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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-05-03

ing picture will give the reader an
idea of this home.
The King Lumber Company Is
composed OF very public spirited
men, WHO believe in boosting every
thing that will boost the town, and
their methods have won for them
tile support of the lumber buying
public. In the Baxter Springs yard
can be found everything desirable in
the way of building materials.
Tile company also put in a yard
down in the Baxter Springs mining
district, locating it At LincOlnville.
or the Old Abe mine. Here can be
found everything in the way of ma
terial for residences or buildings OF
any kind, and in addition all kinds
OF heavy mining timbers are carried.
As TO prices, the King Lumber
Company is never underSold. or
course all kinds of lumber have adj
vanced in value very materially,
but this company keeps abreast of
the times, and is never caught nap
ping when bargains in any kind of
building material are offered.
The Baxter Springs yard Is under
the management of Mr.. c. p. King,
who is always glad to meet the de-
mands OF the trade. The yard at
Lincolnville is under the superin-
tendency Of Chas. A. Smith, who is
fast developing into a first class
lumber salesman.
We earnestly recommend the King
Lumber Company to parties con-
templating building, assuring the
prospective purchaser that he will
be welcomed and receive the very
best Of treatment.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-05-03
The Newlands Mining Company

What bids fair to be one Of the
best pieces OF mining property in
the Baxter Springs mining camp Is
the forty acres of the Lena White
bird land. on which the Newlands
Mining Company is operating, under
lease from the Iowa and Oklahoma
Development Company. Seven
drill holes have been put down on
the forty. and in six of them ore
was found at depths ranging from -
to 100 feet. 4 shaft was started on
one OF the drill holes. and ut the
time this was written was in mighty
GOOD ore. The shaft showed ore
twenty feet above where the drill
hole showed it making known
face of ore fifty feet. The water
has been very strong in this SHAFT
but two big walking beam pumps
and a l20O-gallon Emerson have con-
quered it. 1t has been said by min
ers in the Joplin district that there
is not enough water in the Baxter
Springs district to make ore mining
profitable. They should see the
water proposition of Newlands.
The Newlands Mining Company
is a partnership affair the property
being owned by Mr.. Chris Newlands
of ctippville and John Merritt OF
this city. Mr.. Newlands is presi-
dent of the Columbus Coal Company.
Mr.. Merritt has charge Of the devel-
opment work and he says he has a
sure winner. He has been interest
ed in the mining business for years
and his judgment along these lines
is good.
The water is so strongly impreg-
mated with mineral that 1t is going
to be necessary to get water for the
boilers from Spring river half q mile
away. The water from the mine Is
too hard on-the boilers
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-05-03
Hobo Mining Company.

The Hobo Mining Company is in
corporated under the laws OF the In
dian Territory capital stock is Sl00,-
900, consisting of 1000 shales OF SO
each: stock worcestershire. The
Hobo mine is situated in the center
of the lead and zinc mining district
in the Quapaw Reserve, /. T. about
four miles south of Baxter Springs,
Kansas. 1t consists OF lease OH 10
acres OF ground for ten years ut ID
per cent royalty on the gross output
from the mine. The work of pros
pecting upon this ground by drilling
was begun in March, 1905. Since
that time seven drill holes have
been put down. Four of them were
exceptionally good, while the Others
have gone into good mineral bearing
ground at depths from j. to SO feet
and continuing for about II feet. \
shaft was sunk 20 feet near one Of
the drill holes and completed about
July LIST. This shaft proved the
ground to be very rich. Since that
time work of drifting has been car
ried OH without much interruption.
50 that at present the company has
drifts in ore aggregating about go
feet in length, with a face of ore ay-
eraging 10 feet in thickness Drifts
are about % feet wide. The devei-
opment work in the Hobo makes 1t
without question the best prospect
in the district. An arrangement
was made with the Sunny Side Min
ing Company early in August to run
the ore from the Hobo mine for con-
centration of the lead and zinc ores.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-05-03

