Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-24
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Lcad and Zinc Notes

. Drilling has been started south Of
commerce and from present indi- /.
''ll'hS another ore body will be dis /
covered. In one hole which has
reached a depth OF l3S feet both /
lead and iacl, were encountered In !
"pth ground. Prospecting Ia this /
E'yl"n mas heou attractive TO opera /
ls now apparent that the Limestone
oar was found iu sumc OF the old .
WORKINGS iu past years and 10 WAS
lhouEh' tho bar continued on 20 the /
south for number ur miles When /
no more desirable leases could be |
secured In the Older section Of the
l"hlulrT'e ti"id move was made TO
Io'ate Inc orc body south Of that bar
II ls now apparent hat the limestone
bar did not extend moro than ffy
or sixty feet I'm mi. section the
orc is easily mined and AS the water
Is quickly removed al indications
point 60 good firld being disUuy.
cred. commerce ha- had some of
Tho most famous mines i'm the dls-
| trlct and many willIoua Of dollars
have been returned ta the operators
in dividends ono Of these is tho
Emma Gordon which has paid its
owners handsome rot4rNs The Big
Chief Is another miue that has made
huge sums of nancy for ita owners
and there seems 10 be no doubt that
there is an abundance 90 high grade
ore In the upper ground yet In
many of tho old mines iu tho Com
morce district there yet remains
many many thousands OF dollars
worth OF good ore left In tho pillars
that support the roofs Of the aban-
doned mines. Some time this orc
will he cut out, which, or course.
will allow the ground to cavo I'm
But with the caving in Of the ground
tho danger that mcnaces tho miners
will be gone and the upper runs Of
ore win be taken out and hundrcdH
of men will find employment I'm the
ground that are now lying Idle,
The Emma Gordon mill Is clean
ing ore for three or four subsidiary
companies and is kept busy. despite
the fact that there ia supposed to
be a lull In production. The owners
of the Emma Gordon have made
fortunes from that lease and one OF
the Officers OF tho company ok
pressed his belief that there existed
a larger body of ore on this lease
than has been found. In their deep
est drill holes the ore body was
found In more sheet ground forma-
ton than in the shallower workings.
Sheet ground has not been looked
upon with much favor in this district
for the reason that there was so
much good ore in large bodies the
miners did not care to open sheet
ground. This will be changed in
the near future. as the sheet ground
In this section Is better than that in
tho Missouri field and the recovery
is higher. Drilling west of the Emma
Gordon lease shows an extensive ore
body, but II Is not as thick as the
operators desire. II is predicted that
the section west and south OF Com
mcrce will at no distant day. be ono
Of the most active camps In the dis
trict.
There IN much activity between
Commerce and Tar River in the way
of drilling. There is strip of land
that has never figured much in mine
development for the reason that
leases could not be secured. Re-
taken Stock companies have been
formed to develop the property.
| There are good Indications to the
experienced miner Of n large body
/ Of ore, It is said, which awaits the
| drlller to prove the ground.
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The Lost Trail Mining company
will sink n new shaft on the extreme
/ western line of its lease and run
I the dirt from that part OF the lease
! by tramway TO their mill. The
| ground in that direction is very rich.
| II has been a good producer for sew
! eral years and It has been decided
TO work out that property. Several
drill holes have been put down and
show up n good body OF ore at Three
levels. The deepest level 225 feet,
shows up good Al lead and lack