Baxter Springs news. [volume], August 08, 1907, Image 4

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TDE iOIIIES.
The turn-in from the mining
camp last week was very satisfac
tory, and bids fair to be very
large from now on. New strikes
are being' made every day, and
some of them are very big and
rich ones, too.
Ore sales were as follows:
Zinc. Lead
M. K. AT. A Ward 16,000
Mi aion Mr. Co 120,000 loo, 000
Mason mine (13,380
Joanna mine 53 75 1 1 .430
Total mIm 237,030
Value: Zinc, $4,808; lead,
total, $8,738.
ii7.vto
$3.050 :
What is known as the Tony
Robinson shaft, which lies mid
way between the Good Luck and
Lancaster mines, has' opened up
a good body of lead and jack
with some silicate.
We understand the Old Abe,
which has been shut down for
some time while repairs have
been made, will soon resume op
erations. We hope so. The Old
Abe is a good property and
should be making ore every day.
The Kramer-Morse mine has
Jim Isley has made a fine lead
ore strike on the Dardenne land
lue east of the Omaha. He sunk
a shaft on a drill hole, which
showed ore from 23 to 37 feet,
and the shaft has verified the
drill hole in every way. This is
the farthest lead strike to the
east in the Baxter Springs camp.
The "Old Chief" north of Mi
ami on Baxter Royalty lands, is
turning out quantities of jack
covered with oil. Cheap fuel in
this camp would be a big item,
but as yet the oil has not shown
up in quantities sufficient to ad
mit ot even the thought of its
becoming a reality. The stock
of the Baxter Royalty company
is now selling for 25c. per share,
having been one of the biggest
sellers ever placed upon the pub
lic stock market. It appeals to
people because it means a divis
ion of royalties without the di
rect risk attached to mining.
The Alabama mine is growing
richer as far as quantity is con
concerned, and while its lead de
posit is larger than at first be
lieved, a fine body of jack seems
to under lie this. In drilling sev
eral holes about the shaft already
down, it is shown that the ore
body extends over much of the
cut through from its upper drift
to its lower drift, and in so doing' adjacent territory. The work of
a 1 ' . .
nas opened up an immense uouy erecting a lioister, installing
of jack and lead. Mr. Kramer boilers, building ore bins, and
anticipates making from eight to placing other machinery neces-
ten tons per day this week.
The mill of the New State
mine just across the road from
the "Old Chief" is being rushed,
and at the same time the ground
development is going forward, as
this company knows top develop
ment does not pay unless the
ground produces the ore.
The United Iron Works of
Springfield, Mo., have secured
tne contract to erect the Lancas
ter concentrating mill. This mine
is showing nearly 500 feet of un
derground development, and judg
ing from its ore dump, it is bound
to make good when it can market
its ores.
sary to get the ore out and to the
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mantei is going iorwara as rap
idly as it is possible to do so.
This mine hopes to be numbered
among the producers of this camp
soon. Results count; what is go
ing to be done counts for naught
without marketable ore, and that
turned into dollars.
Perhaps one of the biggest
free ore strikes ever made in this
or any other camp is that one
made by the Good Luck people
last week, a short time after
starting a drift. The shaft was
sunk through several feet of very
rich lead-bearing dirt, after
which it was decided to drive a
drift to the northeast. A few
feet from the shaft the workmen
went into a big bodv of free
zinc ore. The ore is in chunks,
from the size of a hen-egg to the
size of a water bucket, and is ab
solutely the pure stuff. As the
drifting goes on, the deposit in
creases in size, and it looks as i
the strike is going to be a fine
one, indeed. Something more
than a ton of free ore is being
taken out each shift, and the drift
ta only about four by five feet
in rely a prospect affair.