The lease owned by this company
is ten per cent lease, and Mr.. Mer-
rift tells us his company will sub
lease 4 portion of the ground. In
every drill hole put down a lime
stone roof has been penetrated, ana
this makes mining not only safe for
the workmen. hut profitable for the
operator. as timbering will not be
necessary.
The ore found in the shaft is or
a free nature. and is very plentiful.
1t is both lead and jack, aud the
dirt is getting richer as the sinking
progresses. The drill hole on which
the shaft is being sunk showed ore
from los to l3S feet, and the cut
tings were exceedingly rich. But,
as we said before. the shaft found
ore % feet shallower than the drill
did. making known body OF ore
fifty feet in thickness. Mr.. Merritt
will sink the shaft through the ore
before he commences drifting unless
he should decide to drift sooner.
The machinery put In for the de-
velopment of this ground is the very
best, as the accompanying picture
will show. There are two walking
beam pumps, a 12OO-gallon Emerson
pump, a 15O-horse power boiler,
steam holster, blacksmith shop and
everything else needed In q we'll
regulated development plant.
The Newlands Mining Company
has a good piece Of property, and
will make success Of their work In
developing it. 1t is not thought
a mill is going to be necessary on
this ground, as the ore can be clean
ed on a hand Jig liant, being free, As
mentioned.
BY June first this company VIII
be producing ore for the market I'M
less something unforeseen happens
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-05-03

run. and not yet through the ore.
1T this level they have drilted
out thirty feet from the shaft and
lind it particularly rich in zinc ore
The syndicate mine rightly and
Justly has q splendid reputation
throughout the entire camp.
There i, probably not another
mine IN tie district which is SO
rich in lead. They have recently
purchased an adjoining j.acre> On
the east, Upon this property they
have two shafts down 10 Ii feet.
both IN the upper run of ore and
both equally rs good as the "Syndi-
cate.
Mr.. L. L. Cross came to tie laX-
ter mining district from Chal0te,
Rams. where he had drilled one
hundred and twenty-six oil wells
! with only eleven dry holes. Dur
ing all this time Mr.. II. McCommon
was his business associate.
So eminent had been their sue
cess and so confident were they OF
the future of the Baxter Springs
mining district that they concluded
to locate here.
Their Judgment has been amply
verified as the above description
shows.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-05-03
The King Lumber Company.

One of the most hustling business
institutions of our city is the King
Lumber Company. whose big dis
play advertisement will he found in
another place in his paper Mr..
w. :. King and his son. {. j. King,
have been engaged in the lumber
business for years and have aSS0cia-
ed with them. J.-II. Hamilton, an
old resident of this county. For
about fifteen years they were In the
saw mill business in the pine forests
OF Texas. Arkansas and Louisiana,
and consequently they know lumber
business from the tree before 1t Is
cut to the finished product. Before
coming to this city they were engag-
ed in the lumber business at Chan
ute, Kansas, and did big business
there. When the oil business col
lapsed they decided to seek a loca-
ton where there was no danger of
the bottom falling out, and after
looking around decided to locate in
Baxter Springs. Securing a fine
piece of ground for business here II
was at once converted into an up
to-date lumber yard. Permanent
building we're put up, and we doubt
very much II there is a more COM
plete lumber yard anywhere in the
southwest.
Mr.. w. S. King also made up his
mind that Baxter Springs was where
he wanted to make his permanent
home, so he secured a beautiful
piece Of ground in the east part OF
the city and proceeded to erect a
modern dwelling. The accompany
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-05-03
Hobo Mining Go.

This has been done since that time,
an average of 100 tons weekly having
been so treated. The percentage of
lead and zinc ores obtained from
these mill runs has averaged abou 1
l21. per cent of the dirt milled.
About II per cent of the product OBJ
tanned is lead and So per cent zinc
ore, Jack" so-called. This has
yielded about % tons per week OF
zinc and lead ores in the proportion
as stated. To he exact the follow
ing statement of ore mi He'd and lead
and Jack sold from August |, 1903,
to April, l9O6, is rs follows: Zine ore
Il0, $50 pounds: lead ore, l09, 120
pounds. Amount OF mine-run ore
run through the Sunny Side mill
from which the above product was
obtained is 1000 tons. This Is 4 re-
cord hard to beat in opening up Il
new mine. Tie Hobo Company
will soon cease operations at the
Sunny Side mill and prepare for
building Il mill for themselves.
They have new shaft in process OF
sinking on the best drill hole they
put down. When this shaft is down
they will have sufficient ground
opened. up to furnish mill of loo
tons capacity daily. With this
amount of dirt for daily out put
the Hobo should turn cut i steady
weekly yield of marketable ore of
not less than 30 tons.
Officers of the company: 5. y.
Smith. president and superintend-
ent: l.. j. Buckner, vice president:
NJ. 5. Parker, secretary and treasur-
er and general manager.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-05-03
Syndicate Mining Company

