Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-11
Lead and Zinc


Mining cDmpany. which has a lease
.n 100 ecraa ~ laod tao miles north
10 fne Zine Mound have opened -
a lfe.pect that is reported 90 RANK
-.-1 re biggest .r he 14s.rct
I1 the f-e Two t-I holes put
i.er EDCf ore Vas l4sco.-rea Ou
eeen In ore hole he ore 4as en-
rouutered in paying quantities AZ the
I1g-fDos Jewel which continued N
.reV richer or down 20 Z25 feet al
which deprh the driii was removed
ard the third hole commenced.
Acsrsday ne drill entered rich
DGy u ore 20 % feet which 10 is
believed .s the zane -In u ore en-
crlnte.eI ln ho.e SO.
+roIt this prose true the body u
ore thus blocked out Vii become ore
% fhc big afrlkes ~ the field. The
frIrc 100 ac-ee WlI be thoroiy drilled
.uc whom the extent ~ the deposit
kar been ascerialned the erection II
70 rf0-fou m.u all be commenced
Chas sIttz. miner who lives in
Trsece Kan. was overcome b. foul
a.r Ir the Inspiration mine al P.cher
yesterday Two other men were af-
fsctrd by tho Rss but were iaken
from the mine before their condition
became serious
o. H Greg0ry. one ~ the early
Dperators in the Miami Mining fed
ha- been visiting the scenes Of hls
e1fiJ activities Tor the past few day-.
He drilled one of the first holes for
or- in the Oklahoma district IN 1901.
SO went down - feet and struck q
rod run ~ lead and zinc ore Later
r. drilled out another tract Of land
and built a mill FOR the Lancaster
Mining company one of the pioneers
~ the field.
The Bethlehem Zinc company.
hich IL operating the old Hannibal
g. Joe property. has just closed a
dfal for 4 iO0-acre lease near qua
'Yaw.
On the r.. G.. Thomas land. north
~ Plcher. the sixth drlll hole u being
put down. This is the land on which
sensational strike was made some
time ago The drill in putting down
the fourth hole IN this lease went
thru a 1s0-foOt face of ore ls feet
~ which was almost pure jack. assay
Ing u per cent. The sixth hole
which is down 20 the ore. Is showing
good face,
This is considered one 81 the rich
est leases In the field. The first
three holes averaged % per cent and
the ffih % per cent while the last
b. said 10 be equally as good as the
others. All showed ore AZ an average
depth ~ 30 feet while the best ore
waa from 1913 TO 10 feet The lease
" owned by the Admiralty Zinc com
Idny. which b. moving large mill
from Webb city TO the new property.
H. ls-hour run, the ST Joe Min
INK company turned out $1,000
pounds Of concentrates with rs new
mill In Pichcr Since October ] the
dirt handled By this plant has aver
aged il.22 zinc and lead.
The mill shaft has reached depth
Of $50 feet where n ~ in water
course and ore at the same time.
which II an unusual condition.
II was planned 20 20 70 the 2eV-
foot level. but with one half Of the
shaft IN the wate--course. It Is in
terferinR with the work. Two shifts
are at work. hut the dirt IA taken
mostly from the field shaft to keep
the mill In operation. The field
HNNiN ~ AUOUt dWW lfFN AEOfI IIlF UilIi
and the two shafts Will be cut to-
ecther soon.
The Picher- Oklahoma Mining COM
pany. which Is sinking shaft on
its 90. acre lease IN the Rich Golden
rpd sector in Tar River. has reached
n depth OF 1876 feet and expects to
reach It's face Of ore. which lies at
g0F feet very soon.
They are sinking on the best mill
site shown by cuttings from IS drill
holes. They paid 100000 for this
property In November. An s00-ton
n IN will be moved from one of their
other properties. which Will he in
operation by the first OF next Feb
runry.
Good prospects are reported from
the drills OF the Sunrise Mining COM
pnny. which Is operating west Of Car
din and north OF Commerce.
An example OF the wealth OF the
mineral resources OF this district is
shown by the records OF the Montreal
Mine at Douthat
They started their mill In Novem-
bcr. 1915. and In little less than 10
months tncl nave hnlppeu SV' cur
loads OF ore. mined and milled on
their lease.
on December they had approx
mately 200 tons OF zinc blende in
their bins. good part OF which can
not be shipped on account OF the
shortage OF cars.
What mining men declare IL the
richest Jack mine In the Miami dis
,rlot has been drilled out on the Red
skin lease. located directly on the
ansas state line. This lease is
owned by the Buffalo Mining COM
pany. in which number OF Tulsans
are interested and they have struck
a o3-foot face OF solid jack
Nine holes have boon drilled on tho
lsnse. all Of them showing n good run
of ore with good face. but the last
hcle. which was brought In yesterday.
developed a condition such as has
never been brought to the attention
of mining men In this field. Tho
hole is 23s feet deep. and the drifl
are absolutely FREQ from
flint. The Red Skin adjoins tho
sroomcorn mine on tho west. owned