Iron County register., 1922-03-16
The Annapolis Lead Mine.

Last Saturday a special coach at
tached to train number brought
from the city of st. Louis to this coun-
ty large party of prominent busi-
ness men of that city, accompanied
by competent engineers, who made
an inspection of the newly discovered
lead mine near Annapolis, owned by
the Annapolis Lead Company, which
has been reopened and is again in
operation.
| Some of the members of the party
were stockholders of the Company,
evidently present for the purpose of
conferring with the officials in charge
relative to the large expenditures
soon to be made on the Company's
properties for improvements, while
most of the others came with the ap-
parent purpose of personal investi-
CATION of the mine and its possibilities
with view of investing in the stock
of the Company.
The Annapolis Lead Company owns
$50 acres of land Immediately south
of the town of Annapolis upon which
body of rich lead ore was discover
ed and proven some time ago by
means of diamond drilling and follow
ed up by the sinking of large double
compartment shaft down to the ore
deposit from which drifting into the
ore has begun.
We are informed that the Annap-
oils Lead Company spent in prospect
ing and development work, alone,
around $300,000 90 and that provision
has now been made for the erection
of large mill or concentration plant,
with capacity of 1000 tons per day,
to cost $3.50, 100000, and that the con-
tract for the mill and other machinery
necessary for the successful opera
tion of the mine has been let. Work
on the mill and power plant founda-
tions will start by April let and the
officers of the company anticipate de-
: livery of the machinery within the
3 next six weeks and expect to have
/. the mill in operation by the first day
g of September of the present year.
Power will be supplied by steam
turbo plant with 1000 K. W. capacity
and the entire plant Will be electrified.
9 Thirty men are employed by the
: Annapolis Lead Company now and
t when the plant is equipped as arrang-
!, ed for at least 150 employees will be
Q required, which will mean much tc
! the people of this county.
s MIR. M. @. Rhodes, a progressive
business man of st. Louis, is President
and Mr.. S. s. Clark, an experienced
mining man and engineer, well known
throughout this section, is the Gener'
V al Manager.
it Mr.. Clark informed our representa-
a tive that from the ore in sight in the
mine at this time he would be able tt
mine seven per cent lead for year.
From all the information we have
been able to gather regarding the An
napolis lead mine we are of the opin
ion that its owners are due to make
n some money and, gentlemen, you have
our best wishes for success. What il
a good for you will automatically bene
fit our people and the community il
is general. Every citizen of this count!
should help and encourage this meri
10 torious undertaking.
An old-fashioned lunch, elaborate
J. ana satisfying, was served by the com
ID pany at thd club house on the arriva
of the visitors at the mines.
a Following is list of those present
l. Robert L. Niedringhaus, J. H. Howe
E. j. Scott, Tom j. Scott, Walter 1
N Hensiey, Edw. Prendergast, M. T
a BRAZIL, Jr., Chester I. Dale. DR.. T
Alfred Marquard, Robert Hensley, G
y n. Ruedi, A. G. Brauer, r. K. Lowry
It. K. E. Bryant, J. H. Mclean, @. ,
t. Boehm, Marion O. Rhodes, job
Schmoll, F. E. Bousch, E. B. Scha
L. berg, Conrad L. Schopp, S. S, CLARK
lb @. 7. Dana, j. D. Fisher, Edga
ty Broemelsick, st. Louis; J. Arthu
Francis, D. E. Fletcher, B. P. Burn
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