one OF the latest acquisitions TO
the HaXtcr Springs mining district
is the Syndicate Mining Co., OF
which T.. l.. Gross OF Chanute. Kan.
and Howard McCommon Of Narys'
vile, Mo, are the sole owners and
les>ee>
IN September OF last year these
gentlemen bought a j-aCrc lease on
the Norton and Haskell lands, on
which 4 shaft had been started and
sunk to - feet.
Tley Immediately began sinking
and struck the first run OF ore at 10
feet. going through l2-foot face Of
ore. This proved to he rich in lead.
there not being place where you
could lay your hand without cover
ing a chunk of lead.
The drift was worked on this lev
ell for about 80 feet. 1t was 4
splendid run of ore all through, but
not being satisfied entirely. and
feeling that there was still better
ore at a lower level, they concluded
TO sink the Shaft still deeper. From
80 feet to IS feet they went through
silicate and into lead and jack
again with q 2O-foot face, far better
and richer in Jack than the upper
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-05-03

Zine mining In tie Missouri
Kansas district is Of comparatively
recent date. Many men now active
~ engaged in mining operations re-
member when Jack was thrown on
the dump as worthless in the opera
ton Of lead mines. When jack first
h nd 4 market value 1t was put on
the market at remarkable low
price. sales as low rs three dollars
q ton having been made in the early
days OF its production.
In the year 1873 man who Is
still mining hauled zinc ore fIom
Galena, Kansas to Joplin, Mo-. and
sold it from 81 to - q ton. At the
time lie thought that he was doing
we'll to dispose OF 4 by-product OF
his lead mine AT such good figure.
When zinc commanded 4 price OF
from Il to ~ dollars many people
became interested in its production
and not many years ago thirty dol
lars q ton for jack was the height
of the miners ambition.
Such a price for the ore at the
present time would be looked upon
as nothing less than a calamity.
Fortunately for the district there is
no prospect of the price getting be-
low the present high standard.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-05-03

Lead, the mineral now second In Inn.
portance In the district, Is found as
lead sulphate, galena, and carbon
ate. dry bone. The latter almost
invariably occurs at the lower levels
disseminated with zinc ore in cavities
and veins of irregular formation
throughout the district.
In the Baxter mining district the
ore is found in sheet ground in the
true blanket vein of jack and lead
deposits. and while much of it is
not as heavily minerallzed, nor as
high grade as the ore runs and bunch
deposits, yet ii is so evenly miner
allied and so great in extent that
with mills it is easily possible with
sufficient tonnage to make 1t
very profitable.
This class of ground is coming
rapidly to the front and with the in
creasing demand for jack and lead
and attendant satisfactory prices 1t
makes highly desirable and per-
manent investment. The sheet
ground deposits vary in thickness
from twelve to twenty feet and car
~ sufficient lead to pay all the costs
of mining, with the jack left for
dividend payer.
The Syndicate Mining Co. has
certainly got one of the best paying
propositions in this line.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-05-03

The above cut shows the devel-
opment plant of The Syndicate Mining
Company. MIR. E. L. Gross is active
ly in charge of the prospect work.
Just as soon as little more devel-
opment work is done, so the area of the
ore body can be determined, a modern
mill will be built to handle the dirt.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-12
TO HIGHEST COURT.
Seattle Doctor Will Test CONSTITUTE
tionaIity of Law.

