The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1901-01-24
4 Travellers View of the North Boone and
Taney County Field.

| Iltn lnsC. ana Will prove interesting
reading especially to those interested
III mines and mining of our county
Having made tour of the minera
field of north Boone and soulhWes
Taney (Mo.) which occupies very ex
tensively what is known in miner
parlance as the "Ten O'Clock Rum
as it crosses that latitude, the WRITER
Was most favorably impressed with
certain prominent feature in the
nature of continuous ridge, appear.
ing as the axis of the entire system
From the neighborhood of Omaha
the ridge or high ground on which
that village is situated, being the
plateau of the Omaha mineral dis
trict, swings to the northwest for
about four miles, around the head
waters of Turkey creek, thence in a
general n"rtherly course to the
breaks of White river, some ten
miles farther, describing very nicely
a half horse shoe, in the immediate
toe Of which the above named creek
takes it's rise. This ridge, at places is
very narrow while at others rather
broad forming quite table land,
constitutes the water shed between
Turkey creek OH one side and Long
0No h.N<> <>fI
the Omaha district in Boone into
and through the Mccormick dis
trict in fancy, affording in its north
westerly sweep magnificent view
of the country on either side, which
Is sublime indeed, aud serving as a
basis for mineral explorations. By
way Of remark | shall state just here
that these two districts are OF the
same system or field, the lay of the
ground, the general character Of the
soil, the nature of the country rock,
the character of the orc bearing rock
and the quality of the ore itself SO
indicating.
This ridge is not an upheaval, nor
4 fold, nor a winkle, as is plainly
shown by the condition of the out
cropping strata of rock, the dip of
these seldom being more than three
10 six degrees. 1t is simply por-
ion of what was orce the bed OF the
ocean. There are break downs here
md there in the strata and numer-
Jus sinks in the surface, in conse-
luence Of great subterraneap cavities
many Of which open out at the sides
If the ridge iu the way of great gap
ng "csves."
AS in other parts of the country,
he element water has done good |
'art for the prospector, in that it
las cut through stratum after stra-
um of earth and rock and left trans
'erse sections of them exposed for
'asy examination SO that often the
'nlv prospecting outfit necessary is
he miners pick or sledge hammer.
from about where this axis takes it's
General trend north the waters OF
he above nrmed creeks have in the
ourse OF ages cut through aud left
exposed ON sides of the ridge and
is spurs two "runs" Of mineral, one
icing about sixty to eighty feet be-
ow the other.
AS stated above therc are many
aves opening out from the sides of
his mountain, sume of which have
cen explored for short distances
nd in at least two of which good
eposits Of zinc and lead ore have
cen found. Out of one of these a
pring has. been known to carry par
cles Of jack at times Of freshets, aud
ne finding of fragments of this orc
l the bed OF Turkey creek is of no
are occurrence.
At one place in the Mccormick dis
'ict there is abundant evidence OF
,e location of the hidden cave, some
here south of the White river, the
Iouth OF which il reported to have
cen closed by that band of pros {
ectors in ante bellum days WAC dis
,vered the so-called "ren O'Clock .