The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1899-12-21
try's mineral resources. I have com

importance. Ihave travelled cousid-
erabiy over the southwestern portion
of the county aud have been shown
good specimens of minerals from
various localities. A Mr.. DePcw has
found what hc believes to be main
lead Of mineral-bearing rock hnder
bis farm north Of the Mccain &
Wetmote game preserve. He finds
it in about three strata, taking up
space Of some ten feet in the vertical
measurement of the rock. UNDER
stand hc has traced the lead across
two or three forty-acre tracts and
borrowed money at high rate of
Interest 10 each enter one forty which
was government Iaud. As yet he hiss
done no blasting, aud the mineral-
bearing rocH which saw was broken
from the exposed edges Of the stratum
with . sledge hammer. 1t c0ntains
both lead aud ziuc,-the latter iu the
form Of nuggets Of rosiu jack and tho
former in veins aud A. coating on
tho surface in the seams Of the rock.
- we'll as smaller nuggets included
in the lumps Of rosin jack. Mr.. De-
Pew thinks this ledge ia on . level
500 feet lower than tho prospects Of
the Monte Crisro mfnc, which have
been worked away up ou the hillside
in the everything clay.
important finds have been made
near the mouth Of Bee creek, south
OF tho park, also in several places
near tho upper course Of that stream.
Then there is fiue prospect on the
farm owned by Sam France IN the
southern part of the county on the
state line. 1 was shown some fine
specimens of jack, said to have been
found iu the southern part of the
county near the head waters of Tur-
key creek. Tu the edge Of Stone
just west OF Tancy, is an
other prospect known as the Bcllew
mine, and q little further north in
that county at PowclPs mill I was
shown specimens of lead aud jack
taken from the ground in that local
ity. 1 visited the great Marble cave,
and away down 500 feet beneath the
surface, in that vast natural cellar, II
saw the guide break from the rocks
white crystals having Jumps of min
eral imbedded in them. Thus FROM
what l have seen, everything indi-
Gates a mincral-bcaring stratum ofl
rock underlying a great portion orl
all of this county south of the White
river, as we'll as the adjacent county
of Stone in Missouri, besides portions
of Arkansas south of US. Almost
every day we can hear blasting to-
ward the south aud west, aud, al
though prospecting can hardly be
said to have begun. there is every !
indication that with the coming oil
spring there will be great activity in
the mineral Industry. understand
the state legislature has made an ap-
to put down several pros
pect holes in the region, and an
engine aud drilling machinery are
now being fitted up at Kirbyville,
which some people think is for this |
purpose.
"Evcn If the development of the
resources is not sufficient to
cause a railroad to be built to this
many people think that the
timber resources would warrant such |
On enterprise, and l am ready to
agree with them since have travelled |
over the county and seen the vast
forests of oak, pine aud cedar that
remain almost untouched. Several
saw mills are busy in the pine re-
gions aud lumber can be bought here
at very reasonable prices. Many new
homes arc being built in Forsyth,
and if one asceuds any of the bald
knobs overlooking great portions of
the country he can see new frame
buildings in almost every direction
throughout the county. The govern
ment land south Of tho White river
is nearly all homestcaded or cash
entered; yet good cheap homes arc
still obtaimable at reasonable rates.
Homeseekers are still coming in and
the county will soon have a larger
aud better class of citizens than ever.
Just the other day I noticed tent
and several immigrant wagons To-
Gated in q yerd by house near kir-
byvillc, where suppose some new
comers were making temporary
residence.
81 must defer many particulars of
interest, hoping to give them to your
readers at some future sine. I re-
Gently visited the park or game pre-
serve. Mr.. Bryan was here a little
less than q week, but many of the
party remained a week longer. and I