Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-07-13

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There has been nothing cut out OF
given in his on language and after hi
misunderstanding with regard to VIII;
and her lead and zinc basins. 1t il
one who knows, but may be depende
of capital who are seeking a field W
vestment--a field that is practically
that command the highest prices ev
of the world. The development is |
to reap the rich reward of our natura
Read what Expert Orion has to sa
! will now give a few observations re.
garding Morgan County. As you are
aware | have been investigating mining
countries for nearly twenty-five years,
and expect to continue in the business
for ] prefer mining countries especially
partly undeveloped countries above all
others. don't wish in any way to be
considered AS writing a boom article, but
facts, at least what seem TO me facts, and
Think you will find on investigation that
my judgment regarding mining lands,
is considered worth something by men
who put their capital in such properties.
I admit, to start with, that ! was greatly
interested in Morgan County and ada
cent territory in Moniteau, Miller, Cam
den, and Benton counties. | am con
WINGED that that country will become
one of the greatest lead and zinc pro-
ducers in the United States. wish to
say frankly though that ] am greatly
surprised that your own people are doing
so little to develop the county and taking
so little interest i'll mining matters. Take
your natural coal and mineral resources
and place them in some section Of Illinois,
my own state, and the people would go
wild. Within a week after the discovery,
drill shafts would be going down in
every direction, wagon and railroads
built and the whole country opened up.
| spoke of this to one of your old
citizens while there but he merely said,
well, this lead and zinc has always been
here, guess 1t Won't get away" This
is probably true but it won't do you nor
your people of the present any good un-
less you get it out. If your people will
make a little concentrated effort to show
what you know you have, it will be but
a short time till the country will be over.
run with miners and capitalist. What
little work l found done was principally
gopher or clay digging, While many
of these have proven very extensive and
valuable, still they don't develop.
More drilling ought to be done there.
When a drill shows good ore, parties
will feel more warranted III going to the
necessary expense to put down a shaft
as deep as may be required | wan to
say to you, without reserve, the lead and
zinc are there. ] am willing to stake my
reputation on this proposition. OF
course you won find the ore in paying
quantities cverywhere-never do. In,
yestigate the Galena, Joplin, and Other
fields and You will find the ore lies il
basins, scattered over quite a large ex.
tent of territory. From two to four miles
square will probably seem to be full OF
ore. then will ON a blank or barren
for maybe the same distance, tliei
another ore basin. Again, the ore ma,
run across the country, almost as straight
AS a line, from ii quarter to a mile wide
for several miles, Taking it all in all
ne M can tell where the ore can b,
found. There may be signs" here ant
there, which is all right as far as il goes
II goes this far, il shows we are in an or,
bearing country but the deep, hesv,
mineral may lie where 10 signs" appea
on the surface. You nus go down ant
the most economical way to do this i
with a drill, run by good mel that vii
always report what they find, and tina
only. The mine north of Versailles /
as good a mine as YOU will find any where
My impression ii that there is a fine or,
basin where that mine is located; in fac
drills show this to be the case aud SOM
very heavy capitalists are rushing il
there and getting at work. This will dc
velop that whole basin. Now that i
not the ouly basin IN the country