OLYMPIA, Jan. 12.-Chief Justice
Wallace Mount, of the supreme court,
has signed an order for a writ of err
ror to the United States supreme court
in the case Of state of Washington VS..
O. V. Lawson. Lawson is the Seattle
advertising doctor who was arrested,
tried and convicted last year for prac-
ticing medicine and surgery without a
license.
Coincident with the signing of the
order for the writ, an order was also
signed admitting Lawson to $500 bail
pending the determination of the case
on appeal. Lawson is in custody of
the King county sheriff and will be
released today
The appeal to the United States SUI
preme court will raise the question of
the constitutionality of the law under
which Lawson was convicted. 1t is
contended that it's provisions are in
contravention of the fourteenth
amendment to the United States con-
stitution, which guarantees all citi-
zens the equal protection of the law
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-12
Wants Revival of Racing.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Jan. 12.-That
there is a sentiment in the state for a
law which shall permit norse-racing
in Missouri, with the Objectionable
feature of gambling eliminated, is the
opinion of State Senator Mcdonald
of Springfield, Mo.
County fair associations and breed
ers of fine horses, foster this sentl-
ment largely" said Senator Mcdonald
Il have not changed my views regard
ing racing since the time in the last
session wnen 1 worked for the repeal
of the old breeders law, under which
racing and gambling inevitably went
together at the tracks in the big cities
1 still believe in racing with the
gambling eliminated"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-12
the pants and he was taken in charge
until his case can be investigated.
KEPT FROM JUROR.
Judge in Philadelphia Graft Trial Re-
fused to Tell Sad News.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 12.-Kept in
ignorance of the death of his aged
mother, Mrs. Sarah j. Gore, Thursday
last, Louis B. Gore, the second to be
drawn on the jury in the trial of John
w. Hill. former chief of the filtration
bureau, on charges of forgery and the
classifying of records, listened today to
the presentation of further testimony
in the case, while the funeral, I'M
known to him, took place. Judge Au-
denreid, before whom Mr.. Hill is being
tried has decided Gire must not be
told of his mothers death until the
Jury of which he is a member has
been discharged. The trial is expected
to last at least a week longer and Gore
will remain locked UP with the other
talesmen until then.
Cores mother often asked for hi
as she lay on her deathbed. His wife
interviewed Judge Oudenreid and saw
District Attorney Bell to plead that
he be released. Judge Oudenreid ex-
pressed regret that so unfortunate a
contingency should have arisen, but
said ne felt the ends Of justice
might be interfered with if member
of the jury should have his mind dis
tracted by personal worry or grief.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-12
Glee Club Concert.

January Is has been announced as
the date of the Walla Walla concert
by the mems glee club of Whitman
college. Some difficulty was expert
enced in finding a date which would
not conflict with some other attraction
and as a result the date has been
changed once or twice since it was
first set. Monday night has now been
definitely settled upon, however, and
the last straw in the way Of the Civ
ing of the best concert has been re-
moved. The scenery in the high
school, while not very elaborate, is suf-
ficient for the setting of the second
part Of the program. In this a pref
tily decorated dormitory room is dis
played, and the boys are seen in their
sweaters and room toys giving a
hilarious send-off to the departing
basketball team. In this way the
comic stunts are worked in to great
advantage. 1t is possible that the
burlesque Romeo and Juliet will be
repeated this year. This stunt
brought down the house last year, and
great many requests have come in
that it be allowed a place in the pro-
gram in the coming concert
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-12
A Resourceful REPTILE.

An example Of rare animal intelli
gence was related by the French ex-
plorer G. Miugaud. This noted sci
enlist had caught a water adder, which
he placed in & wire cage The snake
began at once to try to effect an es-
cape between the wire bars, but got
no farther than her head and neck,
which protruded through the inter-
stices. At last the reptile, weary OF it's
futile efforts, lay down ON the bottom
of the cage, aid Mingaud observed it
go into apparently useless convulsions.
But the snake knew what it wanted.
Not more than a minute had passed
before it gave up it's breakfast of the
morning in the form of lizard about
four inches long. A moment later the
adder was again at the bars of the
cage and this time had no difficulty in
crawling through.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-12
ERYSiPELAS.
Treatment That Is Said to BE Speedy
and Elective.

