The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-05-26

sidered in behalf of the TINES that il
was the first authority gu the
ground to bespeak the presence of
mineral in quantity when it. was
deemed otherwise by other author
tiles. The Gaines property is 1873
acres in extent, and comprises the
N. E. ofN, E. of Section 5, town 16,
range II
S.
OF the Dayy Crockett mine it is to
besaid, first as last, that it is prop
erty which, like good wine, needs no
bush, save and excepting as it might
be necessary in acquainting strang-
ers with names and localities of inn
portant mineral interests.
The present visit to the property.
which had been called for by later
Developments in the case, is the third
one made in the course OF the past
20 months. For, instead of rest
ing content with a mere exposure of
the outcrop, all parts of the ground,
calling for ore, have been put to the
test, in consequence of which it has
become both a leading proposition
of the county and of the Arkansas
field in general; and accordingly will
pass muster at the hands of auv
competent authority on zinc pro-
perties.
1t is ensconced in what is known
as Younger Hollow, where added to
a considerable breast driven in at
the level of Ao---:--ts~sstreatn, the
Ranking mountain sides have been
shatted and burrowed in a dozen
places. The result is, that its value
as 2 mineral sara41a,.4.
determined in an hour
whether the examination~ made of it
by visitors, is that of expert, miner,
or layman. For, in the parlance of
the miner, it is zinc mine right,
with no loop hole about it for
cranks and captious critics to get in
their work. And as this is an ex-
ceptional condition, to encounter in
a mineral country, it only strength
ems other grounds upon which the
Davy Crockett, as a jack mine, is to
be regarded as a solecism in the Ar
kansas field: Even as the Panther
Greek, Canton, and Basin Valley of
Newton county, Rock creek, and
Garvin of this county, Virginia j.,
of Boone county, Mcintosh, Prince
Frederick, Beatty, Big Buffalo, and
Lemen-Layton mines of Marion
county, as jack properties, are also
solecisms, whether they had been so
understood or not.
1t is notedly a case of mineral pro-
perty in which no guessing is neces-
sary. The ore is in sight and plenty
lit. Through the means OF the
big breast, shafts and entries7-S is
seen to be present at different Levels,
and the whole height of the ore
bearing ground, from the floor of
the stream which is full of jack, SO
to 60 feet. And to round out the
satisfactory impression it makes on
everybody, plenty of ore on the
dumps, and 100 tons or more Of
rich ore stacked along the little
stream, otherwise bespeak it's merits,
The Davy Crockett is property
which is also known as the Phelps
mine, which popular name is nc
doubt intended to relate its discov.
cry and Joint ownership to Col. E
T. Phelps, pioneerprospector who
of host that gave their time, mon
ey and labor to the discovery o.
mineral in North Arkansas, lives tC
see the property rank as among tn,
very best of the Arkansas field, anC
it's value correspondingly fixed BY
that fact. His home, where he ha,
other mineral properties and inter
ests, is in the St. Joe country, witt
his P. O. address at this place.
The extent of the Davy Crockett il
100 acres, and comprises the follow
territory: S half of the N. E., S. E
of the N. E. section 8, and the N. w
of the N. w. section 10, town 16
= north range II west.
, The following resident citizens q
St. Toe, will answer all inquiries {
correspondents, and will see to
c that prospectors are shown owe
:. this territory:
/ DIR, ]. S. Stephenson, practicin
D physician; w. M. Sitton, merchan-
w. F. Rogers, physician and SUI
. geon; F. NJ Champion & Son, min
eral lands and town property, latel
Of Joplin, Mo-; L. J. Russell, farme
: E. 7. Phelps, mine owne, Qnd
pioneer prospector; St. Joe ReAE
tate Agency, mineral lands and tow
property; w. R. Gilmore, min
d owner, late Of Cleveland, o. T.;
e c. Stephenson, post master; ].
e Henley, M. D. physician and su
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