust, is jlst as good and lie
building Iapidly.
The Citizens Independent Co.,
less than two years ago, entered
this field, occupied by the trust,
whose charges for service had
made the telephone q luxury to be
enjoyed only By the few and we'll
Of. Within that period IL has, by
honest competition made telephone
service, per capita, in OkOlona
and it, tributary territory one Of
most extensive employers Of teIe.
phOniC service In the South. This
competition has not been destruc.
tive On the installation Of . sup
eriOr form Of service, created with
) view TO permanence and . logical
inexpensive extension to meet fur.
Their requirements. OF course they
have not yet met ell the needs Of
their patrons but taking into con-
sideratiOn time and capital % date
they have given much better
service than the monopoly. Due
% their efforts che 'phone has be-
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-11-21
DUAL TELEPHONE
SERVICE
Okolona Does Not
Need Two Tele-
phone Systems
and Of Necessi-
ty 1t must be
A Survival
Of the Fit
test.
The Independent gives the
service here, so why hest
tate which to patron
ize.

Every since the Citizens Tele
phone Company has been In oper
alton in this section every argl'
ment has been used BY the trusI
to handicap it or keep the people
from patrOniEiDg IL. Arti les ID
local papers, telling Of the failure
Of some independent company
(prObably thrOttled through nm.
deFhand work Of the trust) or let
tiers direct to citizens are only Z
few Of the methods used TO hold
their patronage. But the people
Of OkolOna know from experience
the system used BY this twO-faced
trust. When they entered this
town with the understanding Of q
certain rate, everyone prided
that che city was tax
ing another step forward, but with
usual avarice, the rates were soon
pushed up (under protest). This
90 iDcensed the entire community
that virtually al Of the business
and residence phones were order
ed out ct once, and have so re-
NAMED ont every since, despite
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-11-21

Henry O. Frick refused the presi.
,lency of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
He has enough trouble with magazine
editors ane anarchists as it is.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-11-21
For Thin
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BAD BLOOD


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New-York tribune., 1906-05-16
MAY AGAIN TIE UP LAKES.
Marine Firemen Refuse to accept
Proposed Wage Scale.

Cleveland, May 15.-The conference between
the Marine FIremen and representatives of the
Lake Carriers Association. which had been on
for the last two days. considering the question
of wages ended abruptly late this afternoon. the
Marine Firemen leaving the conference and re-
fusing to accept the proposed wage scale. As
the Iongshoremen. tugmen, oilers. grain scOOpers
and water tenders are affiliated il is believed the
break In the negotiations will carry out all those
and throw the lake carrying situation back TO
where it was previous to last week. when the
agreement was reached between the Lake Car
riers' Association and the lOngshOremen, which
resulted in resumption OF traffic
President Keefe and the delegates represent
ins the labor elements withdrew from the con-
terence this afternoon. declaring that the men
would not accept the scale. President Living
ston OF the Lake Carriers Association said:
1--WE have offered the men all we can afford to
pay-a continuation OF the wages of last year.
They have refused 70 accept it. That is the
situation"
Mr.. Livingston. when asked IL this meant that
lake traffic would again be tied up. said he did
not think that conclusion would follow neces-
sarily. and he added: Il feel sure we can get
flremen TO operate the boats. We were anxious
70 come TO terms with these men. and did all we
could be reasonably ezSected TO do to secure
them, but agreement seems impossible
New-York tribune., 1906-05-16
LOVE MAD, BUNS AMUCK.
Crazy Man Kills One, Wounds
Many-COmmits Suicide.

Atlanta, May 15.-Crazed by disappointment
in love. James H. Clark, telegraph operator in
the little town of Chamblee dozen miles north
of Atlanta. began late yesterday afternoon a
rampage of crime. In less than twenty-four
hours he killed one man. severely wounded three
others, slightly wounded fifth dubbed sixth
with shotgun set fire to the home of one of
his victims and, when surrounded by a posse
shortly after noon to-day, shot himself through
the heart.
Clark, who came some months ago from Bald
E S. Purcell, but was discouraged He went to
the Purcell home last evening and demanded
admittance, which was refused. He set fire to
the kitchen, and when E. S. Purcell and his son,
w. J. Purcell, appeared to fight the flames. Clark
fired upon them, wounding both. Returning about
midnight Clark made another attempt TO set fire
20 the house, and when attempt was made to
seize him he shot w. S. Mask, railroad station
agent in the neck.
Clark then fed to Dunwoody, about five miles
distant where he arrived early to-day. He went
to the store of Nash & Cheek and demanded
ammunition The store people had been warned
by telephone and refused TO sell the reouired
cartridges Clark Immediately fired killing Cheek
at Mr.. Nash. inhcting dangerous wound. He
then ran to the woods. On the way down the
railroad tracks he met w. ]. Coker whom ne
attacked, wOunding him slightly
Officers and hounds put on the track OF
the insane man. He In the roadway
when he found himself surrounded he ended his
wild career
New-York tribune., 1906-05-16
MAY RECOVER ON SEWERS
City Can Bring Action on Fraud
PAYMENTS, 1t Is Held.

If the opinion rendered by the Corporation
Counsel TO the Controller yesterday is sustained
by the courts there is likely to be lots Of trouble
for those who secured verdicts against the city
claims for damages by the sewer overhows.
The Corporation Counsel told Mr. Meta that the
city has the right to sue for the return of all
money recovered where it can be shown that the
claim fraudulent.
The suits must be brought against the claim
ant in the damage suits A verdict obtained by
the city is a lien against the property of the de-
fendant if he be property owner. More than
100000 was paid out last year in sewer damage
suits and two lawyers have been convicted OF
fraud in connection with the claims.
Most Of the money paid out by the city il is
believed. went to the lawyer who brought the
suit and not to the property owner who sus-
tained the damage. The city will have to sue
the property owner, who will have no recourse
from adverse verdict but to pay the verdict
first and then recover, if possible, from the per-
sons who shared the plunder.
Mr.. Metz has instructed his bureau of inves-
tigation to get all the evidence in the office
relating to the sewer damage claims and to for
ward it TO the Corporation Counsel