The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-05-19
Searcy County Explorations Ofthe Times

AS evidenced by today report on
our first page, dated from Marshall
the efforts of the TIMES are still con-
fined to study of the routes for
north and south roads into the min
eral field.
That the gain made upon the SUBJ
jeet is appreciated, is its own argu-
ment when it is statsd that the dis
interestedness shown in the matter
has enlisted the heartiest co-opera-
ton of citizens south OF here and at
Little Rock. They not only place
their personal services at the COM
mand of the paper but they offer to
bear the expenses incurred, while
they supply to its exploring party
data that would be otherwise mac
cessible
The question of north and south
roads into our country, on any
route that is practicable, is not one
of expediency on the part of the pa
per, but of principle which applies to
circumstances of the greatest mo-
ment to investors and miners of the
mineral field in general. And with a
general view, to which friends and
strangers are lending all possible en-
enlargement, the TIMES feels much
grati6ed over today's report,
The report, as may be in all can
dor assumed it, speaks for itself
But, while this paper, is not disposed
to interpret for the reader anything
in it, an interested observer would
discover, too much stress cannot be
laid upon the revelations made in it
of rich mineral territory along the
Spring creek route of Searcy county,
south as well as north of Buffalo
river. This enhances the fact that it
appears without doubt to be route
laid out by nature, and which had
been awaited of in the early days of
the Western continent when over
land travel was the rule and not the
exception.
One mine in particular of the new
mineral territoryis described, which,
if read between the lines, goes to
show that we have not, by long
odds, beheld all the wonders of the
Arkansas zinc country. 1t is the Big
Buffalo or Cuba lode and placer
mine of whose discovery great deal
was said in the outset of its history,
but which afterwards tor some rea-
son was heard of no more; and its re-
appearance at this time, SO to speak,
only goes to prove that, no more
than good man, you cant hold
down a good thing in the way of
mineral property.
But that which lends an especial
interest to the remarkable property is
the territory whereit is located which
is described as an extension of the Red
| Cloud formation to a point four
miles further south, and the locality
sure to show up other important
discoveries. 1t is described by our
mineral authority, Col. DeMalher,
as a highly characterized Jack mine,
which belongs in the class of the
principal mines of the Arkansas
field. This is a high distinction to
have been merited so soon after its
discovery, but that it is merited
there is not the least doubt of It..
And, with so much ore in sight as
reported, that it had for a time
lapsed into obscurity goes to prove
the refinement Of modern advertise
ment. which means that without an
enthusiastic friend in the newspaper,
which nowadays only carries the
news to Mary, the public is not like.
" 20 hear Of a good mine any more
than itarould ola merchant who does
not, gh the medium ofthe press,
place. rs en- rapport with him
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