The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-02-24

the geological column of the two
states, it is now discovered in the
Joplin field, at depth of 200 to SOC
feet, that it is the greatest reposi.
tory OF its zinc ores.
The silurian age of this state being
the greatest repository of its zinc
ore, as it is the greatest repository
of ore in the Joplin field, it is to be
looked for in this case that the best
mineral territory is found north Of
the Buffalo,
But while under the circumstances
the proposition of locality is to be
taken for granted, it carries with it
more than appears on the surface.
For it is fact that the northern
watershed of the Buffalo, in this
county, Searcy and Marion, is con-
nected storehouse for zinc OF :, COM
pared to which, under the head OF
economical mineral, there is no par
allel to 1t outside of the Gogebie
range.
For instance: Take the Bennett,
er-McGrath. Chimney Rock. Pan
Their Creek, Blue Mountain, Canton,
Marble City, Gibson, CRANKY and
Canady mines of this county; the
Big Hurricane, Garvin. Davy Crock
EFT, Tomahawk, Mud Hollow and
Maumee mines ofSearcy county; and
the Morning Star, White Eagle, Nc
Intosh, Maryhattiana, Climax, Phil
adelphia, Georgetown, Bonanza and
Prince Frederick of Marion county.
Any of them is typical property,
and it may be expected of the series
and of their localities that their out
put will exceed by more than one
half the zinc production of the state
in the day of railroad outlet for
northern Arkansas.
And in consequence, since it is a
fact of the local territory that the
silurian formation is capped with
the sub-carboniferous age, not only
is there present double system of
ore, but it follows, OF necessity, that
the upift of the two, along the can
yon of Buffalo, supplies the condi-
tions under which large bodies of
mineral are present in zinc forma-
tons. And, indeed, as a corollary
to this, it is to be added, that the
local territory, north of the Buffalo,
is so remarkable for its brecciated
material, its granular ore and vault
ed mineral, in vertical openings, as
swings Newton county into line with
both assure veins and horizontal
lodes carving zinc ore.
Some idea of the activity in the To-
cal mineral territory, since the pres
.ent boom began, is had in the fact
that claims have been 1Qcated on
400, 900 acres of mineral land, of
which, out of a total off, 500 claims,
$500 claims have been located dur
ing the past ten months.
This movement has been exclusive
of transfers in decided lands, and of
mines whose history and notoriety
had before given character to the
mineral territory ofthe county. For
it is to be remembered that the local
mineral field is contemporaneous in
its history with all other parts of
the Arkansas zinc belt, due to which,
as to its geology and Typography,
it was not difficult TO convince in
vcstors and prospectors of its merit.
This it is, together with the bust
ness sense of the local inhabitant,
which has also had the effect ofhead-
ing more investment companies to
the local field than to any other
county Of the zinc belt. This fact is
remarked in this connection because
it carries the omen of a development
that will be worthy of the opportu-
nifty offered by so rich mineral terri
tory. For while it is not an unusual
result, in the course of a mineral
boom, for plungers to rush in and
seize upon anything in sight, in this
case the selections, which had been
facilitated by local miners and pros
pectors, consist Exceptionally good