The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1901-02-28
TANEY'S MINERAL. WEALTH,
~ Viewed Briefly by q Veteran Explorer
and 6eologist Returning from the
Arkansas Zinc Fields.

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Arkansas Zinc Fields.
j. V. Powell. who lectured in For
syth the first of last week, went to
Taneyville. Tuesday, where he lectur-
ed that night and several nights fol.
lowing. His first appearance in For
eyth was sunday forenoon, Feb. II.
At that time he gave an Instructive
talk to number of interested hearers
assembled in w. II. Johnson's Office
where he illustrated bis remarks with
the excellent specimens of ore in Mr..
Johnsou's collection. Believing that
anything pertaining to the subject of
minerals is of general interest to
readers of the REPUBLICAN, we will
give some Of the substance of Mr..
tim report in full, and neither will
We vouch tor it's being accurate in
every respect, as MIR. Powell is a rap
id talker, and scientific discourses
are ct best difficult to report with
perfect accuracy.
The speaker prefaced his remarks
with brief reference to the genesis of
tho earth. He took the stand that in
the beginning God formed the earth,
not out of nothing; but, by the laws
of evolution the God of heaven has
formed the earth from matter pre-ex-
isting in other forms. He said that
thero have ever been changes going
on, and illustrated how changes were
taking place in the earth at the pres
ent day. He had travelled over nearly
| all parts of the world aud had himself
boen an eye witness to many striking
and tremendous changes in this
earth's surface. While yet a mere
lad, and going out On voyage from
Hong Kong to Sydney, Australia, he
had seen where an island had been
recently formed. On another occa-
sion, during Il run from Manila in the
island Of Luzon, through the south
seas off the island of Java, he remen-
bers seeing a terrible smoke. There
had been mighty volcanic action;
great masses of lava rose in the
ocean, aud few years later islands
were formed in that vicinity more
than thirty leagues from the shore OF
the nearest pre-existing land.
Then taking up the subject of our
own continent, Mr.. Powell called at-
tentiOn to the tact that the nearer ap-
proaches to the ocean are defended
by high mountains. Maine is table
land, aud the Appalachian mountains
extend along the east coast far toward
the south. Although shown on the
map under different names they form
. continuous system. Florida Is q
mere sedimentary formation. The
speaker had made all exhaustive
crossed the U. S. from the east coast
10 the west III order to get bird's-eye
view, as it were, Of the rivers and
drainage systems of the country. He
showed how the Mississippi river ha'
become the outlet for the great vol
ume of water precipitsted upon thai
area Of the U. S. lying between thu
eastern aud western ranges of noun
tains. Much Of the sedimentary for
nation Of the Gulf coast has beer
brought by those rivers, and th'
Mississippi and it's tributaries hav'
formed their own banks in mos
places Of the sediment their water
carry. Tho foregoing illustrates tn
changes constantly going on in tn
material forming the earth's crust
Besides this the internal heat of tn
Z earth has thrown up deposits am
these have mixed with other deposits
In this Ozark plateau zinc is one o
1.-The most important minerals that
found. Minerals are formed and cor
eentrated by the action of water xn
). gases. With the dissolution of roc
and mineral matter, upon being rede
!. posted il naturally concentrates j
lower attitudes With he decay I.