The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-06
from ZINCDOM.
What a Kansan Says About TIC
and Topekans Interested.


A. G. Stacey. editor Of the Yellville,
Ark, Republican, is visiting friends in
Topeka, and will remain here eight or
ten days looking over the field he work
ed SO many years as a newspaper cor
respondent Finding him in talk
alive mood Mr. Stacey had the Hollow
ing to say about the Arkansas zinc
field:
vacation I find myself here in topeka
among Arkansas zinc miners, sucn men
as J. W. Gleed, J. S. Parks J. F. AFFORD,
Durham H T Chase, Frank Crimes
c J. Devlin, W. G. Dickeys d. o. NC
Cray and others. until Involuntary
listen for a shot ready to run on the
familiar call of mud that always pre-
cedes it as a warning.
Among the mines in a general way
I knew Topekans were interested, some
Of them in a way that VIII cause =
golden stream to flow through their
hands and into their pockets. But 4
did not know that professional men ana
business men Of this city were interest,"
ed in Jimmy's creek Rush creek, Clao-
Der creek, Cow creek, Big creek, warner
creek, Rock creek, and dozens OF otner
creeks of wonderful nomenclature al
rich in zinc ores.
.sN1orth Arkansas IS unquestionably
the coming mining district, and Kan
sans are in at the laying OF the corner
stone, nearly every part OF the stat Ss
not help this, for without Kansas energy
and skill there never would have peen
any other foundation than the mineral
that the natives for half a century USED
only as missiles to throw at squirrels,
saving the more expensive gunpoWoer-
1T is a Topeka crowd that owns an
immense ledge of black marble. OF q
purity of color and grain that caused
q Boston dealer to offer IS a cubic foot
for it, all they could lay down ana
they have hundreds Of thousands q
cubic feet Of it, marble that Will ylslc
a net profit of over 81 a cubic foot
TT is a Topeka crowd that owns q
tract Immediately adjoining the great
seulah discovery. They Simply couAI
not help being in on the great mass -
ore uncovered.
TT Is d Topeka crowd that owns the
best mines on Boat creek, So-called pc
cause there has never been a boat with
in ten miles Of the gulch through WHICH
what about YeIIville2''
ssWell Tellville is q nice, quiet, peace
able little town of 300 souls, some gooo,
some bad. some Indifferent. all intent
upon zinc and the glories that VIII 1ol-
low when the kingdom or zinc snaA
have been established The city mas the
usual run of Door tavernSs Ialr Stores
an ice plant attractive real estate par
lors' and bright prospects. There IS
talk of waterworks, though up to the
present time the sure future Supply
has been overlooked by the wide awake
Kansan Three miles north are two
springs at an altitude 142 feet greater
than the city which run volume OF
water four feet wide ana Is lncnes o tsslSs
driving two mills. Some enterpr1slng
men will soon see the profit of piping
this water into the city, and thus give
10000 to 5000 people the sweetest, SOFT
est and purest of waters
1.-TWO railroads are now headed Tor
this country the Missouri Pacific and
the Frisco, work being in actual prog
ress. At present the former has a force
of 1 500 men at work along the White
river while number will be increased
to 4 900 as soon as they can be obtain
ed. This line, devised personally by
George Gould, Will run from Batesville
to Carthage. through Yellville, tapping
the very richest of the zinc country
The Frisco win touch some Of the best
districts in Marion county, and thus
solve the transportation question. the
mineral being there in quantity"
rs there zinc there?"
Il have seen masses of zinc running
fully Is per cent that extended up the
mountain side from the water level for
800 feet, and through the mountain for
one and one-haIf miles. And not only
in one place, but in dozens Mines today
held at 81 900 will within one year sell
for $4,000. This is no dream. Another
thing When this mass of ore, cover
ing possibly 40 by 120 miles, is opened
up to the world. the present low prices
of zinc are bound to be reduced, but the
Arkansas miner will be able to pocket
a greater profit than has ever been
made in any other field. There have
been offers to mine and haul to the
river for 81 a ton ore that Will sell for
S25 at the river bank. The railroads
will lessen this price"
What are the opportunities for
young menu"
'Old or young men with any get-up
in their frames can in a very few years
accumulate fortunes. for prices Of min
eral lands are low at the present time,
and everything is in sight. There is no
buying a pig in q poke. "A young man
known in this city landed in Melville
eighteen months ago with $3.50 in his
| pocket. Today he could sell out for S.
600. This il no isolated case as dozens
Of like instances could be cited
Il could go on and on. and find only
/ good things to say about a country thas
has given me health, and has put me in
a fair way to burn anthracite coal in a
Topeka range within a short time.
have been successful and others have
been more So"