Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-29
Zinc and Lead Notes

Special TO The World.
MIAMI, Okla. Nov. 2S.-The Man
ga mill which Is of $50 tons capacity
has begun operations and is now num-
pered among the producers of the dis
trict. The Manga company owns its
own drills and has put down 35 holes
on Its lease which is just north of
the Laclede mine. The ore on the
lease seems to be in a thick sheet on
part Of the lease and OH the other
part the drills found several openings
and caves As the richest ore in he
district has been found In caves the
Manga company is hoping to unearth
even better mineral than the drills and
shaft has shown. W. S. OBannon Is
president OF the company.
The Pioneer Lead & Zinc co. has
begun the construction of a G0Q-ton
mill on its forty acre lease adjoining
the Larsh Lead x Zinc Co. on the
north and the famous Blue Bird mill
on the south. Twenty holes have been
drilled on this lease and an ore body
with II IS foot face has been located
which assays from / 20 AZ per cent.
This company is composed of Okla
homa City business men. The mill
will he completed by February l and
mas DetH lOCdttu ONtI one OF lHe TltH-
est OF the drill holes. II. q. Larsh
of the Pioneer Coal z Timber Co.
of oklahoma City is president OF the
company
The Larsh Lead & Zinc Co. now has
It's mill about completed and Will be
ready for operations in few more
days. The new mill is of 800 tons
capacity and strictly modern in every
way. The lease is OF 40 acres and al.
szE s,sI
the west. Two shafts have already
been put down to the ore, and one
shaft has drlfted off 25O feed showing
n rich run of dirt assaying 15 per cent
and better. A second mill site on
this same forty is now being drilled
out and another mill will be erected
as soon as the mill site is located and
the shafts are started. The Larsh
least is located in one of the richest
sections of the Miami field.
The Red Eagle Mining company of
Sunnyside is moving its mill from
the Joplin field which it will re-
model and put up on its ease at
Quapaw. The mill Is Of large capacity
and will be able to be rebuilt and run
ming in a very short time.
The Quapaw Mining company which
Is composed OF Miami and Oklahoma
City business men and which has 4
W.
& G.. depot at Quapaw has bought a
modern mill and will start It's erection
right away. The Quapaw company
has had its shaft down for several
weeks and has taken ouJ considerable
ore already
The Jack BOY Mining company, a
new company just recently organized
with a capital of 100000 is operating
on the old Red Feather lease south
west Of Lincolnville.
The old Red Feather was shot down
some time ago when the lease got
into litigation and later the mill was
moved off Of the lease altho 1t is
claimed by those who know that at
the time of the shut down the mine
was producing 10 per cent stuff.
Fate played a cruel trick on one
alleged thief when he unknowinsly
offered to sell stolen goods to the
owner yesterday.
George Privine has been drilling
Just across the Kansas line near the
Blue Mound. On the night of Novem
her o., some one stole 240 feet of drill
casing from the lease.
Monday when Mr.. Provine was
watching his drillers work on the
Bethel lease near Tar River man
WHIP later gave his name as j. ID.
Williams drove up with wagon
load of casing and is said to have
Offered to sell Provine the casing.
Provine carefully looked over the cas-
ing and making sure ii was his bought
At
Williams was arrested shortly af-