Baxter Springs news., 1918-08-30
DEVELOPMENT IN THE o. X.
DISTRICT is BECOMING
MORE ACTIVE
EXTENDING THE ORE FIELD
Production of Lead and Zinc to
Be Pulled from Many New
Areas, Mostly on Kansas
Side of Field

The Quebec Mining Company is
putting the finishing touches on its
mill, which is located on q twenty
acre lease near Douthat, adjoined on
the west by the Montreal lease, which
has been proclaimed the richest jack
and lead mine in the United States by
government mine inspectors. The
company purchased the st. Regis No.
mill, located at Dueneweg, last
March, dismantling it and transport
ing it here under favorable weather
conditions, which handicapped the
company in getting the mill erected.
The mill is rated ut 500 tons capac-
ity, equipped with gas engines for op-
Grating the sludge mill and compress
ors while steam is used for the hoist
and pumps. The company now having
its mill completed to degree Of op-
Grating, has encountered difficulties in
obtaining water US the shafts are dry.
The company will overcome this and
be ready to operate next Monday.
The mill shaft is down to the depth
of 1876 feet and the field shaft 100
feet. Drifting was begun this morn
ing from the field to the mill shaft in
order that there may be plenty of air.
The Quebec is believed to have as
good run of ore dirt as the Montreal
as the formation in the shafts and the
ore dirt on the dumps tend to show q
high recovery of premium ore as it is
free from iron.
KanOk Starts Shaft
The Kanok Mining company is sink
ing its second shaft on its lease on
the plume land located southeast of
Douthat. The shaft, which is now
down to the depth of ISL feet, has
shot into good paying ore dirt, and it
is conceded that the company will fin
ish the mill which it started to erect
but later suspended completing until
the ground was further developed, as
no drilling had been done by the COM
pany at that time and only one shaft
had been sunk which was down at the
depth of 112 feet, where an upper run
of jack was found.
The Bennine mine, operated by the
Commerce Mining and Royalty COM
pany, has just completed an addition
to the sludge mill, adding five addi-
tional tables. A new transformer
house is being constructed. Electric
ians are busy installing electrical
equipment, which will operate the
hoist pump and the mill. The main
mill and compressor will be operated
by gas engines. The mill has been
operating regularly for the last thirty
days and shows an excellent recovery,
which is 20 per cent, 40 per cent lead
and so per cent jack.
Shelton plant number /, located at
Cardin, which has been operating |
steadily, closed down last week for
general repairs. The machinery has
already been delivered and the mill
will be thoroughly overhauled and
placed in operation as rapidly as pos
sible.
Rich Strike at Sante Fe
The st. Louis Smelling and Refin-
ing company brought in one of the
richest strikes it has made since en-
tering the field on the r. B. Kropp
land located at Santa Fe, four miles
southwest of Baxter. On finishing up
number one and two drill HOES two
weeks ago, the company showed up
an assay Of q per cent but la: weak
on completing number three and four,
a much better run was found. The
company has drilled something like
eight holes on this lease, all showing
a good face of ore in paying quanti-
ties. The company cOntemplates
erecting a new mill in the near fu- (
ture.
The Central Mining company in {
west Cardn is making a fine ercord 8
by the regular operation and high re- O
covery. Q
The Acme Mining company is drill s
ing on its lease near Mineral Heights
IN southeast Picher. S
The Huggit Lead and Zinc company,
which operates the Merrill mine east c
If St. Louis, is running its mill stead s
ly on ore dirt from one Of their
.hree field shafts south of the mill. 4
The Bendene Mining company, To- P
.ated on the Lincolnville road east Of s
he Ontario smelters, will be ready to a
tart its new mill about September 2. s
The Crescent Mining company has v
'een conducting an extensive drilling s.
ampaign on its lease north Of Hook
rville on the Paxton land. Zinc ore
ire was encountered at the depth Of N
80 to $50 feet. cl
Scattering Development III
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