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Title: Other Mines - Part 3 (H thru L) Collection Type: Directories and Documents Collection Name: Mines Information # of Pages: 82 Download PDF: User Login Required Download OCR Text: User Login Required

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“Preliminary Work Starts in Willow Valley” (Valley Mines Co. Lecompton, Bellefontaine, Posey, St. Louis, Deadwood) The Union, pg. 4, 2-21-1936 “Upper Deer Creek Area is Optioned” (Federal Loan Group, Posey Mine, Never Sweat, St. Louis Group, Constitution and Cyane Group, LeCompton Group and Belefountaine Claims) the Union, pg. 3, 12-13-1935 “The Norton shaft is being raised to connect with the Lecompton.” Mining & Scientific Press, pg. 392, 3-8-1913 “The 10-stamp Lecompton mill is running on ore from the upper workings. The pumps are steadily lowering the water in the shaft and sinking will soon be resumed.” Mining & Scientific Press, pg. 839, 6-19-1909 “The Lecompton has been unwatered to below the 300 ft. level and it is expected to start the mill within 10 days.” Mining & Scientific Press, pg. 643, 5-8-1909 “The Lecompton mine will not be closed down as has been reported, but will be continued under the directions of Samuel Colt, who at present is at Santa Barbara. The mine is open only to the 200 ft. level, beyond which it is still full of water. The heirs of the late A. M. Gilbert own both the Lecompton and the Norambagua, and have decided to continue working the latter mine as well. It has a shaft over 400 ft. deep.” Mining & Scientific Press, pg. 602, 5-1-1909 “The pumps at the Lecompton are again in action. The mine has been idle since last January. Samuel Colt is superintendent.” Mining & Scientific Press, pg. 536, 4-17-1909 “A rich shoot of ore has been struck in the Lecompton. The mine is being worked under a bond by A. M. Gilbert, of Santa Barbara.” Mining & Scientific Press, pg. 585, 10-311908 “The Lecompton mine has been unwatered to the sump below the 500 ft. level, and active work will soon commence. A large compressor has been ordered for the property.” Mining & Scientific Press, pg. 339, 9-12-1908 “Samuel Colt has arrived to take charge of the Lecompton and Oustomah mines. The former is being rapidly unwatered, and experts are sampling the Oustomah ore.” Mining & Scientific Press, pg. 203, 8-15-1908 “The Lecompton shaft has been unwatered to the 300 ft. level. A 12-in. Cornish pump is employed. As soon as the 500 ft. level has been reached active developments will be commenced.” Mining & Scientific Press, pg. 167-168, 8-8-1908 “Lecompton Mine acquired by Arctic Mine owners to be operated” Mining & Scientific Press, pg. 771, 12-29-1906 “Eastern and San Francisco people, represented by Harry S. Abbott, a mining engineer of Goldfield, have bonded the Lecompton mine for $50,000. The Independence and Treaswell claims, adjoining properties, are included in the deal. The work of unwatering the shaft is under way.” Mining & Scientific Press, pg. 107, 7-25-1908 “The Lecompton, Treadwell, Freedom and Daybreak mines in Willow Valley have been optioned to the Bankers’ Trust Co. The Lecompton and Treadwell belong to the Opp estate, while Norton claims, as the Freedom and Daybreak are known, had been bonded to the late Karl Howard. The mines will be consolidated and the new company called the Lecompton Consolidated. The company is also negotiating for other claims in the vicinity of those already bonded. The pumps at the Lecompton have been started and it is expected that the mine will be pumped out by Nov. 1. At first most of the work will be done from the Lecompton shaft. The Bankers’ Trust Co., which is composed mainly of Kansas City men, is also working the Austin Mine at Willow creek and the Republic Mine near Graniteville. It is the intention to add 10 more stamps and work the Republic mine all winter.” Mining & Scientific Press pg. 477, 10-19-1907 “The Lecompton mine recently shipped ten tons of ore to the smelter, which returned $600 to the ton. Dunlap & Thomas are working the mine.” Mining & Scientific Press, page 296, 6-29-1901 “The new 10-stamp mill of the Lecompton mine at Grass Valley has been started up. J. M. Kitts is in charge.” Mining & Scientific Press, page 224, 5-11-1901 69