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best grades known in he world, but
there are individual deposits of sill
Gates and carbonates of zinc of very
great magnitude.
Zinc ore properly called Spha1erite,
or blende, is union of zinc and sui
Phur, it is twO-thirds zinc and one
third sulphur, or theoretically 81 per
cent zinc and 55 per cent sulphur.
CarbOnates and silicates are ssalter-
alton" products from spha1erite or
blende- The theoretical composition
of SmithsOnite or carbonate of zinc, is
as follows: Zinc oxide 64S; carbon
diOXide $50; an equivalent to 50 per
cent metallic zinc.
SiliCate of zinc or ca1amine, contains
theoretically 67.5 per cent zinc oxide,
which is equivalent to 54.16 per cent
metallic zinc. These ores. like the
carbonates, are very rich in zinc oxide
According to Prof. Branner, the
following conclusions seem warranted
in regard to the ores:
l. The zinc was originally deposit
ed in sedimentary beds, mostly organ
iC origin, in which much of it is still
found
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towns have sprung up, and the great
mining district of which Harrison viii
be the commercial center, with its al
most eXhaustible quantities of high
bright and prosperous future.
Improved While the methods of min
Methods. ing formerly in vogue were
peculiarly adapted to the
conditions of the country here, as well
as the pockets of the men who follow
ed the business of mining, the work
dragged along after the primitive
fashion of the pioneers, but the ad-
vent of capital and experienced mine
operators into the district has made
many great changes, and to-day the
properties in this district are passing
out of the hands of men of small
means into the control of capitalists
and large syndicates.
Eastern and foreign capitalists are
beginning to appreciate the advan-
tages and benefits of safe mining in
vestments, and the great possibilities
that zinc mining offers. The results
of this are shown in the great pro-
gress of the past few months
During the past year something like
S2,000,O00 has been invested in zinc
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but lacking that primary quali6ca-
ton which the capitalists invaribly
seek. viz, some definite data in the
way of indications which are reason
ably safe to follow.
1t is not the intention of the writer
to decry the Joplin district, but rath
er to demonstrate by comparison, how
much more this district has to show
than the Joplin Ga1ena district had at
the same stage of development
In brief, the ground that will pro-
duCe ore is clearly and definitely out
lined by the many fault lines abound
ing throughout the formation. and by
following these lines the ore bodies
are by an experienced prospector,
readily defined. These facts have
been clearly demonstrated by the dev-
elopments already done, and we only
call attention to them as facts.
The present imperative need is not
the digging out a wagon load of out
groupings from near the surface and
the creation thereby in the vivid inn
aginatiOn of the owner, of a mine that
will make the ''tenderfoot'' rich be-
yond the dreams of avarice, but the
application of capital to intelligent
and systematic mining. And it is on
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,. The growth of the crystals in
the original bedded deposits. took
place prior to the hardening of the en-
closed Sits
). The position of the ores in the
beds has been changed more or less
since they were originally deposited.
!. The changes have been going on
ever since the original deposition, and
still are in progress.
5. BY means of such changes, YER
teal and other fissures have been fill
ed with ores brought into them by cir
culating waters from above, from be-
low and from the sides.
8. The position of the ores in the
ed largely by those structural features
that have guided the underground wa
tiers in their passage through the rocks.
Z. In some cases the accumulations
have taken place along sync1ina1
trOughs, in other cases in assures
along fault lines, and in still others in
the breccias formed along ancient un-
derground watercourses.
s. The subterranean waterways in
many instances have been closed by
the deposition of mineral matter, and
the water has been forced into other
channels.
g The Carbonates and silicates are
produced by the alteration of sulphide
ores mostly in place.
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Union Zinc Mining One of the min
and Development Co. ing companies
that will shortly
take a place in the front flank of zinc
producers in North Arkansas, is the
Union Zinc Mining and Development
Company, of ST. Louis.
Some of the most valuable of the
zinc properties in Marion county are
now owned by them, amounting in all
to about 688 acres.
On 20 acres in 3-19-16, in the very
heart of the rich Jimmie's Creek dis
trict, the company has been drilling,
and 149 feet of ore has been revealed
in a 800 foot hole.
