Baxter Springs news., 1917-09-13

proposltlon.
THE WHITE LEASE MILL.
Picher, Oklahoma.
The mill IL on A0-acre lease,
three-f -fourths mile west Of the big
Meta mill, at Picher, with $50 tons
capacity, and mining at 20O-fOOt level
in disseminated ore, securing 4 to 4hs
per cent recovery. The mill is oper-
ating 8 s-hour shifts and hoisting
from 2 shafts. Steam power is used.
The mill is modern built with latest
equipments and refnements and all
safety devices and sanitary arrange
ments to protect the employees from
accidents and illness.
The company also has another 40
acre lease to north Of present work
ings, on which they are making ex-
tensive drill tests.
P. G. Spitsburry Of New York, is
president of the company, and
spends a large part of the time in the
district looking after mining interests.
W. J. Van Berries is general super
intendent in charge of the operations.
The fine results anu recovery would
Indicate a very bright future for this
mill as a producer.
RAMAGE MINING COMPANY.
Douthat, Oklahoma.
One Of the largest and best arranged
mills in the Kansas Oklahoma field
is the new Ramage Mining Company's
big mill at Douthat, Okla. It is To-
Gated about 250 feet west of the rail-
road depot on 2O-acre lease, right
among the biggest producers Of the
Cardin- Century field. The mill is of
500 tons capacity, and equipped with
Corles sengines and latest improved
machinery throughout; with safety
devices and sanitary arrangements to
safeguard life and limb and preserve
the health Of the underground toilers.
The recovery is around 10 per cent.
This is another Of the properties dom
mated by the extensive interests Of
S. Y. Ramage and associates, who are
among the foremost concerns operat-
ing in the greater Joplin district, for
half a hundred years.
Mr.. Arba Green's 20 years active
experience in the zinc fields has fitted
him to successfully direct the work.
ing force Of such large concerns as
the Ramage Mining Company's big
mill at Douthat, and under his super
intendency everything about the prem
ises has the appear ance of a large
producing and prosperous concern.
BETHEL -CREOSUS-DOMADO
MILLS, TAR RIVER, OKLA.
The Bethel Creosus- Domado mills
are located one-haf mile south Of the
town of Tar River, Okla, and directly
in the same rich deposits as the great
Admiralty, Montreal and other Cen
tury camp big producing properties.
The three mills are each 300 tons
capacity, equipped with most improved
Bessemer gas engines for mill power,
and Chicago Pneumatic gas engines
for sludge mills, of which there are
more than so improved tables installed
at the three plants.
By installing the very best cOnserv-
ing machinery, a recovery Of IL per
cent is being made from these rich
ores.
There is a large lead production in
addition to the zinc concentrates. The
last week of July, current year, the
the Domado plant was destroyed by
FIRE, causing a damage Of nearly $780,
900. Nothing daunted by so great a
loss, the nergetic and progressive
management Immediately commenced
work Of reconstruction Of larger and
more completely furnished plant
which is now nearing completion and
within the month will be operating on
a larger scale than before the confla-
grafton. In these mills the manage
ment have spared no expense to in
stall any necessary safety devices to
protect life and limb and health Of
the miners.
The three plants are operated by
a cooperative management, with DR..
c. W. Day as president Of the Bethel
Lead and Zinc Mining Co; Mr.. Lee
Clinton, president CrOesus Mining Co.,
and Mr.. J. h. McBurney president
Domado Mining Co.. with Mr.. W z.
Broach, secretary-treasurer and gen
eral manager Of the combined con-
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