The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-06-03

'aseeresting Result OF an. an.tnvestiRation 10
a Unit d states Geoiogis.

a Unit d states Geoiogis.
The chalk and chalk-marl deposits
OF Southwest Arkansas said Mr. Jos
eph A. ran in part III OF 3he twenty
aec.I0 annual report of the Unitef
o,A,ee stoiogl lcal survey. now In press
were fret described by Mr. Robert T.
nm in the gynual rcpofI OF the geolog
teal survey of q, nansas for 1855. In
which volume Dr. J. C. Branner. Their
state geologist OF Arkansas. briefiy
described the manufacture OF Portland
cement and showed that the chalk de
posits compared favorably with the
best English chalk as Portland cement
materials The publications OF tht
Arkansas survey called attention "a
these chalk deposits and as result
an extensive Portland cement plant
was established at Whiteciifs rhs
development caused greater interest ia
the Arkansas chalk deposits, creatins
fnrther demand for information.
The chalk deposits OF Southwesterr
Arkansas occur in a low rolling plain
from tie vicinity OF Rocky Comfort
about ifty miles from the state line
northeastNard toward Arkadelphia. u
Is NE nortleRstward part of the keeat
, Central Texas into Arkansas Tnt
purer chalk outcroEs In three separate
areas, Cd at Rocky Comfort. in Little
River county; (2l. Whitecuffs, in Lit.
tie River and Sewer counties, and go.
eastward from Saline 1anding, lF
Howard and Hampstead counties. The
chalk In these areas belong TO the SAM
same formation and are separated b1
later deposits Of gravel and sand.
The pure chalk formation has a ygFs
SJle thickness from more .sian 100 feel
in the Wc tern part OF the area to thsH
deposits in the eastern part II occurs
in The midst of fine chalky and clay
maris into which II grades with grad
uai change. Throughout It's Occurrences
It is well exposed and suitably located
Tor exploitation The Rocky Comfort
! chalk lies within one mile of the Ar.
kansas and Choctaw railroad. whica
extends westward from the main line
OF the Kansas City Southern at Ash.
/ down. The Whitecliifs chalk outCrop,
Ia cliffs and bluffs above Little river.
where II is well and conveniently ex.
1 posed for use in the manufacture oi
cement near the cement works. 4
/ branch road connects the Whiteclins
] NVOoAAo WIN AH0 mann AlAb VI AAa
Kansas City Southern railroad at vii
ton. The Saline Landing area lies be-
| tween the Arkansas and Louisiana ana
! West Saline river, and ten miles fronl
| the man line OF the St Louis, Iron
/ Mountain a. Southern railroad. The
! chalk at Saline Landing is at the head
oi navigation for small steamers on
the Saline river, ard Is separated froui
/ he huIl ae NlfhfNs.IlNr.. %
about four and a half miles.
Lying above the pure cksik forma
ton OF the Wh.teclins formation and
separated from Il by nearly 200 feet of
maris, there Is a formation OF chalk
mari known as the Saratoga chalk
mari. This formation occurs In thee
separate areas, one extending from the
/ vicinity OF Saline Landing northwest
ward and beyond Washington, anothea
/ Ia the region of Okolona, ana a third a
the Deeper creek valleys near Arka-
/ delPhla. This chalk-marl formation
| resembles closely the lower ana morG
sanuy portion OF the Whitecllfs chalk.
| This formation continues throughout
| its known occurrence with little varia-
/ ton in thickness OF about forty feet.
Mr. Tafs report discusses briefly
/ the nature OF natural and Portland ce'
nients and their methods OF manulau
| ture. giving ana,y-.s OF both natura.
ana Portland cements. also OF the
various chalks mat is and clays in the
| Arkansas region wnich show that
/ considerable part on the chalk deposta
| Ia Arkansas approach very closely IN
] comoBition TO natural and PortianQ
I cement nmestOnes wnicn have been
utinzed ia France and IN the eastern
| part OF the United States. large part
/ vi ths chalk. however, Is shown 70
] r. ~l the purest tAalks In England
which have been used In the manutac-
] ture OF the highest grades OF Portland
/ cement 70 the pure chalk for Pert
land cement. II is necessary 70 asd
clays or marls carrying a large per
centage OF clay Gays of the very best
grade are found ia the territory de-
posit lying Immediately south OF thls
region and further east elong the St
| Louis, Iron Mountain a Southern rail-
road toward Littls Rock The fms
( textuTed marls which occur here assO-
ciated with the chalks are shown BY
their analysis 10 contain ciays adequats
when mixed with the chalk ~ produce
a ,.oper combination tor high grade
Oh Portland cement II is evident that
there is sufficient chalk and mari IA
the Arkansas region 10 produce an un-
limited amount OF Portland cement.
The newest Portland cement manu-
factories occur In North Texas and
Kansas. leaving The whole region OF
Indian Territory. Oklahoma, Arkansas.
q large pare Of Louisiana, and othsE
Southern states east o. the Misg.ssippi.
which could be supIsiad with httis
I competition by the Arkansas celnenta.
\ transportation north aud south Is d.
rect by the Kansas Ciy southern.
northeast and southeast By the ST..
/ Louis Il Iron Mountain. and east and
west by the Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gnn
and the Memphis 4 Choetaw railroads