Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-13
Lead and Zinc Notes


Special to Tho World.
MIAMI. okla, Sept. 12.-The Old
Mission mine near Lincolnville, which
formerly was a great producer and
which turned out "A heavy run of ore
up to 1914, is about ready to com
mence operations again. In sinking
the old shaft deeper n second run of
ore consisting OF a 12-foot face has
been found at a lower level. The
lower run is rich in both lead and
jack and the mine will commence op-
erations with practically a new mill
and outfit.
Two Good Strikes.
The Interstate Lease Il Mining Co.
has just made two good strikes on
its leases The Interstate, OF which
Clifton Ratcliff OF Oklahoma City is
general manager, has put down nine
holes on its lease on the Smith land
four miles west OF Picher. Good ore
faces were found in eight of these
holes. The ore has been located at
depth of 220 feet and in the last hole
the drill was still in the ore at $50
feet. The ore assays as high as 35
per cent On the o. l.. Hill land,
where the Interstate has its second
lease. the drill cuttings show a five
foot face of mundic which assays so
per cent iron. Both of these leases
are in new territory and are not ad-
joining or near to any proven mineral
ground. Both strikes are considered
exceptionally good and the mineral
1leld Is again extended further to the
west.
Stuart Hamilton and associates
have made a rich strike on their
lease just north of Picher. A sixty
loot face of oreshas been found that
assays as high as so per cent, but
with an average of over Is per cent
which is considered rich ore I'm the
Miami field. The drill entered the
ore at seventy feet and the run
showed good cuttings until 1870 feet
rms Is the first hole put down on the
lease, and Mr.. Hamilton and asso-
clates Will now thoroly drill the lease
ana then start the shaft. The shaft
VIII De started very soon while plans
are Deihs discussed for the mill.
In Quapaw Field.
Ihe paramount Mining company.
which is composed of SPRINGFIELD
tMoD capitalists, has Just made a
Iich strike on its lease in the Quapaw
ileld. The ore was located at the
ioo-ioot level with a face of seven
teen 10 thirty feet. The cuttings as
say ~ per cent, which means that
inc ore is most likely much richer,
as the ore usually shows to be con.
siderably richer than the drill cut-
tings assay. Several holes have been
put down on this lease to a depth of
So0 ieet, but the ore seems to be ar
ieO-foot level. Development of this
tease VIII be pushed and n mill site
plocked out and shaft started i'm
mediately.
MIAMI. Okla, Sept. 12-W. NJ
S,enhett' George Brown and w. G.
howard and associates of Miami have
inaue line strike on their lease in
. se..ion 20 The cuttings assay from
10 ~ per cent, which is considered
an excellent strike, as the ore nearly
always proves to be much richer than
the cuttings show. The drill is still i'm
the ore and shaft has already been
started. A three hundred-ton mill
VIII be erected right away and this
company hopes soon after the first Of
the year to have their mill in opera-
ton and numbered among the pro-
ducers Of the district.
The Naylor company, which has n
lease near the Blue Mound mine and
which Is now erecting one mill. has
decided to begin the erection OF an
other mill Immediately. The Naylor
company has drilled hundred drill
holes on their lease and each one OF
them shows a good face of ore. With
this showing the company sees that
one mill VIII not be able to work their
lease, and so will start the erection Of
the second mill right away. The first
mil will soon be com plefed and ,,ith H.,
a few weeks the Naylor company will
be numbered among the producers.
What IL considered one OF the freak
strikes OF the district was made this
past week on the Stebbins land one
and one-half miles across the line in
Kansas. This adjons the Naylor lease
and Is nine miles north of Miami.
While drilling for ore on this lease
the drillers encountered a fine strata
OF oil-bearing sand. The drill, the
rope and the bucket and the rig are
black with oil. while the oil is on the
ground for several feet around the
hole. This ~ the third hose on
this lease, which is owned by j. w.
Cox of Columbus. Kan. and Harry
Sparks OF Tar River. The drill in this
third hole Is now at n depth OF three
hundred fet and good showing Of
jack were also found along with the
oil-bearing sand The owners of the
lease have not stated yet whether they
will shoot this holo or whether they
Will prospect deeper to see whether
n body OF oil can>be located. Oil has
been found lately In small quantities
at shallow depths at several places In
the mining field. While drilling for
ore near Alton the driller found good
nil hA a..