The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1899-04-22

Greek, Lucky Dutchman, George
town, Silver Hollow, Philadelphia
Red Cloud, White Eagle, Morning
Star, Water Greek, Kimbell Greek
Tomahawk, Mount Hearcy, Big
Hurricane, Cave and Panther creek
mines. And accordingly as these
properties are situated in territory
the axis of which is Buffalo river
their showing of ore sustains a reas,
oning OF the case in which tits gener,
ally agreed, that the largest zinc de,
posits of the Arkansas field will be
found where the subsistence of the
country has been greatest"
The given condition is supplied in
the Buffalo basin; and as to the
proof of the ore being present in
greater bodies, or more of tin sight,
it is had in the case of the mines
named, with everything to be added
that must follow in the way of won,
dertul discoveries when mining oper,
atoms have been undertaken on
decided land, as field of mining Cd,
erations, it is due to say, that it is
only an exception to a rule when
decided lands have been prospected
up to the present time, for mineral
Or to state it in another way: Not,
outstanding the many approved
mines of the Buffalo basin, a list q
which by name would make a hal
column in length, it is yet to be
shown, that, as a rule, the decided
land is not the richest in the terrific
ry
y
The following items have been ex
tracted from a published report O
Vim, Parkin, assistant engineer, U
S. Corps Engineers.
Length of Buffalo river from White
river to Rush creek 242 miles. Fail
of stream from Rush creek to the
mouth 76.5 feet, or 3.161 feet pei
mile. The shoals of the river are &c
in number, of which 26 are solid rec
or loose rock, and 20 principally
gravel resting on rock foundations
The amount of So, 500, appropriate
ed by Congress for the improvement
of White river is in accordance with
recommendations of Capt. VIM. L
Sibert, U. S. Corps of Engineers, al
The time in charge of White and Ar
kansas river improvement. 1t is tC
be expended in the removal of over
hanging limbs and trees, and in tn,
removal of loose and solid rock thai
project above the general plane o
the bars.
Having been omitted from formei
zinc letters written from the Ar
kansas field, the present stay in tn,
Buffalo valley was also devoted to
the Philadelphia mine on Clabbel
creek, which stream empties into
Buffalo river one fourth of a mile be
low the mouth of Rush creek.
1t was expected to give the entir,
system of Clabber creek an extend
ed notice, but owing to an absenc,
of quite a number of the residents o
the country, who had been summon
ed as witnesses in an important con
test before the land department a
Harrison, it became impractical,
to visit but one min, close a
hand, that of the Philadelphia.
The property, 80 acres in extent
section II, town II north, range Il
west, has long been celebrated as on,
of the star mines of the Arkansas
field. This is upon the score of it
blanket vein ore and locality, boil
of which are in its favor. But it il
yet more remarkable for its thre,
runs of ore. This distinction is on
in which the Philadelphia shares on
ly with the Lost Bell mountain, Jim
my's creek this county, on whicl
is located the Cincinnati Belle anC
Lost Bell mines. For however it i
plain to see, from the different ma
terial in which the ore occurs, tina
the Arkansas field is distinguished
by more than one run of ore, abov
the water level, the two cases ar
the only ones encountered by TIL
writer in which three mineral hori
IONS are apparent on the same prop
erty.
Work has been suspended on tn,
property three years, notwithstand
ing plenty Of ore is in sight, and tn
ore marketed at the time one whicl
found high favor with zinc men. Blu
withal that the remaining ore on tn
dump had been knocked about atwil
and exposed to the elements, it wa
found by the writer to amply repa,
his study, as it will no doubt repa,
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