Something unique in the way
water gets into a mine has been
discovered by Thos. Timothy
manager of the Common Law
mine. Since this company began
operating their property they
have spent thousands of dollars
in pumping water, as have the
Macawber and Pasture mines, so
if what seems to be a discovery
should be a fact, these propertie:
will be saved a great deal in pump
ing expenses this present year
Walking along the creek, which
carries the water of a small stream
as well as the water from the
mines above this property, down
through the camp, Mr. Timothy
found what seemed to be an itn
mense cave. He could hear the
water trickling down into a basin
before finding the aperture, and
upon examining the bed of the
creek found what seems to be an
opening ten by ten and eight feet
deep, into which 600 gallons o
water poured every minute, per-
colatinir through the open ground
to their mine. Since this discov
ery Mr. Timothy has been filling
in, and is building a cement wall
to turn the water into a surface
drain, the results of which will
be awaited with much anxiety
by those owning the above named
properties. That the ground is
what is called open ground in that
portion of our field is not ques
tioned, because when one proper
ty ceases pumping the others have
to start an extra pump.
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and complete. - -
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Library Saggttflont.
Now that the library building
is completed, the books bought
and on the shelves, and the
grounds in comparative order,
is fitting that such an event as
the formal turning of the library
over to the city should be made
an occasion of general rejoicing,
Few things can come to any
community so valuable as a pub
lic library. And no other thing
touching the life of a community
is so often neglected, because
library does not come within the
scope of the daily activities o
all. Strange as it may seem,
a library is often monopolized by
the few and unknown to the
many.
In opening Baxter's library to
the public-it should be made an
event in the history of this a
ready historic town. A big re
ception should be held down
stairs and on the lawn, and
program of short speeches and
music should be rendered in the
lecture room up stairs. Some
one who knows the facts, should
tell of the eolutiun of the libra
ry from ilu old court house. Let
diio her tell of the good to the
individual the books may be,
both as a means of affording
amusement and acquiring know
edge, and let others tell of their
longing for books when but few
were to be had.
That al may feel a closer in
terest in the library, it is sug
rested that each person attend
ing the reception at the opening
of the library bring a book to
donate to th? institution. This
does not mean a new book, or
only one, but some book that is
worth reading, or a set of books,
or a set of magazines, or a year's
subscription to some magazine,
The reading room should be
made attractive, and our citizens
should not be backward in giving
assistance to make it so. The
men about the hotels who. are
connected with the mines wi
find in the new library a delight
ful place to profitably spend
part of their spare time reading
in its cozy corners.
This should mean something
to every person living in Baxter
Springs, and I move that a united
effort be made to hold a grand
reception at the building when
the library is turned over to the
city. Miss Harrison.
Nlo9 Horn at a Bargain
I have an extra good 3-room
house, not occupied, good as new
100-foot front on corner; smal
barn; fruit; shade; cistern; five
blocks from Cooper's store; extra
easy terms; a bargain; see me.
J. I. Fribujy.
Fred Piatt of Neosho was the
guest of friends in this city Tues
day evening.
With the destruction of the
old dam on Spring river at this
place, there comes a sadness over
the disciples of Isaac Walton.
Time was when the Baxter dam
was the best place to fish in this
whole country. Many and many
a fine fish has been caught there,
and many and many a lie has
been told about the fishing.
Capt. Price and Capt. Eastham,
two of the most inveterate fish
ermen in the world, went down
to the dam a few days ago when
they heard it was to be torn out,
and determined to catch a certain
big fish which has caused a great
deal of trouble to the local fish
ermen. That big fish has been
hooked time and time again, but
each time he . managed to get
away, generally breaking the
hook or the line. The two cap
tains decided to try once more,
and they were successful. Tri
umphantly 4hey pulled the 67-
pound fish out of the water, and
carried him up to Price's, where
they intended , to clean him and
divide. But they reckoned with
out their host When they got
the fish cleaned and started to
cut . him up; they discovered he
was to full of old iron hooks that
he was worthless for eating, so
hey sold him to a Galena junk
buyer for old iron. But such
things will not happen at the
Baxter dam again. '
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Ridge Roll.. '. 7c a foot
Eave Trough 7c a foot
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FLOWER POTS
Stringed Instruments
Hard ware Fu rn it u re
Carpets Rugs Mattings
Window Shades, Window Glass
and a big stock of Chinaware
A full line of
Camp Supplies
Q Everything you need for camping
purposes at the BIG REUNION
Gregorg Traill Go.
