The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1899-12-23


ment as well. of all facts in its favor
having entered no mans mind up to
the present time. or that it is, after
all, but barely dreamed of by outsid-
ers, the tremendous business posi-
bilities of the country in question.
Upon the principle of the Arkansas
zinc field offering so much greater
possibilities of business than is con-
eeived OF it by outsiders, there is, OF
course, one question which is to be
disposed OF, if strangers are to pull
themselves together before such a
proposition. The question is this:
How has it come to pass that such a
movement as described has gained
Roadway in so short time as twelve
months, and the fame of the state as
zinc country not yet ringing around
the world?
The question answers itself, even
though resort is only had to the re-
ply, that the country had been Judi
ciously advertised at a time when
zinc properties were generally sought
for by investors. But there is bet
ter answer in this fact: While there
had been an insufficient outside
knowledge of the country. there was,
nevertheless, an inside history which
antedated all other American zinc
fields. For it was at .caiamine, in
Sharp county this STAY that zinc
mining and reductioRl7Sgan on the
Wsstern,eqntinent- tvas-hseh
in the ffties, follo which time
other discoveries wefe made by both
outsiders and insiders, until at the
present time it is reasonably certain
that the total area of the Arkansas
zinc field exceeds three thousand
square miles, or a greater area than
that of all other zinc territory of the
world combined.
The given number of square miles
is the superficial area otthe country,
but there is this qualification to it
While the proposition holds, of min
eral formations carrying more bar
rem than ore bearing ground, the Ar
kansas zinc field is to a considerable
extent an exception to the rule. This
is a condition and not d theory For
it is demonstrated not only in every
case where the geology of the coun-
try calls for the presence OF zinc, but
it is further demonstratediu the case
of every we'll known property devel-
oped up to the present time. that the
half had not been guessed of the Ar
kansas formation, or Of the extent of
the ore by which it is characterized.
And in consequence, these facts hav-
ing been established to the satisfac-
ton of investors in mineral proper
ties, we have the result in the ground
taken by all authorities upon the
subject, of greater business opportu-
mites to the country in question
than is generally conceived Of it, not
withstanding its PEsSert-resources
show a margin of successful railway
operations out of the common, and
for mining operations calculated to
attract investments from all money
centers of the world that give their
attention to productive industries.
As may have been noticed up to the
present time, the subject of the Ar
kansas zinc field has not turned up
on railroad construction as a means
to public interest in the country, or
rather it has not been stated as a
cause Of the boom given toits miner
al resources. There is a reason for
it. which is that of it's sino develop
ments having attracted the atten-
ton of railway capitalists, after all
other means, including large public
donations Of land and money, had
gone wide Of the mark. And due to
this fact. 1t can be assumed with per-
feet safety that the St. Louis & Ar
kansas, formerly the Eureka Springs