The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-09
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Miami District Daily News.


The Associated Lead and Zinc
people are building a 300-ton mill on
their lease in Quapaw, which will be
rushed to completion. The new
mill will be modern in every par
ticular. Another mill site is being
drilled out and a mill will be erect
ed there as soon as possible, it is
announced High grade ore has
been drilled through on the new site
and the future holds bright pros
poets for the Associated company.
The Piokee mill, located on the
southeast of the southeast of sec
ton Il, one-fourth of mile west of
Picher, is putting in new sludge
room, dummy elevator, etc, remod-
cling the plant and making every
thing about the premises strictly
modern.
The new 500-ton gas mill of the
Diamond Joe Company will begin
operations within a few days. Two
shafts have been sunk to a distance
Of l20 feet and a rich deposit of
both lead and zinc has been found.
The mill is located two miles south
OF Baxter Springs.
The Bilharz Mining Company is
rushing the new mill in Trcece, and
it is expected to be completed by
May IS. This will be a 25O-ton gas
mill with everything connected with
it of modern type. Mill shaft No.
| is now being sunk, and several
holes have been drilled showing an
exceedingly good grade Of ore.
By April | it is expected that the
old Roanoke mill which was moved
from its old site to its present loca-
ton adjoining the Harrisburg mill,
mile west of Cardin, will
be completed and ready to start on
its daily grind. The mill is located
between the Harrisburg and Cen
.ral mills within 200 feet of the JET
ferson highway. Considerable drill
ing has been done and two shafts
have been sunk.
The Western Mineral Company
consisting in the majority of Texas
capitalists, has been organized for a
of $200,00O. The COM
oany has a 40-acre lease in section
22-28-2S east of Miami about three
and onc-half miles, which will be
developed at once Officers OF the
are President and super
Emery Wiley; K. S.
Legate, S. w. Koehler S. ]. Bold
rick, n. c. Colyert, X. X. Sher-
rod and d. s. Mcdonald, directors.
The completion of the new smelt-
er known as the Ontario, located
in St. Louis, Okla, is expected to
be announced by April l. Several
are behind the project.
The smclter will be twice the size
Of that originally intended, as it
was at first thought 50O-ton struc-
ture would suffice, but later devel-
opmentS have come to the surface
causing the stockholders to alter
their original plans and to build the
smelter with 1000 tons capacity. c.
Y. Jones Of Joplin IS president OF
the company.
The Bilharz company, one OF the
largest operating concerns in the
Miami mining district, is rushing
things ABOUT the various proper
ties, and with the settled weather
now due work will be pushed as
rapidly as possible for the spring
and summer business. Mill No. I,
where the first occurred some
ago, is nearing completion
and shafts and 2 are being cleaned
out preparatory to the starting of
The mill which will be within few
days, it was announced Monday.
No. o shaft and No. 7 shaft will
soon be sunk for No. 3 mill.
The Bee Mining Company, con-
sisting OF Miami and Oklahoma City
men, has been incorporated with
capital OF 100000, with local Offices
in the Cordova Hotel. Officers OF
the new organization are: Presi-
dent and treasurer, +. O. Buzzard;
secretary, Edgar d. Smith. The
stockholders will hold a meeting at
the office next Saturday for the
purpose OF electing all permanent
officers, The property of the new
company is on section 81, one-half
mile southwest OF Quapaw. Sixteen
holes have been drilled and re-
covery OF from 8 TO 10 per cent has
been shown. The first shaft will be
Immediately, and the mill
will be constructed at once with a
vley OF having it completed by
July /. The mill will be a 30O-ton
electric with everything connected
with 1t absolutely modern in every