The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1901-11-07
find A MOUNTAIN OF MINERAL
Carbonate, Mari0nite, Jack,
Lead and Copper.
IHlRIyEOOT LEDGE OF fNt MARBLE
O,crEes the Rich Carboaate- Deveiopmen,
10 Begin neutrality-suspicious.
Mineral Matters.

70 BEGIN Neutrality-suspicious.
Mineral Matters.
INV. II. johnson 10 ever happier
than when running down q mineral
deposit, It 10 when running down sn-
other mineral deposit. lie enjoys Il
even more than fishing, or more than
devastating the bill Of fare on a typ.
ical Tauey county table-snd V. e.
Todd is much after the same pattern.
On Saturday afternoon these gen.
tlemen departed for the mineral dis
trict In the southwest part of the
county, stopping on their way to Pine
Mountain TO pick up w. /. Hereford,
a practical miner. They had heard
much of the Jennings prospect on
1920, and were desirous of exsmin-
Ing the formation aud Judging the
mineral. ln further detailing their
trip aud its results we can do no bet.
ter than to quote Mr.. Todd's own Ian.
gusge in an interview given to this
paper after the return of himself and
Mr.. Johson. lie says:
"Mr. Jennings took us out on Pine
Mountain and showed us a number
Of openings all showing very good
mineral.
"Thc orc.bearlng strata on his place
are the well known pink rock which
made Arkansas famous. aud the pros.
pect 10 fluc one.
"Mr. Jennings then guided us to a
surprise which he said he Ind In store
tor us. We foaad great quantities oi
ore-besring rock wbicn had been sho.
out OF the mountain for u distance Of
about 60 feet, displayinga ledge very
rich in lead, with more or less jack
scattered through II. The lead lay in
veins or was collected in pockets, aud
hundreds of pounds Of valu able orc
was In sight, while great deal had
been stacked up Oh the dump. But
little systematic work had been done,
the object being to uncover the ore
bearing strata In order to discover
the richest mineral for future devel.
opment. This Is one OF the riohest
prospects In the county, can be easily
and cheaply mined, and would he a
paying proposition from the frat shot.
This strata lays under the marble
which outcrops in great lodges above
aud 10 just over the ordovicisn.
"Afier securing some very fine
samples we drove across the country
to section 2l.22, where on former
trip had come across some very fine
outcroppings OF carbonate IN the wag.
on road. We had with us dynamite
drills aud slcdges for tho purpose Of
prospecting this new discovery, and,
after spending some time looking
over the prospect to decide on the
bcs, place 10 begin work, we decided
TO place our first shot In lndge
across tho road near the foot Of the
mountain. We soon had our tools
ready, and removing our coats, vests
aud suspcndcrs, the first blow was
struck on the drill that was soon to
penetrate the richest tind Of carbon.
ate ever uncovered III Taney county
ain an h0ur's time n hole 1S inche,
dccp had been drilled into the ledge
and two sticks of crock breaker
dropped therein, the fuse attached
the match applied, and race begun
for the biggest tree in sight. We had
no sooner found n hidiug place than
"thc earth trembleP and rocks
few in all directions. We i'm
unediatcly rushed back TO see the re.
suit Of the shot, aud soou found II
had been great success. Great
chunks of pure carbonate filed the
hole, while other inasses too large ID
be broken had heen moved from iheil
foundations, exposing rich ore i'm
bcdded In the mass, while great guam
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