![]() ![]() ![]() The packed barrels were cheaper "commercial" or mine run grade sold at a good price. Other specimens spread out all over the place would be selected and then packed for shipping. Jim would stop out that way on his annual winter vacation to the southwest and buy specimens, sometimes sight unseen as they were already packed. Barrels from the Picher came from Boodle Lane and Chink Enders. Sometimes it seemed there was more newspaper than specimens to protect them during shipping as they were just stacked in the barrels, large on the bottom and smaller toward the top. It was quite a thrill to pull out specimen after specimen all heavily wrapped in newspaper. A couple of times I helped him unload a barrel. One dealer that I frequented got minerals from both fields by the barrel full. They were inexpensive and realily available in almost mind numbing quantities. When I seriously started collecting back in 1970 I acquired a lot of specimens from the Illinois fluorite mines and the Tri-State lead-zinc mines. But I do have to raise the question if anyone can verify that Chink really had a mine. Working through articles and papers relating to the mines and minerals of the Picher Field I came across the listing for the Chink Enders Mine.Ĭhink and his father Red were certainly well known characters and a good source for minerals. Recent Images in DiscussionsĢ5th Mar 2014 13:02 UTC Alfred L. Currier Digital LibraryOpen discussion area. Techniques for CollectorsOpen discussion area. Minerals and MuseumsOpen discussion area. Mineralogical ClassificationOpen discussion area. ![]() Lost and Stolen SpecimensOpen discussion area. ╳Discussions □ Home □ Search □ Latest Groups EducationOpen discussion area. ![]()
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