The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-17
MINERAL FIELD is
TWENTY NILES LONG
Msia'IuTgIsts Finish New Map
Of The Field Outfits
G0Ing In
sneclal 70 Daily Leader.

Special to Daily Leader.
Sulphur, Okla, Nov. l7.-~As a re-
suit OF mining developments and dis
coYeries II the mineralized district
OF the Arbuckle mountains west OF
Davis, there is great excitement here
and much of the land and mineral
leases have changed hands. Pay gold
and pay silver as we'll as lead and
zinc Is being found In the deeper
shafts which are being sunk with the
steam drills and hoists operated by
day and night shifts.
Until thirty days ago the prospect
ing In the mountains, which had been
carried on in desultory manner fol-
several years, was naphazard and I'm
scientific. This hit or miss fashion
OF prospecting for the ricn deposits
OF ores now proven TO be in the miner
alized belt of this Oldest range oil
mountains on the earth's crust has
ended. Capitalists OF note are invest
ing In the mining lands and leases,
AID many experl mlner0logists and
experienced mill men and lead and
zinc miners are now operating in the
districts.
,The distinct mineral field IS some
twenty miles long and from one hum
dred feet to half a mile wide, run
mig in an irregular course through
and with the trend of the mountains
from the southeast towards the north
west. This mineralized belt lies west
OF Davis OF the Gu.4. Colorado & San
Ia Fe. ranging from six miles, at its
nearest pcint, to about twenty miles
at the extreme northwest extremity OF
the mineral lead. from tse railroad
Last week Drs. Silk and Hill.
metallurgsts nd minerologists OF
Sulphur, Okla. completed the first
mineral map ever made showing the
ore bodies in teh Arbuckles. BY this
map and thei report, it would ap-
pear thar the field is rich in gold,
silver and other metals, as well as
lead and zinc.
A. h. Augustine. chief chemists OF
the Sherman-Wilhams Paint company
also assayer for the Ozark smelter at
Coffeyville, Kans., and Joplin, Mo-,
has a company which ha sa lease on
the Lincoln Mcclure land In the Ar
s1ckles upon which they are now SILK
Inc Shaft They have reached a
depth OF seventy feet and the rock Is
showing gold. copper and zinc in pay
ing quantities. The company Is in
sailing a steam and compressed air
outfit to expedite the work
About three miles northwest of the
Augustine shaft the Rumsey-Kesseler
Baker cOmpanT are sinking a shaft
at forty-five deprees with a steam out
fit Their rcck shows rich in work
able zinc.
Between these two, IN section sew
enteen, on the Beard land. the Goose
Nest mine. owned by the Arbuckle
Mining and Milling company. is a.
body of rich ore from which car
will be shipped ,nis week to Dallas.
Texas, to a dry process testing plant
This ore has beer shipped to Joplin
and TO several OF the smelters in
Southern Kansas and returns indicate
a rich mine.
The Interstate Mining and Milling
company of South Coffeyville Okla,
owned by Messrs Keith. Long Rea,
the Lambeits and others. have by tar
the most extensive and probably the
richest holdings IN the entire field.
Their field men Nessrs. Silk and
Hi. report a drilling contract made
10 test out sheir entire properties oi
nearly three thousand acres.
The Davis Zinb Mines company, or-1
ganized last week by Messrs, G. G,
Caldwell OF the Oklahoma State bank.
Davis james Draugbon Of the II. G.
Dfaughon Sales company. Davis. and
George K Ennison of Ripley, okla.
have some irch holdings ami state
that they will saon begin development
work.
The Big Tom Nine and Shifting
conpany owns pcarlY two thousand
acres Of fine mineral lands north Of
LAWS IN district whore tie forma-
tion of zine and gold is a deposit in
place from erosion occurring proBaDs
~ millions 81 years ago This com
panys tests have shown very high
grade ores They are now develop
irg their property end ha9e under
adyisement deveioping plant ]
The Zinc RtIi Railway company
q company orgbAyed TO build through
the mineral bnhf has snrver yed its
We and stat that arrangements
ale 4olfAlftl oy-ylnahoe< and build
The day Of uncertainty about the
ins1efal value Of the Afbuckles is
Vasi. The shipments OF ores and the
expenditures being made by men who
know their business and who are ex-
~. n. - 1
the character of the field
Thr United iron Works company Of
Joplin, Nc. has submitted prop0sI-
ton 10 eFecE mills III the flld.