The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1906-04-28
SUGAR ORCHARD DISTRICT.

he Mining District, of which the
town of Zine is the center OF hub, is
located on what is commonly called
the "Ten O'CLOCK Run" an expression
familiar to mining men of Northwest
Arkansas and Southwest Missouri.
This is the eastern dividing line at
which lead is abundantly found, either
in lone deposits or in connection with
zine ore. While it is true that in
Southwest Missouri the large lead and
zine ore bodies are uncovered at depths
of from one hundred to four hundred
feet within the interior of the earth,
a careful study of the typographical
and geological maps, so generously
distributed without cost by the Unit
ed States Government, will clearly
show to the careful, painstaking,
thinking man why vast zinc and lead
ore bodies in this section are some-
times uncovered and begin at the very
grass root.
There are number of mines in this
district now industriously engaged in
the perfecting of their plans to ship
large quantities of ore to the shelters
of Missouri and Kansas, when the
Missouri Pacific System hnally con-
meets its great White River Division
for through traffic, which event is now
but question of a few weeks.
Among the prominent mines are the
Jackpot, owned at ST. Louis; the lola,
owned at Fort Scott and lola Kansas;
the Broome county, owned at Bing-
hampton, N. Y; the Susquehanna,
owned in Pennsylvania; the 0swego,
owned at LATHE Rock; the Alma, owned
at Springfield, ILL.,; the Coon Hollow,
owned at Joplin, Mo-; the Madison,
owned in Oklahoma; the Virginia J
baby Elephant, Black Hawk, Eagles
Nest and others, owned by individuals
and stock companies.
The concensus of opinion of all those
who are familiar with the mining situ-
alton of Northwest Arkansas, is, that
the territory known as the "Sugar Or
chard,' which radiates in all directions
from the town of Zine, is destined to
become one of the principal zinc ore
producing sections of the United
States. The great Gould interests rec
egnized this fact as true. by building
their world renowned White River
Railway through the great Sugar
Orchard country, even though it meant
the additional millions in money and a
longer mileage, knowing that the
great ore tonnage of the district will
amply repay them for so doing,
The ore of this district is gf very
high grade, being free from mundic,
and assaying from 90 to OF per cent.
metallic zinc. The cost of mining is
very cheap, as compared with other
sections on account of the topogra ply /;
of the abundance of wood and other
conditions necessary to economical and
successful mining.
While the town of Zinc is located in
the heart of the Ozarks, the topograph-
zeal conditions of the country are such
as provide good, hard ridge roads from
large scope of country, which makes
possible the hauling and handling of
ore and other commercial products to
and from the town, at minimum ex-
pense, thus increasing its value as a
trading point many hundred per cent.
and it will in few years be town of
several thousand people.
There are already in this district a
humber of producing properties, and
every few days heralds new discovery.
Ore and other products are hauled here
from long distance, and many inland
towns receive their goods here.
This district is more valuable for its
mineral and timber interests than for
any other, although within few miles
is located the famous Oregon Flat
Fruit Belt,
While the mountain ranges afford
water and grass for stock, and in
time there will be many diversified re-
sources, still this is mining country,
and this interest will be the prime fac
tor in the development of this immedi-
ate section.
To-day real estate prices in this sec
tion are far below the level of their
value. The pendulum is beginning to
swing in the other direction. The
psychological moment has arrived.
There never was time in the history
of the mining, timber and fruit coun-
tries where the conditions were so ia
vorable for INSTRUMENTATION prices
on every basis of comparison.
NThose who have courage to buy now
viii sell later at handsome profit to
those who always buy too late.