The Taney County republican., 1900-06-14
Pickiogs from the Prespeets,

August Meyer Of St: Louis visited
the Pine mountain district Friday
with w. II. Johnson and after snapect-
ing the mineral prospects purchased
an interest in q tract on Pine noun
| tain.
Sol Wheeler will begin to pft,spect
the 24O acres, known as the Atom and
and Benson claims, but which ID how
owned by 81. Louis people.
F. f.. Patrick of the hfih of PfUbst,
Patrick and Co., Little Rock, Ark.
wrote w. II: Johnsou that he and =
party of capitalists will ahortiy visit
Taney county with q view Of Invest
ing.
The Mountaih Queen, a pew Pine
mountain prospect on the tract owned
by JohnsoM and Wheeler is showing
up some very pretty zinc and lend
ores. They have q flint deposit
which has been Uncovered in seVefal
places. The chances tor mineral are
very fattering.
Sol Wheeler sent ih a specimen of
carbonate of zinc aud galena which Is
on exhibition at w. II. Johnson's Of
flee that weighs $50 pounds. 1t is q
boulder taken from the surface but
Of the fissure known ss tho "Ten
O'Clock Run"
Good results are being realized At
the King Solomon. A large Aitiouht
Of very rich orc has been taken out
| ready for the Jig.
Report reaches tis from the s.Anna
Lee' that . tunnel which has been
drivcn into the motintain has Upshed
cave, the walls Of which are incrttst-
ed with Zinc spalefite. Over a toll
Of ore was dislodged at a single shot:
1: w. Hery ford has retHrned from
Shannon atid Howell counties. While
there he examined the famous car
Donate deposit tf Howell county.
Ht retufns with renewed faith In
fancy cuuntv, eAyihg that he is COLI
viiited wc have Worlds Of better caf-
bohstc, All we NEED is n railfJal.
lie will resume wUrk oh his prospett'
! The Frisco officials, since the iiew
management hsh assumed cdnttol
give it out positive that the Glad.
wick branch will be extended. 1t has
always beeti . sotifce of disagreement
between Gcii'l MANAGER Yoakum and
Pres. Robinson. Robinson was op-
posed 10 extending the Chadwick
branch hut Yoakuln t1rEed it. Now
that Yoskum is to be president and
Een1 manager it 10 conceded that the
next extension Of the Frisco RY: will
DO sotth into our fiiitieral sectiot1.
The Frisco Ry has kottHn out some
hew advertising matter for w. Fl
johnson, descriptive Of the mineral
resources of Taney, Chfistian and
Stone counties and also q patfiphlei
setting out the advantages Of Tanet
county for goat herding. Mr.. JOHN.
son has lad liberal supply sent him
while Thousands are being placed
among the people by tho railroad.
Tbs Anna Lee prospect is really &
zinc Quarry. The deposit of mineral
10 now exposed for 200 feet wide and
sdme six feet thick. The rock is q
very porous carbonate which q recen,
assay shows to be carbonate of zinc
running S2.5 pure, mixed with this
are masses of spalerite 0t rosin jack
and ealena and silicxte. The Anna
Lee Is likely to prove art6ther "Morn
ing STAR" More and better ones art
constantly being found.
John Dryden, Of st. 10us; late o.
the Flat Greek Mining Co.; 4nd who
now owns with his associates nearly
900 acres of Taney county property
como in Thursday eve and departed
next day for the Pine moHnt&in dis
trict where he will thoroughly pros
pect this land with view to develop
? ment.
The latest big thing in tie Pin.
mountain district ie the prospect OF
the Root land now owned by st
Louis people. Wheeler and Merri
field have been opening it DIP anC
now have . face so feet wide and II
feet thick. The rock is q carb6nata
Of lime mixed with ebert clSafiy
showing . redeposit. It ID very fich
in carbonate and carries considerable
silicate, spalerits aud g.leus.' A
large number of specimens have beer
brought in to w. H. Johnson's office
iThey are uuquestionably the pret.