On 40 acres in 31-26-16, a drill is now
busi1y at work. This tract is ad Join
ing a tract where 40 feet of zinc and
80 feet of lead has been opened up.
They also own 80 acres adjoining
the noted Bear Hill mines, which is
not for sale at any price at present,
In the Sugar Orchard district in
17-2O-21-19-17, this company owns 100
acres in one body; on this land under
the supervision of r. r. McGregor, of
Dodd City, they sunk a shaft, and
found paying ore from the grass roots
down, which ore at a depth Of u feet,
assayed 34.4O per cent metallic zinc,
and is absolutely a free milling ore,
with barely a trace of iron, and which
will give 90 per cent ore.
They also have 80 acres three miles
north of Yellvi1le, upon which are
found numerous fine outcroppings of
zinc.
Not far from the Centre Drive they
own 20 acres.
In the Flippin district on Jimr1ie's
Greek, on 20-15, they own 13O acres, all
of which in the near future will prove
to be very valuable property.
This company now owns some very
valuable tracts, and are always ready
at any at time to add totheir holdings.
They are amply provided with the
means to carry on the work of devel-
ment in the various districts in which
their land is situated.
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1y by a clear, frank statement of the
conditions existing, and authentic re-
ports of operations and productions,
that we can hope to secure the influx
of capital. Every prospect here is
bright, and this brightness should be
reflected in such way as will attract
the attention of the moneyed men to
our present great opportunities, and
the alluring returns capital invested
in our mineral lands have to offer.
If mine and land owners will pull
together to this end, it will not be
long until train loads of the shining
jack and the sOmbre-hued lead ore,
leaving this point for the markets of
the world, will be something more
than an irridescent dreams, and the
the district will enjoy the fruits of the
great mineral riches with which nat
IRE has so bountifully endowed her.
Work here is going ahead at such a
place, and operators are all so much
occupied with the prosecution of their
work, that it is difficult to induce them
to give time enough to furnish parti-
culars as to what is being done.
AmaIgamated Lead & Zinc Co. A sub
stantial
recognition of the merits of
the Crooked Creek mining district, by
well known Joplin operators was Civ
en- recently, by the filing of articles of
incorporation of the above company,
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waves of the sea. and silvery streams
murmur increasingly on their way to
the mighty Father of Waters.
The plateaus and valleys are unsur-
passed anywhere for agrarian pur-
poses, while the wonderfully salubri-
Gus climate, pure, cold water, and 9th
er rare combinations, make this a de-
I5ctabIe spot in which to live
Hills, valleys, rivers and forests so
diversity this expanse as to make it
lovely and restful to the eye, and no
pen can describe the Picturesqueness
of the scenery.
Retrospective The record of our min
ing industry has been
one of steady increase in production
from the first discovery until to-day.
At that time North Arkansas was far
inland and communication was only
possible by wagon trains crossing
the hills" and difficulties, time and
distance had to be overcome. Several
discoveries were made which welded
fair returns, and our mining industry
was fairly launched. Aided by rail
road transportation this development
will now be more rapid, and this in
dustry has now begun to make enor-
nous strides forward.
Charact OF Ores The ores of this dis
trict are for the
most part sulphides, rich in metal, the
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| headquarters at Harrison. With am
pie capitol to back it, and with over
1000 acres of land, on which to oper-
! ate, the company is proceeding to
| thoroughly develop some of its land, /,
| we'll located with reference to present
and approaching railway facilities.
For the past 10 months, Mr.. Frank
| Duff, an old Joplin district miner who
has been studying and working in the
Arkansas field for the past several
years, has been engaged in selecting
| tracts of land in Marion, Boone, New
| ton and SearCy counties for a group
of Chicago and Eastern capitalists
! who have been represented in the mat
ter by Seymour KisCh, one of Joplin
| district operators who has taken an
| active part in managing the affairs
| of the MissOuri-Kansas Zinc Miners
Association. When the selections
were completed last fall steps were
taken to secure in fee, in 1easehold and
| com mDined leaseho1d and options the
desired tracts.
this company include valuable tracts
in the Rush Creek, Dodd City, Big
Hurricane, Little Sugar Orchard,
Marble City and Crooked Creek dis
tricts; but IN view of the superior
transportation facilities already en-
joyed by the Crooked Creek district,
the Amalgamated Lead and Zinc Co.
has selected for its first field of opera
tions the Roy land, lying four miles
east of Harrison, just southeast from
the North Star mine, and short dis
tance south of the Denison Concen-
ing Mill.
