The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-03-03

MARBLE CITY, OR NEWTON Co,
WILLCocKsoN Pc. I ARKANSAS.


MARBLE CITY, OR NEWTON Co,
WLLcocKsoN P. o. ! ARKANSAS.
FEBRUARY 26, 1900
In the preceding report from this
county, dated at Jasper, emphasis
was laid upon the occurrence of zinc
ores in it's territory in assure vein
and horizontal lodes. The reading
OF the particular passage should
have been, vertical veins and hori-
zontal lodes. The idea is to some
extent the same, excepting that it
does not necessarily imply a so-called
"true 6ssure' as the repository of a
vertical" vein ofore.
The term is of Prof Jenny's devils
ing, and is intended to meet the con-
dition of vertical veins OF zinc ore,
the characteristics and irregular
form of which does not conform to
the commonly accepted idea of a hs-
sure vein. And thu correction is
made at this time because of desire
to have these reports meet the every
day miner and prospector on their
own ground, especially since there
is plenty of ore in sight, and the price
of Vineral properties, in all CON
science, low enough to be bargains
an hundred times over, even though
nothing more is mined than the sur
face ore of the country
Moreover. the condition ofvertical
veins and horizontal lodes, is the
same over the Arkansas field WHEREBY
er the surface of the country has
eroded to the depth of several hun
dred feet. And this fact, to some ex-
tent, accounts for the past conflict
of opinion, upon the SUBJECT of the
Arkansas formation. For as stands
to reason, if examinations were con-
fined to localities or properties where
the ore was, to all appearance, only
in horizontal lodes, the idea of verti-
Gals must have seemed out of ques-
ton. And vice versa, if predisposed
to the theory of zinc origin vertical
vein implies, horizontal lodes were
out of the question when confront
ing the Panther Greek, Baker Nc
Grath, Blue Mountain, Morning
Star, White Eagle and Bear Hill
mines, the first three of this county,
and the last three of Marion county
this state. Or, indeed which inter
section or accumulation OF verticals
in the Rush creek, Cedar creek, Cow
creek, Jimmie screek, Sugar Orchard,
Sugar Loaf, Crooked creek, Bee
creek, Water creek, Tomahawk, Mill
creek, Cave creek, Davis creek and
Buffalo districts in general, was, af-
ter all, the rock of difficulty upon
which major as well as we'll as mi
nor authorities split.
There is to it all, however, this
consolation: Whether the ore occurs
principally in vertical veins, hori.
zontal lodes, or in vaulted form, in
this case no man needs to buy pig
in poke. Approved mineral prop
critics, those with ore in sight, in
number, run into the thousands,
with the race of new discoveries, ev-
cry day in the year, not half compile
ted And if there is a case in point
no matter whom or where, which
does not respond to this statement,
it is necessarily that of a fool OF
ave,-either some one who, in
buying something for nothing, de.
ceived himself with the 'supersti
tious belief of finding ore where ii
is not and never will be; or some one
who had bought valueless property
in the hope OF catching suckers with
it, but who failed Of his purpose be-
cause of the universally of the ore
where it is called for in formations
local to the country.
Upon the principle Of counties, To-
calities and communities under no
tice supplying given propositions tc
which these reports are directed, il
follows of course, if true, that loca
conditions carry all facts necessary
to a reasoning of the case. And
therefore in opening the report from
this locality (which should he thf