The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1900-07-19
THE TEN O'CLOCK RUN.
1T MEANS MORE THAN THE GENERAL
TREND OF MINERAL
Tho Zinc Mines Of Taney County Arl
Showing Up Wonderfully
Rich in Ore.

Rich in Ore.
| From the Springfield Republican.
When 1 first heard Of the "Ten
O'Clock Run" of Tancy county sup
posed that the name had been given
to general trend of mineral, extend
ing from the Joplin district through
Missouri into Arkansas. An exami-
nation of the map shows that the
great camps of Missouri and Arkansas
are scattered along the northwesterly
and southeasterly course in the same
relative position to the North Star
that the hour hand of watch would
occupy to the minute hand at ten
o'clock were the latter pointed to the
north at that hour. Thus the name
"Ten O'Clock Run" But have
learned that there is something moro
than this. That the "Ten O'Clock
Run" is not a general trend Of miner
al but q special one. Not q name
given an indefinite theory or q COIN
cidence Of mines but an actual geo.
logical feature to be viewed by all
who care to look. A striking feature
of q wonderful mineral district TO be
seen and traced as easily as country
road, for miles.
The "Ten O'Clock Run" is a deep
fissure; . cleavage in the solid rock of
the Ozark mountains, extending to
unknown depth. 1t enters Taney
county in section "a, township c3,
north of range % west. Its course is
diagonally through the southwestern
part Of the county in q practical
straight line passing into Arkansas in
section Is. township 21, north range
20 west.
AS the crow flies it is just 10 miles
from the point it enters Taney county
to the point Of exit. 1t bss uniform
width of five feet. Its depth is un-
known.
Radiating from the "Ten O'Clock
Run" at right angles and across bro
ken to each other are numerous fis-
sures. So broken asunder are the
rocks along this "Run" that as many
as five distinct assures can be traced
on q single 40-acres. In places the
erosion Of the surface rocks, have OBJ
liberated the course of the "Run"
covering it, together with the branch
assures under great accumulation of
debris. But there are many places
along its line where the rocks have
been worn away exposing this great
break for thousands of feet 80 that
it may be examined with ease.
Along these places where the "Run'
is exposed the prospector is treated to
feast Of wealth. A sight to set the
blood of the miner at fever heat. For
the wealth Of Croesus lies here ex-
posed to the view, weathered by ages
of sunshine aud rain, untouch by the
hand of sordid gain.
Protruding from the great fissure
are tons Of yellow zinc carbonate,
great boulders of rosin jack ore and
solid ledges mottled with blue galena.
How such wealth could have so
long remained undisturbed in the ST.
lout hills of Taney county is mystery.
Perhaps it is because the world does
not know, aud there is no one who
has made it business to, set this
wealth before the public Arkansas
has been doomed aud advertised.
People rush across the great "Ten
O'Clock Rum. into Arkansas. They
pay fabulous prices for land up to
the very state line, but hesitate to 60
over. as though the Lord in the crea-
ton respected the future Missouri
Arkansas state line. But people are
like sheep; they follow the flock.
Years ago, just at the close Of the
civil war, number of ST. Louis capi-
talists who were interested in the
lead mines of Cranky. among whom
were Henry T. Blow, Edwin Harri-
son, Eben Richard, Solomon Kitchens,
I. Y. Bogy and Francis La Grave.