The ready fcognition of this pro-
perty by Mr.. Duff slo,yEs that he cou-
pies good judgment and a ket5ii scent
for mineral with his experience as a
practical mining engineer.
A we'll defined lead of ore crosses
the property from its northwest to it's
| southeast corners as is demonstrated
not only by the outcroppiugs but by
two fine discoveries already made with
| in twenty feet of the surface. 1t is a
mistake however, to conclude that
this is to be carbonate proposition.
For, although considerable quantity
! OF carbonate has been struck during
the first operations, it is already Civ
ing way in favor of sulphide which is
evidently the principle deposit of the
section. In such cases it seems a
waste of time to scalp the main ore
body of its secondary and less va1u-
able forms of mineral when good lack
is in evidence wherever the scalpinp
process has been pushed to any depth.
In any event, if it should develop
that elsewhere throughout the district
the Amalgamated Co. has been as for
tunate in the selection of its land as if
has been in the Crooked Creek district
1t will have paying zinc mines enough
to keep half dozen companies busy.
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mining properties, including lands,
leases, and mining machinery and
plants of all kinds, and it now ap-
pears that very much more will be
added to the already large invest
ments, for there are bigger deals in
mines, lands and leases now pending,
than any that have as yet been con-
sunni ated.
These conditions make the future
very promising for our already fam
Gus district, and some wonderful de-
velopments in the great mineral belt
are sure to result from the substitu-
tlOn of the modern methods of t1ininr
tor the crude and primitive ones of
the past.
Advantages of our Mines. The outlook
of our coun-
ty as mining district of permanent
prOductiveness, and as a consequence
field for the profitable investment of
capital, is beyond contradiction. Out
side people who come here readily
grasp the fact patent to the man of ex-
Perience and ordinary powers of OBJ
servatlon, that this field presents a
mining proprosition safer, and far
more promising then the Southwest
Missouri field
The mineral deposits of the Joplin
camp consists of nothing more nor
less than a series of indefinite pock-
cts, numerous and extensive, it is true
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profit can. True, fortunes have been
made in an hour in mining. Men
have gone to bed at night, bothered
with an overdrawn bank account, and
awoke in the morning to find them
selves with unlimited wealth. While
they slept the night '.shift" uncover
ed rich vein, and then the story of
another lucky strike is told.
From the foregoing statement, and
from the further one that all engaged
in mining are fairly prosperous, the
assertion may be made that in no pur-
suit of like kind in any other country
is the promise that adequate compen-
sation on the investment surpassed,
or even equal1ed.
Mining Expansion. Few industries have
grown more rapid
ly than zinc mining. Expansion, pro-
gress and improveme 1t are every
where in evidence in Northwest Ar
kansas. Now mining is being done
on most extensive plans, new terri
terry is being prospected, new mines
are being opened up, and many of the
valuable holdings are passing from
the control of individuals into the
hands of great corporations and SYM
dicates- New men are becoming in
terested in the great American indus
try of lead and zinc mining, are intro
duc1ng new ideas into the old timbers.
and busy scenes are enacted
New life is infused by the advent
of the Eastern investor, and improved
methods of operation have aroused
the latent energies of our native min
ers, who are just beginning to realize
the full extent of the wealth with
which this country is blessed, and at
last all are beginning to realize that
Nature has bountifully blessed this
part of the universe in giving to her
people some of the richest zinc mines
of the world.
