The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1900-05-24
An Interesting Interview.

Frank I. Searight, of the report
| orial staff. of the Buffalo, IN. "
Courier, who has been in Stone and
fancy counties for nearly two months
in the interest of his paper and as
special correspondent Of the New
York Evening Snn, New York Tri-
bune and Boston. Pittsburg and
Chicago papers, left today for Eureka
Springs, Ark, where he will spend a
few weeks in sight seeing before re-
turning to Buffalo.
Mr.. Searight has paid attention to
the mining interests of Southwestern
Missouri with view to writing all
article on the subject in the near
future to be illustrated with pictures
OF the most important points and, i'll
has found much to warrant enthus-
iasm as to the future Of this part of
tho country. His opinion is that it
is the one place where the rare COM
bination of health and wealth can be
found.
"Tho future of Taney county and
its neighbor, Stone county, looks
bright to the outside and therefore
must be especially pleasing to the
residents of this section and particu-
larly to the heavy land owners" said
Mr. Searight to Republican CORES
pondent. 81 doubt if any land in the
country is so rich with mineral and
at the same time affording its people
the opportunity to make living by
agricultural pursuits while develop
ing the prospects. 1t is in this re-
spect the poor mans mecca and,
in the opening up Of the country,
will also prove the rich mans bo-
nanza. The men who build rail
road here will make no mistake and
the only one who can 60 wrong is
the land holder who persistently re-
fuses to give right Of way on
reasonable amount of his property
to secure railroad facilities. l am
sorry to say that l have met few
such people-sorry because it shows
q lack Of public spirit that is detri-
mental to the best interests of all.
A railroad means new country and
the man who is unalterably opposed
to railroads should remember that
from the noise of engines and
whistles, and the selling price Of the
property will be ten times what it
would be if no railroad was built.
"Everywhere go in Taney county
l find mineral-lead and jack of the
best quality. The Anna Lee mine Oh
the j. L. Mccormick farm consider
a great strike and its development
should mean a fortune for all inter-
ested. Staying, as l have been for
some time, at the home Of Rev. Nc
Cormick, have had ample oppor-
tunity to witness the working of the
mine .and even though L came only
to observe, L found, with each shot
in the tunnel, that my enthusiasm in
creased proportionally with that of
"Uncle SAM Smith who has had
charge OF the work. No less inter-
esting have found the King Solomon
mine, the prospect of DIR. Elizabeth
Mcintyre, and that of Messrs. Van
zandt, Brazeal, Fulkerson and Ander-
son, OH Turkey creek near the King
Solomon. Stories Of finds on other
farms have reached me and while, to
one not acquainted with this country,
they would sound 'fshy." do not
doubt that most of them are true.
The indications are too plain to go
unheeded. The assures in the ground
so clearly dcf fined hat
it is with ease that they are followed
to the White river; the outcroppings,
the rich mineral rock everywhere,
the shines of lead and jack. to be
picked up in the creeks and the
pockety nature of large section of
ground-all these and other signs
known to the cosual observer and