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ObsnrVa how foV tha reumdtrlp rata is from Kansas Cltf
Cerraapantflng raJuetlena (ram litwktr
Flretclaaa Service. Fullrnaae and Barver
Meal. Nethlat baltar
Dourer, Colorado Spring. Puablo, $1750
Trinidad, 24.55
Las Vogao and Santa Fo, N. M., 30.75
Albuquarquo, Doming , El Paso, - 3725
Clonwood Springs, 2950
Salt Lako City 30.50
TickcUontale daily to September SO, iacluilv. Return limit October U
Loo Angoloo, San Francloco, 60.00
Daily to September 16. limit October 81. 1907.
Writ for "A Cohroi Summtr" mu4 "Jammer Oatlmg fa CWornfa." free
L. B. SMITH, City Paooongor Agont,
Kaaeae Cltr. Ma.
The Baxter Springs public
schools will open Monday, Sept.
9. The opening is delayed one
week on account of the big reun
ion. It is always necessary to get
straightened out after the big
doings, and then, the children's
clothes need cleaning and mend
ing. Then, too, the parents need
rest after going through such
big thing as the reunion.
Joplin, Mo., U. S. A Dolly
Dingle, aged 27, single, rather
pretty, owns forty acres of land
in the very heart of the Joplin
lead and zinc district, but she re
fuses to mine her land or let any
one else mine it. The tract is
surrounded by good mines,- some
having mined up to her line, pro
ducing thousands of dollars in ore
monthly for their owners, but
Miss Dingle says the Almighty
did not place the ore there to be
taken out and sold. Hundreds of
miners have attempted to lease
the land for mining purposes, but
the comely owner says it will
never be mined so long as she
owns it. ' ' -
License Agent Smith is -book
ing- all kinds of good shows for
the big reunion. There will cer
tainly be some good shows, among
them some first class vaudevilles
and some fine comedy shows.'
here will also be some of the
very latest picture shows.
Mr. and Mrs, C'H. Smith vis-
ited theirchildren Mr. and Mrs.
Clyde Allison, and took in the
resuuen at Columbus, Tuesday.
LUt ei Letter
Remaining- in the pootoffice at
Baxter Springs. Kanaaa. for the
week ending with Aug. 7, 1907.
which if not called for witbia two
weeks will be aent to the dead .
letter office at Washington, D. C:
Kaden J M Taborn Mr Ed
West Mr Clate Fergunoo J W
Chittmun Miss Liizie Miner Dan
Montgomery Claude V Grander Bin
care of Marion William
Dwyer G M Carrot Misa Delia -
John M Baxter 4 Co Mr Oon Tbair
Claude Pbripw Collier Mrs Jeate A
Peraona calling for any of the '
abore letters will pleaaeaay"Adrer
tiaed'gking date list
Janes S. Price, P.N.
Parties wanting a lot of kind
ling wood for winter can get all
they want by applying to James
Smith, care of this office'.
Mrs. S. E. Whitley of Sheridan,
Wyo., came Saturday to visit rel
atives and friends. Mrs. White
ley was formerley Miss Maud Ma
son of this city.-
The Baxter dam is now only a
memory. The dam proper was
all torn out last week, and now
only a small amount of work on
the forebay and penstock remains
to be done until the whole ca
boodle will be wiped from the
map. ' - .
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dillaway
have . returned from Chicago,
whither they went , with the re
mains of C W. Daniels. v, a.;-
Fo SAifc Good tailch. cow;
gives plenty of milk the year
round; will weih 1200 poncds.
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