Crittenden record=press., 1907-02-21
NEWS OF THE MINES
me Commodore Mining Company Has One
Of The Richest ShowIngs In
The District.
cslITsHDEn COMPANY TO BEGIN WORK

The latest aud best mine in this
level zine and nuorspar district is
,ho Commodore near the Crittenden
Springs, owned and operated by the
Commodore Mining Company, Of
Louisville. The company territory
comprises about 200 acres in the
vicinity Of such we'll known mines
a. the Leona, Cartwright, Big Four,
Larue and Crittenden mines, all Of
them being on the Larue vein. This
trcat mine, a genuine BONANZA, came
INTO existence two months ago,
though the shaft was sunk year
ago TO the depth Of 100 feet. Two
months ago John l.. Harpending
ga. employed by the company as
.upcriutendent After spending
three weeks in putting the machinery
.n shape and pumping out the shaft
be- opened up at the seventy aud
aiucty foot levels, The richest ore
tody Of lead aud zine ever found in
,hi, district and IN twenty shifts has
mined. hoisted aud platformed over
200 tons Of this rich ore, and this
bal. been done with an average Of
..1 men per shift The mine now
mploys three men underground, one
..ucker, and two machine men use
as lngcrsoll Rand air drill aud five
aeu on top TO handle ore aud ma
hincry The underground works
90, 80 arranged with two levels aud
four drifts, that the drills aud hoist
ere Kept running every hoar Of the
.hft The mine Is equipped with
three 6fty horse power boilers. one
lJIl2 Ingersoll Sargent air com
rressor. Lidgerwood hoist aud two
lngcrsoll. Rand air drills. Mr..
HArpending informs us that he has
thousands Of tons Of this ore blocked
out and will have no trouble in max
Ine an average output Of 500 tons
Of ore per month. lie has also made
engagements to tap the ore body at
greater depth to add more sloping
room to the mines, aud invites any
one interested in mining in this dis
trict to visit his mine at any time.
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The Leander Mining Company,
composed Of Marion capitalists, have
taken over the property Of the Glen
dale Mining Company, near The
Commodore mines and on the same
vein, and short time ago opened uT
the largest vein Of lead and auorspar
ever found in this district, measur
iug twcnty-four feet wide Thii
vein was opened up at a depth o.
three feet. This company Is nov
sinking two shafts l2xl2 and have
mined about 600 tons of this ore
Supt \ j. Pickens put seyera
wagons to hauling this ore to th'
railroad at Marion last week.
The Eagle Fluor Spar Company
tnc Cullen mine near Salem are bus,
In.talling three ore perfection siIers
and as soon as completed will star
their 200 ton separating, mill.
W. ;. Lowery, general manage
Tor the Pope's interest IN this dis
trlct, has the best of the big thinl
IN the New Salem district at hi
nine, the Watson. This is spa
mine to depth of ninety feet, a
'hich depth lead becomes very nue.
in evidence. Mr., Lowery inform
n- that, if the weather permits, h
will have in a sinking plant an
mill within sixty days. He resum
ed the sinking Of his shaft last wee
and will push things until he add
another one hundred feet In depth t
this shaft. He now has some 80
tons of spar washed and on plat
iorms ready for the mill. Mr.. Low
cry will begin work for the compan
on three other properties at once.