Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-02-07
Mansfield Mining & Develop
ment Company Buys Land
TRACT COMPRISES 1,7oo ACRES
The A. T. Friend Mining Co. Opens an Office in
the Freeman Block Drills Now Working
and More Ordered Other Notes

This shows the richness of the
minerals, and yet nobody did
mere than scratch the surface.
Zinc values were tossed aside in
those days, as bullets were all
they were looking for, Mansti
eld, because of her daily visitors
of miners, capitalists and men of
means, who are investing in
these cid hills, which have been
dormant for so long, yet rich
with ore, spectators are begin
ming to flock to the Gem City,"
Another Mansfield man who
has long had faith in this district
is Frank Scheuermann, who has
done considerable prospecting
or his own properly. He says
the ore il here and believes this
is amining field of great richness
The A. II. Friend Mining Co.
has opened an Office in the Free
man block. The officers of this
company are A. j. Clark, presi
dent; A. II. Friend, vice presi
dent and general manager, and
R. H. West, secretary and tIea.
surer. Mr.. Clark, who has been
living in Grand Island, Neb has
arrived to make Mansfield his
home. His wife. who is now
visiting in Oklahoma, expects to
join him here soon. Mr.. West 5
home is Wood River, Neb. They
have ample capital and expect to
put several drills at work.
The shaft at the little Berry
mill has been cleaned out and is
ready for business.
The mill at the famous Red
Bird mine which has produced
80 much high grade ore is pre-
pairing for a big business.
The Beeler.Steph-S Sharp Min
ing Go. of Okm ulgee, Okla now
has a drill at work on a 40 acre
lease secured from A II. Friend
We are becoming a hustline
and bustling mining center
wonderful fh our lead. zinc anc
other ores. In the Miami dis
trict the ore assays about N
zinc, while here it runs from 25&
to 800. These are near the sur
face, the ore growing richer a.
the drills go down.
Look at your government geo
logical report and you will SET
where the zinc belt of the United
States lies. Lost yet Found
is the slogan, and the develop
: ment of this great mineral tielt
is financed, and we hope to Sc,
. Mansfield the center of one o
, the worlds largest mining fields
Many have been attracted her
t and as the development pro
3 ceeds the demand will be TO
t more mechanics, laborers, trad
2 esmen, etc. Come TO MANSFIELD
t now is the time pay dirt i
in sight.
The echo of the drill on tn
j. several leases close to town Cal
q be heard on the streets of Mans
z field causing the merchants t
e step lively, not only the echo O
e the drill, but the influx of miner
$ mechanics and visitors are caus
'. ing increased activity and bus
d ness in all channels is stimulate
$ Five drills are in operation an
o that many more are being shipr
y ed frsm the factory and wi
il soon be picking mother earth O
d the several leases already tinant
e ed to search for ore
e W. r, OVERLY of Seymour wa
!. here last week looking after hi
It interests at the Red Bird mine
r of which he is superintendent.
e Geo. O'Neill, Il geolcgist frol
o Tulsa, Okla, arrived in Man.
d field yesterday morning to loo
). over the mining field.