Robart Kickapoo mine touted as a future Linden dividend
The Linden district zinc and lead field gains attention as the Robart Kickapoo mine near Linden is developed. Plans call for two more drills, a 50 ton concentrator, rail siding, and tramway to reduce transport costs while old workings yield substantial ore. Local officers and managers tout profitability and strong management despite a sluggish stock market.
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the Tribune
Wisconsin
Ridgeway
Highland
Linden
Mineral Point
Calamine
Robart-Kickapoo
Linden Range
Mason
Ross
Glanville
Stevens
Dark Horse
Platteville-Linden
Weigle
Treasury
Zinc Plant Near Galena Brings Modern Roasting to Zinc Industry
The Joplin Separating company near Galena dominates with a new roasting plant that elevates zinc concentrates. Manager W P Cleveland, a New Yorker, is credited with a revolutionary process already reshaping Wisconsin ore treatment and poised to bring in millions. The facility plans expansion and more machinery to speed orders, while Oscar Mills pursues a Grant County sheriff bid. The Engineering and Mining Journal notes the Wisconsin ore milling advance with detailed plant illustrations and district output through July 21 1906 totaling 36 851 020 pounds of zinc ore and 1 945 140 pounds of lead.
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Galena
Cleveland
Joplin
Joplin Separating Company
Illinois Zinc Company
LaSalle
Ill
N. H. Snow
Rowley
R. I. McKee
Galena Irion Works Company
W. P. Cleveland
Wisconsin
Missouri
Northwestern Railway
Oscar Mills
Montfort
Grant County
Mills
the Tribune
Marshall
Engineering and Mining Journal
Tripoli
Mineral Point
Enterprise
Highland
Platteville
Murphy Mining Company
Hazel Green
New Pump Shaft Method Used At Gray Farm Mine
J Frank Deuel of the Big Tom syndicate near Buncombe introduces a new shaft draining method at the thir teenth hole. A 14 inch hole will divert water into a drill hole for a dry main shaft and cheaper pumping. Assays show 22.95 to 39.53 pure jack, about 30 percent above average. The strike occurred on the 13th, with 13 men employed and the land spanning 13 acres.
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J. Frank Deuel
Big Tom Syndicate
Gray Farm
Buncombe
Deuel
Baxter mine sale signals growth in Cuba City Wisconsin district
The Baxter mine in the Cuba City area changes hands to Ishpeming Michigan capitalists. With 22 workers in June it yielded $13 000 in ore against $2 500 in running costs. A 100 ton daily mill is installed and shares will be organized at 10 each. Two additional mills may be built north of the village before 1907.
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Launder
Treasury
State of
Wisconsin
A. M. Anderson
Dodgeville
Fred H. Rheberg
Linden
Bank of Linden
Joseph J. Heathcock
Anderson
Rheberg
Hicks
Heathcock
Levi W. Pollard
Joseph Brown
Horeb
Garner
Richland Center
Sam Launder
Robart
Robart-Kickapoo
Baxter
Cuba City
Wis
Ishpeming
Mich
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Manville Jenks
John H. Quinn
Highland
Kennedy
Girman and
Schaffra
Hornsnoggle Range
Clark
Delaney
Muldooney
Miller
Whitman
Kennedy's Lane
the Tribune
The
Tribune
Frank Fraser
Sandoval Zine Works
Chicago
Sandoval
Benton
Sandoval Zine
United States
Linden Cemp
Blewett uncovers promising black jack prospect at Buck range
William Blewett operates a mine on the Buck range near the city. He sunk a 60 foot shaft and found lead ore. The bottom shows black jack on second pipe clay, an unusual location. The find suggests a leading prospect in the district.
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William Blewett
Old Buck Range
Marsden
Blewett
New Rapid Stroke Driller Introduced in Dodgeville
A new Ohio driller, owned by Wm. Cramer, operates in Dodgeville Wisconsin near John H. Owens residence. The noiseless machine uses a jerk pulley instead of a traveling beam, drills at 70 strokes per minute, requires less power, and can handle large or small tools.
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Dodgeville
Wis
Ohio
Wm. Cramer
John H. Owens
Mines Around Galena Ramp Up Production
Mines near Galena have started producing minerals and shipments to Galena increase. A car is being loaded now and will be ready to ship soon.
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Galena
Ore shipments loom as Ten Strike reports strong output
Ten Strike company is removing good ore and will ship this week. Other mines also report solid ore production, signaling heavy shipments from the city in coming weeks. Ore sells this week at 35 dollars per thousand, a dollar below last week, with a likely fall soon followed by a rise before mid month.
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Ten Strike Company
Highland Shipping Activity Buoys Local Franklin Mining News
At Highland Wisconsin July 31 the Franklin Mining company reports limited progress on ships while building material for the Milwaukee and Red Jacket plants is unloaded. The Franklin company tours the state. baseball figures are noted as rising talents graduate locally. A Highland battery of Flynn and Midlan features in a baserunning incident where a third strike and wild throw provoke a punch by Flynn, highlighting the era's baseball lore.
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Highland
Wis
Franklin Mining Company
Milwaukee
Red Jacket
Franklin
Montfort
Highland Battery
Flynn
Midlan
Harry
Joe Flynn
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Robert Kickapoo
J. H. Lewis
Trenton
Kickapoo
Gribble
Thomas Faull
Faull
Robart Mine
Mineral Point and Northern Railway
Gajena Tron Works
Black Jack
C. M. Dow
Hote Grant
Cooteworth's
Michigan
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