The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-07-21

are many points in common there
is one marked difference. The farm
yields its profits slowly and subject
to climatic change. but the mine is
source of quick returns with ex-
ceptional opportunity for fabulous
profits and once located, there can
be no uncertainty as to its output.
Reliable mining property is as safe
an Investment as farm would be.
With proper management its profits
must increase as the work of develop
ment proceeds. Thousands of men
in this country owe theit prominence
in financial circles to shrewd invest
ments in undeveloped mineral fields.
Thousands more have added greatly
to their limited means by small in
vestments made more as an expert
ment than q business transaction.
1t is true that men have lost money
in mining experiments, and is these
losses that have given to mining a
tinge of uncertainty that does not ex-
ist where the prospecting has been
done and paying held located
When deposit OF mineral COM
modify has been located in sufficient
quantity to be profitable, then all
that is neededis careful management
to insure paying enterprise. Too
many men have bought stock in
mining companies of which they
knew nothing, placing their faith in
unknown men who exhausted the
profits in large salaries and conse-
quently ruined the enterprise.
During the last 10 years considera-
BILE attention has been given the vast
zinc and lead fields of northern Ark
ansas. The increased demand for
zinc, occasioned bv the increased
needs of electricity, as well as in the
production of paint and other
purposes of industry, is responsible
for the great activity in the ore. 1t
has long been known that the north
ern counties of Arkansas contain the
largest and richest undeveloped zinc
and lead fields in the world. This
great undeveloped region has been
the subject of much investigation by
government officials, who agree in
saying that IA amount of deposit
and convenience Of approach, the
Arkansas district is superiot "a any
known zinc field in the world As a
result of this favorable showing
railroads are being built into the To-
cality and several valuable mines are
in active operation.
Most OF the active mines hold small
possessions, yet they are able to de-
clare pleasing dividends, and their
stock which sold cheap at the time
of organization has increased at a
wonderful rate. About a year ago
number of South Bend business men
became interested in the Arkansas
district. They moved slowly, in
yestigated thoroughly, and having
convinced themselves that zinc prop
erty was a safe investment, they
organized into company known as
The 1000 Acre Zinc and Lead COM
pany. They secured So tracts of
land aggregating over 1000 acres
right in the midst of the richest
fields. Their ownings are in Marion
and Newton counties, where the best
paying mines are now being worked, j
The officers of the company are well
known and reliable South Ben
men.
To anyone who has studied Il
progress of well managed enterpr
es and has watched the zinc mari
these facts present many attract
inducements. In 1895 the Tn
States exported 40,SOO pound;
zinc ore and in 1898 the expd
zinc amounted to 21,04C
pounds. The increase in exp
ton of metal zinc has been a
same ratio. The increase of
consumption has been
strong and, notwithstandi
increased extent mining he'
worked, the market price a
steadily increased. efiV ~
As a further inducemer II
tors it may be noted TIL II
acre tract of this COM ~
ly wooded even tho ~
posits were there t
will yield rich retur ~