Arkansas democratic banner., 1851-07-08
THE BANNER
TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 8.
tFrwa the N. o. Creseent.l Smelling Mills in New Orleans.
NUMBER III.


 NUMBER III.
 In my second article 1 made an allusion to dis eovefes of argentiferous galena on the south side of the Arkansas river, embracing an area of more than hundred miles from east to west, and forty or fifty north and south. More than a hundred discoveries have becn made on the above area, of lead, silver, iron and copper; but not one of them has ever been worked, nor IS there one in hun dFed on entered land It is Government ground, subject to entry at sl 25 per acre. A practical geoogist an9 mincralogist could make valuable in- veStments in the entry of these lands and opening mines; but should here remark, too much, land is the bane 0f aI enterprise of this kind. be sure you have the ore that IS valuable, then enter just enough to cover your discovery; eighty acres IS generally enough for that purpose. 1 know of good mineral land in Saline, Hot Spring. Clark county, all unworked-besidesM Montgomery, Scott, Yell, Polk and Sevier; and, in ali these, not one has been found that does not yield forty ounces of silver to the ton and in many places native silver occurs. Among all the discoveries in these coun- ties but one IS m operation and that IS the Belah Mine, in Seyier county. This mine was discovered by accident, some time ago, by Mir. JDhA Bellah This mine presented no better poSpect than hun dreds of discoveries in that county, and doubt if il has any advantage over many others that are idle yet this mine, In sinking shaft thirty feet deep yielded more than six tons of ore The out t-crop- ping of this mine was sent to Europe and assayed in May 1849, by MT. K. E. Henry, who reported seventy five per cent. of lead, and one hundred and rty-eight ounces of silver per ton of ore.- Besides the argentiferous galena of this mine there IS vein of copper, very rich, also of zinc This mine IS a level, or flat, oi an argilacious forma- ton. Beside the ores, large quantities of Laps LazNi, the first ever discovered in America" are found, mostly chrystalized perfect, transparent blue. Specimens of the ore and precious stones, from this mine, may be seen at P. Shells office, a Camn street in thiS citv Raeiia he merated in the State of Arkansas, as we advance westward into the Indian Territory we see no di- intuition. In the Choctaw Nation the Hayard Mines are found, and more than dozen discover eS has been made; but as one only has been worked, will speak of it alone The great Hay ard vein is found imbedded in the metamorphic formation. The matrix Is composed of green stone, porphyry, hornbled schst, calcarious spar and ar- gilaceous shale, interspersed with cubes and oc- tahedrons of antimonal silver ore. There are also found in this mine crystalized sulphuret of iron, copper, zinc, cinnabar, and native meTcury.- Now no one, or even two, of these mnes would pay for building blasts capels and retrots in the forest and to build them in Arkansas, it could not be collected together without shipping here, and then from here up to the furnace-the ore can never be hauled over the mountains but while St. Francis, Arkansas, Ouachita, and Red rivers, all open direct communication to your crty, in less than ten years you would require furnace sufi- CiCuL bO SLkCit HUH tWCuty-IiN tO ntLy tons per day. Besides all that, let there be company formed with a small capital to invest in mines, and then invest the newly acquired wealth in erecting the contemplated smelling mill.
 Ponder well these things, and if you would, learn the why this vast of rich mineral lands has lain vacant so long, 1 will inform you. It was unknown to all, but very few, and they possessed the double ill of pOUerty and set6shness shall return to Arkansas soon, and prosecute my mining interest III that State. 1 shall be in the city until the 25th inst. and if any other informa- ton is wanted in relation to these things, call on me, at MT. P. Shells office, B Camp street.
 NUMBER W.
 In my second article made an allusion to dis coveues of argentiferous ores the north side of the Arkansas river, and in my third presented the south side. We will take glance over the prem ises once more, and then look for the fuel to run the mill. A portion of Johnson, Carroll, Marion Madison, Van BaFeR, Washington, Pulaski, Jeffer- son. Drew, Clark, Saline, Hot Spring, Montgomery Sevier, Polk, Scott and Yell, all rich in argen- tiierous gaena and sulphurets of copper, iron, and zinc. A little capital, correctly applied, would produce more than ten million pounds per annum which at low estimate, would amount to five hundred thousand dollars. These estimates are too small, for no portion of the north ever present. ed the mineral wealth of Arkansas and in S45 the State of (then Territory Wisconsin produced sixteen million pounds of lead, beside what vas produced in the adjacent parts of Illinois and Iowa. trust these facts will satisfy all of the unbound cd mineral wealth of Arkansas. Beside this liar dn county of Illinois, and Livingston county of Kentucky, have their argentlherous ores which would come here to be smelted. Now that the ore IS found, and the materials for the mill are convenient, shall show.you the fuel.
 The coal fields of Arkansas are very important, on account of their extent, close proximity to the river, and their unrivalled character. No coun- try on the face of the globe can produce superior anthracite to that found in Saline county. Parts of Yell, Franklin, Pope, Crawford, Sebastian, and Scott, produce bituminous coals ot superior qual- ty. Many out-crops of this coal are seen by the Aaaveller, as he spedS his way up the serpentine course of the Arkansas river which proves its &C., possibility. To be minute in pointing out the va rious mines of coal in that State, would require more time than can command or the Crescent find room for at present. At future period, l may notice this matter again. l will conclude by saying, '.at the mouth of White Oak Creek Clarks- vile, Spadra, Ozark, RoSeville, Grand Prairie, Hodges Praine, and Mayard," are mines capable of supplying all the demands ofNew Orleans, equal in quality and at less prices than coals from any other portion. Why not then, establish in this city an Industrial Association, for mining and coalS. and erecting smelling mills in the city of New Orleans You can now, from small means, realize large profits. Start on a small capital i; make sure investments; be calm; expend your pro- ceeds m enlarglng your business; and success will crown your efforts. l aIn now done on this sue- iect- will, to morrow, look for something else
 PRaerieaL MtsER.