Mineral Kingdom. (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 14, 1905 Page: 1 of 4
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MINERAL KINGDOM.
Devoted to tbe MiQeral Interests of tbe Wictyta MountaiQS
Vol. 2. No. 45.
LAWTON, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 14, 1905.
$1 Per Year.
MINERS BUSY
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The miners of the Wichitas are
busy these days going down into
the earth in search of the precious
metals.
In the Wildman district all is ac-
tivity, and several shafts are being
sunk and at least two outfits of ma-
chinery are in sight. The promo-
ters of the Wildman Gentral railway
are busy completing the details
preparatory to starting the grade,
and when once started it is the in-
tention to push the work as rapidly
as possible.
The mining interests in the vicin-
ity of Roosevelt are not being neg-
lected, and several prospects in
this locality show very promising
results for amount of development
work done. "Yours yet" is in the
harness constantly, assisting in
more ways than one, and the future
of this district is indeed very prom-
ising.
In the vicinity of Cooperton are
several likely prospects, although
development in this section has not
been carried as far as in some other
parts of the mountains, yet there
are several industrious miners
working away with tenacity on their
claims and the time is not far in
the future when this part of the
mountains will be famous for its
mineral deposits.
In the vicinity of Sandy canyon,
the Big Four company are working
with their shaft at a depth of 70
feet, and the value in the material
being taken out is satisfactory to
the membersofthecompany. Sev-
eral good prospects are located in
and adjacent to this canyon, but
the amount of work being done is
not large. .
The Hale property, which is noted
for its native copper, being tied up
in litigation, is standing idle, which
if developed would according to
indications already in sight, prob-
ably prove to be a very valuable
property.
Near Elk mountain, are several
properties which bid fair, from
present indications, to be payers,
among which are the properties of
the Bonanza Mining company, the
Earls, Fitzgerald, Stubblefield and
numerous others.
The property of the Illinois and
Black Bear companies near Quan-
nah Creek, have the material on
the ground for the construction of
a 50-ton smelter, but work has not
yet been commenced.
The Remer camp, near Mount
Sheridan, has a good showing in
a shaft 100 feet in depth on the
Snake claim, and while at present
work is at a standstill, it is expect-
ed to soon resume. Mr. Remer is
at this time in Omaha, Neb., on
business relative to mining.
Near Springfield a number of
miners are busy at work, but
have very little to say of their find-
ings, which is characteristic of the
true miner.
Meers and vicinity is all activity,
and several deals are on hand which
mean some thorough development
will begin before the end of the
present year.
The locality of M ount Scott comes
in for its share of work being done,
and several companies, among them
being the Golden Age and Milliken,
are showing some good samples.
The Pearson smelter, at Camp
Homestead, has just been complet-
ed and will soon be placed in com-
mission, to which the attention of
the entire mountains is now turned.
They have two carloads of coke on
the ground, together with charcoal
and the necessary fluxing sufficient
to smelt several hundred tons of
ore. It is expected to handle about
25 tons of ore per day, and there
will be ore smelted for other par-
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ties as a test.
The minstal interests are surely
looking up jo a very great degree,
and the prediction of our most con-
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servative^miners is that ere the end
of the present year, operations will
be carried on that will make a de-
cided change in the conditions now
existing in the district.
New Assay Office
Within the next two weeks Oliver
Powers will have erected at the
Kingdom office a modern assay fur-
nace with all the necessary equip-
ment for doing first-class work.
Mr. Powers is a man of wide ex-
perience in mining, having had
charge of some of the most suc-
cessful mining properties in the
west, and has been on the payroll
of Senator Clark, the Montana cop-
per king, for quite a period of time.
He is a graduate of the Colorado
school of mines at Golden, Col.,
having spent four years in that in-
stitution, the length of time requir-
ed for graduation.
Mr. Powers will conduct a gen-
eral assay business, including cyan-
ide and amalgamation tests and
determinations, and will be prepared
to visit properties, inspect and re-
port on same. His charges will be
very reasonable, and those who de-
sire work of this kind done will make
no mistaks in securing his services.
DR. HARDIN MAKES DEAL
C. H. Woodruff and C. E. Mitchell Agree
<o do Development Work
"I have closed a deal whereby
the control of the mining property
and machinery of Dr. Hardin and
the Shawnee Mining Company
passes to a new company," said
W. M. Bruce, recently.
"C. R. Woodruff, of St. Jo, Mo.,
and G. E. Mitchell, of Kansas City,
are the parties for whom the deal
was made, and Mr. Woodruff ex-
pects to be on the ground to com-
mence operations within the next
two weeks. He will be general
manager of the properties, and Dr.
