The Harrison times., 1912-06-22
North Ark. Rich Mineral
Fields.
Offer Greater Inducements to
Home-maker Than Amy
Other State in Union.
ICotter Record

NCN OIk lUluluS NuSluCCl dllCl uC
had made a flying trip into the Ar
kansas zinc field, and had made an
examination of a particular piece OF
property in the northern part OF
Marion county His conclusions
were as follows; "On the whole |
do not consider the situation very
satisfactory for large deposits, al
though it certainly has a very wide
distribution of zinc, and the grade
of ore is excellent
In the light Of this report the
miners Of that county are very in
judicious in getting out concentrates
and shipping to market, More re-
spcct should be shown for the opin-
ion Of experts 1t matters not that
blanket formations from seven TO
thirty feet thick Of ten per cent ore,
mill run, are common, or that mills
are turning out from five to ten
tons OF concentrates a day at a
minimum expense, or even that Jop-
lin zinc men have at last acknowl-
edged a rival field that is destined
to become the greatest in the world,
the voice Of the "eXpcrt' must be
listened to, In the meantime the
mills on the Buffalo and in the de-
ycIoped portion Of the field need fear
nothing except the lack OF transpor-
tation, and that will soon be rem
rdicd By numerous spurs from the
main line of the White River and NJ,
& n. A, roads,
When | first went to Arkansas,
drawn there by the rosy reports of
the new zine field, found conditions
much more favorable than painted
by enthusiasts, That was during
the speculative period, when mcu
sought "claims' for the sole pur.
pose of selling to miners when the
time might come for the true en-
pIoitatlon Of the field, Claims were
plastcr,d on land that was good
and bad, as much Of the latter as Of
the former, yet even some OF these
supposedly bad lands proved event.
ually to be rich in mineral Expert
opinion was in many cases against
them, but the stupid miner drilled
and blasted his way into deposits
that proved far richer than anything
found in the Joplin mud, A man
entirely ignorant Of mining was
compelled by those to whom he had
sold stock to assume the manage.
ment Of the Silver Hollow He
went to work IL a business way and
soon was taking out of the iiggcrs
from ten to fifteen tons OF conccn.
tratcs daily at an expense Of not 10
exceed 81 ton, not counting the
hauling A St Louis jcwclcr and an
Iowa politician combined their cI.
forts and the rich beds of ore in the
Monkey Hill were opened 20 the
gu2c Of exports who had declared
that particular mountain barren Of
all except ticks and undcrbrush,
For years there protrudcd Il ledge
Of carbonate ON a hill ON the But,
Ialo, 1t was believed to be rich in
ore, but capital was Irery and
avoided investment, At last some
Memphis men, who really knew the
difference between hobblc skirt
and bale Of cotton, were induced
10 invest, and follow their invest.
mcnt by practical work Result
the Red Cloud with It's incxhaust.
able riches
But why go ON with a story SO
well known 70 NIL who ever cllmed
the hills Of that portion OF the
Ozufks Iadened with mineral that
the world must have in constantly
increasing quantities; There is but
one problem to solve, that Of ready
transportation llthut dam is ever
built at Gotter, and there is every
reason to cause It's construction,
then narrow gauge trolley lines
from the Rush the Buffalo and the
northern districts leading into Cot.
ter will be built, where the ore will
be delivered to smeIters having fuel
supplies by pipe lines from the Fort
Smith gas belt Then will the prob.
lem be solved, and at the same
time will there be bujldrd q city chat
will he counted among the best IN
Arkansas,
'TMsisnoillr drcOm | had wise
ions Of the outcome when travelling
over the huIh ol North Arkansas
visiting Mn many of the prospects
that were destined lo become mines
Some ur those visions have already
been proven to he facts, as witness
the Tar Kiln, the Gov Euglc the