The Mena weekly star., 1896-09-16
WORK BEGUN.
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and was following the right-of-way now occupied by the Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf railroad. Expecting the successful completion of tbe for mer road, a company was organized and the inning of manganese was carried on with the assurance of rich results About twenty tons of the valuable ore were taken by wagon to St. Louis and other markets and was of so fine grade that there was practically no competition. More was taken out and was ready for shipment when the railroad should reach them A shaft 123 feet in depth was made on a spur of the mountain, commencing at SIS feet above water level. Then a tunnel was driven north and south across the measures into the mountain a distance of 462 feet, with the inten- tion of tapping the vein 5ls feet under ground. At this time came what proved disaster and shattered the hopes of the company-the failure and cessation of building of the Texarkana Fort Smith & Northern railroad. Work on the mine was stopped, the company disbanded. and to-day the only thing left to show the energy baked and beaten is black tunnel 462 feet in length, within fifty-seven feet of the vein, an abandoned shaft, and ten or twelve tons of ore lying on the ground. In addition to this shaft and tunnel there are on adjoining claims nine other shafts ranging from twenty to thirty feet in depth, all on manganese.
 The manganese taken from this mine is equaled by none found in the United States. in that it is entirely free of iron. Many assays have been made of it, and we give and average result:
 Manganese dioxide, 7s per cent.
 Available oxygen, 15. 5 per cent.
 Phosphorus, 136 per cent.
 Iron, none.
 The freedom from iron makes it very valuable, as it can be used in the whitening of flint glass and the manu- facture of cathedral glass of the finest quality. In this vicinity are also veins of lzaolin of a good quality, three to four feet in thickness, which is used in the manufacture of porce lain. It is worth s12 per ton.
 The building of the Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf now assures the re- opening of the rich manganese and other mines in this district and they will again take their place as the most promising mineral producers in the United States.
 Leaving the manganese mines we cross the hills to Horn creek, and the first prospect examined is the property of Mir. D L Reaser. It is located in the bed of Horn creek and on ? shot ha> been put in, tearing ont the rock to a depth of about fifteen in hes, making a good showing of galena ore mixed with grey and white quartz More work will soon be done here and as il is supposed 10 be on true ore bearing vein it promises much to those who work the prospect One and one half miles west of here on Horn ,reeiS is the Horn creek mine owned by Messrs Bowen & Wiley. These gentle men have a shaft down on the ven about ten feet, and show good quanti- ties of galena said to carry from so to l60 ounces of silver to the ton.
 Riding few miles further south we arrive at the Cossatet mine, owned and being worked by the Cossatot Mining and Reduction Company On the east bank of the Cossatot river, about half way up the bluff they have shaft thirty feet in depth, winch is south of the true vein. but shows zine and galena ore. Below this, four feet above the water level, they have an open cut which is directly on the true vein The pay streak in thls veln is about Is inches at the top and widens rapidly and becomes richer as it goes deeper Several tons of fine ore have been taken out and if it contai ns nothing but the galena and zine shown "a large portion of it being solid mineral--it would be bonanza but in addition to the lead and zinc, from tests made by Professor Frank Moritz