The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-03-24
erIMEs Special Exploring Expedition
CAVE CREEK, NEWTON CO., ARK.
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CAVE CREEK, NEWTON CO., ARK.
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Whate8ef may be said o. It, be-
cause of its many surprises, one
thing is certain of the North Arkan-
sas boom, it is not without a good
foundation or it would have died "a
bornlne." whereas it has become
quite healthy infant, with more
people anxious to claim the pater-
nitv of it. than is recorded OF any
other mining dt velopment known in
the history of the North American
continent. And to speak to the
point, the strange spectacle OF so
many persons laying claims upon it
as "discoverers of the country and
as promoters of the development
only goes to show how much there
is to the Arkansas zinc field as q
healthy Hedgliug OF the mining
world.
But, withal that it is by inference
| its own argument, how much there Is
init, below the surface, cannot be tul
| " comprehended without visiting thu
country in person and the fact OF IT.
vast store oi mineral taken up as al
economical question and not merely
as a local problem. Forifit amounts
to anything as great zine field ant
a number of railroads are headed To-
it because of its business possibilities
why should it not take on an impor
tance as great as mineral belts o
other states, when 1t is, of a verify
the largest, and the mineral the mos
plentiful, of oil es""e n,;sal ore field
:. >..~ Oniteii Statas1
The question raised is, in fact, tn
reason why these reports AWAY
apply to the North Arkansas Yin
field and to incoming railroads, tina
thoughtful consideration the tw,
sub ects merit. And to do sois, sim
ply, to reflect the mood of those whC
have the good of the country a
heart, or who, looking beyond tn,
present activity in mining proper
ties, govern themselves and their &C
tons by the larger business odtcom,
which is in prospect.
1t is, in North Arkansas, not &
time of froth and of mere excitement
nor time of confusion COMPOUNDED
Men there are who would soon have
it SO, if they held SWAY Of affairs
both of home make and of extrane
GUS origin. They are the chatf which
comes out of times thresher along
with the dust and straw, while the
clean wheat drops into its appointed
place.
The business heads of the country
both of extfaneous origin and Of
home make, are conservative men
They are the safety valves of mining
localities and of business commune
ties, and they hasten slowly because
it is demanded in the development OF
the country, 1T is to equal the ire
mendous opportunity of its re-
sources. They are not insensible to
any necessity OF the case. They have
from the beginning recognized that
there was a duty they owed to
strangers as to themselves, and have
not shirked any part of it. And
while never out upon the streets of
their towns and mining camps mere
ly to throw their hats into the air,
there is a bright, cheerful and inspir-
ting air about them that is infec-
tious, but with grip upon their
feeling, withal, which is becoming in
men upon whom rests the RESPONSE
bility of directing the mining and
business interests OF so large an ex-
tent of territory.
Therefore, it is in this light that it
has become possible to see behind
the curtain of the boom, that it is
worth while, and the magnitude of
the eountry's resources such as mer.
its large consideration from mining
and railway capitalists. 1t is not
this, OF course, to the wayfarer who
looks at the country specifically,
and is accustomed to talking
through his hat" But it is so to
the business man who. understands