Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1916-11-02
RICH STRIKE
near BAXTER
Deep Face of Fifty Per Cent
Ore Creates Excitement
in Town.

and lease holders to the land
adjacent to Baxter Springs werI
given a decided boost this weel
by developments on the Kar
Ebeusteiu land lying one mile
west of town.
In the second hole 30 far driver
on this property ore of from 81
70 IS per cent metallic content
Was struck at 2l1 feet and up Il
this time at q depth of 235 feet
the drill IL still In ore, already
showing a "a foot face gradually
growing richer, the last samples
showing at least so per cent
The drill first ran through q
strata from 165 to 185 feet oi
lower per centage dirt. ]. T.
Carter 10 doing the drilling.
Several drill rigs have been
working in the vicinity of Baxter
for number of weeks and q
number of excellent strikes have
been made, notably on the farms
of L. c. Hooker, and the Hartley
brothers. Each strike in turn
has added grounds for the belief
that eventually and even at nc
distant date the mining activity
of the Picher-C Cardiu district
would work on up to the very
limits of this city. The last
strike has, it would seem, sufi-
ciently confirmed that belief.
Three or four mines close to the
city are now assured within the
coming year, while there is no
reason to doubt that the develop
ment has only just begun.
The News mentions this be-
cause of its direct bearing on the
future of. Baxter Springs. It
disproves any theory that the
present prosperity will be short
lived. 1t 10 sufficient to satisfy
anyone that Baxter has a big
growth to come soon, and the
character of the men who have
recently invested heavily ia city
real estate indicates that men iu
the best condition to know the
future are convinced.
The first lease of the Ebenstein
land was taken by ]. W. Gran.
than, who sub leased to E. ].
Pratt and associates, a syndicate
of wealthy mining men of Webb
City. Mr.. Grantham has about
1000 acres under lease and
Grantham & Pratt have seven
drill rigs at work at the present
time.
Other good strikes the past
week, not fully confirmed how.
ever, are ]. W. Barnes on the l..
D. Brewster place adjoining the
Hooker property, and by Youst
Brothers on the Jim Barr land
S IL miles west of town on the
Kansas side, and on the Scott
Jarrett place. \
A big ore body has been all
but definitely proven on the
Frank Hartly place. ALL that
remains is to sink two larger
test holes before beginning q
shaft. For this work q large
Star or Keystone drill will be
secured.
On the Gregg farm, adjoining
the city limits, a drill ran into
ore Wednesday morning. 1t has
every appearance of being a good
one, judging from the samples
brought into town.
A good strike is reported by
the Thirty-Second Prosecuting
Company, which has been drilling
on the old Mission lease al
Lincolnville. At 4 depth of 129
feet a rich run of zinc blende was
encountered and showed for al
most eight feet. Assays showed
the cuttings to run Is S per cent
blende, which is exceedingly rich
for the Liucoluville section of the
field, and the fact that this strike
comes in at 4 level deeper than
most of the operations at this
camp encourages the members OF
the prospecting company in the
belief that they have happened
upou something better than any
thing yet developed in the neigh.
borhood. Their lease consists OF
20 acres and more drilling will be
done.