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<br />malinn h;ls been prnsprrred Ly set'eral parties-
<br />It or•rnrs nu ('urranl ('rrPl: plater claims, e•Licll
<br />)errs lust pru~ln•rIi•d Ilhnuf 1915 b}' the I)la-
<br />wond Firr. Iirick ('o. ITarrrld .Tee'ett and ~-ern
<br />Ft..Tolul operated the claims fnr a shnt•t time
<br />dnriu_ tilt 1!L,n's; the present mcner, the
<br />l,:n•Irdr-('hristc ('nmp:nlc, dots the annual as-
<br />ses.;nirnl tenrl: on the ~mnnd, a'hirh is' nmc
<br />railed Ihr Lnrkr tir•ikr mice.
<br />Location 69: Lucky Strike mine, sec. 30, T. 17 S..
<br />R. 71 W.. sixth principal meridian.-•['he mine
<br />portal is in tLr ti1Cti+ srr, :Sn, u'herl• f'nrranl
<br />('roPl: rots thrnn_h the nnrlhrast fl:ulk of the
<br />svurliw•. The alit rntels tLe llaknra-formation
<br />hn~Lsrk on Ihr oa;l side of ('arrant ('reek and
<br />fnllolr. t hr rLlc LPd ~. 711' 1?. for ahmrt 7n fPPt.
<br />I':n'I of Ihr tine Lod tu•neren the adir and the
<br />snrf:n•r L:ul beta exh;u•ted. and an undrrhanrl
<br />srnpl, ru feet )Fide hntl Irern mined to the snnth
<br />rlne'u the ?r,° dip of rLr rlnt• lred, a distance of
<br />lsn irrl. Thr Lath Iras supported by taro small
<br />pi{Inlx; r,en small rooms Lad been started
<br />nnrthe'nnl from the stnpe. The li_ht-,ray clnt•
<br />Led is ahmu f, fret thief: and appears to becortie
<br />increasin~lc arrnnrPlals tnn-nrd the bntrom.
<br />.1t the time of the esamiuatinn assessment
<br />noel: had Irreu rnulplon•d fnr 1n;i:S, and all
<br />minin_r marhinrrv hod Ix•en taken to the com-
<br />p;111eS other npl•I'atII1Q nlme5.
<br />1n lirld Worts r•nnrernin~ refractory-clay re-
<br />srrl'r. of Ihr JTissouri Basin in Colnndn, Carl
<br />Resler, TSurP:m of )lines minin_ engineer, re-
<br />ported that R:in tons of rlat• valued nt .ri,74a n•as
<br />prndnord from the Sdmkv•Strike mint in 19x!1,
<br />eeidenrly the result nf• the .Tenett-St. John
<br />operation. Thr size nF the mined-ant arna in-
<br />diratrs that the total production to lOfiR )vas
<br />aLnnr °,nT10 tons.
<br />Resler estimated the rnsert•es of refractory
<br />cla}• to Le aLrnd ]Il,nnn rons. If the clay bed h:~s
<br />the same thickness thmu~hnuf the • i.aclede-
<br />('hristc ('n. holdin¢s alnn~• the hn~back, an
<br />estinlntrd Inn,nnn tons nr mom may be re-
<br />rnrrrPd front this prnpPrty. Ilolrecer, tLe
<br />lentirnlar form of tLP.clay deposits anti their
<br />suspro•trd inrt•easine ;trrnacennsness ton•ard the
<br />n'esr make it drntbtful that sn lar~c n deposit
<br />of Lich-rrfrarrory riot' is likely to he found in
<br />this arr;l.
<br />Locarion 70: McIntyre mine, At/z see. 24, T. 18
<br />S.. R. 72 W., sixth principal meridian.-TIIP 1[c-
<br />TntvrP wine of Standard mire Tlrirk Cn, is an
<br />open pit iuthr 1'arkdalr st•nrlinr, near the cen-
<br />ter of srr, •?~. TIIP clay appears to hr in the
<br />rlrnrairn shale and nrrul~ as a f,- to R-font Led
<br />Lf blur-_r:n' plastic urlterial cmdainin~ thin
<br />larrrs of Irhite srlniphlvtir clay. 'Che Inn-
<br />:Iliunina rnntrllt found In• partial ;walcsis
<br />shna's a Inn•-gnalitc Ivfr:u•hrri news fnr this clay
<br />(t\-aa_e ($/). I-.~.Cr.;. sample !)°_).
