The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-05-12
MINING NEWS.

of st. Louis, resumed prospect WORK
this week on their property in North
Boone.
The continuous rains of the past
two weeks has delayed work some
what amongst the water level pros
peetors.
The Baxt ter County Citizen says
that several large companies are pre-
pairing to do a good deal of devel-
opment work in the north part OF
Baxter county.
A company composed of F. o, Butt
and A. ]. Russell have purchased a
40-aere tract of mineral land in sec
ton % township 10, range "a. Mr.
Butt has named it the "Salt River
Mine. Green Forest Tribune.
In a recent letter to the TINES edi-
tor, Prof, ]. opperman, the well
known mineralogist of ST. Louis,
writes; "My last six weeks spent in
Boone and Marion counties more
than confirmed any opinions pre-
vionsly may have had, AS mineral
country it is truly wonderful. )"
w. I. Stenger, who has been work
ing the Newton county properties
belonging to Stenger Bros. for sever
al weeks was in. town YESTERDAY,
He reports development and pros
pect work throughout the Cave
Greek district as producing results
which delight both prospector and
investor.
The Byram-Neighbors Mining
Company has leased 500 acres of
land near Min Creek, Pope county,
to prospect for silver. They give
out the statement that there are
good indications of the white metal
in paying quantities. They intend
to commence the work with machin-
cry next week.-Arkansas Democrat.
Throughout the southwest Mis-
souri, zinc held there was practically
no change in the market for zinc ore;
prices ruled, the same this as last
week for medium and lower grade
ores. The best price reported for
zinc ore was $3.50 per ton. During
the corresponding week last year, top
grade zinc ore sold for $3.50 and
lead brought $3.50 per thousand.
Col. DeMalher's second letter of
the Searcy county series, from Mar
shall, was received too late for the
present issue, but will appear in our
next, followed the week after by the
St. oe report. Large editions
nave already been provided for ofboth
these reports, and they will be found
Of great interest, not only to invest
ors in the localities examined, but to
al whose ideas are broad enough to
include the North Arkansas zinc field
is a whole.
Work progresses nicely on the new
,rusher plant at the Denison mine
ust east of Harrison. The engine
md saw mill will be in operation
lext week and a contract for the
'rection ofseveral large buildings has
,een let to Denny & Jones. Capt. |
lines informs US that some time yet ,
will be required before the heavier
portions of the crusher machinery
AN be placed. AS soon as the steam
pumps are in operation work will
,e resumed at the shafts.
Hill, Fontaine & Co. are working
n the bluff opposite Jasper. The rock
S similar to the formation at the
Canton mine. Bernard & Co, are
the Jackpot again, and
state that they will move ore to
market before the season is gone.
B. L. Capps, of Harrison, is in good
rock on his Wells creek property and
he indicati ons are that he will strike
t rich. More development work is
being done in the Cave Greek district
than ever before in the history of
the country. The CRANKY Co. are ex-
oected to begin work shortly
Newton Herald.
Prof. S. Fellner left Thursday
morning for the Congdon Co.'S mines
n north Marion where so much de-
work has been going on
Turing the past six months. Having
demonstrated the value of this prop
,rty, work will be discontinued there
or the present and Prof. Fellner will
his attention and machin-
Try to a similar work for the COM
oany on their recently purchased 600
acre property in the Cave creek dis
-rict of Newton county. Owners Of
oi operty in the latter country may
themselves on the new
acquisition, Tor the Congdon Co., is
one of the strongest operating in
this section and Prof. Fellner knows.
Just how to get the very best results
out of their development work.
After the many criticisms ofArkan-
saw prospecting it is interesting to
find that our crude rule of follow
ing outcrops" has the Endorsement
of one of the best mincfalogis I
of the country, R. w. BrockS
who in a paper read recently before
the Canadian Mining Institute at
Ottawa, Ontario, has this to say as
to the work of the prospector: ut
is regrettable in every way that the
prospector's labor, his time and his
money, are so often squandered, es-
pecially when this is largely due to
lack of technical knowledge; often, in