Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-07-05

OF Baxter Springs IL Is clalmet
that for some unknown reasor
no records of these drill hole
were kept. There are four shafts
on this land which are said to b'
in paying lead, jack and silicate
In making arrangements fol
themselves the members OF this
company have not overlooked
the needs OF the army Of mer
who will be in their employment
The plan Is to build a modern
boarding house for the workman
and another Lodge" to house
them. A wholesome atmosphere
will be created for the men in
their employment.
Friday a new strike was re.
ported on L. B. Brewster's land
west of this city, The land is
leased by the American Metal
company. The ore was en-
countered at q depth Of lob feet.
It showed a 5 foot face and
assayed 81 per cent. There are
three drill rigs already working
on this lease and the company
will put on two more.
The Kenefic company has
taken over the southeast 40 acres
of the Fancher land which was
purchased recently by j. O.
Goodwin and John Cooper. The
company intends to prove out
the drill holes that are already
there and then sink shafts and
make further progress as it sees
fit.
The Goodwin mill, which is of
$50 ton capacity and which is To-
Gated on the west 60 acres of the
land owned by Woodward. has
Just been completed and is now
turning out material. On the last
so of this 120 acre tract shaft is
being sunk which is about to 60
into ore.
The Wilson Mine owned by the
Vinegar Hill Zinc company which
is located at Blue Mound, brought
in TIVE rich holes last week. The
strike was made at about 24O
feet depth.
Two very good drill holes were
brought out this week on the K.
F. Hartley land west of the city.
It was struck at q depth of l6O
feet and has q Is foot face. In
the other hole ore was encount-
cred at a depth of 120 feet and
the drill is still in the ore body.
On the D. Treat land southwest
of Baxter Springs the first hole
brought out ore at a depth of $50
feet. The drill was still in ore at
16S feet. 1t has shown good jack
so far.
The Acme Mining company
which has subleased 40 acres OF
land, located about nine miles
southwest of Baxter Springs, is
buildieg a mill of 800 ton capacity
on the east 20 acres of the ground.
The other 20 acres of this same
lease is being drilled out. The
drill holes, so far, have shown good
ore. Three shafts are expected
to be sunk and three mills will be
constructed to take care of the
ore that will be mined out of the
40 acres.
The Sequoah mill operators, in
one of their drifts, recently en-
countered a pocket of cube lead.
AS a result of this discovery a
car load of lead was loaded in
one day last week. The mine is
being operated at the 14O feet
level.
On the ROLAND property which
is located two miles north and
one mile west of Baxter Springs
ten holes were drilled which ex-
tends from 245 to 365 feet, but
no strike Of any value was made.
The Bonny Bell mining COM
pany, which is owned by j. B.
Bryant and heirs, has a 20 foot
shaft which according to reports
has shown a good face of ore.
Charlie Edwards has started
to sink a shaft on the Ports land
which is located east of the
Underwriters mine.
South of the Ports land a 400
ton capacity mill will be ready to
turn out material in a couple Of
weeks.
A good strike was reported
Friday on the Crawford land
southeast Of Baxter Springs.
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