<br />Location 71 : River Clay mine, FWt/4 sec. 18, T.
<br />18 S., R. 71 W., sixth principal meridian.-Ill 1!)~-1
<br />Standard Fire Itrirk Co, nperlred rh•• 1;~
<br />('lay mine, ehirh is in the nnrt Lear n'1 :'r
<br />the 1\A')~y SPr. °~ and ahrnu tix mile unrlSu'•
<br />of Parkdale. The blue-bra}' to Llark t a:ur•:
<br />slullr is a lne--~radc tr frartnrv. Is sca• nnl:
<br />Lc strip mrtlwtls. (i!). •
<br />GRAPE CREEK AREA
<br />Location 72: Aortheast part. T. 19 S., A. i 1 D
<br />sixth principal meridian.-The C:rapr ('rnrk :u'
<br />inl•Indrs t11P Pur~ntoire-U;d:ota Fonnatilm hn
<br />Lark that extends nbnnt " milr~ soot htc r.I fro
<br />('alma ('in•. Tte pu;ils of plasrir rl:n L.. lu'ri~
<br />in tLe Im~Lark hal'P Leen mined fi•Inn ILI• app
<br />10 nr ?u feet of tlae (ilenrairn-shale uu-„•LI•r •
<br />the Vur~ntnit•e formation sinrr I]t9'1. "I'Lr nail
<br />tcorkin~, abanrlmled about 1`.1°S, extru,l alol
<br />the ho~hack south from the .~rkansas Pi, rr.
<br />Tahlr R ~•ices the nan+PS and location; ni t}
<br />lar~cr mines in the (iral,r ('trek ;vra.
<br />Teat.e S. Location o(abandnned c1a+~ m'inr.c
<br />the Crape C'rerk area
<br />SemP of IDlne beetlPO. firth Prinelr4l
<br />mrriAlu i 16e•~rcr•
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<br />Je~rtl .............. S.P.I. T. 145.. tt..i u'
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<br />Tnnnele elwm...... See.'. T. 19 S.. H. T ,v , \n num:dr.
<br />InAelxndnnm...... See. 1-. T. 14 i., R J u' _
<br />- 4m~ll
<br />rrr.,mm rLum . See. Ix. T. I4 p., R.:1 u'
<br />~~ ]n ..umatr
<br />F.mPlm efum....... 9er I'd, T. 14 S., R. :I N' nn.
<br />^ramond . ........ 8rc. Ir. 'r. 1r S.. R. rl u' ... ..il nrptrn.l.
<br />The Diamond and den-ett mines cieldrd th
<br />lar~resr production of inrcrmediaFe-dare re
<br />fnctnrt• plnsiir, clay in the (`crape C'rrrk nrra-
<br />nearh• SOU,tInO tons.
<br />\[ine maps are not acailnble, and drtinit
<br />information nn the extent of the mine tenrkin_
<br />in this area is meaner. _\PCnrdin_ to rrla,rts
<br />the Diamond mine tens opened helme rho ham
<br />of tLr Ln~back n•ith a 1fi0-font vertical sbafl
<br />and n fn-font inclined tcinze sank in the rlal
<br />bed Ilelnty the shaft luxtnm.:1PCOrdiu_r In
<br />comnutnicatinn from \-ern St..ToLn, a In rireri
<br />clay-mine operntor, of Canon City, C+do., .Lick
<br />ness of the clay bed had decreased to 1..1 trrt nt
<br />the bntrom of the tcinze from n maximin,l Ilrirk-
<br />ness of 18 feet mined in the upper let of<. I f rhie
<br />condition exists thron~hnut the Cn'aln• (•rnrk
<br />wren. clay reserves are limited to a depth nt
<br />aLrntt '?I)0 feet Lelotc the eleeatinn .If the
<br />Diamond shaft enllar..Vthrnt~h nearlc :III the
<br />easily nCCeSS1hIP clnV of tLe f;lencan'u •Lalr
<br />member has been tvmm-ed from tLr Utah
<br />(reel: :u'Pa, di:unnud•drill prrlsperriu_ Ina]'
<br />shoe' that more cnmmrrcial clay nrl•urs near
<br />anrked-nor areas. Further pmspectin_ 9t'ill not
<br />be warranted anvil the demand for inn•r•
<br />merii:de-duty refrartnn' clan increases ~rearlp
<br />in the ('anon City area.
<br />]Yost of rhr Giapr ('rnrk area is rnnnnllyd
<br />ht• Larlydr Christy Cn. of (binrndn.
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