The
"Cardin" allotments are bordered in red. William Oscar
received his 240 acres in 5 parcels,
the largest being 80 acres south of Commerce, containing
three mines.
One being the New State, that keeps caving in.
The
mines/mills shown by dots with numbers are certainly not all
that existed.
The two Hum-Ba-Wa-Tas, South of town, are not shown.
Identification is as follows:
#1- Bilharz Bluebird, 2- Bilharz Shorthorn, 3- Vinegar Hill,
4- Blue Goose, 5- Central Zinc&Lead
6- U S Smelting, Ritz Mine, 7- Kitty, 8- Jay Bird, 9- Wood
Chuck, 10- Sheridan,
11-Lucky Bill, 12- Lucky Junction, 16- Montreal, 17- Lucky
Kid, 19- Beaver, 20- Tar Creek,
21- Croseus, 22- Bethel, 23- Wyrick, 24- Boston Miami, 27-
Admiralty #1, 28- Admiralty#2,
29- Admiralty#3, 30- Welch #1, 31- Welch #2, 32- Mihoma, 33-
Nichols-Williams Zinc Co.
38- Picher-Netta, 40- Domado, 41- Vantage, 42- Piokee, 43-
Velie, 44- Jess Short,
45- Walker M. Co. 46- Decoy, 53- Frank Weeks Trustee,
97- Republic M. Co.
104- Harrisburg, 106- Laclede, 108-Standard Z&L, 121-
Potosi, 122- Orr,
126- Rialto, 135- Golden Rod #5, 136- Metals, 137- Golden
Rod #4, 151- Oko S&L
Many were sold and names were changed, often more than once