Eastern and foreign capital has aid
ed very materially in developing this
great field 50 far, and has given a
new impetus3 to zinc mining. Many
old mines that were abandoned be-
cause of the primitive ways of mining
then in use,A have been re-opened.
and can now be mined with great Dro-
6* prQnertx uAlue hayeiacrea sea NV
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emporaY The industry of rIit,inc q
strIes. makes a demand for
kin6 much machinery of all
Ind as a result foundries and
80. Nshops of all kinds will be in
hand, and do prosperous
d.-zA Factories to supply local
III be found in every camp.
other activities that en-
., life of live, wide-awake
o,,k-.,,es in other parts of the
4 70 be found here.
eCia1 mention is the
>-.,- is so abundant in
-. as, and in the devel-
'ng of which thou
e,r,1o., be most profitab1y
hara anu NE to yield very
handsome returns. TIL. h..e-1
product of Nature i
any one section of the:o.u;ot
al over his portion of
0' only Is lin white, but
vast quarries of gray, BIZ
gus coIors may be opened
institutions for the conye-sior,o Of tho
Piooucts of these mines iut,.oo.,--
Id forms will abound here ,rro
mere VIII be white lead works r,,a1+-
zinc oxide plants, and all those
numerous industries which iuevitah1,
oiiow IN the wake of lead and -.
Mining and this country will he rict,
II all things. I'LL
nf3sss nmfsso',1 me-. - bility of
a>e- "reek -r,.
mining in thiss d1se
:rict is affirmed by the constantly in
;reasing output, as well as the rapidly
growing demand for lead and zinc
New fields for the use of lead and zinc
are being daily opened, while it is
matter of statistics that the supply
for the worlds consumption is gradu-
ally growing less.
But a small portion of the land in
this district, under which great beds
of these ores lie, has d yet been open
ed up or developed Every new in
vestment means the opening up of
new territory, and in this way is the
vast extent of the territory realized,
and when decades have passed, the
same promise will hold good, for this
supply is almost inexhausta BILE, judg-
ing from the frequent new discoveries
in new and unthought of fields.
Legitimate If there is one pursuit
Industry. among men that can be
ClaSSed as more legitimate
and moral than another, that pursuit
is extracting the hidden wealth from
the bosom of Mother Earth. This
pursuit takes from none but adds to
the wealth of all. Mining in this
great district is legitimate, and when
carried out on business principles and
honestly administered, the elements
of chance and failure are far removed.
Big returns cannot always be guar
anteed, but assurances of areasonable
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at once show the advauta geOus posi-
ton of the state, and the relative ad-
lhe balance of the State.
Topography Arkansas is divided into
three great physiOgraph-
&c divisions, the mountain, plateau
and swamp lands. North Arkansas is
POLITICALLY known as THE Land of the
Ozarks." whose towering peaks are
overed with forests, and the p1ateaus
ind valleys with rich vegetation, and
numerous varieties OF timber. The
mountains parallel each other like the
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RKANSAS is situated be
tween latitude 81 and S5
north and south, and
longitude 90 and 95 east
and west, Its average
length east and west is
240 miles, and its breadth
north and south is 275
miles, with an area of
5S, ,22S miles. 1t is divid-
ed into IS counties. 4
glance at the map will
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chaser.
- hundred a,
east of Harrison.
erage de VelOpmel
erty. Will sell al
purchaser. This
VeStigatiOn. It's
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zark & Texas LandCO
1nager.

es at strictly up
):
ndred acres on the line of Boone
counties. all 1000. minerci 1ano,
pment work soDA- VIII sell a'
I'd and sixty acres four miles
n. Timber laad and well wa
azing land. Some improve
e. Splendid indications for
md lead, all at moderate prices,
and sixty acres near Lead
raj land, good 4 room house,
Well watered. Splendid tim
Rare opportunity for some
acres within twelve miles of
ng one of the very finest
the whole district "a prov
il cut up into smaller tracts
i. Come around and see
from this tract. -
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BARGAINS! |!
THOS. HEI
fOllOwin'
tC

hing the city wi
ing house, barn,
ngS to make hon
$ in Newton cou
moderate prices.
res of Mineral Ia
yhe cream of the &C
= of splendid agric
1t showing of miner.
lated in the centre O
ion County at mode
SUvu rTTd n5,1~,Illil il
ments, house, btiLn, .
ID, all home conh'i Is
Sc
'eS in Boone cOmty
ndred acres in Gun ~
j. well, also SprRs
les, etc. A bargain !
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600" =, One-bd
lern house
Dargail
in Boone
andid i'm
Use, good
ore and
s.. Land
wanting
mess.
Marion
al land.