Hardin will retain a certain interest
in the company. The development
machinery that is already on the
ground will be utilized, and more
machinery will be added as occa-
sion demands."
This transaction has been in pro-
gress for some time.anditisthrough
the efforts of Mr. Bruce that it has
been consummated.
A certain amount of development
work is to be done on the property
and these parties have the reputa-
tion of possessing almost unlimited
capital.
Just what claim will first demand
their attention has not been decided
but in all probability they will select
the one which shows the best val-
ues and indications. ,
A Creditable Performance
The Irma Opera Company played
a two nights engagement at the
Ramsey opera house this week
They gave a very creditable per-
formance of "Miss America" and
"Violette." While these cannot be
classed with the David Belasco and
George Ade standard of musical
comedies of our large cities, they
are above the average of most Ok
lahoma shows and are worthy of
patronage.
Subscribe for Mineral Kingdom.
Belleville Company to Resume Work
From reliable sources we learn
that Dr. E. P. Raab, of Belleville.
111., is expected to be in the moun-
tains in the near future to resume
work on the property of his com-
pany. They have in the past done
quite an amount of work on their
claims, but had become rather cold
until the recent activity in the
mountains.
New LuncK St&nd
John Gilliland recently purchased
the lunch stand at 308 Third street,
and is running the same after the
modern style. He is a miner, and
all people with an appetite can sat-
isfy the same at his place ol busi-
ness.
Echoes from Lightning Gulch
The boys accuse me of dreaming,
And of always dreaming the truth.
Like rays of sunlight beaming,
'Twas thus from the days of my youth.
The day dreams would hover around me,
And visions would come and go;
As "Morphia" often bound me.
First for weal, and then woe.
Echo:
Come and go!
Weal and woe:
Sometimes I'd dream of caressing
A damsel most loving and fair;
Next moment 't would be distressing,
To know 'twas the hug of a bear.
I'd dream of catching an eagle,
And find that 'twas only a bat;
Of capturing a Mastodon Regal,
When really 'twas a bob-tailed rat-
Echo:
Eagle and bat!
Kegal and rat!
So when you (new mining convert)
Get a whiff of the "mineral monsoon,"
That oomes from a "mineral expert,"
Salute him as Mr. Baboon;
For Belzebub sent me a tiding.
That "Experts Monkeys and Rats,"
If he found in his gr.itto abiding,
He just dumped them out to the cats.
Echo:
Tiding rats!
Abiding cats!
I presume we have fully Ignore i
The "novice" who tried to "expert,"
And who from his Infamy poured
The "Bane" he thought would divert
The minds of the people from right.
Inthroning the "shylock" of graft.
Who sways the scepter to blight,
The innocent bal>e on the raft.
Echo:
Right-graft!
Blight—raft!
For 'tis but the river of life.
And the sails are abaft to the breeze;
Should the Innocent fall In the strife
When justice implores on her knees'
No! 'Twas once with us contrition.
As w.e importuned for right,
Hut now 'tis sweet fruition;
With a halo beaming bright.
Echo:
Contrition right?
Fruition bright!
The "flower" of our nation,
Says "Justice must l>e done.
And Shylock's degradation
Must be known to every one."
We'll caress the flag of freedom,
And enforce our mineral laws!
Take your thieves! we do not need theru!
In the Grand Old Wichita*!
Echo:
Freedom's laws,
In Wichitas!
• Yours yet,
Jim Button.
Believes This to Be &. R.ich District
"My faith in the mineral of the
Wichitas is not shaken in the least,"
said J. A. E. Trader, of Mt. Park,
recently, "and I am firm in the be-
lief that this will eventually prove
a very rich mineral district."
Mr. Trader has been in and ad-
jacent to the Wichita Mountains
since the opening of the country in
1901, has done much prospecting
and no doubt has some very good
prospects. He exhibited some
specimens from his claims that
plainly showed the existence of
metal.
Black Bear Meeting Postponed
The regular annual meeting of
the Black Bear Mining Company,
which was to have met in this city
this week, has been postponed to
meet on the property of the com-
pany Thursday of next week.
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Davis, Frank C. Mineral Kingdom. (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 14, 1905, newspaper, September 14, 1905; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc227102/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.