and Effective.
A medical authority says: I would
like to state that l consider that one
may get absolute control over erySip-
elias generally within three days by
very simple treatment. OF 10C
cases Of ordinary facial erysipelas
treated 1 should not expect more than
three that would not yield within three
days, very likely within forty eight
treatment
My custom is always to treat cases
of that sort by the application during
alternate hours of the day and evening
of mild solution of carbolic acid in al
cohol and water as an evapOrating To-
ton. 1t is only in very exceptional
cases that the disease is not almost
completely under control and has dis.
appeared within forty-eight hours, but
after three days it would be eXtraordi-
nary if by this means every veStige of
the disease has not disappeared.
This has be+Ii my treatment in cry
sipelas for many years. l have never
known it to fail. have never given a
drop of medicine internally. l feel that
1 have absolute control over the dis
ease. l am speaking now of ordinary
erysipelas, not the deep seated phleg
monous erystpelas, of course. The
strength of the solution used is as fol-
lows: Crystal carbolic acid, one-half
dram; alcohol. four ounces; water, four
OunceS.-Health.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-12
SAVED LIFE OF MISS PATTERSON
AT RISK OF HIS
OWN.
Attacked by a Mob at
Lienchow.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. ia
full report has been received at the
state department from the commission
headed by Consul General Lay at Can
ton which investigated the massacre
of American missionaries at Lienchow.
China, in November. AS result Is
arrests have been made there, includ-
ing a Buddhist monk, who is sem
fenced to decapitation. The residents
greatly aided in apprehending the
members of the mob. Lay recon-
mends a medal of honor for the China
man who at the risk of mis- life saved
Miss Patterson and piloted her to
safety. The Presbyterian missionaries
of China have already taken up sub
scriptions for the Chinaman.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-12
TO FIGHT HARTMAN.
Believed to Be Purpose of Steamship
Concern at Portland.

Believed to Be Purpose Of Steamship
Concern at Portland.
PORTLAND, Or, Jan. 1.-THE
Evening Telegram says that a COM
pany known as the Independent steam
ship Ticket company has been or
ganized here to sell tickets on all the
independent lines running out of Port
land to San Francisco, Seattle, Ia
coma, Los Angeles, Coos Bay, Eureka
and other coast ports, and to provide
for freight contracts to these points
1t is believed that the new com.
pany is really a combination of the
independent steamship lines on the
coast to fight the San Francisco
Portland Steamship company, which
has connection with various coas
ports. The latter company is Har
riman enterprise. The Independent
Steamship company will also sell tic
kets from Seattle to Alaska
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-12

and prohibits the taking of property
without due process of law.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-12

The natives in Java have q natural
poison to aid them in avenging them
selves against their enemies. 1t is g
strong fluid found in the bark of the
upas tree. The bark Is over an inch
thick and is very spongy. A drop Of
tie fluid on the skin causes intense ir-
ritation. A private revenge Is satisfied
by hiding cup of this fluid in the room
OF the energy, and then the avenger
ices, for well he knows that by morn
Ing his victim will have crossed the
high divide. The fluid produces stu
por, which finally ends in death.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-12
DRUNKENNESS AND CRIME.
The Defense of Murderers Intoxicat.
ed When Deed Is Committed.

The Defense of Murderers Intoxicat.
ed When Deed Is Committed.
Drunkenness as a defense for muir
ment that a drunken man bent on COM
mission Of crime is as dangerous to the
individual against whom his efforts
are directed as is the man who. is So
Der.
The argument that murder or any
other breach of the law should be con
doned because the accused admits he
had been drinking to excess for con-
siderable time before the crime was
committed may appear reasonable, but
is it? Manifestly the man was in pos
session of his faculties before he began
drinking, and if he continued the de-
bauch until such time as he believed
he had some right to take the life OF
another there can be little excuse for
his act.
But it is not so much in the decision
of one case that the danger lies. If the
courts are to take as argument for &C.
Quittal the word Of a man charged
with felony that he is irresponsible be-
cause it was committed while he was
drunk, the possibilities are dangerous.
What is to prevent every deliberate
murderer from hiding behind this de-
Tense, IS so many Of them have hidden
behind the ruling of court that there
is emotional insanity? Is it not pos
sible, If one man is acquitted of crime,
or his sentence Is made nothing more
than few years confinement, because
the crime was an act done while he
was under the influence Of liquor, that
it will serve to increase the number of
felonies Of that r7Pittsbure
Dispatch.