The Harrison times., 1912-01-20

some 1000 tons of ore during a pc
Rod of a little over ! $ months time
steady running From under one
half acre they took some 100000
worth of zinc ore, The Red Cloud
like all'the mines now in operation
in the Rush camp, is operating hill
side mine on Buffalo river, They
mined, millcd and shipped some
1000 tons of ore during a period o
a little over 1S.months' time steady
running, From under one.half acre
they took some 100000 worth oI
zinc ore, The Red Cloud, like all the
mines now in operation in the Rush
camp, is operating a hillside mine
Their ore outcrops some 100 feet
above the Buffalo river, and they
are working this property with tun
nels and drifts, Their main heading
is now nearly 1000 feet back into
the mountain, and they have a
breast of ore some 200 feet wide
with an average thickness Of eight
feet This property was opened up
by Southern capital, the company
originating in Memphis,
PHILADELPHIA MINE VALUABLE.
The Philadelphia mine, which is in
the Rush district, but which is 10.
Gated on Clabber Creek, is q big pro,
duccr The miners are back now
some several hundred feet in the hill
with their headings and their ore IS
very rich They are mining on car.
Donate Of zinc ore but the farther
they 60 in the mountain the more
jack they get with their carbonate,
which increases the richness of their
output, which will average 80 tons
a week, For the past month, how,
ever, their ground has been richer
The first week in December, how.
ever, the mill turned out some ~
tons, which was the record week for
the mine since it has been in opcr.
alton The ore at both the Red
Cloud and at the Philadelphia is
handled from the ground on the hill
sides to the mills, which are in the
valleys, by long tromWoys and
chutcs,
THE MORNING STAR MINE,
The Morning Star mine, which is
also located in the Rush Creek dis
trict, and which was the first mine
Of any importance to he developed
in that camp, has lately changed
hands, being taken over by Penn,
sylvania syndicate at a price OF
100000 The Morning Star mine
captured the worlds premium on
zinc ore at the Worlds Fair in Chi.
cugo. The new company which has
taken hold has been busy for the
past six months getting things in
shape for steady operation Of the
mine on q large scale The new
plant will have a capacity Of 200
tons Of dirt day, Work has been
pushed in the ground for the past
two months and an enormous pile
orrich ore awaits the mill when it
gets started, The coming year
promises to be the best year the
Rush camp has ever had, az three
big mills will be in operation there,
beginning in January which will
employ some 200 men,
The mine was discovered years
ago, just after the war, by UncIC
John Woller and his associates lie
is the pioneer miner Of north Arkan'
sas, and the only one alive today
and still living in The field which he
helped to open up
Tm COERR MINE,
over in the Zinc district the Goker
Hollow mine is probably the best
mine in operation today Their
work has been principally develop.
mcnt work, and they have just now
got their ground opened up 60 a
point where they can supply their
mill 60 It's full capacity daily and arc
in position now to make turn in
off ear week
TnE TAR Kiln MINE,
The Tar Kiln in this district has
sold several ears of ore during 1911,
Their work has been principally de.
yelopmcnt work, however, aud they
have made little effort TO run their
mill steadily prelerring TO thorough
" open up and prospect their
ground
The Wheeler Bros. who are opcr.
Oting on 10 acres they purchased
from the Iilleau tract early in the
year, some seven miles northeast OF
Hlne, have mined and shipped one
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