IN prop
ain for
north
/, aV-
prop
D suit
)Se in
1ne.
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A. ]. Vance,

and .Su,ez@aA.o.ss 90 -
The Colfax chronicle., 1902-03-22
HOW's This.

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. ]. Cheney Il Co., Props, Toledo, o
We the undersigned, have known F. j
Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all bushes
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists
Toledo, o. Walding. Kinnan & Marvin
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and mu.
cous surfaces of the system. Price. 75c
per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. les
timonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Colfax chronicle., 1902-03-22

Atan early date We propose to pub
lish complete list OF all persons who
contributed to help build the splendid
brick building for the Colfax High
School. An examination of the list
will show who among our citizens are
most liberal and public spirited. We
are proud to note that very few o.
our citizens have refused to contrib
ute to this worthy institution for the
public good.
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Spriug hats and a fine line OF milli-

Spring hats and a fine line of mill.
merry supplies have just been received
by Mrs. N. j. Carter. This lady and
her husband have made Colfax their
home, and respectfully solicit a share
of the millinery business. The ladies
should give her a call, and they will
be sure to be pleased with her nice
line of goods. She is temporarily To-
Gated in the LaCroix house, just south
of the court house, butexpects anoth-
er month to move into the corner
store at present occupied by DR.. Rob-
erts as an Office.
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DIED..


BULLITT-In Colfax. La, at 1O:45
a. m.. on Saturday. March Is. 1902,
Mrs. Celine Bullitt (nee Perot) widow
of b. w. Bullitt, departed this life,
aged Il years.
She was confined to her bed with
pneumonia for about ten days before
her death, at the home of Mrs. A. w.
Lewis, her daughter, and was fully
prepared and ready to go when the
summons came. A devout Catholic,
she died resting implicitly in her faith.
and smiled back upon all who stood
weeping at her bed side. as IL to dep
recate all cause for sorrow at her de-
parture. She was married to B. w.
Bullitt In 1915, and leaves four daugh-
ters, four sons. and many descend
ants, to mourn her loss. Among her
children who came from distance
and were present to witness her calm
and peaceful departure were: Mrs.
Cora 4. Folk. of Harrisburg, Texas;
Mr.. and Mrs. L. j. Bullitt, of Wiley.
Texas; Mrs. Susie Norris, Mr.. Morgan
Bullitt, Of Cloutierville; and Mr.. Felix
Bullitt, of Redemption. They all fol-
lowed her remains to the grave yard
at Cloutierville. where she was buried
in the same grave with her husband.
Weekend sympathy to the bereav-
ed family, but feel that they can find
more consolation in her peaceful
death than all the coincidence that
can be rendered by sympathising
friends.
Natchitoches paper please copy.
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IN MEMORIAM.


In memory of our dear relative
Mrs. Ida O'Neal, who died at Shreve
port, La, Feb. 26, 1902.
I. The deceased wns the daughter o
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Mccain, her home
being near Montgomery, La. She
had gone to Shreveport for treat
ment, where she died.
She was one who once you knew
her you loved her. She had been a
great sufferer for several years pre-.
ceeding her death, and bore her sui.
fering with the patience which charac.
terized a christian. She was SO very
energetic and Industrious, that be.
tween her acute spells of several
weeks or months, she was busy, care.
fully adjusting and endeavoring to
beautify her home, and her never tir.
ing hands were ever at work admins
tering to the comfort of her family
and friends. She died in the bloom Oi
youth, when life seems dearest to us.
So young and lovely to be called
away. but remember, dear ones, she
has only gone before to her Heavenly
Home. There she is waiting and
watching for you and. chanting the
praises Of our great God. She is at
rest where never more the pangs OF
pain can reach her, where never more
she feels the burden of life.
Ali as dear as she is to our hearts,
it is q great consolation and comfort
to know that she has gone to eternal
bliss. She leaves a grief-stricken hus-
band, mother, father, three sisters,
several aunts and uncles, nieces and
and great many cousins,
who sadly feel.her loss.
Sweet flower of Heaven, we miss thee
still.
While We remember T was Gods holy
viii
To take thee away from this world
Of strife,
And give the = home d Everlasting
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