The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1901-09-26
the OOOR.WAYS TO WEALTH


The following article 10 reprinted
from The Lead aud Zinc Nows, pub
lished Ut st. Louis, and shows what
good authorities think Of Tancy Co.
and her future prospects,
FORSYTH, Mo-, Sept. i4.-Thore Is
early promise that tho main barrier
"A lack Of transportation-to the de-
vel0pmont of the rich mineral re-
sources Of Taney County 10 soon to
he removed. With the Missouri Pa
ci6c pushing OH from BAtesville, Ark,
to Yellville and to o terminus either
at Springfield or Joplin, the entcr-
prising Frisco System will perforce
extend it's Chadwick branch on
through Christian aud Tauey coun-
ties to make connection with It's now
branch at Harrison, Ark, In order
to meet tho inrosds Of lis competitor.
It Is confidently predicted by busi-
ness men here that within the next
two years, this long neglected section
will DO alive with the hustle of two
great commercial railway lines aud
then tho brains aud energy directed
by capital will begin to pour In. The
induccmcnt that Is pushing these
transportation Hines 10 the great vol
ume of freight they find lu lead aud
znc aud copper along their routes
together with apples, peaches and
other fruits that grow ih such abun-
dance here. Expert mincrAlogists
predict an even more prosperous fu.
ture for Tsucy and Christian count
les, skan has been realized In the
palmiest days Of the Joplin.G G Galcna
district, sad thsn .0st ~ course ol
development IN Boone aud Marion
counties just across the line in
Arkansas.
The prime need here, Just AZ II wa'
at Joplin, In Northern Arkansas, aud
other mineral sections Is the aid ol
outside capital for development
While local men. have for years beer
well aware Of the richness Of thcil
lands In lead and zinc they have
lacked the financial means to work
them proiltably, especially on account
of tho utter absence Of freight carry
ing capacity. With the promise q
railroads Il fresh impetus has beer
given to mineral properties, aud thu
prices, though comparatively cheap
arc Oh the upward scale.
Properly speaking Taney county il
q siluriaB basin surrounded by a sub
carb0nifcrous run on three sides will
the center of tho basin washed b.
White River and it's drxinge. Tn,
water sheds arc towering bills, espe
ciaHy In the southwestern portion o
tho county, from which outcroppiug
of ere arc prominent to the mos
causual observer. Tho ridges show
plainly the second aud third calcifer
ous formations which cover tn
White River basin and form its plat
eaus about Kirbyville in tho sout|
and Tancyville IN the center of th
county. The ridges are capped viii
strong strata OF subcarboniicrous, tn
peculiar feature of which IL tho dis
l,inctive ebert beds which have give
to these hills the name of flint hill,
The mineral deposits OF this sectio
are Identical with those OF Northef
Arkansas-in fact the same ge0lOg
extends through Tsney county as
peculiar to Marion aud Boone cour
ties, and the same wealth Of 81. 10
marble that works ore deposits ]
, Lead Hill and along Sugar an
Crooked creeks, Arkansas, Is distinc
i've aud unbroken Though Southwe'
Tancy county.
Ina ride over the county with N
William II. johnson, who ID devotin
I. hh entire time to the upbuilding
Tsney county, and who has done au
! 10 doing . great deal to attract ou
side capital to the county, . repr'
I. sentative Of "TLe Lead and Zit