The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1900-07-19

(. 1900. $1.e
silicates and sulphides are found in
quantities, together with very con-
siderable amount of galena. The COM
binations ofthese minerals, crystaiizel
and presenting all the colors OF the
rainbow, furnishes the prettiest zinc
and lead ores have ever seen.
An examination of the rock forma-
ton shows the outside or exposed
edges TO be very ordinary porous
rock, not likely to attract attention by
one not familiar with the district. A
charge of dynamite of even good
heavy hammer will soon reveal the
mineral yet intact where the weather
has not leached it out.
One prospect on Pine Mountain
called the "Mountain Queen" where
the rock has been blasted out, reveal
ing mineral bearing ledge, some 200
long by five or six feet high, in which
the ores are found in q conglomerat-
ed flint. Both lead and zinc encrust-
ed in the flint are found here.
On the other side of the mountain
on q tract owned by v. G. Todd and
some associates in the Laclede Ma
tional Bank of st. Louis, more work
has been done resulting in the most
flattering results. Here is genuine
zinc quarry. A face of ore bearing
rock has been exposed 60 feet wide
and 10 feet high. The work is done
against this face as in an ordinary
stone quarry. Slabs and chunks Of
mineral weighing several hundred
pounds have been shot loose and are
now piles upon the dumps. Less than
a hundred dollars has been expended
on this prospect but the ledge has
been tested in three places on the
tract, each showing the same rich de-
posit. If this ledge is q continuous
one and as uniformly rich as the
prospects now uncovered they will
have working face fully $500 feet
long. The wealth of which is beyond
estimate.
The mineral of Taney county is not
confined to the narrow path of the
''Ten O'Clock Run" nor to the vicinity
of Pine Mountain. The entire district
south of White river and the western
part OF Taney county is equally rich.
Along Bee creek, Turkey, Long, Trig-
ger, Mincy and Short creeks the same
formations are found. The Anna Lee.
six miles west of Pine Mountain is
probably the most developed in Taney
county. unless it may be the King
Solomon.
The Anna Lee quarry, with much
in common with the other prospects
only more thoroughly tested. It is
owned by T. j. Mccormick, who only
recently entered the land from the
government at $1.25 per acre. This
prospect (any deposit of ore is called a
prospect until it produces a revenue,
when it becomes a mine,) has been
opened for 200 feet wide. A face shot
down or 10 feet high and tunnels
driven into the mountain at various
places. Over so tons Of ore is on the
dump, but as most of this is carbonate
an experienced man would not re-
cognize its value.
Indeed, Mccormick himself, does
not know what he has.
Very recently l procured large
specimen of this ore. 1t weighed so
pounds. He brought it to me for the
silicate and spalerite which formed
one side; on the other side was q soft
porous rock which he supposed to be
lime stone, and which formed at least
60 per cent of his specimen. This
rock was of light gray color, granu-
lar in places, and with mamular OPEN
ings. It struck me as carbonate and
1 had careful assay resulting in prov
ing it to be zinc carbonate, 50 1-2 per
cent pure. This would have made
the entire specimen when we add the