Jackson, Will "Cotton"

of Carl Junction Missouri and associates have begun pumping out the Billy B. Mine, hard rock lead and zinc mine, two miles south and a half mine west of here. A six inch two stage American pump is operated by an 80 horsepower four-cycle motor and is expected to lower the water in a few shifts to the 80 foot level where mining operations will be started. The Billy B. Mine was last operated by the Bilharz Mine interest, but before that was the Silver Moon Mine, operated by Jess Short and associates. It sits on the Kelsey Norman land...