Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-12-19
WEST GRANT MINES.


we'll shaft. At a depth of So feet
they are following the jack veins
by drifting. There are two sheets
O pure jack, each of which is q
inches thick. besides disseminated
GRE and more a few feet deeper.
The drift is ten feet long, and as
they are working toward the drill
holes, where still richer ore is in
dicated, It is expected that the lead
viii gradually increase in richness
The Knotwell will be a fine pro
Queer
They have 50 feet Of tunnel
completed at the Eagle mine, on the
same range. This mine is another
sure prod ucer for the future The
Eagle and Knotwell are both on the
same range with the Cd R )ss mine,
where 50 much jack was lifted in
the early days.
:. a. Hatch and Grant Ballantine
visited the AIuscalunge mine Friday,
and report progress there. A build
ing has been erected over the Is
foot shaft, which will be completed
as soon as possible. A complete out
fit has been bought for this mine,
and it will be installed without de-
Law. This is the mine for which
10000 shares of stock were recently
sold in West Grant and other places.
The ground has been thoroughly
proven.
The BeetOwn people recently
broke their pump on the Black burn
farm, and now they are digging lead
st the IS foot level. The pump Will
be repaired as soon as possible.
The Bloomington & Beetown
Company are still drilling on the
Kirschbaum farm. They are prov
ing a range of lead and jack which
can be worked with great profit for
twenty years. Digging will begin
il the spring.
Schamehorn e Son have a nice
paying lead mine on Hardy Grimes
farm. which promises TO grow still
better
Thos. Wilson, a mining expert
representing an Oregon company,
has a good 16O-fOOt tunnel, all limb
cred. on the John Ness farm, and
has lust found a very rich 5-foOt
course Of disseminated lead, drybOne
and lack. There seems to be I'M
limited money behind this PROPOSE
tlon.
WANTED-5O men in the Bee.
town district between now and
gpnng. Wages, from $500 for
common labor, to $3.50 for skilled
miners. Some of these men can he
! employed at once. a =.
VIII Mcdonald, foreman of the
KnOtwen NINE and holder of
several shares in that valuable
property and the Eagle, was in
town Saturday. viii. is very en-
thusiastic over the future of mining
in that vicinity.
MEDICAL MEETING.
Drs. Glasier of this city and
jefferson of Patch Grove attende d
the meeting of the county medical
society at PlatteviIle Thursday.
They report a splendid meeting, in
GLIDING interesting papers and dis
cussiOns and fine clinics at the
Platteville hospital. The other
doctors present were Perrin of
Wauzeka. Mcdonald and Edwards
OF Cuba City. Gobln of MuscOda,
McGovern OF Potosi, Struesser of
Hazel Green, and Pretts, Cunning
ham. Buck. Oettiker and Nicklas of
Ptattevllle The next meeting will
be held in Montfort in May.
LOCALS.
The churches will have Christ
mas trees as usual.
r. \. aOskins and wife were in
Chicago last week.
Rev. Father Coutlee of Mt. Hope
was II town Monday.
Ab. Blackburn has moved INTO
the Baptist parsonage.
We expect a large number Of peO-
pie home to pass the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Thomas are
guests at the Reub. French home
for week or 50.
Vern BrOOkens has been down
town several times lately. showing
speedy recovery from his recent &C
cident.
Harry Bates returned from
Austin. Mimi, last week, where he
worked 81 the season for Art.
Parkins.
The Congregational bazaar and
supper at the Hickok restaurant
Saturday was a success. The ladies
received $50, of which nearly $50