The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-03-03
MINING NEWS

The Jumbo specimen OF the
TIMES Mineral Exhibit is expected to
reach Harrison today. 1t is from
the Gaines mine. situated ON the
head of fomahawk, saeeSy county,
section 5, town 16 ran147.
During the pass week, Tom Ram
sey, section "A, town 20, range 20,
this county, has made several good
strikes OF Marionite or oxide ores of
zine. The scene of discovery is on
the brakes of both Cheatham and
Bear creek basins.
On Monday four men will be put
to work, opening up the Holder
property, mouth of Pedlo branch.
Crooked creek, this county. The
Holder is POS acres in extent and is
situated in section 2, town Is, range
10. The working force will be doub-
led as the opening proceeds.
Judge keener has leased to a club
OF Frisco railroad engineers, ten
acres adjoining the Gloria, on the
basis OF ten per cent royalty. The
property straddles the flmous Coon
Hollow, one of the maby ramifca-
tons of the Frisco Hollow. The les
sees, headed by a Mr., Cook, were
expected to commence work this
week.
The north forty of the Gloria, sec
ton II, town 10, range Is, Frisco
Hollow this county, has been leased
on the basis OF 10 per cent royalty
to Judge Greene and friends, of Car
thage, Mo. This is the w. H. Almy
property, who, as a reward for his
confidence and patient waiting,
will have the satisfaction OF seeing
things hum in his locality during the
summer,
Ward & Brown in the list of
resident authorities named in last
weeks report on Newton county,
should have read as follows; Spring
er q Brown, miners, prospeetors and
contractors. 1t was an inadver-
tence for which the TIMES Expedi-
ton is responsible, and is possibly
accounted for in the rush necessary
to get in field reports in time for con
secutive publication.
The name of ]. w. Willcockson
was accidentally omitted from the
list of local authorities attached to
the Marble City report on our first
page. The gentleman, while local
prospector as well, is in charge of
the Marble City mills. He is a
son Of the man who not only pion-
ecred the locality but first tied the
waters of Mill creek to the fam Gus
mill wheel seen at the Marble City
falls.
The Buford Mining Co., is sinking
a shaft on the Earl property, south
of the Commercial mine, and has
struck jack at depth Of six feet
from the surface The Gold Stand
ard, Sorrell and the Big John are
showing up in good shape, and their
owners are uncovering more. and
better mineral than ever. The posts
are all set for the telephone line from
Buffalo on White river to the Rush
creek mines, the wire is to arrive in
a few days and will be set up at
once.-Baxter County Citizen.
Add B, Dorsey, FIVE miles west
from the city, has discovered good
grade ofjack on his property. The
was taken out only four feet
below the surface, and no better
quality of ore has been found in the
county since the mineral excitement
began. Sam Odell, who has mineral
land near the Dorsey property, re-
ports plenty of shines on 100 acres
prospected by him in that neighbour
hood. A good vein of jack as that
of Mr.. Dorsey, would create stam-
pede of the mineral country west of
here.-Eureka Springs Times-Echo.
The cream of this weeks mining
news is frum the Joplin Flint or Star
key property, near the mouth OF
Huzzah creek, this county. The
news is; They are tearing out the
bone in great shape, and the ore
body an exceedingly big one. This
is one of the Crooked Greek proper
ties pointed out and named by the
TIMES in the course oflast summers
explorations. The property is now
owned by Garvin & Lombard who
have seven men at work taking out
ore. The area is 3S1a acres, and it
is situated in section 4, town IS,
range 10.
S. A. Hazelbaker has sold his inter
est in the Granite Rock mine to Col
orado parties. The argentiferous
galena of the Old Dominion assays
sec, to the ton OF lead. Eli Keith
ley, an experienced Searcy county
miner has been placed in charge
of the work at the Tallow Clay,
which still holds its place as a won
derful lead proposition. A good
body of jack has been struck in a
shaft on the Maj. Durham at a depth
of 80 feet They have made a good
strike of lead on the Capt. Mack,
and in consequence Capt. Mcclure
now has the grins.-Dodd City Re
l.