The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-04-28
MINING NEWS.

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Twenty tons of crushed zinc ore
were shipped from the Morning Star
last week. - =
F. S, Griswold, Of New Britain,
Conn.,. has been visiting his mine on
Jimmy's creek, the Big Star.
I Springer & Brown report a good
Find of zinc and carbonate thirteen
miles west of Jasper, in Newton
county.
! A, d. Wray is experimenting de-
velopment work in 1920 and 1919
for Capps Bros. of Harrison.-New-
ton Herald.
Seventy-6ve men will be put to
work at the Canton mine, near Viii.
eocksin. as soon as the pumping ma
chinery is in working order. \
Hill, Fontaine & Co., are develop
ing their mineral lands just this side
OF Marble City with large force of
men.
John and Bert Clendenin have COM
menced development work on Sugar
Orchard for the Phoenix Oil & Min
ing Company, of Toledo, Ohio.
One hundred and fifty sticks of dy-
Mantle were turned loose at single
blast on the Almy property last
Thursday The showing continues
fine.
The latest Mineral Map of Boone
county, including roads and railroad
surveys right up to date, 8 cents, at
the TIMES office Four-county min
eral maps 10 cents.
John B. Jones and others have filed
protest in the District Land
Office at this place, against the APP
plication of Lombard and others
for patent to the Panther creek mine.
From W. H. Trip, of Buffalo, Ma
rion county. the mine boss OF the
property, it is learned that the Lion
Hill is again showing good ore. The
new strike is the east drift so.called,
and is a top grade jack in black flint.
Will Spear brought in, last week,
some good specimens of Jack, car
Donate and lead struck recently in
fancy county four miles north of
the Boone county line. ]. T. Nc
Cormick, of Kirbyville, who owns
the prospect, is to be congratulated
on having showing which argues
for large body Of zinc near by.
After several weeks spent in an ex-
animation of the Dodd City zinc dis
trict, Prof. ]. Opperman, the we'll
known geologist, returned to his
home at St, Louis last week. Many
friends of the professor were disap-
pointed that he did not extend his
visit into North Boone county.
Col. DeMalher's article on the
Maumee District, of Searcy county,
was received this week too late for
publication, but will appear in our
next. 1t includes a carefully pre-
pared map of the Maumee and Rush
Greek District, and will give an up
to-date idea of that important sec
tion OF the zinc field. Extra copies
should be ordered at once.
The property mentioned by H. T.
Buie, on which good ore was struck
by the Tegarden Bros, is the Boat
Creek, situated at the mouth of the
stream OF that name. 1t is in the
immediate valley of Buffalo river,
Marion county. The ore was seen
by TIMES representative while at
Yellville, and was found to be even
an improvement over the collection
in the TINES exhibit, which in itself
is seen to be a rival to the Sunset
No. 2, CRANKY, Mo.
Stewart H. Congdon, of New
York, paid us pleasant call this
week; he is the General manager of
the Eastern Star mines which bear
his name, and is here on a tour of
inspection and investigation. Mr.
c. believes in the free use of printers
ink, and his extensive advertising in
Eastern papers, has done great
deal toward bringing North Arkan-
sas zinc mines to the front. Prof.
Fellner, the General Superintendent
OF the Congdon mines accompanied
Mr. c. on a trip of investigation,
and we learn that valuable mineral
land in the Lost Mountain district
Newton county, have been purchased
for this company, which Prof. Fell
ner will Immediately develop. Mr..
Congdon returns this week to New
York highly pleased with the out
look and development of the COM
pany's properties.
MOrlInd Star MInID0 Country.